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Ruling Chief

of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1982 SC 1201: (1982) 2 SCC 414: (1982) 3 SCR 729. [CP & Berar Revocation of Land Revenue Exemptions Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), s. 5(3)(ii)]

Sovereignty

Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1982 SC 1201 (1204): (1982) 2 SCC 414: (1982) 3 SCR 729. [C.P. & Berar Revocation of Land Revenue Exemption Act, 37 of (1948), s. 5(3)(ii)] Sovereignty has been defined as 'the supreme authority'

Wager

that a turf commission-agent might recover the amount of lost bets paid by him, in defiance of a revocation of the authority to make them; but the correctness of this decision was much questioned, and the law

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Charitable uses and trusts

enrolled in the court of Chancery within six calendar months after execution, and be without any power of revocation for the benefit of the donor. The (English) Settled Land Act, 1925, s. 29(4), however, provides that assurances

license

without such right or permission ;also : a document, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted b : revocable authority or permission given solely to one having no possessory rights in a tract of land to do

Appropriation of goods

be made by either party with the express or implied consent of the other absolutely or conditionally or revocably, delivery to the buyer or a bailee without any reservation of the right of disposal transfers the property.

power

reserved in an instrument (as one creating a trust) to make changes by a specified method power of revocation : a power usually reserved by a person in an instrument (as one creating a trust) to revoke

delivery

gift causa mortis at gift NOTE: A conditional delivery is usually made in order to make a transfer revocable. constructive delivery : a delivery of a representation of property (as a written instrument) or means of possession

donation

[-mȯr-tis-kȯ-zə, -mȯr-tēs-ka-sÄ ] : a donation that is to take effect on the donor's death and that is revocable compare gift causa mortis at gift 3 : something that is transferred by a donation

effective

effective 1 : producing a desired effect [an revocation of the contract] 2 : capable of bringing about an effect [ assistance of counsel] see also ineffective

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