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Consideration

or suffered by the promisee at the request, express or implied, of the promisor. See Laythoarp v. Bryant, 3 Scott 250; 2 Wms. Saund 137 h; Currie v. Misa, (1875) LR 10 Exch 153. Consideration is one

Tax

resolution of the House of Commons, see the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913 (3 Geo. 5, c. 3). See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Revenue.' See also DEATH DUTIES; ESTATE DUTY; INCOME-TAX; LAND-TAX. A 'tax' is a compulsory

Shall

are mandatory in character, Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay v. B.E.S.T. Workers' Union, AIR 1973 SC 883: (1973) 3 SCC 546: (1973) 2 SCR 285. (vi) The use of 'shall' - a word of slippery semantics -

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Registration of title of land

Act, 1925 (15 Geo. 5, c. 21), repeals and re-enacts the (English) Land Transfer Acts, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 87) and 1897 (60 & 61 Vict. c. 65), with amendments in keeping with innovations which

Offence

the violation of which the law prescribes a penalty, Raj Narain Singh v. Atmaram Govind, AIR 1954 All 319. Contempt of court is not an offence within the meaning of s. 5(2) of the Code of Criminal

Oath

affirmation shall be of the same force and effect as if he had taken the oath. By s. 3 of the (English) Oaths Act, 1888, if an oath has been duly taken the fact that the person

Motor Car

of such type as may be specified in regulation made by the secretary of state, does not exceed 3,050 kilograms; (2) if it is constructed or adapted for use for the conveyance of goods or burden of

Local authority

degree of autonomy serving as administrative units for state services, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 321. Means a municipal corporation, a municipal council, a Nagar Panchayat, an Industrial Township, a Cantonment Board, a Village

Person

as a common informer unless expressly empowered by statute to do so, Guardians of St. Leonards v. Franklin, 3 CPD 377. Apart from the provisions of the Interpretation Act, 1889, a firm of partners is not a

Roman Catholics

any person bringing into this country any Agnus Dei, cross, picture, etc., from Rome; an Act of James, 3 Jac. 1, c. 5, penalizing the sale or purchase of Popish primers; and an Act of William and

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