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Disposition
up property.... a destruction of property' (Black's Legal Dictionary), Controller of Estate Duty v. Shri Kantilal Trikamlal, (1976) 4 SCC 643: AIR 1976 SC 1935: (1977) 1 SCR 9. The term 'disposition' has been defined in Stroud's … something which was his own, Commissioner of Gift Tax v. N.S. Getty Chettiar (1971) 2 SCC 741: AIR 1971 SC 2410: (1972) 1 SCR 736 & Controller of Estates Duty v. Kancharla Kesava Rao, (1973) 2 SCC
Discharge
discharge without considering the evidence taken is illegal, Ratilal Bhanji Mithani v. State of Maharashtra, (1979) 2 SCC 179: AIR 1979 SC 94: (1979) 1 SCR 993. Discharge means, to free from liability. The liability may be … accused is set at liberty after examination of the whole case, Sohan Lal v. State of Rajasthan, (1990) 4 SCC 580: AIR 1990 SC 2158 (2166). (Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, s. 398) Connotes an entirely different category
Deemed to received
Deemed to received, the expression 'deemed to be received' in, s. 4(a)(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1922 only means deemed by the provisions of the Act to be received, Keshao Mills Ltd. v. C.I.T., AIR
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Terms
(which see), the year beginning with Michaelmas Term. The commencement and duration of the terms were fixed by 11 Geo. 4 & 1 Wm. 4, c. 70, s. 6, and 1 Wm. 4, c. 3, s. 3.
Bill of Exchange
Bill of Exchange. Defined in the (English) Bills of Exchange Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 61), s. 3, as an 'unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person … Bill of Exchange. Defined in the (English) Bills of Exchange Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 61), s. 3, as an 'unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed
Demise
on the part of the lessor for the lessee's quiet enjoyment during the term, Hart v. Windsor, (1843) 12 M&W 85; Markham v. Paget, (1908) 1 Ch 697; but an express covenant for quiet enjoyment excludes any … or years, but most commonly to the latter; it is used in writs for any estate, 2 Inst. 483. The operative word 'demise' in a lease implies a covenant on the part of the lessor for the
Limited liability
c. 32); and that of common carriers (including railway companies by the (English) Carriers Act, 1830 (11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4, c. 68), as amended by the (English) Railways Act, 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. … or other titles on company matters. The statutes relating to companies have been consolidated by the Companies Act, 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. 5, c. 23). Consult Palmer; Hemmant; Lindley on Company Law. Shipowners, Canals, Docks, and
Plague
constable, etc., to keep house, to go abroad and in company. This Act was repealed by 7 Wm. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 91, s. 4. See now Public Health Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. … Plague [fr., Gk., a wound], pestilence; a contagious and malignant fever. By 1 Jac. 1, c. 31, it was a capital offence for any infected with the plague, after having been
Accrue
a present enforceable demand or right. See also Morvi Industries Ltd v. C.I.T., (1972) 4 SCC 451: AIR 1971 SC 2396 (Para 11). [Income-tax Act, 1922 (11 of 1922), s. 4(1) (b) (i)]
Epiphany
Sessions, formerly held in the first week after the Epiphany, are directed by the (English) Law Terms Act, 1830 (11 Geo. 4 & 1 Wm. 4, c. 70), to be held in the first week after the
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