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Statement of claim

Statement of claim. The mode in which, under the Judicature Acts, a plaintiff begins his pleading, substituted fro the former Bill in Chancery or Declaration at Common Law. The delivery of the statement of claim is regulated by R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XX., which provides that none shall be delivered if the writ be specially indorsed, or without an order on summons for directions (see Ord. XXX.), unless the defendant has not appeared....


Plaint

Plaint [fr. plainte, Fr.; querela, Lat.], the statement in writing of a cause of action. It is the first process in an inferior court in the nature of an original writ, because there is briefly set forth the plaintiff's cause of action: and the judge is bound, of common right, to administer justice therein without a special mandate from the Crown.Plaint, includes a written statement pleading, a set off or counter-claim. [The Gujarat Court-fees Act, 2004, s. 2(c)]Means the statement in writing of a cause of action in which the relief claimed is sketched in detail. Plaintiff is the person presenting a plaint to get a relief from the court; a person who commences an action another, called a defendant, STC of India v. Ironside Ltd., AIR 1966 Bom 126 (DB)....


Leave to defend

Leave to defend. The repealed (English) Bills of Exchange Act, 1855 (18 & 19 Vict.c.67), commonly called 'Keating's Act,' allowed actions on bills or notes commenced within six months after being due, to be by writ of summons in a form provided by the Act, and, unless the defendant should within twelve days obtain leave to appear and defend the action, allowed the plaintiff to sign judgment on proof of service. This procedure was retained by the (English) Judicature Act, 1875, Ord. II., r. 6, but abolished in 1880 by Ord. II., r. 6 (annulled 1917).By (English) R.S.C. 1883, Ord. III., r. 6, as amended by (English) R.S.C. 1933, in respect of forfeiture for non-payment of rent, it is provided that in all actions where the plaintiff seeks merely to recover a debt or liquidated demand (see QUANTUM MERUIT) in money, or possession where a tenancy has expired or been determined by notice to quit, or has become liable to forfeiture for non-payment of rent, the writ of summons may, at the option...


Particulars

Particulars. The courts have a general jurisdiction, independently of statute, to order a detailed statement of the demand in any litigation, or of any defence, to be given that surprise may be avoided, and substantial justice promoted, 2 Chit. Arch. Prac. The necessity for application for particulars has become less frequent since the Judicature Acts, as the Rules of Court under those Acts have substituted a statement of claim containing the material facts on which the plaintiff relied for the declaration under the old practice, which only contained a legal statement of the plaintiff's cause of action.It is provided, however by (English) R.S.C., Ord. XIX, R. 7, that:-A further and better statement of the nature of the claim or defence, or further and better particulars of any matter stated in any pleading, notice, or written proceeding requiring particulars, may in all cases be ordered, upon such terms, as to costs and otherwise, as may be just;and see the Index to the Annual Practice...


Amendment

Amendment, a correction of any errors in the writ or pleadings in actions, suits, or prosecutions. The power of allowing amendments has been much extended by modern statutes and rules, but it will not be exercised to the prejudice of a party to the proceeding; apart from this, it is in general a mere matter of costs.1. Amendment of proceedings in the Supreme Court. By R. S. C. Ord. XXVIII., r. 1, the Court or a judge may, at any stage of the proceedings, allow either party to alter or amend his indorsement or pleadings, in such manner and on such terms as may be just, and all such amendments shall be made as may be necessary for the purpose of determining the real questions in controversy between the parties. This is the general principle. The remaining rules of the Order prescribe the practice in detail; they allow the plaintiff to amend his statement of claim once without leave, and the defendant similarly to amend a counterclaim or set-off. But a defence cannot be amended without le...


Declaration

Declaration, a proclamation or affirmation, open expression or publication.A statement on the plaintiff's part of his cause of action, following after service of the writ of summons; abolished in 1875 by the (English) Judicature Acts, which substituted a statement of claim. See STATEMENT OF CLAIM.A mere determination or a finding or order that a person/family unit holds land less than the ceiling limit is not a 'declaration' and, therefore, not appealable, Ganpatrao Gulabrao Pawar v. State of Maharashtra, 1993 Supp (1) SCC 87: AIR 1992 SC 1183 (1187). [Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961, s. 45(2) Proviso and 21& 33]A declaration which is inadmissible merely upon the ground of some informality, is a declaration within the meaning of sections 199 and 200. Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), s. 200, Expl.It is a statement of material facts, if may constitute a formal announcement or a deliberate statement. A declaration must be announced solemnly or officially. It ...


Statement of defence

Statement of defence. this form of pleading is sub-stituted, under the Judicature Acts, for the former pleas at Common Law, and answers in Chancery, and its delivery is now regulated by R.S.C. Ord. XXI., which provides in ordinary cases for the delivery of the statement of defence within ten days from the delivery of the statement of claim, or appearances if no statement of claim be delivered....


Claim, statement of

Claim, statement of. See STATEMENT OF CLAIM....


Bill in Chancery, or Bill in Equity

Bill in Chancery, or Bill in Equity, a printed or written statement of a plaintiff's case, in the nature of a petition to the Court, praying for some redress.For the descriptions of the several bills, see their distinctive names, as PEACE, BILL OF.Bills are now abolished, and all actions in the High Court are now commenced by writ of summons, followed in certain cases by a statement of claim (R.S.C. 1883). See STATEMENT OF CLAIM; WRIT OF SUMMONS; and PLEADING....


Claim

Claim [fr. clamer, Fr.; clamo,Lat., to call], a challenge of interest of anything which is in another's possession, or at least out of a man's own possession, as claim by charter, descent, etc., Plow, 359 a. Any assertion of a right to a remedy, relief or property, either general, or before a tribunal, a pleading in an action, see County Courts Act, 1934, and STATEMENT OF CLAIM.Means 'a demand for something as due' or 'to seek or ask for on the ground of right', Hameedia Hardware Stores v. B. Mohan Lal Sowcar, (1988) 3 SCR 384: (1988) 2 SCC 513: AIR 1988 SC 1060 (1068). [T.N. Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act (18 of 1960), s. 10 (3)(a)(iii)]1. The aggregate of operative facts giving rise to a right enforceable by a court. 2. The assertion of an existing right, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 240.Claim, the natural construction of the words taken in context is that 'claim' is referring to an order for costs in the current proceedings against the claimant, rather than a hypothe...


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