Odisha Civil Judge flashcards

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Res judicata

A matter directly and substantially in issue in a former suit between the same parties, decided by a competent court, cannot be litigated again; it bars the second suit under Section 11 CPC.

Order VII Rule 11

Lists grounds for rejection of a plaint: no cause of action, relief undervalued, insufficient court fee, suit barred by law, or non-compliance with the duplicate-plaint rule.

Section 300 CrPC

Bars a second trial after acquittal or conviction by a competent court, subject to exceptions such as a retrial ordered by a superior court or the Section 299 absconder procedure.

Section 313 CrPC

Gives the accused a personal right to be examined after prosecution evidence, so the court can explain the circumstances appearing against the accused in the evidence.

Section 25 Evidence Act

No confession made to a police officer shall be proved against an accused person. It is an absolute bar, unlike Section 24, which turns on inducement, threat or promise.

Interim injunction test

Under Order XXXIX Rules 1-2 CPC, the court weighs a prima facie case, irreparable injury that cannot be compensated, and the balance of convenience before granting an interim injunction.

Section 167 CrPC remand

Governs detention during investigation; the default maximum is 60 days for most offences and 90 days where the offence is punishable with death, life imprisonment or ten years or more.

Res sub judice

Section 10 CPC stays a suit where the matter in issue is also directly and substantially in issue in a previously instituted suit between the same parties in a competent court.

Reported speech tense shift

When the reporting verb is past, present tenses shift to past, 'will' to 'would', 'can' to 'could'; time words shift, e.g. 'today' becomes 'that day'.

Odia script letters

Odia has 11 vowels (swarabarna) and 35 consonants (byanjana), plus 10 vowel signs (matras); anuswara and bisarga are diacritics rather than full letters.

Odia official language status

Odia is the official language of Odisha under the Odisha Official Language Act, 1954, and is listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

Differ with versus differ from

'Differ with' is used for a person (I differ with you); 'differ from' is used for a thing (this differs from that). Both are common preposition traps.

Swarasandhi in Odia

A sandhi joining two vowels, for example ଅ + ଆ becoming ଆ. Byanjanasandhi involves a consonant and bisargasandhi concerns the bisarga.

Comma splice

Joining two independent clauses with only a comma. Use a semicolon, a full stop, or a comma plus a coordinating conjunction instead.

Odisha formation date

Odisha became a separate province on 1 April 1936 under the Government of India (Orissa) Order, 1936, a date observed as Utkala Dibasa (Odisha Day).

Odisha legislature seats

Odisha's Legislative Assembly has 147 seats; the state elects 21 members to the Lok Sabha and 10 to the Rajya Sabha.

Article 32

Guarantees the right to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of Fundamental Rights; Dr B. R. Ambedkar called it the heart and soul of the Constitution.

Chilika lagoon

A brackish-water lagoon on the Odisha coast, the largest of its kind in Asia, known for Irrawaddy dolphins and migratory birds at Nalabana.

NITI Aayog

Replaced the Planning Commission on 1 January 2015 as the government's policy think tank, with the Prime Minister as chairperson and a governing council of chief ministers.

CAG tenure

The Comptroller and Auditor General holds office for six years or until age 65, whichever is earlier, and can be removed only like a Supreme Court judge.

Similipal biosphere

A biosphere reserve in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, known for melanistic tigers, sal forests and the Budhabalanga river system.

Percentage change rule

A rise of x percent followed by a fall of x percent gives a net change of minus x squared divided by 100 percent, so the result is a net decrease.

Syllogism validity

A conclusion follows only if it is true in every possible Venn arrangement of the premises; a conclusion true in one arrangement alone does not follow.

Speed unit conversion

1 km/h equals 5/18 m/s. To convert km/h to m/s multiply by 5/18; to convert m/s to km/h multiply by 18/5.

Train crossing platform

Total distance covered equals the train's own length plus the platform length; time equals that total distance divided by the train's speed.

Compound interest gap

For two years the difference between compound interest and simple interest equals P times (R/100) squared, where P is principal and R the annual rate.

Clock hand gain

The minute hand gains 5.5 degrees per minute on the hour hand; the hands coincide every 65 5/11 minutes rather than every 60 minutes.

Work rate formula

If A alone finishes in a days and B in b days, together they finish in ab/(a+b) days, because their rates add as 1/a plus 1/b.

Calendar odd days

A normal year shifts the weekday by 1, a leap year by 2; 100 years give 5 odd days and 400 years give 0 odd days.

Formal letter closing

A formal letter opens 'Dear Sir/Madam' and closes 'Yours faithfully'; an informal letter may close 'Yours sincerely' or 'Yours affectionately'.

Odia karaka categories

Odia grammar recognises karaka (case relations) including karta (subject), karma (object), apadana (source) and adhikarana (location), each marked by specific suffixes.

Odisha state symbols

Odisha's state animal is the Sambar deer, the state bird the Indian roller (Neelakantha), and the state tree the Sal.