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Mortmain

only one acre of land, and Societies to promote Art, Science, Religion or like purposes not involving the acquisition of gain registered under the (English) Companies Act, 1929, may not, by s. 14 of that Act, hold

Referee

(15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 84), and other Acts. Reference committees may be appointed under the (English) Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1929; Landlord and Tenant Act, 1927 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c.

Merger

same instant of time and by the same means which originated the other estate; and the determination or acquisition of an intermediate estate may be the cause of merger, as between estates kept distinct by means of

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May be accepted as evidence

them as evidence does not mean that the court is bound to treat them as reliable evidence, Land Acquisition Officer & Mandal Revenue Officer v. V. Narasaiah, (2001) 3 SCC 530.

Marine adventure

Marine adventure, includes any adventure where-(i) any insurable property is exposed to maritime perils; (ii) the earnings or acquisition of any freight, passage money, commission, profit or other pecuniary benefit, or the security for any advances, loans,

Make an award

of the party affected by it, Tilak Raj v. Prithi Pal Singh, AIR 1961 J&K 62 (64). [Land Acquisition Act, 1894, s. 18(2) Proviso Cl. (b)]

Local Government

and Joint Committees. Part IV. Officers. Part V. Offices and Buildings. Part VI. Alteration of Areas. Part VII. Acquisition of, and Dealings in, Land. Part VIII. County Councils. Part IX. Borrowing. Part X. Accounts and Audit. Part

Largeness

area becomes large, T. Devjibhai v. Executive Engineer, (2001) 9 SCC 584 (588): AIR 2001 SC 2424. (Land Acquisition Act, 1894, s. 23)

Investment company

(1977) 1 SCR 798: (1977) 1 SCC 7. Investment company means a company whose principal business is the acquisition of shares, stocks, debentures or other securities. [Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938), s. 2(10A)]

Intermediary

Nihar Kanta Sen, AIR 1987 SC 1713: (1987) 3 SCC 465 (472): (1987) 2 SCR 1108. [W.B. Estates Acquisition Act, 1953, s. 2(i)] Intermediary means a stockbroker, sub-broker, share transfer agent, banker to an issue, trustee to

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