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Church Discipline Act (English)

by inquiry before commissioners nominated by the bishop, and then if the commissioners report that there is a prima facie case against him, by inquiry before the bishop with assessors, with an ultimate appeal to the Judicial Committee

Habitually

or inward disposition is accustomed to commit crimes. It implies commission of such crimes repeatedly or persistently and prima facie there should be a continuity in the commission of those offences, Ayub Pappu Nawabkhan Pathan v. S.N. Sinha,

Dangerous machinery

the factory as it would be if it were securely fenced. Non-compliance with this statutory duty will be prima facie evidence of negligence on the part of the employer, Groves v. Lord Wimborne, (1898) 2 QB 402. As

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Gavelkind

only be effected by Act of Parliament. Gavelkind was met with occasionally, in a modified form, in copyholds. Prima facie all land in Kent was gavelkind, except such as is disgavelled by particular statutes (which should always be

Forest land

that forest land had been cleared and prepared or earmarked for agricultural purposes, it must be treated as prima facie non-agricultural land, Controller of Estate Duty v. V. Venugopala Varma Rajah, AIR 1977 SC 121: (1976) 4 SCC

Fines in copyholds

to support such fine, for, by general custom, fines are due only on admissions. The admission fine is prima facie uncertain and arbitrary, or rather arbitrable, unless a special custom fix it; it must, however, be reasonable, and

Final

Final, The expression 'final' prima facie connotes that an order passed on appeal under the Act is conclusive and no further appeal lies against

Fair comment

comment on a matter of public interest is a good defence to an action of libel for words prima facie defamatory; but the defence will be of no avail if express malice is established, Thomas v. Bradbury, Agnew

Domicile

coming before the English Courts and depending on foreign domicile, the lex domicilii in the widest sense must prima facie apply [Re Askew, (1930) 2 Ch 259]. See Dicey's Conflict of Laws; Westlake's Private International Law. Domicile in

Costs

& 57 Vict. c. 61). In equity costs rested entirely in the discretion of the Court, for the prima facie claim of the successful litigant to costs might be rebutted by the particular circumstances of the case, and

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