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Moral turpitude

Moral turpitude, 'Moral turpitude' is an expression which is used in legal as also societal parlance to describe conduct which is inherently base, vile, depraved or having any connection showing depravity, Pawan Kumar v. State of...

Entrustment

Entrustment, means 'the transfer of possession of goods to a merchant who deals in goods of that type and who may in turn transfer the goods and all rights to them to a purchaser in the...

Mistake or an error apparent on the face of the record

Mistake or an error apparent on the face of the record, under Order 47, Rule 1, CPC a judgment may be open to review inter alia if there is a mistake or an error apparent on...

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Attributable to

Attributable to, the expression 'attributable to' is certainly wider in import than the expression 'derived from', Cambay Electric Supply Industrial Co v. CIT, AIR (1978) SC 1099 (1105): (1978) 2 SCC 644. [Income-tax Act, (43 of...

Closure

Rules of the House or an infringement of the rights of minority, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 407. Means closing, closed condition, Concise Oxford Dictionary, H.W. Fowler & F.G. Fowler, p. 226. In Indian

Clause

divided; a descriptive title is printed in the margin of each clause, Parliamentary Practice; Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 463 The main clauses of a bill in the Indian Parliament are: (i) Extent clause, (ii) Commencement

Cargo

Cargo [fr. Cargo, Sp., the load of a ship; charge, Fr.], the lading of a ship, the merchandise or wares contained and conveyed in a ship. Includes anything carried or to be carried in a ship...

Cabinet

Members of shadow cabinet get precedence in asking questions and in debate, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 211. The institution of shadow cabinet came into being as early as 1876 in British Parliament, formed

Business, list of

public matters (7) unshared questions and (8) remaining orders of the day, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, pp. 217-18. Means the agenda for a day's sitting of the legislature; also called Agenda Paper. The Office

Business of the House

Government business, Private member's business and the business transacted in opposition time, Parliamentary Practice Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, pp. 270 and 271.

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