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jurisdiction
;specif : supplemental jurisdiction acquired by a federal court allowing it to adjudicate claims that are based on state law but that form part of a case brought to the court under its diversity jurisdiction compare pendent jurisdiction … of the United States "U.S. Code"] pendent jurisdiction : supplemental jurisdiction that allows a federal court to adjudicate state law claims which form part of a case that was brought to it under its federal question jurisdiction ;also
Property
Property, an actionable claim against the tenants is undoubtedly a species of property which is assignable, State of Bihar v. Kameshwar Singh, AIR 1952 SC 252. Comprises every form of tangible property, even intangible, including … in the ordinary connotation of the word 'property', Chunni Lal v. State, AIR 1968 Raj 70. In commercial law this may carry its ordinary meaning of the subject-matter of ownership. But elsewhere, as in the sale of
Trial
in issue in legal proceedings, whether civil or criminal. Strouds Judicial Dictionary (5th Edn.) Indian Bank v. Maharashtra State Co-op. Marketing Federation Ltd., (1998) 5 SCC 69. Trial, is the examination by a competent court of the … Federation Ltd., (1998) 5 SCC 69. Trial, is the examination by a competent court of the facts or laws in dispute, or put in issue in a case. It is the judicial examination of issues between the
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Company
special order of the Central Board of Revenue to be a company for the purposes of this Act, State of Uttar Pradesh v. Buland Sugar Co. Ltd., (1979) 3 SCC 96: AIR 1979 SC 1104: (1979) 3 … ordinary partnerships for business purposes and company partnerships is that a duly constituted company is a 'person' in law (see CORPORATION), while a mere partnership is not a legal entity, although the partners may sue and be
Possession
owner but the actual physical possession would surely be that of the agent, Seksaria Cotton Mills Ltd. v. State of Bombay, AIR 1953 SC 278: (1953) Cr LJ 1116. Possession, is not a purely legal concept but … Mill Ltd. v. Nelson Corp. etc. Ltd., (1942) 2 All ER 477. Possession, is an ambiguous term. The law books divide its concept into two broad categories (i) physical possession or possession in fact; and (ii) legal
Extradition
Extradition, the surrender by a foreign state of a person accused of a crime to the state where it was committed, in order that he … order that he may be tried there. It is recognized as a duty, independent of treaty, by international law, but is usually the subject of treaty terminable at one year's notice. The (English) Extradition Act, 1870 (33
Law and order and public order
acts which affect 'law and order' are not different from the acts which affect 'public order'. Indeed, a state of peace or orderly tranquillity which prevails as a result of the observance or enforcement of internal laws
Desertion
no general principle applicable to all cases. Desertion is not the withdrawal from a place but from a state of things, for what the law seeks to enforce is the recognition and discharge of the common obligations
Act of State
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Court
within the meaning of s. 195(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Code 1973, Keshab Moroyan Banerjee v. State of Bihar, AIR 2000 SC 485 (490). [Bihar Land Reforms Act (30 of 1950), s. 19] Court, means … being courts of inferior dignity, and in a less propesense the King's Courts--and these are not entrusted by law with any power to fine or imprison the subjects of the realm, unless by the express provision of
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