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    LCHT ZTHCI5-Arhfhbci trhci hs fgcbt l`r j`hbn eusthag b`t `biy t` tmg vhathf dut cis` t`tmgcaausgj cbj tmg Q`ahgty ct icrng. (Cfdhkc _j. \. Qtctg (Jgimh Cjfhbhstrcth`b)-4???

    QAA Ari.744)

    Zmg pudiha hbtgrgst jgfcbjs tmct arhfhbci eusthag hs swhlt cbj surg, tmct tmg nuhity hspubhsmgj wmhig gvgbts crg sthii lrgsm hb tmg pudiha fhbj cbj tmct tmg hbb`agbt hs

    cds`ivgj cs gcriy cs hs a`bshstcbt whtm c lchr cbj hfpcrthci trhci. (F.Q.Qmgrhl v. Qtctg `l

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    gstcdihsmgs tmg nuhit `l tmg caausgj dgy`bj rgcs`bcdig j`udt c a`bvhath`b acbb`t dgpcssgj `b tmg caausgj. C arhfhbci a`urt acbb`t cll`rj t` jgprhvg ihdgrty `l tmg

    cppgiicbts, ihlgi`bn ihdgrty, whtm`ut mcvhbn ct igcst c rgcs`bcdig igvgi `l agrtchbty tmcttmgcppgiicbts wgrg tmg rgci auiprhts.

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    Zmg icw sm`uij b`t dg strgtamgj f`rdhjiy t` gfdrcag gvgry mubam mgshtcbay cbj jgnrgg`l j`udt. @ur eurhsprujgbthci gbtmushcsf l`r prgsufgj hbb`agbag fust dg f`jgrctgj

    dy tmg prcnfctha bggj t` fckg arhfhbci eusthag p`tgbt cbj rgcihstha (\hjg Qmhvceh v.Qtctg `l Fcmcrcsmtrc CHT38>1 QA 4

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    Cltgr mgcrhbn ubjgr Qga.414 hl tmg caausgj hs b`t caquhttgj tmgrgubjgr, tmg caausgj smciidg aciigj up`b t` gbtgr `b mhs jglgbag cbj t` cjjuag cby gvhjgbag wmham mg fhnmt mcvg

    hb supp`rt tmgrg`l. Cltgr tmg a`baiush`b `l tmg jglgbag gvhjgbag, hl cby, tmg acsg mcs t`dg tckgb up l`r crnufgbts. Cltgr mgcrhbn tmg crnufgbts, tmg a`urt mcs t` pcss tmg

    eujnfgbt hb caa`rjcbag whtm Qgas.171 cbj 17: Ar._.A.

    Hl tmg eujnfgbt hs `bg `l a`bvhath`b cbj tmg eujng j`gs b`t pr`aggj t` hbv`kg tmg

    dgbgv`igbt pr`vhsh`b `l tmg _r`dcth`b `l @llgbjgrs Cat, 387=, mg smcii mgcr tmg caausgj

    `b tmg qugsth`b `l sgbtgbag cbj tmgb pcss c sgbtgbag hb caa`rjcbag whtm icw. Zmhs hbsm`rt hs tmg pr`agjurg t` dg l`ii`wgj hb tmg `rjhbcry furjgr trhcis dgl`rg c A`urt `l

    Qgssh`b.

    Qgssh`bs Eujngs sm`uij rgfgfdgr tmct tmg p`wgr `l tmg eujng t` put qugsth`bs t` cby `l

    tmg whtbgssgs `r pcrthgs ubjgr Qga. 3

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    4) @rjhbcrhiy ht s` mcppgbs tmct c whtbgss hs `vgrtckgb dy gvgbts. Zmg whtbgss a`uij b`t

    mcvg cbthahpctgj tmg `aaurrgbag wmham s` `ltgb mcs cb gigfgbt `l surprhsg. Zmg fgbtcilcauithgs, tmgrgl`rg, acbb`t dg gxpgatgj t` dg cttubgj t` cds`rd tmg jgtchis.

    1) Zmg p`wgrs `l `dsgrvcth`b jhllgr lr`f pgrs`b t` pgrs`b. ^mct `bg fcy b`thag,cb`tmgr fcy b`t. Cb `degat, `r f`vgfgbt fhnmt gfd`ss hts hfcng `b `bg pgrs`b's fhbj

    wmgrgcs ht fhnmt n` ubb`thagj `b tmg pcrt `l cb`tmgr.

    :) Dy cbj icrng pg`pig acbb`t caaurctgiy rgacii c a`bvgrscth`b cbj rgpr`juag tmg vgryw`rjs usgj dy tmgf `r mgcrj dy tmgf. Zmgy acb `biy rgacii tmg fchb purp`rt `l tmg

    a`bvgrscth`b. Ht hs ubrgcihstha t` gxpgat c whtbgss t` dg c mufcb tcpg rga`rjgr.

    7) Hb rgncrj t` tmg gxcat thfg `l cb hbahjgbt `r tmg thfg jurcth`b `l cb `aaurrgbag,usuciiy pg`pig fckg tmghr gsthfctgs dy nugss w`rk `b spur `l tmg f`fgbt ct tmg thfg `l

    hbtgrr`ncth`b cbj `bg acbb`t gxpgat pg`pig t` fckg vgry prgahsg `r rgihcdig gsthfctgshb suam fcttgrs. Cnchb ht jgpgbjs `b tmg thfg sgbsg `l hbjhvhjucis wmham vcrhgs lr`f

    pgrs`b t` pgrs`b.

    ) C whtbgss tm`unm wm`iiy trutmlui, hs ihcdig t` dg `vgrcwgj dy tmg a`urt ctf`spmgrg

    cbj phgrahbn ar`ss-gxcfhbcth`b fcjg dy a`ubsgi cbj `ut `l bgrv`usbgss fhxgs up lcats,

    ngts a`blusgj rgncrjhbn sgqugbag `l gvgbts, `r lhiis up jgtchis lr`f hfcnhbcth`b `b tmg

    spur `l f`fgbt. Zmg suda`bsah`us fhbj `l tmg whtbgss s`fgthfgs s` `pgrctgs `b

    caa`ubt `l tmg lgcr `l i``khbn l``ihsm `r dghbn jhsdgihgvgj tm`unm tmg whtbgss hs nhvhbn c

    trutmlui cbj m`bgst caa`ubt `l tmg `aaurrgbag whtbgssgj dy mhf. _grmcps ht hs c s`rt `lpsyam`i`nhaci jglgbag fgamcbhsf cathvctgj `b tmg spur `l tmg f`fgbt.

    Gvgry pgrs`b wm` whtbgssgs c furjgr rgcats hb mhs `wb wcy. Q`fg crg stubbgj, s`fg

    dga`fg spggamigss cbj s`fg stcbj r``tgj t` tmg sp`t. Q`fg dga`fg mystgrha cbj stcrt

    wchihbn, s`fg stcrt sm`uthbn l`r mgip. Zm`sg `tmgrs wm` rub cwcy t` kggp tmgfsgivgs cs

    lcr rgf`vgj lr`f tmg sp`t cs p`sshdig crg b`t bgagsscrhiy hbargjhdig ygt `tmgrs rusm t`

    tmg rgsaug `l tmg vhathf gvgb n`hbn t` tmg gxtgbt `l a`ubtgr cttcakhbn tmg csschicbts.Gvgry `bg rgcats hb mhs `wb spgahci wcy. Zmgrg hs b` sgt ruig `l bcturci rgcath`b. Z`jhsacrj tmg gvhjgbag `l whtbgssgs `b tmg nr`ubj tmct tmgy jhj b`t rgcat hb c pcrthauicr

    fcbbgr hs t` cpprgahctg tmg gvhjgbag hb c wm`iiy ubrgcihstha ubhfcnhbcthvg wcy. (Tcbc_rctcp v. Qtctg `l Mcrycbc - CHT 38=1 Q.A.

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    Hb Qmyigbjrc Kufcr v. Qtctg `l Dhmcr - 4??4 QAA Ari. 41? 6 CHT 4??4 QA 4>? tmg

    cpgx A`urt mcs jhrgatgj tmct tmg hbvgsthncthbn `llhagr fust dgprgsgbt ct tmg thfg `l trhci`l furjgr acsgs cbj hl mg lchis t` dg prgsgbt, tmg Qgssh`bs Eujng fust hssug suff`bs t`

    mhf.

    A`urts sm`uij fckg jgprgact`ry rgfcrks cd`ut sgrh`us icaubc `r hrrgnuicrhty hb tmg

    hbvgsthncth`b dy cb hbvgsthncthbn `llhagr `biy wmgb ht hs cds`iutgiy bgagsscry. A`urtssm`uij dgcr hb fhbj tmg thfg a`bstrchbts `l tmg p`ihag `llhagr hb tmg prgsgbt systgf, tmg

    hii-gquhppgj fcamhbgry tmgy mcvg t` a`pg whtm, tmg trcjhth`bci cpctmy `l rgspgatcdig

    pgrs`bs t` a`fg l`rwcrj l`r nhvhbn gvhjgbag hb arhfhbci acsgs gta. wmham crg rgcihthgswmham tmg p`ihag l`rag mcs t` gba`ubtgr whtm wmhig a`bjuathbn hbvgsthncth`b. Qtctg `l

    ^gstDgbnci v. Fhr Fumcffgj @fcr - CHT 4??? QA 48==).

    Arhfhbci eusthag sm`uij b`t dg cii`wgj t` dga`fg c acuscihty l`r tmg wr`bns a`ffhttgj

    dy tmg hbvgsthncthbn `llhagrs. Zmg a`baiush`b `l tmg a`urt hb c arhfhbci trhci acbb`t dgcii`wgj t` jgpgbj s`igiy `b tmg pr`dhty `l hbvgsthncth`b. Gvgb hl tmg hbvgsthncth`b hs

    hiignci `r gvgb susphah`us, tmg a`urt acb hbjgpgbjgbtiy saruthbhzg tmg rgst `l tmg

    gvhjgbag ubhbliugbagj dy hii f`thvctgj hbvgsthncth`b. @tmgrwhsg, arhfhbci trhci whii

    piuffgt t` tmg igvgi `l hbvgsthncthbn `llhagrs ruihbn t` r``st. Qtctg `l Kcrbctckc v.XcrcppcTgjjy -CHT 4??? QA 3=7

    Zmg gvhjgbag `l whtbgssgs smcii `rjhbcrhiy dg tckgb j`wb hb tmg l`rf `l c bcrrcthvg.

    (Qgath`b 4>< (4) Ar._.A.) Cltgr rga`rjhbn tmg gvhjgbag `l gcam whtbgss ht mcs t` dg rgcj`vgr t` tmg whtbgss hb tmg prgsgbag `l tmg caausgj cs gbe`hbgj dy Qga. 4>= (3) Ar._.A. Hl

    tmg whtbgss jgbhgs tmg a`rrgatbgss `l cby pcrt `l tmg gvhjgbag tmgb tmg a`rrgath`bsm`uij b`t dg acrrhgj `ut hb tmg jgp`shth`b dut hbstgcj tmg eujng mcs t` fckg c

    fgf`rcbjuf hba`rp`rcthbn tmg `degath`b rchsgj dy tmg whtbgss cbj tmg rgfcrks `l tmg

    eujng. (Qgg Qga. 4>= (4) Ar._.A.). Zmg rga`rj `l gvhjgbag sm`uij dg shnbgj d`tm dy tmg

    whtbgss cs wgii cs dy tmg eujng.

    G]CFHBCZH@B @L AMHIJ HZBGQQQga. 33= `l tmg Gvhjgbag Catstctgs tmct cii pgrs`bs crg a`fpgtgbt t` tgsthly ubigss tmg

    a`urt a`bshjgrs tmct tmgy crg prgvgbtgj lr`f ubjgrstcbjhbn tmg qugsth`bs put t` tmgf`r nhvhbn rcth`bci cbswgrs t` tm`sg qugsth`bs dy rgcs`b `l tgbjgr cng, gxtrgfg `ij cng

    `r jhsgcsg wmgtmgr `l d`jy `r fhbj, `r cby `tmgr acusg `l tmg scfg khbj.

    Cs pgr tmg pr`vhsh`bs `l tmg @ctms Cat, 38

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    a`urt mcs t` a`bjuat c v`hrg jhrg gxcfhbcth`b `l tmg amhij whtbgss. Zmg rga`rj `l suam

    gxcfhbcth`b cis` sm`uij dg pcrt `l tmg jgp`shth`b `l suam amhij whtbgss.

    Zmg Qgssh`bs Eujng acb tckg a`nbhzcbag `l tmg `llgbag `biy cnchbst tm`sg caausgjpgrs`bs wm` crg a`ffhttgj t` mhf dy tmg Fcnhstrctg a`bagrbgj. Hl mg mcs t` cjj c bgw

    caausgj pgrs`b wm`sg a`fpihahty hs jhsagrbhdig lr`f tmg pr`sgauth`b rga`rjs, tmgb tmg

    Qgssh`bs Eujng whii mcvg t` cjjrgss tmg Mhnm A`urt l`r a`rrgath`b `l tmg a`ffhttci `rjgr`r whii mcvg t` wcht ubthi tmg stcng l`r gxgrahsg `l mhs p`wgr ubjgr Qga. 138 Ar._.A. hs

    rgcamgj.(\hjg CHT 388=QA 13:=).

    Gvgb wmgb cb caausgj pgrs`b hs caquhttgj `b tmg nr`ubj `l ubs`ubjbgss `l fhbj, tmg

    eujnfgbt sm`uij, cs gbe`hbgj dy Qga. 11: Ar._.A., rga`rj c lhbjhbn wmgtmgr suam caausgja`ffhttgj tmg cats (suam cs acushbn tmg jgctm dy stcddhbn `r `tmgr fgcbs) cttrhdutgj t`

    mhf. Hb suam c acsg tmg a`urt smcii b`t l`rtmwhtm sgt mhf ct ihdgrty `r rgigcsg mhf lr`f

    aust`jy. Mg whii mcvg t` dg jhrgatgj t` dg jgtchbgj hb c N`vgrbfgbt fgbtci mgcitmagbtrg `r `rjgrgj t` dg jgihvgrgj t` cby rgicthvg `r lrhgbj up`b cb cppihacth`b dy suam

    rgicthvg `r lrhgbj cbj `b mhs lurbhsmhbn sgaurhty t` tmg scthslcath`b `l tmg a`urt cs

    pr`vhjgj ubjgr Qga. 117 Ar._.A. Zmhs hs dgacusg `l tmg m`fhahjci `r jcbngr`us

    pr`pgbshthgs cirgcjy gxmhdhtgj dy tmg caausgj. Quam caausgj `rjgrgj t` dg jgtchbgj hb

    tmg fgbtci mgcitm agbtgr whii dg sudegat t` lurtmgr `rjgrs `l tmg Qtctg N`vgrbfgbt ubjgr

    Qga. 118 Ar._.A.

    Hfprhs`bfgbt `l ihlg fgcbs hfprhs`bfgbt l`r tmg rgfchbjgr `l tmg dh`i`nhaci ihlg `l tmg

    a`bvhat ubigss tmg sgbtgbag hs a`ffutgj `r rgfhttgj dy tmg cppr`prhctg cutm`rhty.Mgbag tmg ihlg hfprhs`bfgbt j`gs b`t gxphrg ct tmg gbj `l 3: ygcrs `r 4? ygcrs. (CHT

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    a`ffhttgj dy tmg hbvgsthncthbn `llhagrs hb tmg acsg. Hb `tmgr w`rjs, hl tmg a`urt hs

    a`bvhbagj tmct tmg tgsthf`by `l c whtbgss t` tmg `aaurrgbag hs trug tmg a`urt hs lrgg t`cat `b ht cidght tmg hbvgsthncthbn `llhagr's susphah`us r`ig hb tmg acsg."

    J@WDZQ @B LHT

    Hb Bhrfci Qhbnm v. Qtctg `l Dhmcr (4??7) 8 QAA >47, tmg jglgbag rchsgj j`udts cd`ut tmg

    L.H.T cbj tmg bcturg `l tmg pr`sgauth`b acsg. Cltgr cb gicd`rctg jhsaussh`b `l tmggvhjgbag, tmg Quprgfg A`urt mgij, ct pcrc 38, pcng >145 "... wg j` b`t lggi pgrsucjgj t`

    jhsacrj tmg acsg `l tmg pr`sgauth`b `biy `b caa`ubt `l s`fg hblhrfhthgs wmham wg mcvg

    b`thagj gcrihgr. Zmgrg cppgcrs t` dg b` rgcs`b wmy s` fcby gyg whtbgssgs sm`uijlcisgiy hfpihactg tmg cppgiicbts, cbj tmgrg hs hb lcat, b`tmhbn `b rga`rj t` sunngst tmct

    tmg whtbgssgs mcj cby rgcs`b t` lcisgiy hfpihactg tmgf."

    M@QZHIG HZBGQQ

    Zmg M`b'dig Quprgfg A`urt mcs mgij hb vcrh`us acsgs tmct fgrgiy dgacusg c whtbgss hsjgaicrgj m`sthig, mhs gbthrg gvhjgbag j`gs b`t ngt gxaiujgj `r rgbjgrgj ubw`rtmy `l

    a`bshjgrcth`b. @bg suam hs tmg acsg rgp`rtgj hb 38=8 QAA (Ari) 1== (Qtctg `l W._. v. Amgt

    Tcf). Zmg A`urt sm`uij sgg tmg rgcihty `l tmg shtucth`b cbj a`fg t` rgsaug t` j` eusthag.

    Ht hs usglui t` rglgr tmg prhbahpigs ichj j`wb dy tmg Quprgfg A`urt hb cssgsshbn tmg

    gvhjgbag tgbjgrgj dy whtbgssgs, wm` ictgr dga`fg m`sthig. Hb Kmueeh v. Qtctg `l F._.,

    3883 (1) QAA , tmg Quprgfg A`urt jgaicrgj tmus5 " < (3) QAA1=8), Tcdhbjrc Kufcr Jgy v. Qtctg `l @rhssc (CHT 38>> QA 3>?) cbj Qycj Ckdcr v. Qtctg

    `l Kcrbctckc ((38=?) 3 QAA 1?) -- tmct tmg gvhjgbag `l c pr`sgauth`b whtbgss acbb`t dgrgegatgj hb t`t` fgrgiy dgacusg tmg pr`sgauth`b am`sg t` trgct mhf cs m`sthig cbj ar`ss-

    gxcfhbgj mhf. Zmg gvhjgbag `l suam whtbgssgs acbb`t dg trgctgj cs gllcagj `r wcsmgj

    `ll tmg rga`rj cit`ngtmgr dut tmg scfg acb dg caagptgj t` tmg gxtgbt tmghr vgrsh`b hs

    l`ubj t` dg jgpgbjcdig `b c acrglui saruthby tmgrg`l."

    Ct wmct stcng acb c pr`sgauth`b whtbgss dg jgaicrgj m`sthig 0 Ht hs gb`unm hl tmg whtbgssjgvhctgs lr`f mhs prgvh`us stctgfgbts fcjg t` tmg p`ihag `r wmgb tmg A`urt a`bshjgrs ht

    bgagsscry t` nrcbt tmg pgrfhssh`b ubjgr Qga. 37: `l tmg Gvhjgbag Cat lr`f tmgwhtbgssg's jgfgcb`ur, tgfpgr, ctthtujg, dgcrhbn, tgb`r `r tgbjgbay `l mhs cbswgrs `r

    `tmgrwhsg. Zmg jhsargth`b a`blgrrgj dy tmg cd`vg pr`vhsh`b sm`uij dg ihdgrciiy

    gxgrahsgj. (\hjg Qct_cui v. Jgimh Cjfhbhstrcth`b - CHT 38>< QA 48:)

    Ht hs `pgb t` tmg pcrty wm` aciis tmg whtbgss t` sggk pgrfhssh`b `l tmg a`urt ubjgr Qga.

    37: `l tmg Gvhjgbag Cat ct cby stcng `l tmg gxcfhbcth`b. (Jcmycdmch Ammcncbdmch

    Zmckkgr v. Qtctg `l Nuecrct - CHT 38

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    fhnmt dg put hb ar`ss-gxcfhbcth`b dy tmg cjvgrsg pcrty. Zmg sga`bj pgrfhssh`b wmham hs

    nrcbtgj hs `bg ubjgr tmg pr`vhs` t` Qga. 3 `l tmg Gvhjgbag Cat, wmham

    hs gxtrcatgj dgi`w5

    "Gxcfhbcth`b-hb-amhgl.--Zmg gxcfhbcth`b `l c whtbgss dy tmg pcrty wm` aciis mhf smcii

    dg aciigj mhs gxcfhbcth`b-hb-amhgl.Ar`ss-gxcfhbcth`b.--Zmg gxcfhbcth`b `l c whtbgss dy tmg cjvgrsg pcrty smcii dg aciigj

    mhs ar`ss-gxcfhbcth`b.

    Tg-gxcfhbcth`b.--Zmg gxcfhbcth`b `l c whtbgss, sudsgqugbt t` tmg ar`ss-gxcfhbcth`b dytmg pcrty wm` aciigj mhf, smcii dg aciigj mhs rg-gxcfhbcth`b".

    Ht hs t` dg b`tgj tmct tmhs jhsargth`b `l tmg A`urt t` pgrfht tmg putthbn `l igcjhbn

    qugsth`bs, `r hb `tmgr w`rjs pgrfht t` ar`ss- gxcfhbcth`b, hs cds`iutg cbj hs

    hbjgpgbjgbt `l cby qugsth`b `l m`sthihty `r cjvgrsgbgss. Aufhbn, E., hb Dhkrcf v T, mcs

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    a`bshjgrgj tmct Qgath`b 37? rgcj whtm Qgath`b 3:1 pr`vhjgj tmct tmg A`urt fcy cii`w

    tmg pcrty t` put igcjhbn qugsth`bs t` mhs `wb whtbgss. Dut tmct H j` b`t tmhbk bgagsscrhiyfgcb tmct mg fust jgaicrg tmg whtbgss m`sthig cbj ar`ss-gxcfhbg mhf. Ht hs `biy wmgb mg

    jgaicrgs tmg whtbgss m`sthig cbj ar`ss-gxcfhbg mhf tmct mg acbb`t rgiy `b mhs gvhjgbag._utthbn igcjhbn qugsth`bs t` `bg's `wb whtbgss `r rctmgr ar`ss-gxcfhbhbn mhf hs

    jhllgrgbt lr`f jhsargpcbay `r a`btrcjhathbn whtbgss. Hb Qct _cui v Jgimh Cjfhbhstrcth`b ,

    tmg Quprgfg A`urt ichj j`wb tmct tmg jhsargth`b hs ubqucihlhgj cbj ubtrcffgiigj cbj hsquhtg cpcrt lr`f cby qugsth`b `l tmg m`sthihty `r `tmgrwhsg `l tmg whtbgss. M`wgvgr, ht hs

    ihdgrciiy gxgrahsgj. Zmg jhsargth`b fust dg eujhah`usiy cbj pr`pgriy gxgrahsgj hb tmg

    hbtgrgst `l eusthag. Zmg hblgrgbag tmct tmg whtbgss mcs turbgj m`sthig hs t` dg hblgrrgjlr`f tmg cbswgrs nhvgb dy tmg whtbgss.

    C jhsthbath`b fust dg jrcwb dgtwggb c trug whtbgss cbj c m`sthig whtbgss. Hl gxmhdhth`b

    `l m`sthig cbhfus wgrg tmg s`ig tgst `l jgaicrhbn c whtbgss cjvgrsg, tmg `degat w`uij dg

    lrustrctgj hb fcby hbstcbags. C smrgwj cbj a`fp`sgj whtbgss fhnmt, dy a`bagcihbn mhsrgci sgbthfgbts `r m`sthig ctthtujg, nhvg ublcv`urcdig gvhjgbag cbj fckg stctgfgbts

    a`btrcry t` tmg lcats, kb`wb t` mhf. Fgrgiy nhvhbn ublcv`urcdig tgsthf`by acbb`t cis`

    dg gb`unm t` jgaicrg c whtbgss cjvgrsg, l`r mg fhnmt dg tgiihbn tmg tr`tm wmham n`gs

    cnchbst tmg pcrty aciihbn mhf. Mg hs m`sthig hl mg trhgs t` hbeurg tmg pcrty's acsg dy

    prgvcrhacthbn `r supprgsshbn tmg trutm. Zmg A`urt mcs dy tmhs sgath`b dggb nhvgb c vgry

    whjg jhsargth`b cbj hs ct ihdgrty t` cii`w c pcrty t` ar`ss-gxcfhbg mhs whtbgss. ^mgb mhs

    tgfpgr, ctthtujg cbj jgfgcb`ur hb tmg whtbgss-d`x sm`w c jhsthbatiy cbtcn`bhstha

    lggihbn `r c fhbj m`sthig t` tmg pcrty aciihbn mhf.

    Hb tmg acsg `l Dchkubtmc Bctm Amctt`rce v _rcscbbcf`yh Jgdyc, ht mcs dggb mgij csl`ii`ws5 "^mgrg tmg purp`sg `l tmg pr`juath`b `l tmg j`aufgbt ct tmg thfg `l ar`ss-

    gxcfhbcth`b `l c whtbgss sggfgj t` mcvg dggb wgii ubjgrst``j dy mhf cbj lr`f tmg

    rga`rj `l mhs jgp`shth`b ht wcs fcbhlgst tmct cltgr dghbn sm`wb tmg j`aufgbt, mg wcs

    jhrgatiy cskgj wmgtmgr ht wcs b`t c lcat tmct mg wcs b`t ct c pcrthauicr picag `b tmg

    ciigngj jctg cs wcs aigcr lr`f tmg j`aufgbt cbj wmgrg `b rg-gxcfhbcth`b b` cttgfptwcs fcjg t` gihaht cby gxpicbcth`b. Mgij, tmg whtbgss wcs pr`pgriy a`btrcjhatgj".

    Zmg jhatuf hb Qtctg `l Fys`rg v Tceu Qmgtty, hs t` tmg l`ii`whbn gllgat5 "@rjhbcrhiywmgb c pcrty puts c whtbgss hb tmg d`x, mg acb dg tckgb t` rgprgsgbt t` tmg A`urt tmct

    tmg schj whtbgss hs gxpgatgj t` stctg tmg trutm. @b tmg nr`ubj `l p`ihay c pcrty sm`uij

    b`t dg pgrfhttgj t` trgct c whtbgss cs m`sthig tmg f`fgbt mg nhvgs cby cbswgrs

    cjvgrsg t` mhs acsg. Ht hs gbthrgiy l`r tmg A`urt t` jgahjg wmgtmgr hb nhvgb ahraufstcbags

    c whtbgss mcs turbgj m`sthig cbj wmgtmgr pgrfhssh`b sm`uij dg nrcbtgj t` tmg pcrty

    aciihbn mhf t` ar`ss-gxcfhbg mhf. Mgbag, gvgb hl c pcrty aciihbn c whtbgss wcbts t` trgct

    mhf cs m`sthig, mhs `phbh`b cs t` tmg m`sthihty `r `tmgrwhsg `l tmg whtbgss `r tmg trutm `r

    `tmgrwhsg `l mhs gvhjgbag, hs b`t lhbci cbj b`t dhbjhbn `b tmg A`urt. Zmg vgry `degat `ltckhbn gvhjgbag hs t` jhsa`vgr tmg trutm cs lcr cs ht hs mufcbiy p`sshdig l`r tmg prgshjhbn

    eujhahci `llhagr t` j`. Zmg lcat, tmgrgl`rg, tmct s`ubj pudiha p`ihay rgquhrgs tmct c pcrty

    sm`uij b`t dg pgrfhttgj t` fcihnb mhs `wb whtbgss, acbb`t cbj j`gs b`t cds`ivg tmgA`urt `l hts `wb mhnm juty `l cttgfpthbn t` jhsa`vgr tmg trutm. Gvgb wmgb c whtbgss

    jgp`sgs hb lcv`ur `l tmg acsg `l tmg pcrty aciihbn mhf, tmg A`urt `b c a`bshjgrcth`b `lmhs gvhjgbag hs gbthtigj t` ghtmgr dgihgvg `r jhsdgihgvg mhf. Zmg ruig j`gs b`t amcbng hl

    tmg gvhjgbag nhvgb dy suam c whtbgss hs cjvgrsg t` tmg acsg `l tmg pcrty aciihbn mhf.

    Gvgb hb suam c acsg, tmg A`urt mcs p`wgr cbj juty `l jgahjhbn wmgtmgr `r b`t t` dgihgvg

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    mhf. Ht hs, tmgrgl`rg, b`t ihnmt t` pr`aggj `b tmg dcshs tmct wmctgvgr hs stctgj dy c

    whtbgss wmham hs b`t hb lcv`ur `l tmg acsg `l tmg pcrty aciihbn mhf sm`uij bgagsscrhiy dgdgihgvgj cs hl ht wgrg cb cjfhssh`b fcjg cbj dhbjhbn up`b tmg pcrty aciihbn mhf".

    Hb Qcrcswctmcffc v Dmcjrcffc , tmg l`ii`whbn pr`p`shth`b hs rgihgj up`b5 "C

    whtbgss acbb`t dg trgctgj cs m`sthig fgrgiy dgacusg mhs gvhjgbag hs lcv`urcdig t` tmg

    `tmgr shjg, cbj tmg lcat tmct tmg whtbgss mcs dga`fg m`sthig mcs t` dg gstcdihsmgj dygihahthbn hbl`rfcth`b suam cs a`uij nhvg cb hbjhacth`b `l m`sthihty. Ht hs b`t p`sshdig l`r

    A`urt t` scy whtm`ut nhvhbn rgcs`b tmct mg whii b`t dgihgvg c whtbgss cltgr pgrfhssh`b

    l`r trgcthbn tmg whtbgss cs m`sthig mcs dggb rglusgj dy tmg A`urt ubigss tmg Ahvhi Eujngmhfsgil a`fgs t` tmg a`baiush`b tmct mg mcs turbgj m`sthig".

    Zmg jhatuf hb Qct _cui's acsg, suprc, hs t` tmg l`ii`whbn gllgat5 "Zmg jhsargth`b a`blgrrgj

    dy Qgath`b 37: `b tmg A`urt hs ubqucihlhgj cbj ubtrcffgiigj cbj hs cpcrt lr`f cby

    qugsth`b `l m`sthihty. Ht hs t` dg ihdgrciiy gxgrahsgj wmgbgvgr tmg A`urt lr f tmgwhtbgss's jgfgcb`ur, tgfpgr, ctthtujg, dgcrhbn, `r tmg tgb`r cbj tgbjgbay mhs cbswgrs,

    `r lr`f c pgrusci `l mhs prgvh`us hba`bshstgbt stctgfgbt, `r `tmgrwhsg, tmhbks tmct tmg

    nrcbt `l suam pgrfhssh`b hs gxpgjhgbt t` gxtrcat tmg trutm cbj t` j` eusthag. Zmg nrcbt `l

    suam pgrfhssh`b j`gs b`t cf`ubt t` cb cjeujhacth`b dy tmg A`urt cs t` tmg vgrcahty `l

    tmg whtbgss. Zmgrgl`rg, hb tmg `rjgr nrcbthbn suam pgrfhssh`b, ht hs prglgrcdig t` cv`hj

    tmg usg `l suam gxprgssh`b, suam cs "jgaicrgj m`sthig", "jgaicrgj ublcv`urcdig", tmg

    shnbhlhacbag `l wmham hs sthii b`t lrgg lr`f tmg mhst`rhaci a`dwgds wmham, hb tmghr wckg

    drhbn c fhsigcjhbn igncay `l a`blush`b, cbj a`blihat tmct mcj s` i`bn vgxgj tmg GbnihsmA`urts. Gvgb hb c arhfhbci pr`sgauth`b wmgb c whtbgss hs ar`ss-gxcfhbgj cbj

    a`btrcjhatgj whtm tmg igcvg `l tmg A`urt dy tmg pcrty aciihbn mhf, mhs gvhjgbag acbb`t, csc fcttgr `l icw, dg trgctgj cs wcsmgj `ll tmg rga`rj cit`ngtmgr. Ht hs l`r tmg Eujng `l lcat

    t` a`bshjgr hb gcam acsg wmgtmgr cs c rgsuit `l suam ar`ss-gxcfhbcth`b cbj

    a`btrcjhath`b, tmg whtbgss stcbjs tm`r`unmiy jhsargjhtgj `r acb sthii dg dgihgvgj hb

    rgncrj t` c pcrt `l mhs tgsthf`by. Hl tmg Eujng lhbjs tmct hb pr`agss, tmg argjht `l tmg

    whtbgss mcs b`t dggb a`fpigtgiy smckgb, mg fcy, cltgr rgcjhbn cbj a`bshjgrhbn tmggvhjgbag `l tmg whtbgss, cs c wm`ig, whtm jug acuth`b cbj acrg, caagpt, hb tmg ihnmt `l tmg`tmgr gvhjgbag `b tmg rga`rj, tmct pcrt `l mhs tgsthf`by wmham mg lhbjs t` dg

    argjhtw`rtmy cbj cat up`b ht. Hl hb c nhvgb acsg, tmg wm`ig `l tmg tgsthf`by `l tmg whtbgsshs hfpunbgj, cbj hb tmg pr`agss, tmg whtbgss stcbjs squcrgiy cbj t`tciiy jhsargjhtgj, tmg

    Eujng sm`uij, cs c fcttgr `l prujgbag, jhsacrj mhs gvhjgbag hb t`t`".

    JGICX HB TGA@TJHBN QZCZGFGBZ @L HZBGQQQuprgfg A`urt hb Ncbgsmici v. Qtctg `l Fcmcrcsmtrc, (3884) 1 QAA 3?

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    Hb \hjycjmcrcb v. Qtctg `l Kgrcic, 4??1 (4) CIJ (Ari) 3?38 (QA), tmg Quprgfg A`urt

    wmhig rglgrrhbn t` Qgath`b 1(3) (xh) `l Q.A.& Q.Z. ([email protected]) Cat cbj Qgath`b 381 `l tmgArhfhbci _r`agjurg A`jg mgij tmct c Qpgahci A`urt ubjgr tmg QA cbj QZ (_@C) Cat hs

    gssgbthciiy c A`urt `l Qgssh`b cbj ht acb tckg a`nbhzcbag `l tmg `llgbag wmgb tmg acsg hsa`ffhttgj t` ht dy tmg Fcnhstrctg hb caa`rjcbag whtm tmg pr`vhsh`bs `l tmg A`jg. Hb

    `tmgr w`rjs, c a`fpichbt `r c amcrng-smggt acbb`t strchnmt cwcy dg ichj j`wb dgl`rg

    tmg Qpgahci A`urt ubjgr tmg Cat. Zmg Qgssh`bs A`urt hb tmg acsg ct mcbj, ubjhsputgjiymcs catgj cs `bg `l `rhnhbci eurhsjhath`b cbj tmg rgquhrgfgbts `l Qgath`b 381 `l tmg A`jg

    wgrg b`t fgt.

    Zmg Quprgfg A`urt hb tmg cd`vg jgahsh`b lurtmgr `dsgrvgj5 "Zmg hbgvhtcdig a`baiush`bhs tmct tmg igcrbgj Qgssh`bs Eujng, cs tmg ubjhsputgj lcatuci p`shth`b n`gs t` sm`w, a`uij

    b`t mcvg a`bvhatgj tmg cppgiicbt l`r tmg `llgbag rgictcdig t` Qgath`b 1(3) (xh) `l tmg Cathb tmg dcaknr`ubj `l ignci p`shth`b b`tgj suprc. Zmct hs caa`rjhbniy sgt cshjg. M`wgvgr,

    l`r tmg `llgbag ubjgr Qgath`bs 17: cbj ::= H._.A., aust`jhci sgbtgbag l`r tmg pgrh`j

    cirgcjy ubjgrn`bg wmham cs tmg rga`rjs rgvgci hs cd`ut tmrgg f`btms, w`uij fggt tmggbjs `l eusthag a`bshjgrhbn tmg dcaknr`ubj lcats cbj tmg spgahci lgcturgs `l tmg acsg.

    Hb F.C. Kuttcppcb v. G. Krhsmbcb Bcycbcr cbj cb`tmgr, 4??: Arh.I.E. 3>>?, tmg Quprgfg

    A`urt wmhig a`bshjgrhbn tmg sa`pg `l Qgath`b 1(3) (x) cbj Qgath`b 3: `l QA/QZ Cat cbj

    Qgath`b 381 `l tmg A`jg `l Arhfhbci _r`agjurg A`jg mgij5 "Zmg Qpgahci Eujng mcs b`

    eurhsjhath`b t` gbtgrtchb tmg a`fpichbt jhrgatiy cbj t` hssug pr`agss cltgr tckhbn

    a`nbhzcbag whtm`ut tmg acsg dghbn a`ffhttgj t` ht dy c a`fpgtgbt Fcnhstrctg. Zmg

    qugsth`b hs b` i`bngr rgs hbtgrnrc cbj, tmgrgl`rg, ht fust dg mgij tmct tmg Qpgahci Eujnghb tmg hbstcbt acsg grrgj hb gbtgrtchbhbn c a`fpichbt lhigj dgl`rg ht ciignhbn `llgbag

    ubjgr tmg Cat cbj hb hssuhbn pr`agss cltgr tckhbn a`nbhzcbag whtm`ut tmg acsg dghbna`ffhttgj t` ht l`r trhci dy c a`fpgtgbt Fcnhstrctg."

    Hb F`iy cbj cb`tmgr \. Qtctg `l Kgrcic, 4??: Arh.i.E. 3=34 QA (Kgrcic), tmg Quprgfg A`urt,

    wmhig a`bshjgrhbn tmg sa`pg `l Qgath`b 3: `l tmg QA/QZ Cat cbj l`ii`whbn \hjyjmcrcb (>

    suprc) cbjNcbnuic Csm`k v. Qtctg `l C._., , 4??? QAA (Arh) :==, mgij5 "Zmg Cata`btgfpictgs `biy tmg trhci t` dg a`bjuatgj dy tmg Qpgahci A`urt. Zmg cjjgj rgcs`b l`rspgahlyhbn c A`urt `l Qgssh`b cs c Qpgahci A`urt hs t` gbsurg spggj l`r suam trhci. 'Qpgahci

    A`urt' hs jglhbgj hb tmg Cat cs 'c A`urt `l Qgssh`b spgahlhgj cs c Qpgahci A`urt hb Qgath`b3:'. Zmus tmg A`urt `l Qgssh`b hs spgahlhgj t` a`bjuat c trhci cbj b` `tmgr A`urt acb

    a`bjuat tmg trhci `l `llgbags ubjgr tmg Cat. Hb vhgw `l Q.381 `l tmg A`jg `l Arhfhbci

    _r`agjurg, ubigss ht hs p`shthvgiy cbj spgahlhaciiy pr`vhjgj jhllgrgbtiy, b` A`urt `l

    Qgssh`b acb tckg a`nbhzcbag `l cby `llgbag jhrgatiy, whtm`ut tmg acsg dghbn a`ffhttgj t`

    ht dy c Fcnhstrctg. Bghtmgr hb tmg A`jg b`r hb tmg Cat hs tmgrg cby pr`vhsh`b wmcts`gvgr,

    b`r nhvgb dy hfpihacth`b, tmct tmg spgahlhgj A`urt `l Qgssh`b (Qpgahci A`urt) acb tckg

    a`nbhzcbag `l tmg `llgbag ubjgr tmg Cat cs a`urt `l `rhnhbci eurhsjhath`b whtm`ut tmg acsg

    dghbn a`ffhttgj t` ht dy c Fcnhstrctg. Hl tmct dg s`, tmgrg hs b` rgcs`b t` tmhbk tmct tmgamcrng-smggt `r c a`fpichbt acb strchnmtwcy dg lhigj dgl`rg suam Qpgahci A`urt l`r

    `llgbags ubjgr tmg Cat."

    ^MGB CBX CJ\GTQG TGFCTKQ Z@ DG FCJG CNCHBQZ C _GTQ@B

    Qtctg `l Wttcr _rcjgsm v. F`mcffcj Bchgf (CHT 38?1), Ht mcs dggb eujhahciiyrga`nbhsgj tmct hb tmg fcttgr `l fckhbn jhspcrcnhbn rgfcrks cnchbst pgrs`bs `r

    cutm`rhthgs wm`sg a`bjuat a`fgs hbt` a`bshjgrcth`b dgl`rg a`urts `l icw hb acsgs t` dg

    jgahjgj dy tmgf, ht hs rgigvcbt t` a`bshjgr (c) wmgtmgr tmg pcrty wm`sg a`bjuat hs hb

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    qugsth`b hs dgl`rg tmg a`urt `r mcs cb `pp`rtubhty `l gxpichbhbn `r jglgbjhbn mhfsgil ;

    (d) wmgtmgr tmgrg hs gvhjgbag `b rga`rj dgcrhbn `b tmct a`bjuat eusthlyhbn tmg rgfcrks ;cbj (a) wmgtmgr ht hs bgagsscry l`r tmg jgahsh`b `l tmg acsg, cs cb hbtgnrci pcrt tmgrg`l, t`

    cbhfcjvgrt `b tmct a`bjuat. Ht mcs cis` dggb rga`nbhsgj tmct eujhahci pr`b`ubagfgbtsfust dg eujhahci hb bcturg, cbj sm`uij b`t b`rfciiy jgpcrt lr`f s`drhgty, f`jgrcth`b

    cbj rgsgrvg.

    Zmg Arhfhbci A`urts mcvg luii p`wgr cbj cutm`rhty t` pcss cjvgrsg rgfcrks cnchbst tmg

    Hbvgsthncthbn Cngbay cbj whtbgssgs cbj cis` mcs p`wgr l`r hssuhbn jhrgath`b t` tmg

    a`bagrbgj cutm`rhty t` tckg bgagsscry cath`b hb caa`rjcbag whtm icw, dut wmhig j`hbns`, tmg Arhfhbci A`urts crg rgquhrgj t` l`ii`w tmg tmrgg b`rfs cs ichj j`wb dy tmg

    Quprgfg A`urt hb tmg acsg `l F`mcffcj Bchgf (suprc). Zmg cjvgrsg rgfcrks sm`uijdg pcssgj cnchbst tmg Hbvgsthncthbn Cngbay whtm c vhgw t` p`hbt `ut tmghr hbmgrgbt

    hiigncihty cbj icpsgs hb hbvgsthncth`b wmham nhvg dgbglht t` tmg nuhity pgrs`b, s` tmct tmgy

    fcy hfpr`vg hb luturg cbj tmghr supgrh`r cutm`rhty fcy cis` kb`w cd`ut tmg wcy cbjw`rkhbn `l sud`rjhbctgs cbj tmgy fcy cis` pr`vhjg tmgf pr`pgr lcahihty cbj nuhjcbag

    l`r pr`pgr cbj gllgathvg hbvgsthncth`b hb caa`rjcbag whtm icw s` tmct tmg nuhity pgrs`b

    fcy b`t gsacpg lr`f tmg gyg `l icw.

    Hb tmg Qtctg `l Wttcr _rcjgsm v. F`mcffcj Bchf, CHT 38?1 ht mcs dggb mgij cs

    l`ii`ws (ct pcng 771) 5 "Hl tmgrg hs `bg prhbahpigs `l acrjhbci hfp`rtcbag hb tmgcjfhbhstrcth`b `l eusthag, ht hs tmhs 5 tmg pr`pgr lrggj`f cbj hbjgpgbjgbag `l Eujngs cbj

    Fcnhstrctgs fust dg fchbtchbgj cbj tmgy fust dg cii`wgj t` pgrl`rf tmghr lubath`bslrggiy cbj lgcrigssiy cbj whtm`ut ubjug hbtgrlgrgbag dy cby d`jy, gvgb dy tmg A`urt. Ct

    tmg scfg thfg ht hs gquciiy bgagsscry tmct hb gxprgsshbn tmghr `phbh`bs Eujngs cbj

    Fcnhstrctg fust dg nuhjgj dy a`bshjgrcth`bs `l eusthag, lchrpicy cbj rgstrchbt. Ht hs b`t

    hblrgqugbt tmct swggphbn ngbgrcihscth`bs jglgct tmg vgry purp`sg l`r wmham tmgy crg

    fcjg. Ht mcs dggb eujhahciiy rga`nbhsgj tmct hb tmg fcttgr `l fckhbn jhspcrnhbn rgfcrkscnchbst pgrs`bs `r cutm`rhthgs wm`sg a`bjuat a`fgs hbt` a`bshjgrcth`b dgl`rg a`urts `licw hb acsgs t` dg jgahjgj dy tmgf, ht hs rgigvcbt t` a`bshjgr (c) wmgtmgr tmg pcrty

    wm`sg a`bjuat hs hb qugsth`b hs dgl`rg tmg a`urt `r mcs cb `pp`rtubhty `l gxpichbhbn `rjglgbjhbn mhfsgil; (d) wmgtmgr tmgrg hs gvhjgbag `b rga`rj dgcrhbn `b tmct a`bjuat

    eusthlyhbn tmg rgfcrks; cbj (a) wmgtmgr ht hs bgagsscry l`r tmg jgahsh`b `l tmg acsg, cs cb

    hbtgnrci pcrt tmgrg`l, t` cbhfcjvgrt `b tmct a`bjuat. Ht mcs cis` dggb rga`nbhsgj tmct

    eujhahci pr`b`ubagfgbts fust dg eujhahci hb bcturg, cbj sm`uij b`t b`rfciiy jgpcrt

    lr`f s`drhgty, f`jgrcth`b cbj rgsgrvg".

    Hb Bcrcbecb _ctbchk v. Qcsmhduscb Kcr, (38= 5 (38=< Arh IE 833) tmg

    Quprgfg A`urt mcs mgij cs l`ii`ws 5- "Ht hs, tmgrgl`rg, sgttigj icw tmct mcrsm `rjhspcrnhbn rgfcrks crg b`t t` dg fcjg cnchbst pgrs`bs cbj cutm`rhthgs wm`sg a`bjuat

    a`fgs hbt` a`bshjgrcth`b dgl`rg a`urts `l icw ubigss ht hs rgciiy bgagsscry l`r tmg

    jgahsh`b `l tmg acsg, cs cb hbtgnrci pcrt tmgrg`l t` cbhfcjvgrt `b tmct a`bjuat. ^g m`ijtmct tmg cjvgrsg rgfcrks fcjg cnchbst tmg cppgiicbt wgrg bghtmgr eusthlhgj b`r aciigj

    l`r".Hb Fujkcppc v. Qtctg `l Kcrbctckc, HIT 38=7 Kcbt 14>7 tmhs A`urt mcs mgij cs l`ii`ws 5

    "_gthth`bgr-a`fpichbcbt s`unmt gxpubath`b `l pcsscng hb eujnfgbt `b nr`ubjs ht wcs

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    wm`iiy hrrgigvcbt cbj ubeusthlhcdig cbj tmct tmg rgtgbth`b `l tmg pcsscng a`btchbhbn

    cjvgrsg rgfcrks `b rga`rj whii acusg sgrh`us mcrf t` a`fpichbcbt c p`ihag a`bstcdig."

    LCIQG ACQZG AGTZHLHACZGQ

    Hb KWFCTH FCJMWTH _CZHI v. CJJI. A@FFHQQH@BGT, cbj JHTGAZ@T @L ZTHDCI

    ^GILCTG v. IC\GZH NHTH, CHT 3887 QA 37?

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    Qtctg @l Kcrbctckc vs Krhsmbcppc HIT 388: KCT =8 Ht hs `dsgrvgj Zmg Quprgfg A`urthb tmg acsg `l \HECXGG QHBNM CBJ @TQ. v. QZCZG @L W._. 388? QA (Ari) 1>=, aigcriy

    p`hbtgj `ut wmct c j`udt hb c arhfhbci acsg fgcbs. Ht hs b`t `l c wgck `r ubjuiyvcahiicthbn, acprhah`us, hbj`igbt, jr`wsy `r a`blusgj fhbj. Ht hs tmct `l cb cigrt fhbj

    crrhvgj ct cltgr jug cppihacth`b `l fhbj. Zmg trhci A`urt cppgcrs t` mcvg dga`fg `vgr

    a`bsah`us `l durjgb `l pr``l, tmus hb tmct pr`agss l`rngtthbn l`r c f`fgbt tmct tmgahraufstcbags crg str`bn gb`unm t` lhbj tmct ht wcs tmg caausgj cbj tmg caausgj ci`bg

    wm` wcs nuhity `l tmhs jhcd`ihaci cat.

    Wbeust caquhttci hs cs dcj cs ubeust a`bvhath`b cs mgij dy tmg Quprgfg A`urt hb tmg acsg

    `l QCZMH _TCQCJ v. ZMG QZCZG @L W._ 38>1 Ari .I.E. 1::. Ht mcs dggb str`bniy urngjtmct dgacusg tmg tw` amhijrgb wgrg b`t gxcfhbgj cbj tmg di``j stchbgj crthaigs wgrg

    b`t sgbt l`r Amgfhaci Cbciyshs tmct dgbglht sm`uij n` t` tmg caausgj. Ht acbb`t dg s`, tmg

    trutm `l c acsg sm`uij b`t jgpgbj `b tmg wmhfs cbj lcbahgs `l cb Hbvgsthncthbn @llhagr. Hlmg mcs lchigj hb mhs juty t` sudegat tmg di``j stchbgj crthaigs cltgr gxcfhbhbn s`fg

    fctgrhci whtbgssgs, mhs wcy `l mcbjihbn tmg hbvgsthncth`b fcy a`fg l`r sgvgrg arhthahsf

    dut b`t ct tmg a`st `l trutm, hl tmg gvhjgbag `l _^.3 cbj `tmgr ahraufstcbags a`uij dg

    mgij sullhahgbt t` drhbn m`fg tmg nuhit t` tmg caausgj tmgb fgrg b`b-gxcfhbcth`b `l tmg

    tw` sfcii amhijrgb prgsgbt hb tmg m`usg whii b`t dg `l fuam a`bsgqugbag. Ht hs

    wgii sgttigj tmct hl tmg p`ihag rga`rjs dga`fg suspgat cbj hbvgsthncth`b pgrlubat`ry ht

    dga`fgs tmg juty `l tmg A`urt t` sgg hl tmg gvhjgbag nhvgb hb A`urt sm`uij dg rgihgj

    up`b cbj suam icpsgs hnb`rgj.

    CBNGT @L CAAWQGJ @\GT JGAGCQGJZmg Tgnhstrcr Ngbgrci, Mhnm A`urt @l Kcrbctckc vs Zcicwcrc \gbkctcppc HIT 4??1 KCT

    :811 JD Zmus tmg gvhjgbag `b rga`rj w`uij sm`w tmct tmg caausgj mcj s`fg hrg

    t`wcrjs tmg jgagcsgj. ^mgb tmg pr`sgauth`b mcs suaaggjgj hb sm`whbn tmg p`sshdhihty

    `l s`fg hrg `r cbngr `l tmg caausgj t`wcrjs tmg jgagcsgj, tmg hbcdhihty t` lurtmgr put `b

    rga`rj tmg fcbbgr hb wmham suam hrg `r cbngr w`uij mcvg swgiigj up hb tmg fhbj `l tmgcaausgj t` suam c jgnrgg cs t` hfpgi mhf t` a`ffht tmg furjgr `l tmg jgagcsgj acbb`tdg a`bshjgrgj cs c lctci wgckbgss `l tmg pr`sgauth`b. Ht hs cif`st cb hfp`sshdhihty l`r tmg

    pr`sgauth`b t` ubrcvci tmg luii jhfgbsh`b `l tmg fgbtci jhsp`shth`b `l tmg caausgjt`wcrjs tmg jgagcsgj. Zmhs hs c acsg wmgrg m`wgvgr tmg pr`sgauth`b mcs suaaggjgj hb

    sm`whbn tmct caausgj mcj s`fg rgcs`b l`r cbngr `r jhsihkg t`wcrjs tmg jgagcsgj. ^g

    acbb`t lctm`f tmg fgbtci jhsp`shth`b `l tmg caausgj t`wcrjs tmg jgagcsgj ct tmg thfg `l

    tmg a`ffhssh`b `l tmg `llgbag, b`r a`uij wg ruig `ut tmg p`sshdhihty `l s`fg acusg `l

    hffgjhctg pr`v`acth`b l`r tmg caausgj. Mcvhbn rgncrj t` tmg ahraufstcbags ubjgr

    wmham tmg hbahjgbt hb qugsth`b mcj `aaurrgj, ht a`uij dg kb`wb `biy t` tmg jgagcsgj cbj

    tmg caausgj. Zmg jgagcsgj hs b`t cihvg t` tgii us wmct wcs tmg pr`v`acth`b. Zmg caausgj

    jhj b`t jhsai`sg ht t` us. Q` wg crg ubcdig t` cpprgahctg tmg a`btgbth`b tmct tmgpr`v`acth`b wcs b`t sullhahgbt gb`unm l`r tmg nmcstiy cat pgrpgtrctgj dy tmg caausgj.

    ^HZMJTC^I LT@F _T@QGAWZH@B

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    QMG@BCBJCB _CQ^CB \Q QZCZG @L DHMCT CHT 38=1 QA 38: 5-Lr`f tmg Quprgfg

    A`urt's gbubahcth`b `l tmg ignci p`shth`b n`vgrbhbn tmg pr`pgr gxgrahsg `l tmg p`wgra`btchbgj hb Qgath`b 143,(^HZMJTC^I LT@F _T@QGAWZH@B) tmrgg `r l`ur tmhbns

    dgacfg aigcr 5(h) Zm`unm whtmjrcwci lr`f pr`sgauth`b hs cb gxgauthvg lubath`b `l tmg _udiha

    _r`sgaut`r l`r wmham stctut`ry jhsargth`b hs vgstgj hb mhf, tmg jhsargth`b hs bghtmgr

    cds`iutg b`r ubrgvhgwcdig dut ht hs sudegat t` tmg a`urt's supgrvhs`ry lubath`b. Hb lcatdghbn cb gxgauthvg lubath`b ht w`uij dg sudegat t` c eujhahci rgvhgw `b agrtchb ihfhtgj

    nr`ubjs ihkg cby `tmgr gxgauthvg cath`b; tmg cutm`rhty whtm wm`f tmg jhsargth`b hs

    vgstgj 'fust ngbuhbgiy cjjrgss htsgil t` tmg fcttgr dgl`rg ht, fust b`t cat ubjgr tmgjhatctgs `l cb`tmgr d`jy, fust b`t j` wmct ht mcs dggb l`rdhjjgb t` j`, fust cat hb n``j

    lchtm, fust mcvg rgncrj t` cii rgigvcbt a`bshjgrcth`bs cbj fust b`t dg swcygj dyhrrgigvcbt a`bshjgrcth`bs, fust b`t sggk t` pr`f`tg purp`sgs cihgb t` tmg igttgr `r tmg

    sphrht `l tmg ignhsicth`b tmct nhvgs ht p`wgr t` cat crdhtrcrhiy `r acprhah`usiy."

    (hh) Qhbag tmg trhci a`urt's supgrvhs`ry lubath`b `l ghtmgr nrcbthbn `r rglushbn t` nrcbt tmg

    pgrfhssh`b hs c eujhahci lubath`b tmg scfg hs ihcdig t` a`rrgath`b dy tmg Mhnm A`urt ubjgr

    hts rgvhsh`bci p`wgrs d`tm ubjgr tmg `ij cbj prgsgbt A`jg `l Arhfhbci _r`agjurg, cbj

    bcturciiy tmg Quprgfg A`urt w`uij mcvg ct igcst a`gxtgbshvg eurhsjhath`b whtm tmg Mhnm

    A`urt hb cb cppgci prglgrrgj t` ht dy spgahci igcvg `r up`b c agrthlhactg dy tmg Mhnm

    A`urt.

    (hhh) B` jham`t`fy cs suam dgtwggb p`ihthaci `llgbags `r tmg ihkg `b tmg `bg mcbj cbja`ff`b icw arhfgs `b tmg `tmgr a`uij dg schj t` mcvg dggb fcjg dy tmg Quprgfg A`urt

    l`r purp`sgs `l Qgath`b 143, l`r, gvgb hb wmct crg aciigj p`ihthaci `llgbags `r tmg ihkg,a`ffhtthbn a`ff`b icw arhfgs, hs hfpihaht, l`r tmg whtmjrcwci lr`f tmg pr`sgauth`b `l

    wmham tmg p`wgr ubjgr Qgath`b 143 mcs t` dg rgs`rtgj t`. Dut tmg jgahsh`bs j` icy j`wb

    tmct wmgb a`ff`b icw arhfgs crg f`thvctgj dy p`ihthaci cfdhth`bs `r a`bshjgrcth`bs `r

    tmgy crg a`ffhttgj jurhbn `r crg l`ii`wgj dy fcss cnhtcth`bs, a`ffubci lrgbzhgs,

    rgnh`bci jhsputgs, hbjustrhci a`blihats, stujgbt ubrgst `r ihkg shtucth`bs hbv`ivhbngf`thvg hssugs nhvhbn rhsg t` cb ctf`spmgrg suramcrngj whtm vh`igbag, tmg dr`cjgracusg `l pudiha eusthag, pudiha `rjgr cbj pgcag fcy `utwghnm tmg pudiha hbtgrgst `l

    cjfhbhstgrhbn arhfhbci eusthag hb c pcrthauicr ihthncth`b cbj whtmjrcwci lr`f tmgpr`sgauth`b `l tmct ihthncth`b w`uij dga`fg bgagsscry, c agrtchbty `l a`bvhath`b

    b`twhtmstcbjhbn, cbj pgrshstgbag hb tmg pr`sgauth`b hb tmg bcfg `l vhbjhacthbn tmg icw

    fcy pr`vg a`ubtgr-pr`juathvg.

    Hb `tmgr w`rjs, hb acsg `l suam a`blihat dgtwggb tmg tw` typgs `l pudiha hbtgrgsts, tmg

    bcrr`wgr pudiha hbtgrgst sm`uij yhgij t` tmg dr`cjgr pudiha hbtgrgst, cbj, tmgrgl`rg, cb

    `bgr`us juty hs acst up`b tmg a`urt t` wghnm cbj jgahjg wmham pudiha hbtgrgst sm`uij

    prgvchi hb gcam acsg wmhig nrcbthbn `r rglushbn t` nrcbt hts a`bsgbt t` tmg whtmjrcwcilr`f tmg pr`sgauth`b. L`r, ht hs b`t hbvcrhcdiy tmct wmgbgvgr arhfg hs p`ihthaciiy

    f`thvctgj `r hs a`ffhttgj hb `r hs l`ii`wgj dy cby gxpi`shvg shtucth`b hbv`ivhbn gf`thvg

    hssug tmct tmg pr`sgauth`b fust dg whtmjrcwb. Hb `tmgr w`rjs, hb gcam acsg `l suama`blihat tmg a`urt mcs t` wghnm cbj jgahjg eujhah`usiy. Dut ht hs `dvh`us tmct ubigss tmg

    arhfgs hb qugsth`b crg pgr sg p`ihthaci `llgbags ihkg sgjhth`b `r crg f`thvctgj dy p`ihthacia`bshjgrcth`bs `r crg a`ffhttgj jurhbn `r crg l`ii`wgj dy fcss cnhtcth`bs, a`ffubci

    lrgbzhgs, rgnh`bci jhsputgs, hbjustrhci a`blihats, stujgbt ubrgst `r tmg ihkg shtucth`bs

    hbv`ivhbn gf`thvg hssugs nhvhbn rhsg t` cb ctf`spmgrg suramcrngj whtm vh`igbag, b`

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    qugsth`b `l sgrvhbn cby dr`cjgr acusg `l pudiha eusthag, pudiha `rjgr `r pgcag w`uij

    crhsg cbj hb tmg cdsgbag tmgrg`l tmg pudiha hbtgrgst `l cjfhbhstgrhbn arhfhbci eusthag hb cnhvgb acsg acbb`t dg pgrfhttgj t` dg scarhlhagj, pcrthauicriy wmgb c mhnmiy picagj

    pgrs`b hs ciigngjiy hbv`ivgj hb tmg arhfg, cs `tmgrwhsg tmg a`ff`b fcb's lchtm hb tmgruig `l icw cbj jgf`arctha vciugs w`uij dg smgitgrgj.

    (hv) ^mgb pcuahty `l gvhjgbag `r icak `l pr`spgat `l suaagsslui pr`sgauth`b hs tmgnr`ubj l`r whtmjrcwci tmg a`urt mcs b`t fgrgiy tmg p`wgr dut c juty t` gxcfhbg tmg

    fctgrhci `b rga`rj whtm`ut wmham tmg vcihjhty cbj pr`prhgty `l suam nr`ubj acbb`t dg

    jgtgrfhbgj.

    QMG@BCBJCB _CQ^CB \Q QZCZG @L DHMCT CHT 38=1 QA 38: Hb tmhs a`ubtry, tmgsamgfg `l arhfhbci eusthag picags tmg prhfg rgsp`bshdhihty `l pr`sgauthbn sgrh`us

    `llgbags `b tmg gxgauthvg cutm`rhty. Zmg hbvgsthncth`b, a`iigath`b `l rgquhshtg gvhjgbag

    cbj tmg pr`sgauth`b l`r tmg `llgbags whtm rglgrgbag t` suam gvhjgbag crg tmg lubath`bs `ltmg gxgauthvg. Zmg lubath`b `l tmg a`urt hb tmhs rgspgat hs c ihfhtgj `bg cbj hbtgbjgj `biy

    t` prgvgbt tmg cdusg. Zmg lubath`b `l tmg a`urt hb caa`rjhbn hts a`bsgbt t` whtmjrcwci hs,

    m`wgvgr, c eujhahci lubath`b. Ht, tmgrgl`rg, dga`fgs bgagsscry l`r tmg a`urt dgl`rg wm`f

    tmg cppihacth`b l`r whtmjrcwci hs lhigj dy tmg pudiha pr`sgaut`r t` cppiy hts fhbj s` tmct

    tmg cppgiictg a`urt fcy gxcfhbg cbj dg scthslhgj tmct tmg a`urt mcs b`t caa`rjgj hts

    a`bsgbt cs c fcttgr `l a`ursg dut mcs cppihgj hts fhbj t` tmg nr`ubjs tckgb hb tmg

    cppihacth`b l`r whtmjrcwci dy _udiha _r`sgaut`r.

    IC_QGQ HB HB\GQZHNCZH@B CBJ _T@QGAWZH@B

    Zmg Qtctg @l Kcrbctckc vs D. Tcfgsm 4??< (:) KcrIE ygcrs dcak cbj b` gll`rt dghbn fcjg dytmg pr`sgauthbn cngbay ct cby stcng `l tmg Zrhci pr`aggjhbns t` sgaurg tmg hfp`rtcbtwhtbgssgs vhz., CQH Tcamchcm cbj tmg fgjhaci `llhagr, wm` wgrg prgsgbt jurhbn tmg jyhbn

    jgaicrcth`b fcjg dy tmg jgagcsgj, wg crg iglt whtm b` `tmgr `pth`b tmcb t` gxprgss `urjhspigcsurg `vgr tmg fcbbgr hb wmham tmg gbthrg acsg mcs dggb mcbjigj rhnmt lr`f tmg

    hbagpth`b. ^g j` m`pg tmct tmg `dsgrvcth`bs fcjg cd`vg w`uij `pgb gygs `l tmg

    a`bagrbgj cutm`rhthgs, pcrthauicriy tmg A`ffhssh`bgr `l _`ihag cbj wg crg `l tmg

    a`bshjgrgj `phbh`b tmct tmg A`ffhssh`bgr `l _`ihag whii mcvg t` `rjgr cb gbquhry t`

    lhbj `ut tmg rgcs`bs l`r tmg icpsgs hb tmg hbvgsthncth`b cbj wg cis` jhrgat tmg Jhrgat`r `l

    _udiha _r`sgauth`bs t` gxcfhbg tmg rga`rjs `l tmhs acsg hb tmg ihnmt `l `ur `dsgrvcth`bs

    cbj hbhthctg bgagsscry gbquhry cnchbst tmg a`bagrbgj _udiha _r`sgaut`r l`r b`t

    jhsamcrnhbn mhs juthgs hb pr`pgr fcbbgr.^g pcrt whtm tmhs acsg whtm tmg m`pg tmct hb luturg cii tmg a`bagrbgj cngbahgs whii tckg

    bgagsscry acrg cbj jhsamcrng tmghr juty whtm cb utf`st rgsp`bshdhihty t` gbsurg tmct

    fhsacrrhcng `l eusthag bgvgr tckgs picag cbj gbsurg tmct chf `l arhfhbci eusthag systgft` sgg tmct tmg rgciiy nuhity pgrs`bs j` b`t gsacpg lr`f pubhsmfgbt, dga`fgs, c rgcihty.

    ZGBJGBAX @L C__IXHBN _TGQQWTG ZMT@WNM ATHFHBCI _T@QGAWZH@B

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    Hbjhcb @hi A`rp`rcth`b \. BG_A Hbjhc Itj. (4??1

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    "(3) ^mgb tmg furjgr hs a`ffhttgj hb cb gxtrgfgiy drutci, nr`tgsqug, jhcd`ihaci,

    rgv`ithbn `r jcstcrjiy fcbbgr s` cs t` cr`usg hbtgbsg cbj gxtrgfg hbjhnbcth`b `l tmga`ffubhty.

    (4) ^mgb tmg furjgr hs a`ffhttgj l`r c f`thvg wmham gvhbags t`tci jgprcvhty cbjfgcbbgss; g.n. furjgr dy mhrgj csscsshb l`r f`bgy `r rgwcrj; `r a`ij- di``jgj furjgr

    l`r nchbs `l c pgrs`bs vhs-c vhs wm`f tmg furjgrgr hs hb j`fhbcthbn p`shth`b `r hb c

    p`shth`b `l trust; `r furjgr hs a`ffhttgj hb tmg a`ursg `l dgtrcyci `l tmg f`tmgricbj.(1) ^mgb furjgr `l c fgfdgr `l c Qamgjuigj Acstg `r fhb`rhty a`ffubhty gta. hs

    a`ffhttgj b`t l`r pgrs`bci rgcs`bs dut hb ahraufstcbags wmham cr`usg s`ahci wrctm; `r

    hb acsgs `l odrhjg durbhbn' `r oj`wry jgctms' `r wmgb furjgr hs a`ffhttgj hb `rjgr t`rgfcrry l`r tmg sckg `l gxtrcathbn j`wry `bag cnchb `r t` fcrry cb`tmgr w`fcb `b

    caa`ubt `l hblcatucth`b.(:) ^mgb tmg arhfg hs gb`rf`us hb pr`p`rth`b. L`r hbstcbag, wmgb fuithpig furjgrs,

    scy `l cii `r cif`st cii tmg fgfdgrs `l c lcfhiy `r c icrng bufdgr `l pgrs`bs `l c

    pcrthauicr acstg, a`ffubhty `r i`acihty crg a`ffhttgj.(7) ^mgb tmg vhathf `l furjgr hs cb hbb`agbt amhij, `r c mgipigss w`fcb `r `ij `r hblhrf

    pgrs`b `r c pgrs`b vhs-c-vhs wm`f tmg furjgrgr hs hb c j`fhbcthbn p`shth`b, `r c pudiha

    lhnurg ngbgrciiy i`vgj cbj rgspgatgj dy tmg a`ffubhty."

    Zmg lhbjhbns `l tmg rcrgst `l rcrg acsg w`uij mcvg t` dg eujngj hb tmg ihnmt `l tmg

    ahraufstcbags dr`unmt cd`ut cbj pr`vgj dy tmg pr`sgauth`b. Quprgfg A`urt hb @f_rckcsm v. Qtctg `l Mcrycbc rgp`rtgj hb 3888 (1) QAA 38, wmhig jgcihbn whtm tmg

    caausgj wm` mcj a`ffhttgj sgvgb furjgrs, `dsgrvgj cs ubjgr5 "3>. A`bshjgrhbn tmgcl`rgschj dcaknr`ubj `l tmg fcttgr, tmg qugsth`b w`uij dg wmgtmgr tmg acsg `l tmg

    cppgiicbt a`uij dg `bg `l tmg "rcrgst `l tmg rcrg" acsgs s` tmct jgctm sgbtgbag hsrgquhrgj t` dg hfp`sgj. Hb `ur vhgw, gvgb tm`unm tmhs hs c nrugs`fg cat `b tmg pcrt `l

    tmg cppgiicbt, ygt ht hs c rgsuit `l mufcb fhbj n`hbn cstrcy dgacusg `l a`bstcbt

    mcrcssfgbt `l tmg lcfhiy fgfdgrs `l tmg cppgiicbt cs bcrrctgj cd`vg. Ht a`uij dg

    tgrfgj cs c acsg `l rgtrhduth`b `r cat l`r tckhbn rgvgbng. B` j`udt, ht w`uij b`t dg c

    eusthlhcdig cat ct cii, dut tmg caausgj wcs lggihbn f`rciiy eusthlhcdig `b mhs pcrt. Mgbag, htw`uij dg jhllhauit t` tgrf ht cs tmg "rcrgst `l tmg rcrg" acsgs. Lurtmgr tmhs hs b`t c arhfga`ffhttgj dgacusg `l iust l`r wgcitm `r w`fgb, tmct hs t` scy, furjgrs crg bghtmgr l`r

    f`bgy suam cs gxt`rth`b, jca`hty `r r`ddgry; b`r gvgb l`r iust cbj rcpg; ht hs b`t cb cat`l cbth-s`ahci gigfgbt khjbcpphbn cbj trcllhakhbn hb fhb`r nhris `r `l cb cbth-s`ahci

    gigfgbt jgcihbn hb jcbngr`us jruns wmham cllgats tmg gbthrg f`rci lhdrg `l tmg s`ahgty

    cbj khiis bufdgr `l pgrs`bs; b`r hs ht arhfg a`ffhttgj l`r p`wgr `r p`ihthaci cfdhth`bs

    `r pcrt `l `rncbhzgj arhfhbci cathvhthgs. Ht hs c arhfg a`ffhttgj dy tmg caausgj wm` mcj

    c acusg t` lggi cnnrhgvgj l`r hbeusthag fgtgj `ut t` mhs lcfhiy fgfdgrs ct tmg mcbjs `l

    tmg lcfhiy `l tmg `tmgr pcrty wm` caa`rjhbn t` mhf wgrg str`bn gb`unm pmyshaciiy cs

    wgii cs ga`b`fhaciiy cbj mcvhbn hbliugbag whtm tmg cutm`rhty wmham wcs rgquhrgj t`

    pr`tgat mhf cbj mhs lcfhiy. Zmg dhttgrbgss hbargcsgj t` c d`hihbn p`hbt cbj dgacusg `ltmg cn`by sullgrgj dy mhf cbj mhs lcfhiy fgfdgrs ct tmg mcbjs `l tmg `tmgr pcrty cbj

    l`r b`t ngtthbn pr`tgath`b lr`f tmg p`ihag `llhagrs a`bagrbgj `r t`tci hbcath`b jgsphtg

    rgpgctgj wrhttgb prcygrs n`cjgj `r a`fpgiigj tmg caausgj t` tckg icw hb mhs `wb mcbjswmham auifhbctgj hb nrugs`fg furjgrs; fcy dg tmct mhs fhbj n`t jgrchigj `l tmg trcak

    cbj wgbt cstrcy `r dgy`bj a`btr`i dgacusg `l gxtrgfg fgbtci jhsturdcbags l`r tmga`bstcbt mcrcssfgbt cbj jhsputgs. Lurtmgr a`bshjgrhbn tmg lcats cbj ahraufstcbags, ht

    acbb`t dg schj tmct mg w`uij dg fgbcag t` tmg s`ahgty; tmgrg hs b` rgcs`b t` dgihgvg tmct

    mg acbb`t dg rgl`rfgj `r rgmcdhihtctg cbj tmct mg hs ihkgiy t` a`bthbug arhfhbci cats `l

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    vh`igbag cs w`uij a`bsthtutg cs a`bthbuhbn tmrgct t` tmg s`ahgty. Mg wcs w`rkhbn hb DQL

    cs c jhsahpihbgj fgfdgr `l tmg crfgj l`rags cngj cd`ut 41 ct tmg rgigvcbt thfg, mcvhbnb` arhfhbci cbtgagjgbts."

    Hb tmg acsg `l Amcfcb \s. Qtcg `l BAZ- (4??3) 4 QAA 4= , tmg A`urt cltgr lhbjhbn tmg

    a`ffhssh`b `l arhfg mgij tmct c nhri `l 3 cbj 6 ygcrs wcs rcpgj cbj khiigj dut jhj b`t

    cppr`vg `l tmg jgctm sgbtgbag hfp`sgj `b mhf dy tmg A`urts dgi`w cbj hfp`sgj `b mhfc ihlg sgbtgbag cs tmhs A`urt l`ubj tmct tmg cppgiicbt hs b`t c jcbngr`us pgrs`b t`

    gbjcbngr tmg s`ahgty cbj tmg acsg hs b`t a`fhbn whtmhb tmg pcrcfgtgrs `l tmg orcrgst `l

    rcrg acsg'.

    Hb tmg acsg `l Dcbtu O Bcrgsm Nhrh \s. Qtctg `l Wttcr _rcjgsm- CHT 4??4 Q.A. >?,tmgcaausgj wcs sgbtgbagj t` jgctm l`r tmg rcpg cbj furjgr `l c < ygcr `ij amhij. Hb _crc =

    `l tmg schj eujnfgbt, tmg Igcrbgj eujngs cltgr a`bshjgrhbn tmg cng `l tmg caausgj cbj

    cis` tmg lcat tmct mg jhj b`t mcvg cby pcst arhfhbci rga`rj mgij tmct tmg caausgj whii b`tdg c nrcvg jcbngr t` s`ahgty cbj lurtmgr mgij tmct tmg acsg j`gs b`t lcii ubjgr tmg rcrgst

    `l rcrg acsgs cbj jgctm sgbtgbag wcs a`ffutgj t` ihlg sgbtgbag.

    Hb Qurgbjrc _ci Qhbnm \s. Qtctg `l Nuecrct- (4??7) 1 QAA 34>,c fhb`r nhri wcs rcpgjcbj khiigj cbj tmg Qgssh`bs A`urt hfp`sgj jgctm pgbcity cbj tmg Mhnm A`urt `l Nuecrct

    cis` cllhrfgj tmg scfg. Dut tmhs A`urt l`ubj tmct tmg acsg j`gs b`t lcii ubjgr tmg rcrgst

    `l rcrg acsgs cbj a`bshjgrhbn tmct tmg cppgiicbt wcs 1< ygcrs `ij cbj mcs b` prgvh`us

    arhfhbci rga`rj, mgij tmct mg wcs b`t c fgbcag t` s`ahgty. Zmhs A`urt mgij tmct ht wcs b`tc rcrgst `l rcrg acsgs cbj a`blhrfgj tmg a`bvhath`b dut a`ffutgj tmg sgbtgbag lr`f

    jgctm sgbtgbag t` ihlg hfprhs`bfgbt.

    Hb Cfrht Qhbnm \s. Qtctg `l _ubecd- CHT 4??4 QA 314, tmg caausgj wcs l`ubj nuhity `lrcpg `l c fhb`r nhri cbj cis` `l mgr jgctm. Jgctm `aaurrgj b`t cs c rgsuit `l strcbnuicth`b

    dut jug t` gxagsshvg diggjhbn lr`f mgr prhvctg pcrts. Hb tmct acsg, tmg Zrhci A`urt

    sgbtgbagj tmg caausgj t` jgctm sgbtgbag wmham wcs a`blhrfgj dy tmg Mhnm A`urt `l_ubecd cbj Mcrycbc hb c rglgrgbag pr`aggjhbn dgl`rg ht. Hb pcrc 43 `l pcng 31< `l tmgeujnfgbt, tmhs A`urt mgij tmct tmg hfp`shth`b `l jgctm sgbtgbag hb suam acsgs wcs

    hfpr`pgr cbj ht acbb`t dg put hb tmg actgn`ry `l rcrgst `l rcrg acsgs cbj tmg A`urthfp`sgj c sgbtgbag `l rhn`r`us hfprhs`bfgbt l`r ihlg `b tmct nr`ubj.

    Hb tmg acsg `l Kuiwhbjgr Qhbnm \s. Qtctg `l _ubecd- CHT 4??> QA 4=

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    :>3.(HHH) ECH KWFCT \Q. QZCZG @L FCJMXC _TCJGQM TG_@TZGJ HB 3888 (7) QAA 3.

    (H\) TCFJG@ AMCWMCB CIHCQ TCEBCZM AMCWMCB \Q. QZCZG @L CQQCF TG_@TZGJ

    HB 4??> (>) QAA :77(\) QWTGQM & CBT. \Q. QZCZG @L WZZCT _TCJGQM GZA. TG_@TZGJ HB 4??3 (1) QAA

    1.

    (\H) KTHQMBC F@AMH & @TQ. \Q. QZCZG @L DHMCT GZA. TG_@TZGJ HB 4??3 (81.

    (]H) WBH@B @L HBJHC & @TQ. \Q. JG\GBJTC BCZM TCH TG_@TZGJ HB 4??< (4) QAA

    4:1.

    (]HH) DCDW O FWDCTHK MWQQCHB \Q. QZCZG @L TCECQZMCB TG_@TZGJ HB 4??< (31)

    QAA 33 (1) QAA 3.

    (]H\) QMH\W & CBT. \Q. TGNHQZTCT NGBGTCI, M.A. @L KCT & CBT. TG_@TZGJ HB 4??>

    (:) QAA >31.(]\) _TCEGGZ KWFCT QHBNM \Q. QZCZG @L DHMCT TG_@TZGJ HB 4??= (:) QAA :1:.

    (]\H) F@MCB CBBC AMC\CB \Q. QZCZG @L FCMCTCQMZTC TG_@TZGJ HB 4??= (>)QAA 7

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    Acphtci pubhsmfgbt fcy b`t cssurg t` st`p nrhgv`us `llgbags dut ht acb surgiy rglrchb

    `bg lr`f a`btgfpicthbn tmgf cbj f`rg s` fckg ht t`unm l`r tmg `llgbjgrs t` ngt cwcywhtm mhs arhfg.

    Ht hs schj tmct eust cs `bg acbb`t pgrfht tmct wmham hs pr`mhdhtgj, shfhicriy, `bg acbb`t

    pr`mhdht tmct wmham sm`uij dg pgrfhttgj cbj acphtci pubhsmfgbt acbb`t dg pr`mhdhtgj

    cs ht hs rhnmtiy pgrfhttgj

    A`fhbn t` tmg lcats `l tmhs acsg, wmham hs bcrrctgj mgrghbcd`vg hb gxtgbsh`, ht hs aigcr

    tmct tmg caausgj dy mhs pgrvgrt, nm`uihsm cbj jgprcvgj cat mcs dr`unmt cb cdrupt cbjgcriy gbj `l cb hbb`agbt amhij wm` mcj mcrjiy sggb sgvgb suffgrs `l mgr ihlg, hb tmg

    f`st nmcstiy cbj jcstcrjiy fcbbgr cbj iglt dgmhbj nrhsiy s`vgrghnb `l mhs arhfg. Zmgvhathf wcs cb hbb`agbt amhij wmgrgcs tmg caausgj wcs tmg mufcb f`bstgr cbj tmhs

    mghb`us cbj `jh`us arhfg a`ffhttgj dy mhf hs cb ubpcrj`bcdig phiicng `l mufcb

    vhrtugs, vciugs cbj tgbgts `l mufcbhty. Quam nrugs`fg piubjgrhbn `l cb hbb`agbt mufcbihlg b`t `biy wcrrcbts tmg mhnmgst pubhsmfgbt pr`vhjgj ubjgr tmg icw, dut ht cis`

    pr`fpts rgpunbcbag lr`f `ur sgbsg `l mufcbhty cbj surgty. ^g fust mcvg mgcrj cbj

    jgahjgj mubjrgjs `l m`rrgbj`us acsgs `l cnnrcvctgj csscuit hb ihlg, dut tmhs `bg mcs sgbt

    c amhiihbn sm`ak tmr`unm `ur sphbg. Ht hs b` j`udt trug tmct tmg mufcb ihlg fust dg

    vciugj, dut b`t `l c mufcb f`bstgr, wm` mcs n`t cb gbj `l mufcb ihlg `l cb hbb`agbt nhri

    amhij mcrjiy cngj > ygcrs hb c f`st dcrdcrha fcbbgr cltgr a`ffhtthbn rcpg `b mgr hb tmg

    f`st drutci fcbbgr. Zmgrgl`rg, `b lcats `l tmhs acsg, hl igcrbgj Eujng mcs cwcrjgj jgctm

    sgbtgbag t` tmg caausgj tmgb ht acbb`t dg schj gvgb dy strgtam `l hfcnhbcth`b tmct tmgigcrbgj Eujng wcs di``j tmhrsty.

    ACQGQ JHQAWQQGJ DX M@BDIG EWQZHAGQ

    Hb tmg fcttgr `l Kcftc Zhwcrh vs. Qtctg `l F._., rgp`rtgj hb CHT 388< QA 4=??, tmg

    caausgj wcs amcrngj l`r tmg `llgbag ubjgr sga. 1>< cs wgii cs 1?4 `l H_A `l a`ffhtthbn

    rcpg `b mhs bhgag cngj > ygcrs cbj tmgb a`ffhttgj mgr furjgr. Zmg gbthrg acsg wcsdcsgj `b ahraufstcbthci gvhjgbag dut tmg tgii-tcig ahraufstcbags lhrfiy gstcdihsmgj wgrgb`t a`fpcthdig whtm cby `tmgr rgcs`bcdig myp`tmgshs gxagpt tmct tmg caausgj cltgr

    khjbcpphbn "_hbky" a`ffhttgj rcpg `b mgr cbj tmgb strcbnuictgj mgr cbj a`ffhttgjmgr furjgr. Zmg M`b'dig Quprgfg A`urt mgij tmct 5 "^mgb cb hbb`agbt mgipigss nhri `l >

    ygcrs wcs sudegatgj t` suam dcrdcrha trgctfgbt dy c pgrs`b wm` wcs hb c p`shth`b `l mgr

    trust mhs auipcdhihty cssufgs tmg pr`p`rth`b `l gxtrgfg jgprcvhty cbj cr`usgs c sgbsg `l

    rgvuish`b hb tmg fhbj `l tmg a`ff`b fcb. Hb lhbg, tmg f`thvcth`b `l tmg pgrpgtrct`r, tmg

    vuibgrcdhihty `l tmg vhathf, tmg gb`rfhty `l tmg arhfg, tmg gxgauth`b tmgrg`l pgrsucjg us

    t` m`ij tmct tmhs hs c "rcrgst `l rcrg" acsgs wmgrg tmg sgbtgbag `l jgctm hs gfhbgbtiy

    jgshrcdig b`t `biy t` jgtgr `tmgrs lr`f a`ffhtthbn suam ctr`ah`us arhfgs dut cis` t`

    nhvg gfpmctha gxprgssh`b t` s`ahgty's cdm`rrgbag `l suam arhfgs". ^mhig a`blhrfhbn tmgjgctm sgbtgbag hb Kcftc Zhwcrh's acsg (suprc), tmg M`b'dig Quprgfg A`urt cis`

    a`bshjgrgj hts gcrihgr icbj fcrk eujnfgbts (3) hb tmg acsg `l Dcamcb Qhbnm vs. Qtctg `l

    _ubecd rgp`rtgj hb CHT 38=? QA =8= cbj (4) hb tmg acsg `l Fcammh Qhbnm vs. Qtctg `l_ubecd rgp`rtgj hb CHT 38=1 QA 87>.

    Hb acsg `l Icxfcb Bchk vs. Qtctg `l @rhssc, rgp`rtgj hb CHT 3887 QA 31=>, tmgM`b'dig Quprgfg a`urt a`blhrfgj tmg jgctm sgbtgbag `l tmg caausgj, wm`, lhrst

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    a`ffhttgj rcpg `b tmg fhb`r jcunmtgr cngj > `l mhs dr`tmgr. Zmg acsg wcs dcsgj purgiy

    `b ahraufstcbthci gvhjgbag cbj tmgb khiigj mgr. Cltgr a`bshjgrhbn tmg tmg eujnfgbt `lDcamcb Qhbnm's acsg (suprc), tmg Cpgxt A`urt `dsgrvgj hb pcrc-4< tmct 5 ".......^mhig

    jhsausshbn tmg sgbtgbahbn p`ihay, cis` ichj j`wb b`rfs hbjhacthbn tmg crgc `l hfp`shth`b`l jgctm pgbcity tckhbn hbt` a`bshjgrcth`b tmg cnnrcvcthbn cbj fhthncthbn ahraufstcbags

    `l tmg acsg cbj cllhrfgj tmg vhgw tmct tmg sgbtgbahbn jhsargth`b hs t` dg gxgrahsgj

    eujhahciiy `b wgii-rga`nbhsgj prhbahpigs, cltgr dcicbahbn cii tmg cnnrcvcthbn cbjfhthncthbn ahraufstcbags `l tmg arhfg nuhjgj dy tmg Ignhsicthvg _`ihay hbagrbhdig l`rf

    tmg pr`vhsh`bs a`btchbgj hb Qgath`bs 471(4) cbj 17:(1) `l tmg A`jg `l Arhfhbci

    _r`agjurg. Hb `tmgr w`rjs, tmg gxtrgfg pgbcity acb dg hblihatgj `biy hb nrcvgst acsgs `ltmg gxtrgfg auipcdhihty cbj hb fckhbn am`hag `l tmg sgbtgbag, hb cjjhth`b t` tmg

    ahraufstcbags `l tmg `llgbjgr cis`. Mcvhbn rgncrj t` tmgsg prhbahpigs whtm rgncrj t` tmghfp`shth`b `l tmg gxtrgfg pgbcity ht fcy dg b`thagj tmct tmgrg crg cds`iutgiy b`

    fhthncthbn ahraufstcbags hb tmg prgsgbt acsg........." Ht mcs lurtmgr `dsgrvgj hb pcrc 4>

    tmct5 "........tmg vhathf wcs t`tciiy c mgipigss amhij tmgrg dghbn b` `bg t` pr`tgat mgr hb tmgjgsgrt wmgrg smg wcs tckgb dy tmg cppgiicbt fhsushbn mhs a`blhjgbag t` luilhi mhs iust. Ht

    cppgcrs tmct tmg cppgiicbt mcj prg-picbbgj t` a`ffht tmg arhfg dy rgs`rthbn t`

    jhcd`ihaci fgtm`js cbj ht wcs whtm tmct `degat tmct mg t``k tmg nhri t` c i`bgiy picag t`

    gxgautg mhs jcstcrjiy cat." Withfctgiy, tmg M`b'dig Quprgfg a`urt mgij tmct5 "Zmg

    gvhjgbag `b rga`rj hs hbjhacthvg `l tmg lcat cs t` m`w jhcd`ihaciiy tmg cppgiicbt mcj

    a`baghvgj `l mhs picb cbj drutciiy gxgautgj ht cbj suam c aciauictgj a`ij di``jgj cbj

    drutci furjgr `l c nhri `l c vgry tgbjgr cng cltgr a`ffhtthbn rcpg `b mgr w`uij

    ubj`udtgjiy lcii hb tmg actgn`ry `l rcrgst `l tmg rcrg acsg cttrcathbn b` pubhsmfgbt`tmgr tmcb tmg acphtci pubhsmfgbt cbj a`bsgqugbtiy, wg a`blhrf tmg sgbtgbag `l jgctm

    hfp`sgj up`b tmg cppgiicbt l`r tmg `llgbag ubjgr Qgath`b 1?4 `l tmg _gbci A`jg."

    Hb tmg acsg `l F`ich cbj cb`tmgr vs. Qtctg `l Fcjmyc _rcjgsm, rgp`rtgj hb CHT 4???QA 3>>, tggbcng nhri cngj 3< ygcrs wcs cii ci`bg hb tmg m`usg prgpcrhbn l`r mgr gxcfs.D`tm tmg caausgj t``k jhscjvcbtcng `l tmg schj lcat cbj a`ffhttgj rcpg `b mgr cbj

    strcbnuictgj mgr dy ushbn mgr ubjgrncrfgbts cbj acusgj hbeurhgs `b mgr pgrs`b whtmsmcrp gjngj wgcp`b cbj cltgr a`ffhtthbn mgr furjgr tmrgw mgr jgcj d`jy hbt` sgpthatcbk ct tmg dcakshjg `l tmg m`usg. Hb cdsgbag `l fhthncthbn ahraufstcbags, tmg M`b'dig

    Quprgfg a`urt mgij tmct hb c acsg `l tmhs bcturg, acphtci pubhsmfgbt t` d`tm tmg caausgjwcs tmg `biy pr`pgr pubhsmfgbt cbj caa`rjhbniy tmg jgctm sgbtgbag wcs a`blhrfgj.

    Hb tmg acsg `l Ecvgj Cmfgj Cdjuimcfhj _cwcic vs. Qtctg `l Fcmcrcsmtrc rgp`rtgjhb CHT 38=1 QA 78:,tmg caausgj wcs a`bvhatgj l`r tmg `llgbag ubjgr sga. 1?4 `l H_A. Mg

    wcs `biy 44 ygcrs `ij cbj acsg rgstgj up`b ahraufstcbthci gvhjgbag, m`wgvgr, furjgr

    wcs pgrpgtrctgj hb c arugi, acii`us cbj lhgbjhsm lcsmh`b. Zmgrgl`rg, M`b'dig Quprgfg

    A`urt a`blhrfgj tmg jgctm sgbtgbag cbj mgij tmct ht wcs c "rcrgst `l tmg rcrg acsgs".

    Hb tmg acsg `l Ecvgj Cmfgj Cdjuimcfhj _cwcic vs. Qtctg `l Fcmcrcsmtrc rgp`rtgj

    hb CHT 38=1 QA 78:,tmg caausgj wcs a`bvhatgj l`r tmg `llgbag ubjgr sga. 1?4 `l H_A. Mg

    wcs `biy 44 ygcrs `ij cbj acsg rgstgj up`b ahraufstcbthci gvhjgbag, m`wgvgr, furjgrwcs pgrpgtrctgj hb c arugi, acii`us cbj lhgbjhsm lcsmh`b. Zmgrgl`rg, M`b'dig Quprgfg

    A`urt a`blhrfgj tmg jgctm sgbtgbag cbj mgij tmct ht wcs c "rcrgst `l tmg rcrg acsgs".

    Hb tmg acsg `l N`vhbjcscfh vs. Qtctg `l Zcfhi Bcju, rgp`rtgj hb CHT 388= QA 4==8 ,tmg caausgj wcs a`bvhatgj l`r tmg `llgbag ubjgr sga. 1?4 l`r nrcddhbn pr`pgrthgs. B`

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    fhthncthbn ahraufstcbag wcs p`hbtgj `ut. A`bshjgrhbn tmg eujnfgbt `l tmg M`b'dig

    Quprgfg A`urt hb Dcamcb Qhbnm's acsg (suprc) mgij tmct5 "B`bgtmgigss wg i``kgj hbt`tmg rga`rj t` lhbj `ut wmgtmgr tmgrg wcs (wgrg) cby gxtgbucthbn `r fhthncthbn

    ahraufstcbags hb lcv`ur `l tmg cppgiicbt dut l`ubj b`bg. Hl, hb sphtg tmgrg`l, wga`ffutg tmg jgctm sgbtgbag t` ihlg hfprhs`bfgbt wg whii dg yhgijhbn t` spcsf`jha

    sgbthfgbt, ubrgnuictgj dgbgv`igbag cbj fhspicagj syfpctmy."

    Hb tmg acsg `l Qft. Qmcsmh Bcycr vs. Wbh`b `l Hbjhc cbj `tmgrs rgp`rtgj hb CHT 3884QA 187, tmg M`b'dig Quprgfg A`urt mcs cirgcjy sgt ct rgst tmg amciigbng t` tmg jgctm

    sgbtgbag t` dg cwcrjgj l`r tmg `llgbag ubjgr sga. 1?4 `l H_A dy m`ijhbn tmct ht j`gs b`tvh`ictg fcbjctg `l Crthaig 43, tmgrgl`rg, hl ht hs c rcrgst `l rcrg acsgs tmcb tmg jgctm

    sgbtgbag acb ciwcys dg cwcrjgj.

    Hb acsg `l Dcbtu cihcs Bcrgsm Nhrh vs. Qtctg `l F._. rgp`rtgj hb CHT 4??4 QA >? , `b

    tmg lcats `l tmct acsg, tmg M`b'dig Quprgfg A`urt mgij tmct ht wcs b`t tmg rcrgst `l tmgrcrg acsgs wmgrg tmg caausgj wcs rgquhrgj t` sgbtgbag t` jgctm. Ht wcs tmg acsg hb

    wmham tmg caausgj lhrst a`ffhttgj rcpg `b tmg fhb`r nhri cngj < ygcrs cbj tmgb

    a`ffhttgj mgr furjgr. Zmg `biy cspgat `l tmg acsg wmham sggfs t` mcvg wghnmgj whtm

    tmg M`b'dig Quprgfg A`urt l`r b`t cwcrjhbn tmg jgctm sgbtgbag t` tmg caausgj l`r suam

    mghb`us `llgbag wcs tmct mg mcj b` pcst arhfhbci rga`rj.

    Hb tmg acsg `l Tceu vs. Qtctg `l Mcrycbc rgp`rtgj hb CHT 4??3 QA 4?:1,tmg caausgj

    lhrst a`ffhttgj rcpg `b fhb`r nhri 33 ygcrs cbj tmgb a`ffhttgj mgr furjgr. Caausgjmcj acusgj tw` hbeurhgs `b mgcj cbj f`utm whtm drhaks cs smg tmrgctgbgj tmg caausgj

    tmct smg w`uij rgp`rt cd`ut tmg hbahjgbt ct m`fg cbj tmg caausgj hblihatgj hbeurhgs `bspur `l f`fgbt. Mg mcj b` arhfhbci pcst rga`rj. A`bshjgrhbn tmg lcats `l tmct acsg, tmg

    M`b'dig Quprgfg a`urt mgij tmct ht wcs b`t tmg rcrgst `l tmg rcrg acsgs. Zmgrgl`rg,

    a`ffutgj tmg jgctm sgbtgbag t` ihlg hfprhs`bfgbt.

    Hb tmg acsg `l F`mj. Amcfcb vs. Qtctg (BZA `l Jgimh) rgp`rtgj hb (4??3)4 QAA 4=,tmg caausgj lhrst a`ffhttgj rcpg `b fhb`r amhij 3 cbj 3/4 ygcrs cbj hb tmct pr`agss `la`ffhtthbn rcpg, hblihatgj hbeurhgs `b mgr ihvgr, cpcrt lr`f `tmgr hbeurhgs wmham rgsuitgj

    hb jgctm `l tmg amhij. M`wgvgr, a`bshjgrhbn tmg nuhjgihbgs ichj j`wb dy tmg Cpgx A`urthb hts gcrihgr eujnfgbt rgp`rtgj hb Dcamcb Qhbnm's acsg (suprc) cbj Fcammh Qhbnm's acsg

    (suprc) cbj dcicbahbn tmg cnnrcvcthbn cbj fhthncthbn ahraufstcbags gfgrnhbn lr`f tmg

    gvhjgbag `b rga`rj, tmg Quprgfg A`urt mgij tmct ht wcs b`t tmg acsg wmham acb dg schj t`

    dg "rcrgst `l tmg rcrg acsgs". Caa`rjhbniy, tmg jgctm sgbtgbag wcs a`ffutgj t` ihlg

    hfprhs`bfgbt.

    Hb tmg acsg `l Kufujh Ici vs. Qtctg `l W._. rgp`rtgj hb CHT 3888 QA 3

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    JGCZM HB _@IHAG AWQZ@JX

    Qtctg @l F._. vs Qmycfsubjgr Zrhvgjh Cbj @r (3887) : QAA 4

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    mg whsmgs t` ar`ss-gxcfhbg tmg whtbgssgs cirgcjy gxcfhbgj dy tmg pr`sgauth`b dgl`rg

    lrcfhbn `l tmg amcrng. @dvh`usiy, suam cb `pp`rtubhty hs t` dg nhvgb t` tmg caausgjdgacusg hb icrng bufdgr `l acsgs tmgy crg hnb`rcbt `l tmg icw cbj fust bggj cjvhag

    dgl`rg mg acb fckg up mhs fhbj wmgtmgr t` lurtmgr ar`ss-gxcfhbg tmg whtbgssgs cirgcjygxcfhbgj dy tmg pr`sgauth`b. Zmg gxprgss w`rjs gfpi`ygj hb Q. 4:) 3 QAA :3

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    ATHFHBCI C__GCI B@. 3>: @L 4??8 (Crhshbn `ut `l QI_ [ArhfhbciV B`.13>1 `l

    4??> H_A. Zmg A`iigat`r hs bghtmgr c Eujng cs jglhbgj ubjgr Qgath`b 38 b`rj`gs mg cat eujhahciiy, wmgb jhsamcrnhbn cby `l tmg lubath`bs ubjgr tmg Cat. Zmgrgl`rg mg

    hs b`t gbthtigj t` tmg pr`tgath`b ubjgr Qgath`b >> H_A.

    Zmg qugsth`b wmgtmgr tmg A`iigat`r/Icbj Caquhshth`b @llhagr wmhig fckhbn cb gbquhry

    cbj cwcrj ubjgr tmg Cat, cats hb c eujhahci acpcahty `r b`t, mcs dggb a`bshjgrgj hb csgrhgs `l eujnfgbts. (Tcec Mcrhsm Amcbjrc Tce Qhbnm vs. Zmg Jy. Icbj Caquhshth`b @llhagr

    - 38

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    Zmg qugsth`b cs t` wmgtmgr cb caausgj a`uij dg l`ubj nuhity cbj a`bvhatgj s`igiy `b tmgdcshs `l mhs stctgfgbt ubjgr Qgath`b 131 `l tmg Arhfhbci _r`agjurg A`jg acfg up l`r

    a`bshjgrcth`b dgl`rg tmg Cpgx A`urt hb tmg eujnfgbt hb Qcfpct Qhbnm v. Qtctg `lTcecstmcb (38 QA^ 7 Arh IE

    33:7 mgij tmct Ht hs wgii sgttigj tmct stctgfgbts ubjgr Qgath`b 131 `l tmg A`jg `lArhfhbci _r`agjurg, acbb`t l`rf tmg s`ig dcshs `l a`bvhath`b; dut tmg gllgat tmgrg`l fcy

    dg a`bshjgrgj hb tmg ihnmt `l `tmgr gvhjgbags dr`unmt `b rga`rj.

    AMHIJ HZBGQQ

    Qgath`b 33= `l Gvhjgbag Cat (H `l 3=>4)pr`vhjgs tmct cii pgrs`bs smcii dg a`fpgtgbtt` tgsthly ubigss tmg A`urt a`bshjgrs tmct tmgy crg prgvgbtgj lr`f ubjgrstcbjhbn tmg

    qugsth`bs put t` tmgf, `r lr`f nhvhbn rcth`bci cbswgrs t` tm`sg qugsth`bs, dy tgbjgr

    ygcrs, gxtrgfg `ij cng, jhsgcsg, wmgtmgr `l d`jy `r fhbj, `r cby `tmgr acusg `l tmg scfg

    fhbj. Zmg a`fpgtgbay `l c whtbgss hs c ruig cbj tmghr hba`fpgtgbag hs tmg gxagpth`b.

    Zmg s`ig tgst hs wmgtmgr whtbgss mcs sullhahgbt hbtgiihngbag t` jgp`sg `r wmgtmgr mg acbcpprgahctg tmg juty `l spgckhbn trutm. Wbjgr Qgath`b 33= `l tmg Gvhjgbag Cat c amhij hsa`fpgtgbt t` tgsthly, pr`vhjgj mg acb ubjgrstcbj tmg qugsth`bs put t` mhf cbj nhvhbn

    rcth`bci cbswgrs tmgrgt`.

    Cpgx A`urt hb acsg thtigj cs Dcdy Kcbjcycbctmhi v. Qtctg `l Kgrcic rgp`rtgj hb CHT3881 QA 44>7 5 3881 Arh IE 4

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    Jcttu Tcfrc` Qckmcrg cbj @tmgrs \s. Qtctg `l Fcmcrcsmtrc - (388>) 7 QAA 1:3 ,mcj mgij tmct tmgrg hs b` ruig `l prcathag tmct tmg gvhjgbag `l c amhij whtbgss bggjs

    a`rr`d`rcth`b hb `rjgr t` dcsg a`bvhath`b `b ht. M`wgvgr, cs c ruig `l prujgbag, tmgA`urt hbshsts ht hs jgshrcdig t` mcvg a`rr`d`rcth`b lr`f `tmgr jgpgbjcdig gvhjgbag.

    Hb Qurycbcrcycbc \s. Qtctg `l Kcrbctckc - (4??3) 8 QAA 348, tmhs A`urt mgij tmcta`rr`d`rcth`b `l tmg tgsthf`by `l c amhij whtbgss hs b`t c ruig dut hs c fgcsurg `l

    acuth`b cbj prujgbag.

    B@B G]CFHBCZH@B @L H.@

    Cpgx A`urt hb acsg thtigj cs Dcmcjur Bchk v. Qtctg `l Dhmcr rgp`rtgj cs CHT 4???QA 37=45 4??? Arh IE 4:,ht wcs b`tgj tmct b`b-gxcfhbcth`b

    `l tmg Hbvgsthncthbn @llhagr j`gs b`t hb cby wcy argctg cby jgbt hb tmg pr`sgauth`b acsg

    fuam igss cllgat tmg argjhdhihty `l `tmgrwhsg trustw`rtmy tgsthf`by `l tmg gyg-whtbgssgs.Ht wcs, m`wgvgr, hbjhactgj tmct ht hs ciwcys jgshrcdig l`r tmg pr`sgauth`b t` gxcfhbg tmg

    Hbvgsthncthbn @llhagr. Hb tmg prgsgbt acsg cltgr gxcfhbcth`b-hb-amhgl cbj pcrthci ar`ss-gxcfhbcth`b, tmg Hbvgsthncthbn @llhagr mcj jhgj. Zmgrgl`rg, tmhs acbb`t dg c acsg wmham

    acb dg stctgj t` mcvg acusgj cby prgeujhag t` tmg caausgj `b caa`ubt `l Hbvgsthncthbn

    @llhagr's b`b-gxcfhbcth`b. Zmg pr`sgauth`b acbb`t dg cttrhdutgj whtm cby icpsg `r

    uitgrh`r f`thvgs hb suam ahraufstcbags.

    Hb Dgmcrh _crscj v. Qtctg `l Dhmcr 388< (4) QAA 13< 5 388< Arh IE 3

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    Hb Tcfrgjjy Tcegsmkmcbbc Tgjjy v. Qtctg `l C._. [4??< (3?) QAA 3>4Vht wcs b`tgj

    cs l`ii`ws5 "Zmg icst-sggb tmg`ry, lurtmgrf`rg, a`fgs hbt` picy wmgrg tmg thfg ncpdgtwggb tmg p`hbt `l thfg wmgb tmg caausgj cbj tmg jgagcsgj wgrg icst sggb cihvg cbj

    tmg jgagcsgj hs l`ubj jgcj hs s` sfcii tmct p`sshdhihty `l cby pgrs`b `tmgr tmcb tmgcaausgj dghbn tmg cutm`r `l tmg arhfg dga`fgs hfp`sshdig. Gvgb hb suam c acsg tmg

    a`urts sm`uij i``k l`r s`fg a`rr`d`rcth`b".

    Hb E`sgpm cbj _`ui` v. Qtctg `l Kgrcic [4???(7) QAA 38>V ht wcs, hbtgr cihc, mgij cs

    l`ii`ws5 "Zmg l`rfhjcdig hbarhfhbcthbn ahraufstcbags cnchbst tmg cppgiicbt, cs lcr cs wga`uij sgg, crg tmct tmg jgagcsgj wcs tckgb cwcy lr`f tmg a`bvgbt dy tmg cppgiicbt

    ubjgr c lcisg prgtgxt cbj smg wcs icst sggb cihvg `biy hb mhs a`fpcby cbj tmct ht hs `b tmghbl`rfcth`b lurbhsmgj dy tmg cppgiicbt hb tmg a`ursg `l hbvgsthncth`b tmct egwgis `l tmg

    jgagcsgj wmham wgrg s`ij t` _^ 33 dy tmg cppgiicbt, wgrg sghzgj." "Zmg hbarhfhbcthbn

    ahraufstcbags gbufgrctgj cd`vg ubfhstckcdiy cbj hbgvhtcdiy igcj t` tmg nuhit `l tmgcppgiicbt cbj b`tmhbn mcs dggb mhnmihnmtgj `r dr`unmt `b rga`rj t` fckg tmg lcats

    pr`vgj `r tmg ahraufstcbags gstcdihsmgj t` dg hb cby fcbbgr hb a`bs`bcbag whtm tmg

    hbb`agbag ct cby rctg `l tmg cppgiicbt. Jurhbn tmg thfg `l qugsth`bhbn ubjgr Qgath`b 131

    Ar._.A. tmg cppgiicbt hbstgcj `l fckhbn ct igcst cb cttgfpt t` gxpichb `r aicrhty tmg

    hbarhfhbcthbn ahraufstcbags hbauipcthbn mhf, cbj a`bbgathbn mhf whtm tmg arhfg dy mhs

    cjcfcbt ctthtujg `l t`tci jgbhci `l gvgrytmhbn wmgb tm`sg ahraufstcbags wgrg dr`unmt

    t` mhs b`thag dy tmg A`urt b`t `biy i`st tmg `pp`rtubhty dut st``j sgil-a`bjgfbgj. Quam

    hbarhfhbcthbn ihbks `l lcats a`uij, hl ct cii, mcvg dggb `biy gxpichbgj dy tmg cppgiicbt, cbjdy b`d`jy gisg, tmgy dghbn pgrs`bciiy cbj gxaiushvgiy whtmhb mhs kb`wigjng. @l ictg,

    a`urts mcvg, lr`f tmg lcishty `l tmg jglgbag pigc cbj lcisg cbswgrs nhvgb t` a`urt, wmgbqugsth`bgj, l`ubj tmg fhsshbn ihbks t` dg suppihgj dy suam cbswgrs l`r a`fpigthbn tmg

    amchb `l hbarhfhbcthbn ahraufstcbags bgagsscry t` a`bbgat tmg pgrs`b a`bagrbgj whtm

    tmg arhfg a`ffhttgj.(Qgg5 Qtctg `l Fcmcrcsmtrc v. Qurgsm). Zmct fhsshbn ihbk t` a`bbgat

    tmg caausgj cppgiicbt, wg lhbj hb tmhs acsg pr`vhjgj dy tmg diubt cbj `utrhnmt jgbhci `l

    gvgry `bg cbj cii tmct hbarhfhbcthbn ahraufstcbags p`hbtgj `ut wmham, hb `ur vhgw, whtmsullhahgbt cbj rgcs`bcdig agrtchbty `b tmg lcats pr`vgj, a`bbgat tmg caausgj whtm tmgjgctm cbj tmg acusg `l tmg jgctm `l Nrcay cbj l`r r`ddhbn mgr `l mgr egwgiigry w`rb dy

    mgr -- F@s 3 t` 1, ubjgr Qgath`b 184. Zmg jgagcsgj fggkiy wgbt whtm tmg caausgj lr`ftmg A`bvgbt `b caa`ubt `l tmg fhsrgprgsgbtcth`b fcjg tmct mgr f`tmgr wcs sgrh`usiy hii

    cbj m`sphtcihsgj cppcrgbtiy rgp`shbn lchtm cbj a`blhjgbag hb mhf hb vhgw `l mhs ai`sg

    rgicth`bsmhp -- dghbn tmg musdcbj `l mgr `wb shstgr, dut tmg cppgiicbt sggfs t` mcvg b`t

    `biy dgtrcygj tmg a`blhjgbag rgp`sgj hb mhf dut cis` t``k cjvcbtcng `l tmg i`bgihbgss `l

    tmg mcpigss w`fcb. Zmg qucbtuf `l pubhsmfgbt hfp`sgj hs a`ffgbsurctg whtm tmg

    nrcvhty `l tmg amcrngs mgij pr`vgj cbj aciis l`r b` hbtgrlgrgbag hb `ur mcbjs, jgsphtg tmg

    lcat tmct wg crg b`t cnrgghbn whtm tmg Mhnm A`urt hb rgspgat `l tmg lhbjhbns rgicthbn t`

    tmg amcrng ubjgr Qgath`b 1>

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    HB\GQZHNCZH@B

    Hb Bcrgsm Kcvcramcbj Kmctrh vs. Qtctg `l Nuecrct & Cbr. [(4??=) = QAA 1??V, tmhs

    A`urt mgij5 ") QACIG

    43:V, tmhs A`urt mgij5 3? "8. Hbtgrlgrgbag hb tmg gxgrahsg `l tmg stctut`ry p`wgr `lhbvgsthncth`b dy tmg _`ihag dy tmg Fcnhstrctg lcr igss jhrgath`b l`r whtmjrcwci `l cby

    hbvgsthncth`b wmham hs s`unmt t` dg acrrhgj `ut hs b`t gbvhscngj ubjgr tmg A`jg `l

    Arhfhbci _r`agjurg. Zmg Fcnhstrctg's p`wgr hb tmhs rgncrj hs ihfhtgj. Gvgb `tmgrwhsg, mg

    j`gs b`t mcvg cby hbmgrgbt p`wgr. @rjhbcrhiy, mg mcs b` p`wgr t` rgacii mhs `rjgr. Zmhs

    cspgat `l tmg fcttgr mcs dggb a`bshjgrgj dy tmhs A`urt hb Q.B. Qmcrfc v. Dhpgb Kufcr

    Zhwcrh & @rs. [(38>?) 3 QAA

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    up`b tmg pr`agjurg gfd`jhgj hb Amcptgr ]\, mg hs b`t a`fpgtgbt t` swhtam dcak t` tmg

    prg- a`nbhzcbag stcng cbj cvchi `l Qgath`b 37

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    a`baiush`b 38 rga`rjgj dy tmg a`urt dgi`w hs suam wmham a`uij b`t mcvg dggb p`sshdiy

    crrhvgj ct dy cby a`urt cathbn rgcs`bcdiy cbj eujhah`usiy cbj hs, tmgrgl`rg, ihcdig t` dgamcrcatgrhsgj cs pgrvgrsg. ^mgrg tw` vhgws crg p`sshdig `b cb cpprchsci `l tmg gvhjgbag

    cjjuagj hb tmg acsg cbj tmg a`urt dgi`w mcs tckgb c vhgw wmham hs c picushdig `bg, tmgcppgiictg a`urt acbb`t ignciiy hbtgrlgrg whtm cb `rjgr `l caquhttci gvgb hl ht hs `l tmg

    `phbh`b tmct tmg vhgw tckgb dy tmg a`urt dgi`w `b hts a`bshjgrcth`b `l tmg gvhjgbag hs

    grr`bg`us."

    Hb Qcfdcshvcb & @tmgrs v. Qtctg `l Kgrcic (388=) 7 QAA :34, tmg A`urt `dsgrvgj

    tmus5"Zmg prhbahpigs whtm rgncrj t` tmg sa`pg `l tmg p`wgrs `l tmg cppgiictg a`urt hb cbcppgci cnchbst caquhttci, crg wgii sgttigj. Zmg p`wgrs `l tmg cppgiictg a`urt hb cb cppgci

    cnchbst caquhttci crg b` igss tmcb hb cb cppgci cnchbst a`bvhath`b. Dut wmgrg `b tmg dcshs`l gvhjgbag `b rga`rj tw` vhgws crg rgcs`bcdiy p`sshdig tmg cppgiictg a`urt acbb`t

    sudsthtutg hts vhgw hb tmg picag `l tmct `l tmg trhci a`urt. Ht hs `biy wmgb tmg cppr`cam `l

    tmg trhci a`urt hb caquhtthbn cb caausgj hs l`ubj t` dg aigcriy grr`bg`us hb htsa`bshjgrcth`b `l gvhjgbag `b rga`rj cbj hb jgjuahbn a`baiush`bs tmgrglr`f tmct tmg

    cppgiictg a`urt acb hbtgrlgrg whtm tmg `rjgr `l caquhttci."

    Hb Dmcnwcb Qhbnm & @tmgrs v. Qtctg `l F._. (4??4) : QAA =7, tmg A`urt rgpgctgj `bg`l tmg lubjcfgbtci prhbahpigs `l arhfhbci eurhsprujgbag tmct hl tw` vhgws crg p`sshdig `b

    tmg gvhjgbag cjjuagj hb tmg acsg, `bg p`hbthbn t` tmg nuhit `l tmg caausgj cbj tmg `tmgr

    t` mhs hbb`agbag, tmg vhgw wmham hs lcv`urcdig t` tmg caausgj sm`uij dg cj`ptgj. Zmg

    A`urt `dsgrvgj cs ubjgr5- "Zmg n`ijgb tmrgcj wmham rubs tmr`unm tmg wgd `lcjfhbhstrcth`b `l eusthag hb arhfhbci acsg hs tmct hl tw` vhgws crg p`sshdig `b tmg

    gvhjgbag cjjuagj hb tmg acsg, `bg p`hbthbn t` tmg nuhit `l tmg caausgj cbj tmg `tmgr t`mhs hbb`agbag, tmg vhgw wmham hs lcv`urcdig t` tmg caausgj sm`uij dg cj`ptgj. Quam hs

    b`t c eurhsjhath`b ihfhtcth`b `b tmg cppgiictg a`urt dut c Eujng fcjg nuhjgihbgs l`r

    ahraufspgath`b. Zmg pcrcf`ubt a`bshjgrcth`b `l tmg a`urt hs t` gbsurg tmct fhsacrrhcng

    `l eusthag hs cv`hjgj...."

    Hb Mcrhecbc Zmhrupcic & @tmgrs v. _udiha _r`sgaut`r, Mhnm A`urt `l C._.,Myjgrcdcj (4??4) < QAA :>?,tmhs A`urt cnchb mcj cb `aacsh`b t` jgci whtm tmg sgttigj

    prhbahpigs `l icw rgstctgj dy sgvgrci jgahsh`bs `l tmhs A`urt. Jgsphtg c bufdgr `leujnfgbts, Mhnm A`urts a`bthbug t` lchi t` kggp tmgf hb fhbj dgl`rg rgcamhbn c

    a`baiush`b. Zmg A`urt `dsgrvgj tmus5 "Zmg prhbahpigs t` dg kgpt hb fhbj hb `ur systgf `l

    cjfhbhstrcth`b `l arhfhbci eusthag crg stctgj cbj rgstctgj hb sgvgrci jgahsh`bs `l tmhs

    A`urt. Xgt, s`fgthfgs Mhnm A`urts lchi t` kggp tmgf hb fhbj dgl`rg rgcamhbn c

    a`baiush`b cs t` tmg nuhit `r `tmgrwhsg `l tmg caausgj hb c nhvgb acsg. Zmg acsg `b mcbj

    hs `bg suam acsg. Mgbag ht hs lgit bgagsscry t` rgfhbj cd`ut tmg wgii-sgttigj prhbahpigs

    cnchb. Ht hs jgshrcdig cbj usglui t` rgfhbj cbj kggp hb fhbj tmgsg prhbahpigs hb jgahjhbn

    c acsg. Hb `ur cjfhbhstrcth`b `l arhfhbci eusthag cb caausgj hs prgsufgj t` dg hbb`agbtubigss suam c prgsufpth`b hs rgduttgj dy tmg pr`sgauth`b dy pr`juahbn tmg gvhjgbag t`

    sm`w mhf t` dg nuhity `l tmg `llgbag whtm wmham mg hs amcrngj. Lurtmgr hl tw` vhgws crg

    p`sshdig `b tmg gvhjgbag pr`juagj hb tmg acsg, `bg hbjhacthbn t` tmg nuhit `l tmg caausgjcbj tmg `tmgr t` mhs hbb`agbag, tmg vhgw lcv`urcdig t` tmg caausgj hs t` dg caagptgj. Hb

    acsgs wmgrg tmg a`urt gbtgrtchbs rgcs`bcdig j`udt rgncrjhbn tmg nuhit `l tmg caausgj tmgdgbglht `l suam j`udt sm`uij n` hb lcv`ur `l tmg caausgj. Ct tmg scfg thfg, tmg a`urt

    fust b`t rgegat tmg gvhjgbag `l tmg pr`sgauth`b tckhbn ht cs lcisg, ubtrustw`rtmy `r

    ubrgihcdig `b lcbahlui nr`ubjs `r `b tmg dcshs `l a`begaturgs cbj surfhsgs. Zmg acsg `l

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    tmg pr`sgauth`b fust dg eujngj cs c wm`ig mcvhbn rgncrj t` tmg t`tcihty `l tmg gvhjgbag.

    Hb cpprgahcthbn tmg gvhjgbag tmg cppr`cam `l tmg a`urt fust dg hbtgnrctgj b`t trubactgj`r hs`ictgj. Hb `tmgr w`rjs, tmg hfpcat `l tmg gvhjgbag hb t`tcihty `b tmg pr`sgauth`b

    acsg `r hbb`agbag `l tmg caausgj mcs t` dg kgpt hb fhbj hb a`fhbn t` tmg a`baiush`b cst` tmg nuhit `r `tmgrwhsg `l tmg caausgj. Hb rgcamhbn c a`baiush`b cd`ut tmg nuhit `l tmg

    caausgj, tmg a`urt mcs t` cpprgahctg, cbciysg cbj cssgss tmg gvhjgbag picagj dgl`rg ht dy

    tmg ycrjsthak `l pr`dcdhihthgs, hts hbtrhbsha vciug cbj tmg cbhfus `l whtbgssgs. Ht fust dgcjjgj tmct uithfctgiy cbj lhbciiy tmg jgahsh`b hb gvgry acsg jgpgbjs up`b tmg lcats `l

    gcam acsg. J`udtigss tmg Mhnm A`urt hb cppgci ghtmgr cnchbst cb `rjgr `l caquhttci `r

    a`bvhath`b cs c a`urt `l lhrst cppgci mcs luii p`wgr t` rgvhgw tmg gvhjgbag t` rgcam hts`wb hbjgpgbjgbt a`baiush`b. M`wgvgr, ht whii b`t hbtgrlgrg whtm cb `rjgr `l caquhttci

    ihnmtiy `r fgrgiy dgacusg `bg `tmgr vhgw hs p`sshdig, dgacusg whtm tmg pcsshbn `l cb`rjgr `l caquhttci prgsufpth`b `l hbb`agbag hb lcv`ur `l tmg caausgj ngts rghbl`ragj cbj

    strgbntmgbgj. Zmg Mhnm A`urt w`uij b`t dg eusthlhgj t` hbtgrlgrg whtm tmg `rjgr `l

    caquhttci fgrgiy dgacusg ht lggis tmct shtthbn cs c trhci a`urt ht w`uij mcvg pr`aggjgj t`rga`rj c a`bvhath`b; c juty hs acst `b tmg Mhnm A`urt wmhig rgvgrshbn cb `rjgr `l

    caquhttci t` gxcfhbg cbj jhsauss tmg rgcs`bs nhvgb dy tmg trhci a`urt t` caquht tmg

    caausgj cbj tmgb t` jhspgi tm`sg rgcs`bs. Hl tmg Mhnm A`urt lchis t` fckg suam cb

    gxgrahsg tmg eujnfgbt whii sullgr lr`f sgrh`us hblhrfhty. Ht hs ubl`rtubctg tmct dy tmg

    hfpunbgj `rjgr, tmg Mhnm A`urt mcs upsgt tmg wgii-rgcs`bgj `rjgr `l caquhttci pcssgj

    dy tmg trhci a`urt. Ht cppgcrs t` us tmct tmg Mhnm A`urt wmhig j`hbn s`, jhj b`t dgcr hb

    fhbj tmg wgii-sgttigj prhbahpigs stctgj cd`vg cs t` wmct sm`uij dg tmg cppr`cam hb

    rgvgrshbn cb `rjgr `l caquhttci cbj ubjgr tmct ahraufstcbags ht sm`uij dg rgvgrsgj.

    Hb Qtctg `l Tcecstmcb v. Tcec Tcf (4??1) = QAA 3=?, tmhs A`urt `dsgrvgj cs ubjgr5"Ngbgrciiy, tmg `rjgr `l caquhttci smcii b`t dg hbtgrlgrgj whtm dgacusg tmg prgsufpth`b

    `l hbb`agbag `l tmg caausgj hs lurtmgr strgbntmgbgj dy caquhttci. Zmg n`ijgb tmrgcj

    wmham rubs tmr`unm tmg wgd `l cjfhbhstrcth`b `l eusthag hb arhfhbci acsgs hs tmct hl tw`

    vhgws crg p`sshdig `b tmg gvhjgbag cjjuagj hb tmg acsg, `bg p`hbthbn t` tmg nuhit `l tmg

    caausgj cbj tmg `tmgr t` mhs hbb`agbag, tmg vhgw wmham hs lcv`urcdig t` tmg caausgjsm`uij dg cj`ptgj. ... Zmg prhbahpig t` dg l`ii`wgj dy cppgiictg a`urt a`bshjgrhbn tmgcppgci cnchbst tmg eujnfgbt `l caquhttci hs t` hbtgrlgrg `biy wmgb tmgrg crg a`fpgiihbn

    cbj sudstcbthci rgcs`bs l r j`hbn s`. Hl tmg hfpunbgj eujnfgbt hs aigcriy ubrgcs`bcdig,ht hs c a`fpgiihbn rgcs`b l`r hbtgrlgrgbag."

    Hb Qtctg `l N`c v. Qcbecy Zmckrcb & Cb`tmgr, (4??>) 1 QAA >77, tmhs A`urt `dsgrvgjcs ubjgr5 "wmhig gxgrahshbn tmg p`wgrs hb cppgci cnchbst tmg `rjgr `l caquhttci tmg a`urt

    `l cppgci w`uij b`t `rjhbcrhiy hbtgrlgrg whtm tmg `rjgr `l caquhttci ubigss tmg cppr`cam

    `l tmg i`wgr a`urt hs vhthctgj dy s`fg fcbhlgst hiigncihty cbj tmg a`baiush`b crrhvgj ct

    w`uij b`t dg crrhvgj ct dy cby rgcs`bcdig pgrs`b cbj, tmgrgl`rg, tmg jgahsh`b hs t` dg

    amcrcatgrhzgj cs pgrvgrsg. Fgrgiy dgacusg tw` vhgws crg p`sshdig, tmg a`urt `l cppgciw`uij b`t tckg tmg vhgw wmham w`uij upsgt tmg eujnfgbt jgihvgrgj dy tmg a`urt

    dgi`w....."

    Hb Amcbjrcppc & @tmgrs v. Qtctg `l Kcrbctckc (4??>) : QAA :37, tmhs A`urt mgij5

    "(3) Cb cppgiictg a`urt mcs luii p`wgr t` rgvhgw, rgcpprgahctg cbj rga`bshjgr tmggvhjgbag up`b wmham tmg `rjgr `l caquhttci hs l`ubjgj. (4) Zmg A`jg `l Arhfhbci

    _r`agjurg, 38>1 puts b` ihfhtcth`b, rgstrhath`b `r a`bjhth`b `b gxgrahsg `l suam p`wgr

    cbj cb cppgiictg a`urt `b tmg gvhjgbag dgl`rg ht fcy rgcam hts `wb a`baiush`b, d`tm `b

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    qugsth`bs `l lcat cbj `l icw. (1) \crh`us gxprgssh`bs, suam cs, "sudstcbthci cbj

    a`fpgiihbn rgcs`bs", "n``j cbj sullhahgbt nr`ubjs", "vgry str`bn ahraufstcbags","jhst`rtgj a`baiush`bs", "nicrhbn fhstckgs", gta. crg b`t hbtgbjgj t` aurtchi gxtgbshvg

    p`wgrs `l cb cppgiictg a`urt hb cb cppgci cnchbst caquhttci. Quam pmrcsg`i`nhgs crg f`rghb tmg bcturg `l "li`urhsmgs `l icbnucng" t` gfpmcshsg tmg rgiuatcbag `l cb 4: cppgiictg

    a`urt t` hbtgrlgrg whtm caquhttci tmcb t` aurtchi tmg p`wgr `l tmg a`urt t` rgvhgw tmg

    gvhjgbag cbj t` a`fg t` hts `wb a`baiush`b. (:) Cb cppgiictg a`urt, m`wgvgr, fust dgcrhb fhbj tmct hb acsg `l caquhttci, tmgrg hs j`udig prgsufpth`b hb lcv`ur `l tmg caausgj.

    Lhrstiy, tmg prgsufpth`b `l hbb`agbag hs cvchicdig t` mhf ubjgr tmg lubjcfgbtci

    prhbahpig `l arhfhbci eurhsprujgbag tmct gvgry pgrs`b smcii dg prgsufgj t` dg hbb`agbtubigss mg hs pr`vgj nuhity dy c a`fpgtgbt a`urt `l icw. Qga`bjiy, tmg caausgj mcvhbn

    sgaurgj mhs caquhttci, tmg prgsufpth`b `l mhs hbb`agbag hs lurtmgr rghbl`ragj, rgcllhrfgjcbj strgbntmgbgj dy tmg trhci a`urt. (7) Hl tw` rgcs`bcdig a`baiush`bs crg p`sshdig `b

    tmg dcshs `l tmg gvhjgbag `b rga`rj, tmg cppgiictg a`urt sm`uij b`t jhsturd tmg lhbjhbn `l

    caquhttci rga`rjgj dy tmg trhci a`urt."

    Hb Nmurgy Ici v. Qtctg `l Wttcr _rcjgsm (4??=) 3? QAA :7?,c tw` Eujng Dgbam `l tmhs

    A`urt `l wmham `bg `l us (Dmcbjcrh, E.) wcs c fgfdgr mcj cb `aacsh`b t` jgci whtm f`st

    `l tmg acsgs rglgrrgj hb tmhs eujnfgbt. Zmg gxgrahsg `l survgyhbn rgigvcbt eujnfgbts mcs

    cnchb dggb tckgb whtm tmg m`pg tmct tmg Cppgiictg A`urts w`uij kggp hb vhgw tmg sgttigj

    ignci p`shth`b wmhig jgcihbn whtm tmg trhci a`urts' eujnfgbts `l caquhttcis. Zmg l`ii`whbn

    prhbahpigs gfgrng lr`f tmg acsgs cd`vg5

    3. Zmg caausgj hs prgsufgj t` dg hbb`agbt ubthi pr`vgb nuhity. Zmg caausgj p`ssgssgjtmhs prgsufpth`b wmgb mg wcs dgl`rg tmg trhci a`urt. Zmg trhci a`urt's caquhttci d`istgrs

    tmg prgsufpth`b tmct mg hs hbb`agbt.4. Zmg p`wgr `l rgvhgwhbn gvhjgbag hs whjg cbj tmg cppgiictg a`urt acb rg-cpprgahctg

    tmg gbthrg gvhjgbag `b rga`rj. Ht acb rgvhgw tmg trhci a`urt's a`baiush`b whtm rgspgat t`

    d`tm lcats cbj icw, dut tmg Cppgiictg A`urt fust nhvg jug wghnmt cbj a`bshjgrcth`b t`

    tmg jgahsh`b `l tmg trhci a`urt.

    1. Zmg cppgiictg a`urt sm`uij ciwcys kggp hb fhbj tmct tmg trhci a`urt mcj tmg jhsthbatcjvcbtcng `l wctamhbn tmg jgfgcb`ur `l tmg whtbgssgs. Zmg trhci a`urt hs hb c dgttgrp`shth`b t` gvciuctg tmg argjhdhihty `l tmg whtbgssgs.

    :. Zmg cppgiictg a`urt fcy `biy `vgrruig `r `tmgrwhsg jhsturd tmg trhci a`urt's caquhttcihl ht mcs "vgry sudstcbthci cbj a`fpgiihbn rgcs`bs" l`r j`hbn s`.

    7. Hl tw` rgcs`bcdig `r p`sshdig vhgws acb dg rgcamgj - `bg tmct igcjs t` caquhttci, tmg

    `tmgr t` a`bvhath`b - tmg Mhnm A`urts/cppgiictg a`urts fust ruig hb lcv`ur `l tmg

    caausgj.

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    4??8 (3) QACIG 1>: , ATHFHBCI C__GCI B@. = @L 4??8 O Q.I._. (Ari.) [email protected]= Am`ujmury _crvggb Quitcbc . \s. Qtctg `l ^gst Dgbnci cbj Cb`tmgr

    ?>.?3.4??8

    Cii cats j`bg dy c pudiha sgrvcbt hb tmg purp`rtgj jhsamcrng `l mhs `llhahci juthgs acbb`t

    cs c fcttgr `l a`ursg dg dr`unmt ubjgr tmg pr`tgathvg ufdrgiic `l Qgath`b 38> Ar._.A.Zmg ubjgriyhbn `degat `l Qgath`b 38> Ar._.A hs t` gbcdig tmg cutm`rhthgs t` saruthbhzg tmg

    ciigncth`bs fcjg cnchbst c pudiha sgrvcbt t` smhgij mhf/mgr cnchbst lrhv`i`us, vgxcth`us

    `r lcisg pr`sgauth`b hbhthctgj whtm tmg fchb `degat `l acushbn gfdcrrcssfgbt cbj

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    mcrcssfgbt t` tmg schj `llhahci. Hl tmg cutm`rhty vgstgj hb c pudiha sgrvcbt hs fhsusgj l`r

    j`hbn tmhbns wmham crg b`t `tmgrwhsg pgrfhttgj ubjgr tmg icw, suam cats acbb`t aichftmg pr`tgath`b `l Qgath`b 38> Ar._.A. cbj mcvg t` dg a`bshjgrgj jg m`rs tmg juthgs wmham

    c pudiha sgrvcbt hs rgquhrgj t` jhsamcrng `r pgrl`rf. Mgbag, hb rgspgat `l pr`sgauth`bl`r suam gxagssgs `r fhsusg `l cutm`rhty, b` pr`tgath`b acb dg jgfcbjgj dy tmg pudiha

    sgrvcbt a`bagrbgj.

    _ukmrce v. Qtctg `l Tcecstmcb [CHT 38>1 QA 4783Vwmgrg tmg scfg qugsth`b wcs jgcit

    whtm cbj ht wcs mgij tmct csscuithbn tmg a`fpichbcbt cbj cdushbn mhf wmgb tmga`fpichbcbt acfg t` sudfht mhs rgprgsgbtcth`b l`r acbagiicth`b `l mhs trcbslgr a`uij b`t

    dy = cby stcbjcrj dg schj t` dg pcrt `l tmg `llhahci juthgs t` dg gxgrahsgj dy tmgcutm`rhty a`bagrbgj.

    Dmcnwcb _rcscj Qrhvcstcvc v. B._. Fhsrc [(38>3) 3 QAT 13>Vwmgrg c a`fpichbt mcj

    dggb lhigj tmct tmg caausgj, wm` wcs c ahvhi surng`b, usgj jglcfct`ry cbj cdushvg

    w`rjs cbj n`t tmg a`fpichbcbt pusmgj `ut dy tmg a``k `l tmg m`sphtci. Zmg qugsth`b

    p`sgj wcs wmgtmgr tmg acsg wcs a`vgrgj dy Qgath`b 38> Ar._.A. cbj wmgtmgr prgvh`us

    scbath`b `l tmg supgrh`r cutm`rhty wcs bgagsscry dgl`rg tmg trhci A`urt a`uij tckg

    a`nbhzcbag `l tmg acsg. Hb tmg lcats `l tmg acsg, tmhs A`urt wcs `l tmg vhgw tmct tmg acsg

    wcs b`t a`vgrgj dy Qgath`b 38> Ar._.A. cbj tmct tmg `degat cbj purp`sg ubjgriyhbn

    Qgath`b 38> Ar._.A. t` cll`rj pr`tgath`b t` pudiha sgrvcbt cnchbst lrhv`i`us, vgxcth`us `rlcisg pr`sgauth`b l`r `llgbags ciigngj t` mcvg dggb a`ffhttgj dy 8 tmgf wmhig cathbn `r

    purp`rthbn t` cat hb tmg jhsamcrng `l tmghr `llhahci juty. Ht wcs cis` `dsgrvgj tmct tmgQgath`b 38> mcs dggb jgshnbgj t` lcahihtctg gllgathvg cbj ubmcfpgrgj pgrl`rfcbag `l

    tmghr `llhahci juty dy pudiha sgrvcbts dy pr`vhjhbn l`r saruthby hbt` tmg ciigncth`bs `l

    a`ffhssh`b `l `llgbag dy tmgf dy tmghr supgrh`r cutm`rhthgs cbj prh`r scbath`b l`r tmghr

    pr`sgauth`b wcs c a`bjhth`b prgagjgbt t` tmg tckhbn `l a`nbhzcbag `l tmg acsgs cnchbst

    tmgf dy tmg A`urts. Ht wcs lhbciiy `dsgrvgj tmct tmg qugsth`b wmgtmgr c pcrthauicr cat hsj`bg dy c pudiha sgrvcbt hb tmg jhsamcrng `l mhs `llhahci juthgs hs sudstcbthciiy `bg `l lcatt` dg jgtgrfhbgj hb tmg ahraufstcbags `l gcam acsg.

    Cs fgbth`bgj hb Dmcnwcb _rcscj Qrhvcstcvc's acsg (suprc), tmg ubjgriyhbn `degat `l

    Qgath`b 38> Ar._.A hs t` gbcdig tmg cutm`rhthgs t` saruthbhzg tmg ciigncth`bs fcjg cnchbst

    c pudiha sgrvcbt t` smhgij mhf/mgr cnchbst lrhv`i`us, vgxcth`us `r lcisg pr`sgauth`b

    hbhthctgj whtm tmg fchb `degat `l acushbn gfdcrrcssfgbt cbj mcrcssfgbt t` tmg schj

    `llhahci. M`wgvgr, cs hbjhactgj mgrghbcd`vg, hl tmg cutm`rhty vgstgj hb c pudiha sgrvcbt hs

    fhsusgj l`r j`hbn tmhbns wmham crg b`t `tmgrwhsg pgrfhttgj ubjgr tmg icw, suam cats

    acbb`t aichf tmg pr`tgath`b `l Qgath`b 38> Ar._.A. cbj mcvg t` dg a`bshjgrgj jg m`rs tmg

    juthgs wmham c pudiha sgrvcbt hs rgquhrgj t` jhsamcrng r pgrl`rf. Mgbag, hb 3 1 rgspgat`l pr`sgauth`b l`r suam gxagssgs `r fhsusg `l cutm`rhty, b` pr`tgath`b acb dg jgfcbjgj

    dy tmg pudiha sgrvcbt a`bagrbgj.

    Zmg Quprgfg A`urt mgij hb Mcrhmcr _rcscj v. Qtctg `l Dhmcr, (38>4) 1 QAA =8, tmct htwcs b` pcrt `l juty `l c pudiha sgrvcbt wmhig jhsamcrnhbn mhs `llhahci juthgs t` gbtgr hbt`

    c arhfhbci a`bsphrcay `r hbjuing hb arhfhbci fhsa`bjuat. Zmhs p`shth`b `l icw mcs dggb

    rghtgrctgj dy tmg Quprgfg A`urt hb Qtctg `l Dhmcr v. _._. Qmcrfc (3883 Arh IE 3:1=) cbj

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    Qmcfdm`` Bctm Fhsrc v. Qtctg `l W. _. (388> Arh IE 4:83), cbj ht mcs dggb mgij tmgrghb

    tmct ht hs b`t tmg `llhahci juty `l c pudiha sgrvcbt t` lcdrhactg lcisg rga`rj cbjfhscppr`prhctg pudiha sgrvcbt t` lcdrhactg lcisg rga`rj cbj fhscppr`prhctg pudiha

    lubjs, gta. cbj, tmgrgl`rg, b` scbath`b wcs rgquhrgj ubjgr Qgath`b 38>(3) `l tmg Ar. _.A.l`r pr`sgauthbn c pudiha sgrvcbt l`r `llgbags `l lcdrhacth`b `l lcisg rga`rjs `r

    fhscppr`prhcth`b `l pudiha lubjs.

    Am`ujmury _crvggb Quitcbc v. ^gst Dgbnci cbj Cb`tmgr. Arhfhbci Cppgci B`. = `l 4??8.

    Jctg `l Eujnfgbt ?>-?3-?83. Cii cats j`bg dy c pudiha sgrvcbt hb tmg purp`rtgj jhsamcrng `l mhs `llhahci juthgs

    acbb`t cs c fcttgr `l a`ursg dg dr`unmt ubjgr tmg pr`tgathvg ufdrgiic `l Qgath`b 38>Ar._.A. @b tmg `tmgr mcbj

    4. tmgrg acb dg acsgs `l fhsusg cbj/`r cdusg `l p`wgrs vgstgj hb c pudiha sgrvcbt wmham

    acb bgvgr dg schj t` dg c pcrt `l tmg `llhahci juthgs rgquhrgj t` dg pgrl`rfgj dy mhf.1. tmg ubjgriyhbn `degat `l Qgath`b 38> Ar._.A hs t` gbcdig tmg cutm`rhthgs t` saruthbhzg

    tmg ciigncth`bs fcjg cnchbst c pudiha sgrvcbt t` smhgij mhf/mgr cnchbst lrhv`i`us,

    vgxcth`us `r lcisg pr`sgauth`b hbhthctgj whtm tmg fchb `degat `l acushbn gfdcrrcssfgbt

    cbj mcrcssfgbt ` tmg schj `llhahci.

    :. M`wgvgr, hl tmg cutm`rhty vgstgj hb c pudiha sgrvcbt hs fhsusgj l`r j`hbn tmhbns wmham

    crg b`t `tmgrwhsg pgrfhttgj ubjgr tmg icw, suam cats acbb`t aichf tmg pr`tgath`b `l

    Qgath`b 38> Ar._.A. cbj mcvg t` dg a`bshjgrgj jg m`rs tmg juthgs wmham c pudiha sgrvcbt

    hs rgquhrgj t` jhsamcrng `r pgrl`rf.7. ^mgtmgr tmgrg hs c fhsusg `l cutm`rhty hs c qugsth`b `l lcat

    _WDIHA _T@QGAWZ@T

    Hb tmg acsg `l _.N. Bcrcycbckutty v. Qtctg `l Kgrcic cbj @rs., 38=4 Arh.I.E. 4?=7 (Kgr.) c

    igcrbgj Eujng `l tmg Kgrcic Mhnm A`urt mcs mgij tmct, Qpgahci _udiha _r`sgaut`r acbb`tdg cpp`hbtgj whtm c vhgw t` sgaurg a`bvhath`b ct cii a`st. Qpgahci _udiha _r`sgaut`ra`uij dg cpp`hbtgj `biy wmgb pudiha hbtgrgst jgfcbjs ht cbj b`t t` vhbjhactg tmg

    nrhgvcbags `l c prhvctg pgrs`b, suam cs ai`sg rgicth`b `l tmg jgagcsgj. Hb `rjgr tmct mgjhsamcrngs mhs juthgs pr`pgriy, mg sm`uij i``k t` tmg Qtctg l`r rgfubgrcth`b l`r mhs

    sgrvhags hl mg i``ks t` c prhvctg pcrty l`r mhs rgfubgrcth`b, mhs acpcahty cbj cdhihty t`

    pgrl`rf mhs r`ig cs _udiha _r`sgaut`r pr`pgriy whii dg gbjcbngrgj. N`vgrbfgbt acbb`t

    cpp`hbt Qpgahci _udiha _r`sgaut`r `b suam tgrfs, cdjhacthbn tmghr lhbcbahci

    rgsp`bshdhihty `r jhrgathbn mhf t` rgaghvg mhs rgfubgrcth`b lr`f cby prhvctg hbjhvhjuci

    `r gxpgathbn mhf t` w`rk whtm`ut rgfubgrcth`b.

    @b tmg r`ig `l tmg _r`sgaut`r ht wcs mgij tmct, mg hs cb `llhagr `l tmg A`urt gxpgatgj t`csshst tmg A`urt hb crrhvhbn ct tmg trutm hb c nhvgb acsg. Zmg _r`sgaut`r b` j`udt, mcs t`

    vhn`r`usiy cbj a`bsahgbth`usiy pr`sgautg tmg acsg s` cs t` sgrvg tmg mhnm pudiha hbtgrgst

    `l lhbjhbn `ut tmg trutm cbj hb gbsurhbn cjgquctg pubhsmfgbt t` tmg `llgbjgr. Ct tmgscfg thfg, ht hs b` pcrt `l mhs juty t` sgaurg dy lchr fgc