Nunc Pro Tunc - Law Dictionary Search Results
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nunc pro tunc : now for then used in reference to a judicial or procedural act that corrects an omission in the record, has effect as of an earlier date, or takes place after a deadline has expired [a nunc pro tunc order] [permitted to file the petition nunc pro tunc] ...
Nune pro tunc
Nune pro tunc, a proceeding taken now for then, i.e., the proper time when it should have been taken; for example, special leave granted at the hearing to cross-appeal against an order for a new trial, Toronto Railway v. King, 1908 AC 260. As to entering judgments and orders nunc pro tunc, see Ord. LII., r. 15....
Actus curiae neminem gravabit.
Actus curiae neminem gravabit. Jenk. Cent. 119.--(An act of the Court will hurt no person) See Broom's Leg. Max., citing Cumber v. Wane, (1719) 1 Str. 126; 1 Smith L. C., in which it was held that if one party to an action die during a curia advisari vult, judgment maybe entered nunc pro tunc--a principle recently applied in Ecroyd v. Coulthard, (1897) 2 Ch 554: (1898) 2 Ch 358.No act of Court should harm a litigant and it is the bounden duty of Courts to see that if a person is harmed by a mistake of the Court he should be restored to the position he would have occupied but for that mistake, Jang Singh v. Brij Lal, (1964) 2 SCR 145, (para 16); See Also CIT v. B. N. Bhattacharjee, (1979) 4 SCC 121: AIR 1979 SC 1725; Raj Kumar Dey v. Taropado Dey, (1987) 4 SCC 398; AIR 1987 SC 2195, Nand Kishore Morwah v. Samundri Devi, (1987) 4 SCC 382: AIR 1987 SC 2284, Atama Ram Mital v. Ishwar Singh, (1988) 4 SCC 284: AIR 1988 SC 2031; Mithilesh Kumari v. Prem Behari Khare, (1989) 2 SCC 95: AIR 1989...
nolle pros
nolle pros nolle prossed nolle pros·sing : nol-pros ...
pro bono
pro bono [Latin pro bono publico for the public good] : being, involving, or doing legal work donated esp. for the public good [pro bono counsel] ...
pro confesso
pro confesso [Latin] : as though confessed [the plaintiff's pleadings were taken pro confesso since the defendant did not appear] see also decree pro confesso at decree ...
pro se
pro se [Latin] : on one's own behalf : without an attorney [a defendant's right to proceed pro se] [a pro se action] ...
pro tanto
pro tanto [Late Latin] : for so much : to a certain extent [the obligation is pro tanto discharged "Uniform Commercial Code"] [entered into a pro tanto release pending the appeal] ...
pro tem
pro tem : pro tempore often styled with a terminal period in legal contexts [Justice pro tem.] ...
Menus mortua, quia possessio est immortalis, manus pro possessione et mortua pro immortali
Menus mortua, quia possessio est immortalis, manus pro possessione et mortua pro immortali [Lat.], Mortmain (dead hand) because it is an immortal possession; 'manus' stands for possession, and 'mortua' for immortal....
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