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Notice to quit

it can only be put an end to by notice to quit, which may be given by either party, and must be given one half-year previously to the expiration of the current year of tenancy, so as

Covenant

Covenant [fr. Covenant, Fr.], any agreement, convention, or promise of two or more parties, by deed in writing, signed, sealed, and delivered, by which either of the parties pledges himself to the

Contract

them. Contracts are also distinguished into executed and executory: executed, where nothing remains to be done by either party, and where the transaction is completed at the moment that the arrangement is made; as where an article

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Exchange, Deed of

of the other. It takes place between two distinct contracting parties only, although several persons may compose each party. The operative and indispensable verb was 'exchange,' which no longer implies a general warranty or right of re-entry

Suit

create the cause', Dayawati v. Inderjit, AIR 1966 SC 1423: (1966) 3 SCR 275. Any proceeding by a party or parties against another in court of law, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1448. The word 'suit'

Fraud

in substance and in fact. S. 17 of the Contract Act defines fraud as act committed by a party to a contract with intent to deceive another. From dictionary meaning or even otherwise fraud arises out of

Prohibition

any inferior Court concerning itself with any matter not within its jurisdiction. If either the judge or a party proceed after such prohibition, an attachment may be had against them for contempt, at the discretion of the

Lien

ad alium transferre potest, quam ipse habet. There must also be an actual or constructive possession by the party asserting it, with the express or implied asset of the party against whom it is asserted. It must

Material facts and material particulars

the People Act. 'Particulars', on the other hand, are 'the details of the case set up by the party'. 'Material particulars' within contemplation of cl. (b) of s. 83(1) of RPA, 1951 would therefore mean all the

Mutuality

of Property Act,1925, s. 40 (Statute of Frauds, s. 4), does not require mutual signatures to bind the party signing, but if it can be shown that the signature of one party was dependent on the other

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