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Messuage

said that 'a messuage and a dwelling-house are substantially the same thing, and therefore if rooms be so occupied as to be in fact a dwelling-house, they may be described as a messuage.' In Scotland the principal

Freedom of expression

the process of formulation of common decisions. Indeed, freedom of expression is the first condition of liberty. It occupies a preferred position in the hierarchy of liberties giving succour and protection to other liberties. It has been

Hypothetical tenant

in the hands of the land- lord, would be regarded as a reasonable rent for the tenant who occupied under the conditions which the statue imposes,' per Lord Buckmaster, Poplar Union Assessment Committee v. Roberts, 1922 AC

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Game

acre of the area over which the damage extends. Consult Aggs on Agricultural Holdings. As to right of occupier to kill hares and rabbits under (English) Ground Game Acts, 1880 (43 & 44 Vict. c. 47), and

Gaming house

whatsoever in which the instrument of gaming are kept or used for profits or gains by the person occupying, using or keeping such house, room, tent etc. whether by way of charge or otherwise, M.J. Sivani v.

Ground Game Act

& 44 Vict. c. 41), and Ground Game (Amendment) Act, 1906 (6 Edw. 7, c. 21), giving to occupiers concurrent rights with owners to kill hares and rabbits. See HARES

High public or political office

their wrongs; (2) persons responsible for giving to the state a clean, stable and honest administration; (3) persons occupying a very elevated status in whose hands lies the destiny of the nation, State (Delhi Administration) v. V.C.

Hindu

As Dr. Radhakrishnan has observed; 'The Hindu civilization is so called, since its original founders or earliest followers occupied the territory drained by the Sindhu (the Indus) river system corresponding to the North West Frontier Province and

Holding

drawn from such decision, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 737. Means a parcel or parcels of land occupied by a thika tenant under one set of conditions along with any tank included is such land, West

Householder

Householder [paterfamilias, Lat.], an occupier of a house; a master of a family.

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