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Judgment

s. 494 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, State of Bihar v. Ram Naresh Pandey, AIR 1957 SC 389: (1957) SCR 279. (S. 494 of Cr PC, 1898). The word 'judgment' under s. 66(5) of the Act

Joint-tenancy

in cases of trustees for sale upon the statutory trusts for sale [see (English) L.P. Act, 1925, ss. 34 et seq.], assignees in bankruptcy, and others, though they differ in some respects from simple joint-tenants. Before 1926

Interest

to a lender in return for the use of the borrowed money [Black's Law Dictionary (7th Edn.) pp. 393-94 para 37]. Interest, is the accretion on capital, Amin Chand Payarelal v. Inspecting Assistant Commissioner, Income Tax, (2006)

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Insurance

the existence of the person or thing insured, and some prejudice from its destruction, Lucena v. Crauford (1806), 3 Bos & P 75; 2 Bos & PNR 269; a mere hope of profit is not insurable (ibid.).

Hire

Hire [locatio, conductio, Lat.], a bailment for a reward or compensation. It is divisible into four sorts:-(1) The hiring of a thing for use (locatio rei). (2) The hiring of work and labour (locatio operis faciendi)....

Gift

by will coming into operation after 1925, carry the intermediate income; see also (English) Trustee Act, 1925, s. 3; and (English) A.E. Act, 1925, ss. 41 and 42. BLACK'S Law DICTIONARY (Fourth Edition) defines gift thus: A

Mining lease

includes a grant or licence for mining purposes [s. 205 (1) (xiv.), ibid.]. 'Mining lease', according to s. 3(d) of 1948 Act, means a lease granted for the purpose of searching for, winning, working, getting, making merchantable,

Government

shall include both the Central Government and any State Government. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(23)] That form of fundamental rules and principles by which a nation or state is governed; the state itself.

Cause of action

to proof for obtaining to relief, Mayor (H.K.) Ltd. v. Owners and Parties Vessel N.B. Fortune Express, (2006) 3 SCC 100. Right to sue. All the facts which are necessary to establish the plaintiff's right to the

Bill of Exchange

of Exchange. Defined in the (English) Bills of Exchange Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 61), s. 3, as an 'unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it,

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