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Office

person who filled it, which went on and was filled in succession by successive holders, McMillan v. Guest, 1942 AC 561: (1942) 1 All ER 606 HL. See also Rabindra Kumar Nayak v. Collector, (1999) 2 SCC

Rebus sic stantibus

account neither the past conditions nor the future possibilities, Bengal Nagpur Rly. Co. v. Corporation of Calcutta, AIR 1942 Cal 455: 1942 ILR 2 Cal 152. Rebus sic stantibus, things standing so; under the circumstances.

Restaurant

for consumption on the premises but does not include a restaurant attached to a theatre. [Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 (18 of 1942), s. 2 (c)]

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Week

7th Edn., p. 1588. Means a period of seven days beginning at midnight on Saturday. [Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 (18 of 1942), s. 2(f)] It is strictly the time between midnight on Saturday and the same hour

Offensive trade

it is, therefore, an offensive trade within the meaning of District Board Act, Sat Narain v. Emperor, AIR 1942 All 440: 1942 ALW 557.

Manbrit and Brit Jijmani

a general rule, the connection between purohit and jijmani, is both permanent and hereditary, Sarda Kunwar v. Gajanand, 1942 All 320.

Subject to the terms of formal agreement

Subject to the terms of formal agreement, means as 'subject to contract' that is, the intention of the parties is that neither of them is contractually bound until the contract is signed in the usual way,...

Shop

auction, but excluding the sale of programmes, catalogues, and other similar sales t theatres. [(English) Weekly Holidays Act, 1942, s. 2(d)] In ordinary parlance a 'shop' is a place where the activities connected with the buying and

Salary

a distinction between salary and the wages of labourers and domestic servants, Raghunandan Sahai v. Jaigobind Sahay, AIR 1942 Pat 194. The word 'salary' as used in proviso (1) to s. 60, Civil Procedure Code must be

Reasonable cause to believe

external fact as to reasonable cause capable of being challenged in a court of law, Liversidge v. Anderson, 1942 All 206: (1941) 3 All ER 388 (HC).

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