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Civil Law Articles


Doctrine of Resj udicata

  Amandeep singh Grewal   25 November 2009 at 14:28

INTRODUCTIONRES JUDICATA means "a thing decided" in Latin. It is a common law doctrine meant to bar re-litigation of cases between the same parties in Court. Once a final judgment has been handed down in a lawsuit subsequent judges who are ..


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FOR WHOSE DEVELOPMENT? UNTIL PEOPLE HAVE A SAY, IT'S USELES

  Raj Kumar Makkad   19 November 2009 at 22:45

The idea behind the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) Scheme is that since our MPs are people's representatives and are supposedly interacting with the masses on a regular basis, they are best placed to know what the people want. Thus, if an MP has f ..


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Suit can not be dismissed on default to pay costs

  Swami Sadashiva Brahmendra Sar   15 November 2009 at 10:31

Section 35B of CPC deals with costs for causing delay. Relevant portion of the said section extracted below : "35B. Costs for causing delay. - (1) If, on any date fixed for the hearing of a suit or for taking any step therein, a part ..


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United Kingdom: Asian Liberalisation - In The Air?

  Raj Kumar Makkad   01 November 2009 at 12:03

Several years ago, the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) informally agreed that they would work towards full liberalisation o ..


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United Kingdom: Anti-Suit Injunctions: Exclusive Jurisdictio

  Raj Kumar Makkad   30 October 2009 at 23:19

SummaryIn Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc v China Haisheng Juice Holdings Co. Ltd. an English court has held that an exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of the English courts in the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement ("Master Agreement&quo ..


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interim orders

  Member (Account Deleted)   29 October 2009 at 16:24

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Specific Relief Act, 1963

  Member (Account Deleted)   29 October 2009 at 16:24

Specific Relief Act, 1963; Introduction to the Specific Relief Act, 1963; Objective and Scope of Specific Relief Act, 1963; ..


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Suit in Rem and suit in Persona.

  adv. rajeev ( rajoo )   05 October 2009 at 15:11

Dear Members,On interesting thing about the knowledge of the judges I I want to share it.Suit in REm and Suit In persona;Suit in Rem means suit filed against whole world, there will not be any defendant. Suit in persona means suit against a partiucla ..


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NON-PAYMENT OF BILLS BY OVERSEAS BUYER-MARINE INSURANCE IMPO

  PJANARDHANA REDDY   02 October 2009 at 10:21

ReportableIN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIACIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTIONCIVIL APPEAL NOS. 4306-4307 of 2003New India Assurance Co. Ltd. ........Appellant(s)Vs.M/s Hira Lal Ramesh Chand & Ors. ....Respondents in CA No.4306/2003M/s Ratan Chand Deep Chan ..


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RESERVE BANK OF INDIA

  Sivadas Chettur   26 September 2009 at 09:07

THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA The Reserve Bank of India is an institution functioning under the provisions of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. It started its operations from 1st of April 1935.It is known as the "Banker's Bank" or "banker t ..


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