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Order in Council

Order in Council, an order made by the Sovereign 'by and with the advice of His Majesty's Privy Council.' Such orders are now largely used for the purpose of completing the Administrative part of Acts of...

Recto de rationabili parte

Recto de rationabili parte, a writ of right, of the reasonable part, which lay between privies in blood, as brothers in gavelkind, sisters, and other coparceners, for land in fee simple, Fitz. N.B. 9.

res judicata

relitigation of claims and issues arising from the same cause of action between the same parties and their privies after a final judgment on the merits by a competent tribunal or after some other final determination having

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Res judicata

Res judicata, a final judgment already decided between the same parties or their privies on the same question by a legally constituted Court having jurisdiction is conclusive between the parties, and the

Nightman

One whose business is emptying privies by night

Cause of action estoppel

identical to that in the earlier proceedings, the latter having been litigated between the same parties or their privies and having involved the same subject-matter. Ishwar Dutt v. Land Acquisition Collector, (2005) 7 SCC 190.

Estoppel

it is producible shall be permitted to aver against it. A 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

Privity

Privity, participation in interest or knowledge. See PRIVIES.

Privy

Act, 1925, and Woodhouse v. Jenkins, (1832) 9 Bing 441. Also a participation in interest or knowledge. See PRIVIES. Also sanitary accommodation. The Public Health Acts (see PUBLIC HEALTH) aim at securing proper sanitary accommodation for every

Mahr (dower)

Mahr (dower), Mahr (dower) is neither dowry nor price for marriage: As explained in an old judgment by Justice Syed Mahmood, maher is 'not the exchange or consideration given by the man to the woman, but...

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