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Status quo, means condition or state of affairs as existing at that time should be maintained and the same should not be disturbed, Manju Kumari v. State of Bihar, (1966) 1 Pat LJR 363.Status quo, the existing state of things at any given date; e.g., Status quo ante bellum, the state of things before the war.According to the ordinary legal connotation, the term 'Status Quo' implies the existing state of things at any given point of time, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. v. State of Bihar, AIR 1988 SC 127: (1988) 1 SCR 869.The situation that currently exists, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1420....
Status quo as in the High Court
Status quo as in the High Court, the expression 'status quo' is undoubtedly a term of ambiguity and at times gives rise to doubt and difficulty. According to the ordinary legal connotation, the term 'status quo' implies the existing state of things at any given point of time. The qualifying words 'as in the High Court' clearly limit the scope and effect of the status quo order, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. v. State of Bihar, AIR 1988 SC 127 (129): 1987 Supp SCC 394....
status quo
status quo [Latin, state in which] : the existing state of affairs ;specif : the last actual and uncontested state of affairs that preceded a controversy and that is to be preserved by preliminary injunction compare status quo ante ...
status quo ante
status quo ante [Latin, state in which previously] : the state of affairs that existed previously [rescind the contract and restore the parties to the status quo ante] ...
In statu quo
In statu quo (in the condition in which it was). See STATUS QUO....
injunction
injunction [Middle French injonction, from Late Latin injunction- injunctio, from Latin injungere to enjoin, from in- in + jungere to join] : an equitable remedy in the form of a court order compelling a party to do or refrain from doing a specified act compare cease-and-desist order at order, damage declaratory judgment at judgment, mandamus specific performance at performance, stay NOTE: An injunction is available as a remedy for harm for which there is no adequate remedy at law. Thus it is used to prevent a future harmful action rather than to compensate for an injury that has already occurred, or to provide relief from harm for which an award of money damages is not a satisfactory solution or for which a monetary value is impossible to calculate. A defendant who violates an injunction is subject to penalty for contempt. affirmative injunction : an injunction requiring a positive act on the part of the defendant : mandatory injunction in this entry final injunction : perman...
restitution
restitution 1 a : a restoration of something to its rightful owner b : a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury 2 a : the equitable remedy of restoring to an aggrieved party that which was obtained in unjust enrichment b : a remedy for breach of contract that consists of restoring the aggrieved party to the status quo that existed before the contract was made 3 : an amount to be paid for the purpose of restitution [ordered to pay to the victim of his crime] compare fine res·ti·tu·tion·al [res-tə-tü-shə-nəl, -tyü-] adj res·ti·tu·tion·ary [res-tə-tü-shə-ner-ē, -tyü-] adj res·ti·tu·tive [res-tə-tü-tiv, -tyü-] adj res·ti·tu·to·ry [res-tə-tü-tə-rē, -tyü-; rə-sti-tyə-tōr-ē] adj ...
standstill agreement
standstill agreement : an agreement providing for the preservation of the status quo for a specified or indefinite period: as a : an agreement under which litigation is forestalled between two parties b : an agreement under which a party agrees to refrain from taking further steps to acquire control of a corporation (as by additional purchases of stock) ...
uti possidetis
uti possidetis [Late Latin, as you (now) possess (it); from the wording of an interdict in Roman law enjoining both parties in a suit to maintain the status quo until the decision] : a principle in international law that recognizes a peace treaty between parties as vesting each with the territory and property under its control unless otherwise stipulated ...
Restitutio in integrim
Restitutio in integrim, means restoration to the previous condition or the status quo, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1315....
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