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Magic remedy

any organic function of the body of human beings or animals. [Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 (21 of 1954), s. 2(c)]

Acquisition

State in the property taken possession of, Dwarkadas Shrinivas of Bombay v. Sholapur Spinning and Weaving Co., AIR 1954 SC 119 (129): 1954 SCR 674. (Constitution of India, Art. 31) The right of the landholder to possession

Acting Chief Justice

constitution to perform the duties of the Chief Justice of India. [High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, 1954, (28 of 1954), s. 2(a)], [Supreme Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, (41 of 1958), s. 2(a)]

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Adulterant

which is or could be employed for the purposes of adulteration. [Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (37 of 1954), s. 2(i)] Means any material which is or could be employed for making the food unsafe or substandard,

Auction sale

Sale and Chemical Industries v. L.J. Johnson, AIR 1958 SC 289 (292). [Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 (44 of 1954), s. 20]

Bardana

station to another, State of Rajasthan v. Ghasiram Magilal, (1969) 2 SCC 710 (712). [Rajasthan Sales Tax Act 1954 (29 of 1954), s. 4(2)]

Candidate

prospect, he began to hold himself out as a prospective candidate, Raj Krushna Bose v. Binod Kanungo, AIR 1954 SC 202 (204): 1954 SCR 913. [Representation of the People Act, 1951, s. 79(b)]

Compensation

Singh v. Custodian Evacuee Property, AIR 1957 SC 599: 1957 SCR 801. [Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954, s. 10] The word 'compensation' is derived from the Latin word 'compensare' meaning 'weight together' or 'balance', K.S.R.T.C.

Consent

render a transaction voidable only and not void, Central National Bank Ltd. v. United Industrial Bank Ltd., AIR 1954 SC 181: (1954) SCR 391. The term 'consent' is a much stronger word than knowledge because it implies

Business

chief concern; mercantile pursuits, that one does for livelihood, occupation, employment, Kesavan Nair v. C.K. Babu Naidu, AIR 1954 Mad 892. Though ordinarily 'business' implies a continuous activity in carrying on a particular trade or avocation, it

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