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Confession

gravely incriminating fact, even a conclusively incriminating fact is not of itself a confession. A statement that contains self- exculpatory matter cannot amount to a confession, if the exculpatory statement is of some fact, which if true, … Punjab, AIR 1952 SC 354 (357). (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 24) The confession is a form of admission consisting of direct acknowledgment of guilt in a criminal charge. It must be in express words by the accused

Natural justice

262. Historically, 'natural justice' has been used in a way 'which implies the existence of moral principles of self-evidence and unarguable truth'. In course of time, judges nurtured in the traditions of British jurisprudence, often involved it … was held that even an administrative order or decision in matters involving civil consequences, has to be made consistently with the rules of natural justice. This supposed distinction between quasi-judicial and administrative decisions, which was perceptibly mitigated

Nuisance

Division for an injunction and damages. As to what acts will amount to a nuisance, see Waller v. Selfe, (1851) 4 De G&S 322; Soltau v. De Held, (1851) 2 Sim NS 142. And see ABATEMENT. 'Any … As understood in law is broadly divided into two classes - public nuisance and private nuisance. Public nuisance consists of some acts or omissions which result in violation of rights which one enjoys in common with other

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

Ireland, Court of Session in Scotland, and not more than seven judges of the superior courts of the self-governing Colonies (or other possession fixed by Order in Council), and not more than two judges of any High … 2 & 3 Wm. 4, c. 92, for the disposal of appeals to the Sovereign in Council. It consists of the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President and ex-Lords President, the six Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, and

National insurance

these benefits are subject to various qualifications and conditions. The administration of the scheme is carried out through self-governing societies known as 'Approved Societies,' who administer the above benefits, except (1), which are administered by statutory bodies … in part by the employer, in part by the employee, and in part by the State. The Act consisted of three parts, the first dealing with National Health Insurance, the second with Unemployment Insurance, and the third

Uses

the Common Law, as it would have been absurd to give possession by livery of seisin to one's self. This was found to be convenient, especially in the following example: It frequently happened that upon the death … A. or C., as the case may be, the cestui que use. Function of feoffee to uses.-The use consisted of three parts:-(1) That the feoffee to uses should suffer the cestui que use to take the profits;

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