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Abatement

is now abolished, see. R.S.C. Ord. XXI., r. 20) was one which stated some fact which gave a reason for quashing or abating the action, on account of an informality, or offered an exception to the personal

Absolute-bar rule

Absolute-bar rule, means the principle that, when a creditor sells collateral without giving reasonable notice to the debtor, the creditor may not obtain a deficiency judgment for any amount of the debt

Adequate

at page 545: 'Fair consideration in money or money's worth' is consideration which under all circumstances is hones, reasonable, and free from suspicion, whether or not strictly 'adequate' or 'full', Km. Sonia Bhatia v. State of U.P.,

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Abstract of title

or real estate has an implied right to have an abstract of title delivered to him within a reasonable time, Compton v. Bagley, (1892) 1 Ch 313. As to registered land, see the Land Registration Act, 1925,

Access

a right of access to it where the land adjoins for any kind of traffic required for the reasonable enjoyment of his property, Lyon v. Fishmongers Co., (1876) 1 AC 662 (684); and the same case decides

Accident, Accidental

probable that a person of ordinary prudence ought, under the circumstances in which it is done, to take reasonable precautions against it. The idea of something fortuitous and unexpected is involved in the word 'accident', Sukhdev Singh

Accidental

probable that a person of ordinary prudence ought, under the circumstances in which it is done, to take reasonable precautions against it, Sukhdev Singh v. Delhi State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi), (2003) 7 SCC 441 (446).

According to law

ascertaining whether the conclusion arrived at by the Rent Controller is wholly unreasonable or is one that no reasonable person acting with objectivity could have reached on the material available. Chandrika Prasad v. Umesh Kumar Verma, (2002)

Accusator post rationable tempus non est audiendus, nisi se bene de omissione excusaverit

est audiendus, nisi se bene de omissione excusaverit [Lat.], An accuser is not to be heard after a reasonable time unless he can account satisfactorily for the delay.

Act of State

in the business of internal government. the term is even used to indicate all acts into which, by reason that they are official in character, the Courts may not inquire, or in respect of which an official

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