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Practice

or criminal, through their various stages, from the commencement to final judgment and execution, according to principles and rules laid down by the several Courts. As to the precise meaning of 'practice,' see A.-G. v. Sillem, (1864) … gives and defines the right, State of Seraikella v. Union of India, AIR 1951 SC 253: 1951 SCR 474: 1951 SCJ 425. Practice, includes any practice relating to the carrying on of any trade by a person

Rules of Court

Rules of Court, orders regulating the practice of the Courts; or orders made between parties to an action or

decree

decree [Old French decré, from Latin decretum, from neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere to decide] 1 : an order having the force of law [by judicial ] 2 : a judicial decision esp. in...

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Statutory Rules and Orders

Statutory Rules and Orders. Very numerous Acts of Parliament, especially those passed in recent years, empower the Sovereign in Council,

Void decree, illegal decree

Void decree, illegal decree, the distinction between a decree which is void and a decree which is wrong, incorrect, irregular or not in accordance with law cannot be overlooked or ignored. Where a court lacks inherent...

Rule

Rule, is made in exercise of a power conferred by any enactment; also includes a regulation made as a … a rule under any enactment, Sukhdev Singh v. BhagatramSardar Singh Raghuvanshi, AIR 1975 SC 1331: (1975) 1 SCC 421: (1975) 3 SCR 619. Rule shall means a rule made in exercise of a power conferred by any

Rule of law

Rule of law, executive instructions cannot override the provisions of law, such a method will destroy the very basis … doctrine, principle or precept applied to the facts of an appropriate case, Wright v. Wright, 904 P 2d 403 (1995). Rule of law, the binding character of judgments pronounced by courts of competent jurisdiction is itself an

Decree nisi

Decree nisi. By the (English) Judicature Act,1925, s. 183(1) every decree for a divorce or for nullity of marriage shall, in the first instance, be a decree nisi not to be made absolute until after the...

hearsay rule

hearsay rule : a rule barring the admission of hearsay as evidence NOTE: The hearsay rule is stated in Rule

interpretive rule

interpretive rule : a rule issued by an administrative agency that only clarifies or explains existing laws or regulations called

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