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Equitable estates and interests

more flexible disposition of legal interests in land. Under the (English) Statute of Frauds (29 Car. 2, c. 3, s. 7) trusts creating equitable estates or interests in land, including leaseholds and copyholds, were required to be … although the statute did not extend to any use or trust upon a use (Tyrrel's case (1557) Dyer, 155 a), and the statute did not more than to impose a simple and merely verbal formality in the

Law

and aspirations of the people, Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Ltd. v. Brojo Nath Ganguly, AIR 1986 SC 1571: (1986) 3 SCC 156. An Ordinance answers the expression 'law' as contemplated in Article 21, A.K. Roy v.

Marriage

upon an intestacy, Birtwhisle v. Vardill, (1840) 7 Cl &Fin 895. As to persons legitimated on or after 15th December, 1926, see that Act, s. 8, though it is otherwise as to personalty [Re Goodman's Trusts, (1881) … and 'judgment was given for the defendant in error.' In 1753 Lord Hardwicke's Act (26 Geo. 2, c. 33), passed to prevent clandestine marriages, required, under pain of nullity, that banns should be published according to the

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Salary or wages

and is no sale at all, Calcutta Electric Supply Corpn. Ltd. v. Commr. of Income-tax, AIR 1951 Cal 151. With its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means the sale of any insecticide, whether for cash or on … title, State of Bombay v. United Motors (India) Ltd., AIR 1953 SC 252: (1953) SCR 1059: (1953) SCJ 373: (1953) SCA 408: 55 BLJR 536: (1953) 1 Mad LJ 743: (1953) 66 Mad LW 577. Sale, is

State

Board is therefore not state, Zee Telefilms Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 2005 SC 2677. In Article 3 of Constitution of India as amended by the fifth Amendment Act 1955. It obviously refers to the States

Treason

itself. Five species of treason are declared by the Treason Act, 1351, or 'Statute of Treasons' (25 Edw. 3, st. 5, c. 2), as follows:- (1) When a man doth compass or imagine the death of our … by making war against the State or by materially supporting its enemies, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1506.

Act of Parliament

to resolutions varying or renewing taxation, see (English) Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913 (3 Geo. 5, c. 3), and (English) Finance Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 28), s. 12. The Royal assent to

Tax

resolution of the House of Commons, see the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913 (3 Geo. 5, c. 3). See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Revenue.' See also DEATH DUTIES; ESTATE DUTY; INCOME-TAX; LAND-TAX. A 'tax' is a compulsory

Offence

the violation of which the law prescribes a penalty, Raj Narain Singh v. Atmaram Govind, AIR 1954 All 319. Contempt of court is not an offence within the meaning of s. 5(2) of the Code of Criminal

Consideration

Laythoarp v. Bryant, 3 Scott 250; 2 Wms. Saund 137 h; Currie v. Misa, (1875) LR 10 Exch 153. Consideration is one of the facts which the courts require as evidence of intention, (a) that a person

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