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Derivative actionDerivative action is really one on behalf of the Company to enforce rights derived from it but may be...1035
Judicial proceedingIn order to be judicial, a proceeding must relate in some way to the administration of justice or the...1035
DamagesCompensation for legal injury. As a general rule the theory upon which the law allows damages for the...1033
Grievous HurtThe following kinds of hurt only are designated as grievous: (i) Emasculation (ii) Permanent privation...1033
DefamationAn intentional false communication either published or publicly spoken, that injures another’s reputation...1030
Doubt - Reasonable DoubtThe expression "Reasonable Doubt" is incapable of definition. Plain meaning of "Doubt" is uncertainty...1029
EstoppelA preclusion in law which prevents a man alleging or denying a fact in consequence of his own previous...1028
Judicial activismJudicial activism gives the idea of dynamic, magnetic and effective role of judicial organ to ensure...1028
Con­stitutional authority - Statutory authorityThe Speaker discharging a constitutional obligation in exercise of a constitu­tional power wears the...1027
Judicial decision - JudgmentA Judicial decision is only an authority for what it actually decides. It cannot be quoted for a proposition...1025