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Wholesale dealer

or sells excisable goods wholesale for the purpose of trade or manufacture, and includes a broker or commission agent who, in addition to making contracts for the sale or purchase of excisable goods for others, stocks such

Shebaitship

in an ideal sense only; ex necessitas, the possession and management has to be entrusted to some human agent. Such an agent of the idol is known as shebait in Northern India. The legal character of a

Unpaid seller

the term 'seller' includes any person who is in the position of a seller, as, for instance, an agent of the seller to whom the bill of finding has been endorsed, or a consignor or agent who

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Vice consul

Vice consul, Consular officer shall include consul-general, consul, vice-consul, consular-agent, pro-consul and any person for the time being authorised to perform the duties of consul-general consul, vice-consul or consular-agent. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897),...

Wilful

Wilful, deliberate conduct of a person who is a free agent, knows that he is doing and intends to do what he is doing, Dictionary of Law by L.B.

Managing agency

65. [Income Tax Act, 1922, s. 4 (3)] It includes-- (i) Secretaries and Treasurers; (ii) Where the managing agent is a company, and director of such company, and any member thereof who holds substantial interest in such

Negotiation by delivery

event happens. Illustrations (a) A, the holder of a negotiable instrument payable to bearer, delivers it to B's agent to keep for B. The instrument has been negotiated. (b) A, the holder of a negotiable instrument payable

Appearance

party, at the initial stage, in civil proceedings, requires his appearance, it can certainly be through a recognized agent or counsel, as provided for under sub-rule (1) of Rule 1 of Order III of Civil Procedure Code.

Liquidator

see also, generally, ss. 183-197 of the Act, and WINDING-UP. A liquidator appointed by the court is an agent of the company and not personally liable for contracts within the scope of his duties, but if he

Soap

A substance which dissolves in water thus forming a lather and is used as a cleansing agent Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths usually by boiling and consists

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