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District Court

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 Gazette as having jurisdiction in respect of the matters dealt with in … District Court, means, in any area for which there is a city civil court, that court, and in any other

Ireland

Peace Treaty was signed on 6th Dec., 1921. This Treaty, which con-ferred 'Dominion status' on the Irish Free State (Saorstat Eireann), was given the force of law by the Irish Free State (Agreement)Act, 1922 (12 Geo. 5, … involved the abolition of the High Court of Appeal for Ireland, and provided for appeal from decisions of Courts in Northern Ireland to the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland, and thence to the House of Lords.

Pardon

his Majesty's Commons. In modern times pardons have only been granted upon the advice of a Secretary of State. The Home Secretary in effect grants the pardon. As to consulting the Court of Criminal Appeal, see (English) … the following form:- Edward R. & I. Whereas Adolf Beck was at the Sessions of the Central Criminal Court commencing on the 24th day of February, 1896, convicted on certain charges of obtaining rings and other Articles

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certification

court to review the decision and to answer a controlling question of law. Certification is often used in state courts as well as federal courts and, where available, allows a federal court to refer a question of state

May

section 6 of the Act a meaning other than its ordinary meaning and to interpret it as 'shall', State v. Surajdeo Sinha, 1953 BLJR 571: 1954 Cr LJ 139: 1954 Pat 80. The word 'may' does not … that 'It shall be lawful'. There is nothing in the provisions of the Act, which would compel a court to give to the word 'may' in section 6 of the Act a meaning other than its ordinary

Appeal

court from which the appeal is brought was right on the material which the court had before it, State of Gujarat v. Salimbhai Abdul Gaffar Shaikh, (2003) 8 SCC 50: AIR 2003 SC 3224. Means a call … Summary Jurisdiction Act, 1879, also Summary Jurisdiction (Appeals) Act, 1933, and SESSIONS OF THE PEACE), from the County Courts to the Court of Appeal (see s. 105 of the County Courts Act, 1934, and next title), and

Consultation

contemplated under Article 217 of the Constitution for the appointment of a High Court Judge, Ashok Tanwar v. State of Himachal Pradesh, (2005) 2 SCC 104. Consultation with the High Court under Article 233 is not an … points of view known to the others and discuss and examine the relative merits of their view, High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan v. P.P. Singh, (2003) 4 SCC 239: AIR 2003 SC 1029 (1038). [Rules of

Information

'information' in s. 34(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1922 includes information as to the true and correct state of the law and so would cover information as to relevant judicial decisions, Maharaj Kumar Kamal Singh v. … and correct state of the law derived from relevant judicial decisions either of the income-tax authorities or other courts of law which decide income-tax matter. Whether the ground on which the original assessment is based is held

Irish and Scots Courts' Judgments

county Court, under the Inferior Courts Judgments Extension Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 31). Irish Free State judgments of the Courts may not be so enforced under the Judgments Extension Act, 1868, since references to

certiorari

Court. Certification is the other. The Supreme Court may also use certiorari to review a decision by a state's highest court when there is a question as to the validity of a federal treaty or statute, or … informed (words used in the Latin texts of such writs)] : an extraordinary writ issued by a superior court (as the Supreme Court) to call up the records of a particular case from an inferior judicial body

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