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One person, one vote rule

One person, one vote rule, means the principal that the Equal Protection Clause requires legislative voting districts to have about the same population,

Knock-and-announce rule

Knock-and-announce rule, means the requirement that the police knock at the door and announce their identity, authority, and purpose before

Out-of-pocket rule

Out-of-pocket rule, means the principle that a defrauded buyer may recover from the seller as damages the difference between the

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Waring, Ex parte, Rule of

Waring, Ex parte, Rule of. The principle established in Ex parte Waring, (1815) 19 Ves. 345, that securities held by the acceptor

Actor sequitur forum rei (Branch, Max. 4)

Actor sequitur forum rei (Branch, Max. 4) [Lat.], The plaintiff follows the Court of the property.

Mandamus

from the King's Bench Division, and on motion, and not in an action; [(English) R.S.C., Ord. LIII., r. 4]. For rules of procedure, see (English) Crown Office Rules, 1906, rr. 49-69. By the (English) Justices Protection Act, … duties. It enforces, however, some private rights when they are withheld by public officers. It is a general rule that this writ is only to be issued where a party has no other specific remedy; and he

Waiver

round, after the scheme reaches finality, to say that there is non-compliance of sub-rules (3) and (4) of Rule 21. It would amount to putting premium on dilatory and dishonest conduct, Jaswant Singh Mathura Singh v. Ahmedabad

Cadre

has a definite legal connotation. In the legal sense, the word 'cadre' is not synonymous with 'service'. Fundamental Rule 9(4) defines the word 'cadre' to mean the strength of a service or part of a service sanctioned

VerbarNe Temere

A decree of the Congregation of the Council declaring invalid so far as the laws of the Roman Catholic Church are concerned any marriage of a Roman Catholic or of a person who has ever been...

Investigation

Investigation, s. 4(1) of the Code of Criminal Proce-dure, 1898 defines 'investigation' as to include all the proceedings under that Code

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