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Churchwardens
representatives of the body of the parish; but though in some sort ecclesiastical officers, they are always lay persons. They are a quasi corporation for certain purpose, Withnell v. Gartham, (1795) 6 TR 388 (396), and in … keepers of the church, and representatives of the body of the parish; but though in some sort ecclesiastical officers, they are always lay persons. They are a quasi corporation for certain purpose, Withnell v. Gartham, (1795) 6
warrant
2 : a commission or document giving authority to do something: as a : an order from one person (as an official) to another to pay public funds to a designated person b : a writ issued … a designated person b : a writ issued esp. by a judicial official (as a magistrate) authorizing an officer (as a sheriff) to perform a specified act required for the administration of justice [a of arrest] [by
Mandamus
person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature requiring them to do something therein specified, which appertains to their office, and which the court holds to be consonant to right and justice. It is used principally for public … similar provision as to county Court judges. (2) Ordinarily mandamus. Where a plaintiff in an ordinary action is personally interested in the fulfilment of some duty by the defendant he may in certain cases endorse his writ
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Public trustee
Public trustee. The office of Public Trustee was established by the (English) Public Trustee Act, 1906, which came into force on 1st … sums required to discharge any liability which the Public trustee, if he were a private trustee, would be personally liable to discharge (s. 7). By s. 13 an investigation and audit of trust accounts may be made
Election
AIR 2004 SC 3601 (3604). The act of selecting one or more from a greater number for an office. The exercise of his choice by a man left to his own free will to take or to … free will to take or to do one thing or another. It is the obligation imposed upon a person to choose between two inconsistent or alternative rights or claims. Thus, in Scarf v. Jardine, (1882) 7 App
Quo warranto
in the nature of a writ of right for the Crown against him who claims or usurps any office, franchise, or liberty to inquire 'by what authority' he supports his claim, in order to determine the right. … the nature of quo warranto must be made by counsel; it cannot be made by an applicant in person, Re a Solicitor, (1903) 2 KB 205. If the defendant be adjudged guilty of an intrusion or usurpation,
Sedition
1817, s. 23, which has no parallel in the Act of 1799, political meetings of more than fifty persons within one mile of Westminster Hall, except for parliamentary election purposes, are declared unlawful on any day on … members of such committee or select body, or which shall have any president, treasurer, secretary, delegate, or other officer so chosen or appointed that the election of such persons to such offices shall not be known to
Employer
Employer, means (i) a company; (ii) a firm; (iii) an association of persons or a body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, but excluding any fund or trust or institution eligible … authority is notified, the Head of the Department; and (ii) in relation to an establishment, the Chief Executive Officer of that establishment. [Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of
Marriage
a building registered for marriages, and in the presence of the registrar, or by the registrar in his office, solemnized within the hours of 8 A.M. and 6 P.M. [Marriage (Extension of Hours) Act, 1934], and preceded … legitimated on or after 15th December, 1926, see that Act, s. 8, though it is otherwise as to personalty [Re Goodman's Trusts, (1881) 17 Ch D 266], and they could take under a specific devise or real
Justifiable homicide
due execu-tion of his office, either in a criminal or civil case, arrests, or attempts to arrest, a person who resists and who is killed in the struggle. (b) In case of a riot or rebellious assembly,
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