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Constitution
what domination of a foreign rule meant in the way of deprivation of basic freedoms and from the point of view of exploitation of the millions of Indians. The Constitution is an organic document which must grow … and it must take stock of the vast socio-economic problems, particularly, of improving the lot of the common man consistent with his dignity and the unity of the nation, His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru v. State of
Nemo debet bis vexari, si constat curi' quod sit pro una et eadem causa
civil actions the general rule is, that the judgment of a Court of concurrent jurisdiction directly upon the point, is, as a plea, a bar, or as evidence, conclusive between the same parties upon the same matter … Nemo debet bis vexari, si constat curi' quod sit pro una et eadem causa. 5 Co. 61, (No man ought to be twice put to trouble, if it appear to the Court that it is for one
Moral turpitude
conduct ...... 'Turpitude' means 'baseness' deprivity, wickedness'. Thus any act which is contrary to good morals from society's point of view will come within the ambit of 'moral turpitude'. 'The term 'moral turpitude' is rather vague one … mean to be a conduct contrary to Justice, honesty, modesty or good morals and contrary to what a man owes to a fellow-man or to society in general. It has never been held that gravity of punishment
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Sufferance, Tenancy at
the party came to the possession by right, the law will esteem that right to continue either in point of estate or by the permission of the owner of the land till it is proved that the … sufferance. Lord Coke tells us (in 2 Inst. 134) this diversity is to be observed, that where a man cometh to a particular estate by the act of the party, there, if he hold over, he is
Time
substituted for the Julian Calendar by 24 Geo. 2, c. 23. 1. A measure of duration 2. A point in or period of duration at or during which something is alleged to have occurred 3. Slang. A … annually, should be noted. The time for Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man is one hour in advance of Greenwich time during the 'period of summer time' practically for all purposes.
Magna Carta
This chapter of the Great Charter is interesting as showing that our circuits and the practice of reserving points of law arising on circuit, for the consideration of the Court, are a very old institution of our … a small island, still called Magna Charta Island, situated in the Thames, not far from Aukerwyke, in Buckinghamshire. Many originals of the great Charter were made, for the purpose of depositing one in every diocese. Two of
Wireless telegraphy
Trade. The Act extends to the whole of the British Islands, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, and to all British ships on the High Seas; with certain regulations [s. 3 (4)], to foreign ships … telegraph as defined in the Telegraph Acts, 1863 to 1904, without the aid of any wire connecting the points from and at which the messages or other communications are sent and received,' it being also provided that
Estoppel
record concludes the parties thereto, and their privies, whether in blood, in law, or by estate, upon the point adjudged, but not upon any matter collateral or adjudged by inference, A judgment in an action in rem … must be acted on before it is corrected, Vagliano v. Bank of England, 1891 AC 107; Chadwick v. Manning, (1896) AC 231. The representation must be made by a principal or some one authorized to bind him,
Defence
wholly or in part the claim of the plaintiff; or (2) by a statement of defence raising a point of law, so as to show that the facts alleged by the plaintiff do not disclose any cause … and wife, parent and child, master and servant, is a right which belongs to every person. If a man, or one standing in any of these relations to him, be forcibly attacked in his person or property,
Marriage
doubtful that in 1843 the House of Lords and the Court appealed from were equally divided on the point in Reg. v. Millis, (1844) 10 Cl&F 534, so that the rule semper pr'sumitur pro negante applied, and … Marriage. Marriage as understood in Christendom is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others, Hyde v. Hyde, 1866 LR 1 P&D 130. Where
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