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Appearance sec. stat

Appearance sec. stat. (i.e., Secundum statutum), which was entered at law by a plaintiff for a defaulting defendant under 12 Geo. 1, c. 29, and 2 Wm. 4, c. 39, was abolished by 15 & 16 Vict. c. 76, s. 26....


Muslim

Muslim, the word 'Muslim' in Arabic is the active principle of Islama, which means acceptance of faith, the noun of which is Islam, Lily Thomas v. Union of India, AIR 2000 SC 1650 (1666): (2000) 6 SCC 224...


Muslim law

Muslim law, the concept of Muslim Law is based upon the edifice of Shariat, Muslim Law as traditionally interpreted and applied in India permits more than one marriage during the subsistence of one and another though capacity to do justice between co-wives in law is condition precedent. Even under the Muslim Law plurality of marriages is not unconditionally conferred upon the husband, Lily Thomas v. Union of India, 2000 SC 1650 (1666)....


Tithe Rent-Charge

Tithe Rent-Charge. A charge on land, substituted by commutation for that charge on the produce of the land for the benefit of the Church, which was called tithe from being the tenth part of the increase yearly arising and renewing from the profits of lands, the stock upon lands, and the personal industry of the inhabitants; the first species being usually called pr'dial, the second mixed, the third personal.This commutation was effected by a procedure set on foot by the (English) Tithe Act, 1836 (6 & 7 Wm. 4, c. 71), amended by subsequent Acts. See Chitty's Stat., tit. 'Tithe Rent-Charge.' The amount to be paid was annually adjusted, according to the price of corn.The commutation was effected in one of two ways-either by a voluntary parochial agreement, con-firmed by the commissioners, or by the compulsory award of the commissioners. The value, either voluntarily agreed upon or awarded by the commissioners, was considered as the amount of the total rent-charge to be paid in respect of ...


Building bye-law

Building bye-law, means bye-laws made under section 481 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 or the bye-laws made under section 188, sub-section (3) of section 189 and sub-section (1) of section 190 of Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, as in force in New Delhi or the regulations made under sub-section (1) of section 57 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957, relating to buildings, Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006, sec. 2(a)....


good

good bet·ter best 1 : commercially sound or reliable [a risk] 2 a : valid or effectual under the law b : free of defects 3 a : characterized by honesty and fairness b : conforming to a standard of virtue [shall hold their offices during behavior "U.S. Constitution art. III"] ;also : characterized by or relating to good behavior n 1 : advancement of prosperity and well-being [for the of the community] 2 : an item of tangible movable personal property having value but usually excluding money, securities, and negotiable instruments usually used in pl. : as a pl : all things under section 2-105 of the Uniform Commercial Code that are movable at the time of identification to the contract for sale other than the money that is to be paid, investment securities, and choses in action b pl : all things under section 9-104 of the Uniform Commercial Code that are movable at the time that a security interest in them attaches or that are fixtures but excluding money, documents,...


power

power 1 : capability of acting or of producing an effect [parties of unequal bargaining ] 2 a : authority or capacity to act that is delegated by law or constitution often used in pl. commerce power often cap C&P : the power delegated to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution to regulate commerce esp. among the states see also commerce clause concurrent power : a power that is held simultaneously by more than one entity ;specif : a power delegated to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution that is also held by the states enu·mer·at·ed powers [i-nü-mə-rā-təd-, -nyü-] : the powers specifically named and delegated to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution compare reserved powers in this entry executive power : the power delegated to the executive of a government ;specif : any or all of the powers delegated to the president under Article II of the U.S...


Law Reform (UK)

Law Reform (UK). By the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1934 (24 & 25 Geo. 5, c. 41), all causes of action shall with certain exceptions survive on the death (after the 24th July, 1934) of any person against or for the benefit of his estate. See actio personalis, and by s. 1(2) it is enacted:Where a cause of action survives as aforesaid for the benefit of the estate of a deceased person the damages recoverable for the benefit of the estate of that person:-(a) shall not include any exemplary damages;(b) in the case of a breach of promise to marry shall be limited to such damage, if any, to the estate of that person as flows from the breach of promise to marry;(c) where the death of that person has been caused by the act of omission which gives rise to the cause of action, shall be calculated without reference to any loss or gain to his estate consequent on his death, except that a sum in respect of funeral expenses may be included.See Rose v. Ford, (1937) 53 TLR 873.The right...


London, Port of

London, Port of. The administration is provided for by the Port of London (Consolidation) Act, 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. clxxiii.); s. 6 enacts:-(1) There shall be a chairman and vice-chairman and other members of the Port Authority elected and appointed in manner provided by this Act for the purpose of administering, preserving and improving the Port of London and otherwise for the purposes of this Act, and the several persons who now constitute and shall, from time to time constitute the Port Authority, shall notwithstanding the repeal of enactments effected by this Act, continue and be a body corporate by the name of 'the Port of London Authority, and by that name shall continue to have perpetual succession and a common seal having power to acquire and hold land for the purposes of this Act without licence in mortmain.(2) The several persons who were respectively the chairman, vice-chairman and other members of the Port Authority immediately before the passing of this Act, and shall ...


Special Economic Zone

Special Economic Zone, means a specifically delineated duty-free enclave, as if it were a foreign territory for the purpose of trade operations, duties and tariffs, having been declared and notified in the official Gazette as a Special Economic Zone by the Central Government. [West Bengal Special Economic Zone Act, 2003, s. 2(l)]Means each Special Economic Zone notified under the proviso to sub-section (4) of section 3 and sub-section (1) of section 4 (including Free Trade and Warchousing Zone) and includes an existing Special Economic Zone. [Special Economic Zone Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), s. 2(za)]Means each Special Economic Zone notified under the proviso to sub-s. (4) of s. 3 and sub-s. (1) of s. 4 (including Free Trade and Warehousing Zone) and includes an existing Special Economic Zone. [Special Economic Zone Act, 2005, s. 2(Za)]Means the area declared by the Government of India as the Special Economic Zones. [Gujarat Special Economic Zone Act, 2004, s. 2(n)]Means an area identified...



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