Jurisdiction

Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Volume 11): Diversity, Federal question, Supplemental Jurisdiction

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• Civil Law

Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Volume 11): Diversity, Federal question, Supplemental Jurisdiction

advtanmoy 30/04/2026

Volume 11 covers diversity jurisdiction (complete diversity, citizenship of individuals, corporations, and unincorporated associations, amount in controversy), federal question jurisdiction (the well‑pleaded complaint rule, the Grable test, the Declaratory...

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Equal Protection and the Civil Rights Era (Lecture 7)

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• Humanities

Equal Protection and the Civil Rights Era (Lecture 7)

advtanmoy 10/12/2025

The Equal Protection Clause remained largely dormant until the twentieth century, when Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) entrenched the doctrine of “separate but equal,” despite Justice Harlan’s dissent arguing for...

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Mobarik Ali Ahmed Vs The State of Bombay-06/09/1957

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• Indian Supreme Court Judgments

Mobarik Ali Ahmed Vs The State of Bombay-06/09/1957

advtanmoy 26/12/2020

whether there is anything in the language of the sections of the Indian Penal Code relating to the general scheme of the Code which compels the construction that the...

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Jurisdictional fact

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• Judicial Dictionary

Jurisdictional fact

advtanmoy 19/11/2020

What is the meaning of the term ‘Jurisdictional Fact’   A jurisdictional fact is one on existence or non-existence of which depends assumption or refusal to assume jurisdiction by...

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Plea of bar to jurisdiction of a civil court must be considered having regard to the contentions raised in Plaint

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• Law

Plea of bar to jurisdiction of a civil court must be considered having regard to the contentions raised in Plaint

advtanmoy 19/06/2020

With a view to determine the question as regard exclusion of jurisdiction of civil court in terms of the provisions of an Act, the court has to consider what,...

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Acton-Creighton Correspondence: Power tends to corrupt-(1887)

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• Anti-Christian Library

Acton-Creighton Correspondence: Power tends to corrupt-(1887)

advtanmoy 15/05/2020

These men instituted a system of Persecution, with a special tribunal, special functionaries, special laws. They carefully elaborated, and developed, and applied it. They protected it with every sanction,...

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Aspen Underwriting Ltd and ors vs Credit Europe Bank NV- [2020] UKSC 11 (01/04/2020)

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• Judgments United Kingdom

Aspen Underwriting Ltd and ors vs Credit Europe Bank NV- [2020] UKSC 11 (01/04/2020)

advtanmoy 29/04/2020

QUESTION: These appeals concern whether the High Court of England and Wales has jurisdiction to hear claims to recover sums paid under a settlement agreement relating to the loss...

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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on recognition of professional Qualifications

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• Law

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on recognition of professional Qualifications

advtanmoy 20/02/2020

DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE...

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Jurisdiction Means

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• Judicial Dictionary

Jurisdiction Means

advtanmoy 10/02/2020

The policy underlying Sections 21 and 99 of the Civil Procedure Code and Section 11 of the Suits Valuation Act is the same, namely, that when a case had...

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Section 14 of The Limitation Act 1963

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• Law

Section 14 of The Limitation Act 1963

advtanmoy 20/11/2019

SEE FULL TEXT Section 14 of The Limitation Act Computation Of Period Of Limitation 14. Exclusion of time of proceeding bona fide in Court without jurisdiction (1) In computing...

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Jurisdiction: The meaning of

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• Judicial Dictionary

Jurisdiction: The meaning of

advtanmoy 05/10/2019

This question is answered by Mukherjee, Acting C. J. speaking for the Full Bench of the Calcutta High Court in Hirday Nath Roy v. Ramachandra Barna Sarma, (1) L.L....

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Jurisdiction in Respect of Inquiry by Lokpal

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• Law

Jurisdiction in Respect of Inquiry by Lokpal

advtanmoy 23/03/2019

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 Jurisdiction in Respect of Inquiry 14. Jurisdiction of Lokpal to include Prime Minister, Ministers, members of Parliament, Groups A, B, C and D...

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Sunita Kumari Kashyap Vs. State Of Bihar And Another

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• Law

Sunita Kumari Kashyap Vs. State Of Bihar And Another

advtanmoy 05/02/2019

If anything happened as a consequence of offence, same may be inquired into or tried by Court within whose local jurisdiction such thing has been done or such consequence...

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Jurisdiction of criminal court in inquiry and trials

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• Law

Jurisdiction of criminal court in inquiry and trials

advtanmoy 05/02/2019

Chapter-XIII of 1973 deals with the jurisdiction of criminal court in inquiry and trials. Sections 177, 178 and 179 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are relevant which are...

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