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Public order

maintenance of public order as is commonly understood, Romesh Lal Jain v. Naginder Singh Rana, (2006) 1 SCC 294. Public order, has a comprehensive meaning so as to include public safety in its relation to the maintenance

Turnover

664. [Hyderabad General Sales Tax Act (14 of 1950), s.2 (m)] The expression 'turnover' is defined in s. 2(t). It says: 'Turnover' means the aggregate of the amount of sale prices received or receivable by a dealer

Minor

a person of either sex who is under eighteen years of age. [Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, s. 2 (d)] It means a person who has completed the age of sixteen years but has not completed the

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Roman Catholics

name of Papists (see that title), after the Reformation, an Act of Elizabeth, for instance, 13 Eliz. c. 2, punishing with the penalties of a pr'munire (see that title) any person bringing into this country any Agnus

Reserve

use. To retain or preserve for certain purposes.' (Oxford Dictionary). In Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, page 2118, 'Reserve' is defined as follows:To keep in store for future or special use; to keep in reserve; to

Regulation

thus regulation also includes a power to levy, Saurashtra Cement and Chemical Industries v. Union of India, AIR 2001 SC 8. [See Constitution of India, Sch. 7, List 1, Entry 54; Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development)

Income

gains from whatever source deprived. The definition of 'income' in Shaw Wallace & Co. case, 1932 (59) IA 206, as a periodical monetary return coming in with some sort of regularity, or expected regularity, from definite sources

Transfer

or forced transfer, like court auction sale, Kharva Gigabhai Mavji v. Soni Jagjivvan Kanji, 1979 (20) Guj LR 256. Transfer, connotes, normally, between two living persons during life; will take effect after demise of the testator and

Trade

advancement of their common interest, State of Gujarat v. Mahesh Kumar Dhirajlal Thakkar, AIR 1980 SC 1167: (1980) 2 SCC 322. It means any trade, business, industry, profession or occupation relating to the production, supply, distribution or

Restrictive trade practice

buying, hiring or availing of other goods or services. [The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (68 of 1986), s. 2 (1) (nnn)] The definition of restrictive trade practice is an exhaustive and not an inclusive one. The decision

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