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Limitation of actions and prosecutions

right to recover land etc., is limited to six years from the time when the estate shall have vested in possession or twelve yeas from the date when the right first accrued to the person whose interest

Partition

Law of Property Act, ss. 1 (6), 34, and (English) Settled Land Act s. 36, the entirety becoming vested in trustees for sale, the (English) Partition Acts, 1868 and 1876, were repealed by the (English) Law of

Pardon

OF MERCY. Pardon is one of the many prerogatives which have been recognised since time immemorial as being vested in the sovereign, wherever the sovereignty might lie. It is open to the Governor to grant a full

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Personal property

A. was entitled to a life interest merely, and that B. had during the life of A. a vested interest in remainder of which he could dispose at his pleasure; and if the property consisted of moveable

Acquisition

its place. Such a process cannot be said to constitute the acquisition of the extinguished office or the vesting of the rights in the person holding that office, Bira Kishore Deb v. State of Orissa, AIR 1964

remote

[ancestors of a more degree] b : exceeding the time allowed under the rule against perpetuities for the vesting of interests [the residuary clause…violates the rule against vesting "Estate of Grove, 70 Cal. App. 3d 355 (1977)"]

Governor

executive power including all acts necessary for carrying on or supervision of the general administration of the State vests in the Governor, Ram Jawaya v. State of Punjab, AIR 1956 SC 549 [Constitution of India, Art. 154(1)]

Pawn

security, whereby contract, a deposit of goods is made as security for a debt. The right to property vests in the pledge only so far as is necessary to secure the debt. A pawn or pledge is

Marriage settlement

s. 1 of the (English) Settled Land Act, 1925, and must be effected by two instruments: (a) the vesting deed, and (b) the trust instrument; while settlements of land on trust for sale should also be effected

Liquidator

His duties comprise the collection of the company's property, and this property or any part of it may vest in him on his application. He may bring or defend actions relating to that property in his own

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