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Made his appearance

Made his appearance, the words 'made his appearance' cannot be truncated from the particular context in which that expression is used. It is a salutary principle in the sphere of interpretation of statutory clauses that words...

Necessaries

Jayalalitha v. Union of India, (1999) 5 SCC 138: AIR 1999 SC 1912 (1922). [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, s. 3(1)] [S. 9(1), Cr.P.C.]

Motor bicycle

cubic centimeters, and includes a combination of such a motor vehicle and a side-car. [(English) Road Traffic Act, 1988, s. 108(1) (as amended)]

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Mere skill

of Tamil Nadu, AIR 1996 SC 1153 (1162): (1996) 2 SCC 226. [Madras City Police Act (3 of 1988), s. 49A]

Member of Coast Guard

of Coast Guard, means an officer, a subordinate officer, a sailor or other enrolled person. [Coast Guard Act, 1988 (30 of 1978), s. 2(n)]

Means and includes

Means and includes, The definition which consists of two separate parts which specify what the expression means and also what it includes is obviously meant to be exhaustive. As Lord Watson observed in Dilworth v. Commissioner...

Material alteration

and they alter the form, front and structure of the accommodation', Brijendra Nath Bhargava v. Harsh Wardhan, AIR 1988 SC 293 (298); See also Om Prakash v. Amar Singh, AIR 1987 SC 617. [Rajasthan Promises (Control of

Lie

Rajagopal Reddy v. Padmini Chandrasekhran, AIR 1996 SC 238 (243): (1995) 2 SCC 630. [Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988, s. 4(1)] It means 'to have foundation in the law; to be legally supportable, sustainable, or proper', (Black's

Licence

a learner, a Motor Vehicle or a motor vehicle of any specified class or description (Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, s. 2(10) A landlord cannot exact a 'fine or sum of money in the nature of a fine'

Levied

Levied, the word 'levied' is a wide and generic expression and takes in all the stages of charge, quantification and recovery of duty, though in certain contexts it may have a restricted meaning, Ujagar Prints v....

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