Section 133 - Law Dictionary Search Results
Odio et atia
Odio et atia, a writ anciently called breve de bono etmalo, addressed to the sheriff to inquire whether a man committed to prison upon suspicion of murder were committed on just cause of suspicion, or only upon malice and ill-will; and if, upon the inquisition, it was found that he was not guilty, then there issued another writ to the sheriff to bail him, Reg. Brev. 133. But the practice now is to issue a habeas corpus...
Occultatio thesauri inventi fraudulosa
Occultatio thesauri inventi fraudulosa. 3 Inst. 133, (The concealment of discovered treasure is fraudulent.)...
Obstruction
Obstruction, a wider meaning than mere physical obstruction. Any tangible or identifiable, obstruc-tion would also satisfy the requirement of s. 16 of the Telegraph Act, 1885, Arammanavara Aswathappa v. Karnataka Electricity Board, AIR 1987 Kar 282 (284). [Telegraph Act, 1885, s. 16]Obstruction to search is to the act of the person conducting a search. It is a defensive act but where search has ended and the persons conducting the search have left the premises, to bring them back and to make them do things against their will is not an obstruction to an act but a compulsion to make them act, CCE v. Pradip Fort Trust, AIR 1990 SC 1897 (1900). (Customs Act, 1962, s. 133)Obstruction is not confined to physical obstruction and it includes anything which makes it more difficult for the police or public servant to carry out their duties, Shyam Lal Sharma v. State of Madya Pradesh, (1972) 1 SCC 764 AIR: (1972) SC 886. (Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, s. 165)...
Question of private importance
Question of private importance, AIR 1956 Punj 228 (230). [Constitution of India, Art. 133(1)(c)]...
New point
New point, the expression 'new point' means the point not argued before the High Court and absence of any decision on the point by the High Court, State of Orissa v. Durga Bharam Das, AIR 1966 SC 1547 (1555). (Constitution of India, Art. 133)...
Murdrum
Murdrum, the secret killing of another, also the amercement to which the vill wherein it was committed, or, if that were too poor, the whole hundred, was liable, 4 Bl.Com. 195.As to the rates of compensation for murder amongst the Anglo-Saxons, see 2 Hall. Mid. Ages, 133....
Money Bill
Money, means current coin; metal stamped in pieces as a medium of exchange and measure of value. Hence, anything serving the same purpose as coin, late ME. In mod. use applied indifferently to coin and to such promissory documents representing coin as are currently accepted as a medium of exchange, Shorter Oxford English Dictionary; see also C.I.T. v. Kasturi & Sons Ltd., (1999) 3 SCC 346.Money, the Black's Law Dictionary 5th Edn., defines the word 'money' thus: 'In usual and ordinary acceptation. It means coins and paper currency used as circulating medium of exchange, and does not embrace notes, bonds, evidences of debt, or other personal or real estate, Lane v. Railey, 280 Ky 319, 133 SW 2d 74, 79, 81. See also Currency; Current money; Flat money; Legal tender; Near money; Scrip; Wampum. A medium of exchange authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign Government as a part of its currency, VCC $1-2-1(24).' Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, 5th Edn., defines it as follows: 'Money as cu...
Queen consort
Queen consort, the wife of the reigning King. She is a public person, exempt and distinct from the King, for she is of ability to purchase lands and to convey them, to make leases, to grant copyholds, and to do other acts of ownership, without the concurrence of her husband. She has separate courts and offices distinct from the King's, not only in matters of ceremony but even of law; and her attorney and solicitor-general are entitled to a place within the bar of his Majesty's courts, together with the King's Counsel. She may likewise be sued and sue alone, without joining her husband; she is indeed considered as a feme sole, and not as a feme covert. See Co. Litt. 133 a; Jac. Law Dict....
Ryotwari
Ryotwari, ryotwari lands are known as taraf lands in the Tanjor District, and as ayan, sirkar, koru, or Government lands in the other parts of the Presidency, Balmadies Plantations Ltd. v. State of Tamil Nadu, AIR 1972 SC 2240: (1972) 2 SCC 133: (1973) 1 SCR 258. [Constitution of India, Art. 31A(2)(a)(ii)]...
Qui peccat ebrius, luat sobrius
Qui peccat ebrius, luat sobrius. Cary's Rep. 133, (Let him who sins when drunk be punished when sober.)...
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