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Reasonable

given case consi-derations of morality and ethics may have a bear-ing on the reasonableness of the law in question'. Reasonableness of restriction depends upon nature of right claimed, object to be achieved, means employed and limitation imposed,

Qualifications

post' in clause 2 of the Rule, means qualifications on the satisfaction of which only the person in question could have been recruited to the post. That being so, the term 'qualifications' in that Rule must relate

Pith and substance-doctrine of

the enactment, the entire Act, its object and scope and effect, is required to be gone into. The question of invasion into the territory of another legislation is to be determined not by degree but by substance.

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Pith and substance

Pith and substance, as per this doctrine, the question whether an impugned law would relate to the subject-matter within jurisdiction of one legislature or the other is

Petitio principii

Petitio principii, begging the question, which is the taking of a thing in itself in dispute or not proved or false, for true

Due course of law

the right of the person affected thereby to be present before the tribunal which pronounces judgment upon the question of life, liberty or property in its most comprehensive sense; to be heard, by testimony or otherwise, and

Liability of such persons

meaning of the words 'the liability of such person' in Order 21, Rule 50(2) is that primarily the question to try would be whether the person against whom the decree is sought to be executed was a

Discovery

of the documents which are or have been in his possession or power, relating to any matter in question in the action (r. 12), but the judge will not order discovery if he is of opinion it

quaere

quaere [Latin, imperative of quaerere to seek, ask] : question usually used to introduce a question [: whether the legislature intended such a result?]

Disputable

Capable of being disputed liable to be called in question controverted or contested or doubtful certainty or propriety controvertible as disputable opinions propositions points or questions

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