Institution of Suits and Court Procedures

Institution of Suits:

Particulars in plaint, when a court can return or reject a plaint? Sec 26{1} every suit shall be instituted by the presentation of a plaint or in such manner as may be prescribed by sec 26{2}in every plaint facts shall be proved by affidavit.

Particulars to be contained in plaint:

  1. The name of the court in which the suit is brought
  2. The name description and place of residence of plaintiff
  3. A statement of his value of the subject matter of the suit for the purpose of jurisdiction and
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Understanding Laws, Regulations, and Executive Orders in the US Government

Laws are made by who? Laws are MADE by the Legislative Process (congress: government officials who are elected.) and what do they do? Laws set out standards, procedures and principles to govern behavior. Regulations are made to monitor and Enforce legislations (laws) Regulations are developed by a different portion of government known as the Executive Branch

Laws are developed in the Legislative Branch of Government 

Laws may be modified by the Judicial Branch of Government as well. What is an E.

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Media Effects and Communication Laws

What is the Payne Fund Study?

A series of 13 psychology studies that tested the effects of media

What is the difference between public and private research?

Public- academic or governmental research that tries to clarify, explain, or predict

Private- used by private owners or campaigns to uncover real-life problems

Explain the Bobo Doll Experiment

The social learning experiments that showed that children learn from what they gain from media

Explain Gerbner’s cultivation theory

Cultivation theory suggests

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Civil Suits Jurisdiction and Procedures

Suits of a Civil Nature:

By sec 9 of the act, the court shall have jurisdiction to try all suits of a civil nature unless their cognizance is either expressly or impliedly barred. Thus, a suit which is not of a civil nature is not maintainable in a civil court. A suit in which the right to property or to an office is contested is a suit of civil nature. In a suit, if the principal question relates to caste or religious rites or ceremonies, it is not a suit of civil nature. But if the principal question

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Equity and Delay: A Legal Perspective

Delay defeats equity

Introduction:

Equity helps those who are vigilant toward their rights. Reasonable diligence is the first requisite for an equitable relief. If a person has negligently slept over his rights for a length of time disproportionately long, equity will not allow him to litigate in respect of them. The person who is guilty of laches or undue delay is not entitled to the relief by the court of equity.

Meaning:

It means equity aids the vigilant and not the indolent.

Purpose:

This maxim discourages

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Mass Communication Theories and Media Effects

1. A communication is a symbolic process whereby reality is produced, maintained, repaired, & transformed is:

CULTURAL DEFINITION OF COMMUNICATION

2. Lasswell´s model of communication is expressed as: Who says what in which channel with what effect. TO WHOM

3. The mass society theory idea that media R dangerous drug, or a killing force that directly & immediately penetrates a persona s system s summed up in the: HYPODERMIC NEEDLE THEORY

4. Communication is best defined as THE PROCESS OF CREATING

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