Act XIV. of 1859 regulating the limitation of Civil Suits in British India 5th May, 1859 : with a commentary by N. H. Thomson |
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ACT XIV of 1859 Regulating the Limitation of Civil Suits in British India ... Ninian Hill Thomson No preview available - 2017 |
Act XIV of 1859 Regulating the Limitation of Civil Suits in British India ... Ninian Hill Thomson No preview available - 2017 |
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accrued Act VIII Act XIV adverse possession Agra alleged award Bahadoor Bannerjee barred by limitation Beebee Bombay High Court Buldeo Calcutta High Court cause of action Chowdhrain Chunder Roy Churn cited claim Clause 16 Collector contract Coomar debt decision decree decree-holder defendant dispossessed Doorga Doss Dossee Dutt enforce Full Bench Ghose Gobind Government held Hindoo Hossein Huro instituted judgment judgment-debtor Khan Kishen Koonwar lakheraj Lall lands law of limitation lower appellate Court lower Court Madras High Court Mahomed mesne profits Mohun Mookerjee mortgage Moyee Mundul Narain party payment period of limitation Pershad person plaint plaintiff plaintiff sued plea of limitation possession Privy Council proceedings Prossonno provisions purchaser Ramdoss recovery regular suit revenue Roy Chowdhry rule of limitation Section 246 Shaikh Singh Sirkar Small Cause Court Soonduree Dabea suit brought suit to recover Surmah Syud taken tion twelve W. R. MIS widow
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Page 313 - Legislature of the Dominion, or Dominions concerned or by any order of the Governor-General under the preceding provisions of this Act, have, in relation to the Indian forces in question, the powers of command and punishment appropriate to his rank and functions; but (b) nothing in any enactment in force at the date of the passing of this Act shall render him subject in any way to the law governing the Indian forces in question.
Page 312 - ... years next after a present right to receive the same shall have accrued to some person capable of giving a discharge for or release of the same, unless in the meantime some part of the principal money, or some interest thereon, shall have been paid, or some acknowledgment of the right thereto shall have been given...
Page 148 - Where a court of competent jurisdiction has adjudicated a certain sum to be due from one person to another, a legal obligation arises to pay that sum, on which an action of debt to enforce the judgment may be maintained. It is in this way that the judgments of foreign and colonial courts are supported and enforced.
Page 312 - ... unless in the meantime some part of the principal money, or some interest thereon, shall have been paid, or some acknowledgment of the right thereto shall have been given in writing, signed by the person by whom the same shall be payable, or his agent, to the person entitled thereto, or his agent...
Page 316 - No process of execution shall issue from any Court not established by Royal Charter to enforce any judgment, decree, or order of such Court, unless some proceeding shall have been taken to enforce such judgment, decree, or order, or to keep the same in force, within three years next preceding the application for such execution.
Page 301 - Provided always, and be it further enacted, that nothing in this act contained shall be deemed to interfere with any rule or jurisdiction of courts of equity in refusing relief on the ground of acquiescence or otherwise to any person whose right to bring a suit may not be barred by virtue of this act.
Page 267 - ... against any person claiming through him otherwise than in good faith and for a valuable consideration, shall be computed from the time when the fraud first became known to the person injuriously affected thereby, or, in the case of tlm concealed document, when he first had the means of producing it or compelling its production.
Page 88 - Revenue, &c. when such suit is maintainable ; to suits to set aside the sale of any property, moveable or immoveable, for arrears of Government Revenue or other demand recoverable in like manner ; to suits by a Putneedar or the proprietor of any other intermediate tenure saleable for current arrears of rent or other person claiming under him, to set aside the sale of any Putnee Talook or such other tenure sold for current arrears of rent ; to suits to set aside the sale of any property, moveable...
Page 12 - Court, on the ground of the decision being contrary to some law or usage having the force of law, or of a substantial error or defect in law in the procedure or investigation of the case, which may have produced error or defect in the decision of the case upon the merits and on no other ground.
Page 55 - XI of 1822, it is said that inasmuch as the act of sale transfers to the purchaser all the property and privileges which the engaging party possessed and exercised at the time of settlement, free from any...