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Parliament

India too enjoys penal powers to punish offenders who violate its privilege. The Council of States has certain special powers which the House of the People does not have (1) Parliament can assume power to make a

Visitor

8, c. 21 and 1 Eliz. c. 1, s. 2) of visitation and inspection lies, in default of special visitors. Under the (English) Lunacy Act, 1890, Parts VI. and VII., ss. 163 to 206, Chancery visitors of … visiting committees under the regulations of a mental hospital, visitors appointed by justices, and visiting commissioners have special powers and duties to inspect persons, treatment documents and places in connection with persons of unsound mind. See also

Public authority

defendant's board of directors is not subject to government influence or control, (vi) that the defendant possessed no special powers nor did it enjoy immunities which might have been indications of publicness, (vii) that it was not … board of directors is not subject to government influence or control, (vi) that the defendant possessed no special powers nor did it enjoy immunities which might have been indications of publicness, (vii) that it was not publicly

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District Court

is a city civil court, that court, and in any other area, the principal civil court of original jurisdiction, and includes any other civil court which maybe specified by the State Government by notification in the Official

Pardon

enables the Crown to remit penalties for offences, although payable to parties other than the Crown; and a special power of a similar character, limited to offences against the (English) Sunday Observance Act, 1781, is conferred by the

No appeal has been preferred

the words 'no appeal has been preferred in Order 47, Rule 1(a) would also mean a situation where special leave is not granted. Till then there is no appeal in the eye of law before the Superior … Court before special leave is granted, but not after it is granted. Once special leave is granted the jurisdiction to consider the validity of the High Court's order vests in the Supreme Court and the High Court

general appearance

for any relief other than a ruling that the court has no jurisdiction over the appearing party compare special appearance NOTE: General and special appearances are not used in the federal courts or in state courts that … general appearance : a court appearance by which a party submits to the jurisdiction of the court esp. by asking for any relief other than a ruling that the court has no

Deed

the latter. (l) Conditions, conditional limitations, provisos for cesser of interests, clauses of restraint, and for redemption, and special agreements, are generally next inserted, when stipulated for between the parties. (m) Powers; e.g., a power to lease.

Federal Government

is that the Dominion Parliament of Canada, under the Act of 1867, has jurisdiction over all matters not specially assigned to the local legislatures; but that the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia has only such jurisdiction as is … Federal Government. When two or more sovereign or independent states mutually agree not to exercise certain powers incident to their several sovereignties, but to delegate the exercise of those powers to some person or body

Supreme Court of Judicature

of the Common Law system with the specific character of equity drafting, were substituted for those previously existing; special power was given under 'Order XIV.' To a plaintiff to sign judgment for a liquidated demand unless the defendant

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