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Decidence

A falling off

Decidement

Means of forming a decision

Judgment

accused, G.H. Bhatia v. Bholumal Dharmdas, AIR 1959 AP 254 (255). Every interlocutory order would be judgments which decide matters of moment and which work serious injustice to the party concerned, Gurmauj Saran Baluja v. Joyce C.

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Precedent

Co. Ltd. v. Broome. Their lordships regard the use of precedents (1) as an indispensable foundation upon which to decide what is the law and its application to individual cases. It provides at least some degree of certainty

allowance for bad debts

puts money into it on a periodic basis (usually monthly) as an expense of the company. When you decide that a particular account is not collectable, you tap the allowance for bad debts account to pay for

Judgment decree or final order

a decision should fall within the definition of the word 'judgment' or 'final order' (1) it must finally decide the rights of the parties and the word 'judgment' means a final judgment and not an interlocutory judgment,

Umpire

to agree, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1525. The word 'umpire' means a third person who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement, AIR 1966 MP 177 (182). (Arbitration … their disagreement, AIR 1966 MP 177 (182). (Arbitration Act, 1940, s. 9) Umpire, is a person who is to decide upon disagree-ment, Louis, Dreyfus & Co. v. Human Das Horchand, AIR 1940 Sind 37. Umpire, will get the

Shall

the imperative is not conclusive either. The question whether any requirement is mandatory or directory had to be decided not merely on the basis of any specific provision which, for instance, sets out the consequence of the

judge

judged judg·ing [Old French jugier, from Latin judicare, from judic- judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to decide, say] vt 1 : to hear and decide (as a litigated question) in a court of justice [

Judicial power

Union Judiciary constituted in Chapter IV in Part V, 'the Supreme Court of India' must of necessity have to decide controversies between citizen and the citizen, citizen and the State or the States inter se, whether the rights … Words and Phrases, Vol. 3, p. 113. Means the power which every sovereign authority must of necessity have to decide controversies bet-ween its subjects, or between itself and its subjects, whether the rights relate to life, liberty or

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