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Note of allowance. This was a note delivered by a master to a party to a cause, who alleged that there was error in law in the record and proceedings allowing him to bring error. See (English) C.L.P. Act, 1852, s. 149. Error has now, however, been abolished (Jud. Act, 1875, Ord. LVIII., r. 1).Proceedings in error in law were deemed a supersedeas of execution from the service of the copy of such note, together with the statement of the grounds of error intended to be argued, (English) C.L.P. Act, 1852, s. 150....
May have been allowed to officiate continuously
May have been allowed to officiate continuously, The words 'may have been allowed to officiate continuously' in clause (e) of Rule 16 mean actual and continuous officiation and not a fortuitous or fictional officiation. A notional construction of the clause would lead to anomalous results, State of Bihar v. Madan Mohan Prasad, AIR 1976 SC 404: (1976) 1 SCC 529: (1976) 3 SCR 110. [Bihar Superior Judicial Service Rules, R. 16 (e)]...
Subsistence allowance
Subsistence allowance, the dictionary meaning of the word 'Subsist' as given in Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Vol. II at p. 2171 is 'to remain alive as on food; to continue to exist'. 'Subsistence' means - means of supporting life, especially a minimum livelihood, O.P. Gupta v. Union of India, AIR 1987 SC 2257: (1988) 1 SCR 27: (1987) 4 SCC 328....
Allowed
Allowed, may mean some positive sanction and not mere slackness on the part of the competent authority in not taking action for getting the premises vacated, Maheshchandra Trikamji Gajjar v. State of Maharashtra, (2003) 3 SCC 295. [Bombay Land Acquisition Act, 1948, s. 5(1A) and 15B]...
Additional Deanness Allowence
Additional Deanness Allowence, defined. Additional Emoluments (Compulsory Deposit) (37 of 1974), s. 2(b)]....
Conclusive proof
Conclusive proof, the certificate of purchase has its own 'conclusive' evidentiary value to the extend provided in S. 72K(2) of the the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 in proceedings before the Taluk Land Board. It will therefore be for the Board to arrive at its own decision under sub-s. (5) of s. 85, according to the law, and it will be permissible for it to examine, where necessary, whether the certificate is inaccurate on its face, or has been obtained by fraud or collusion, Chettiam Veettil Ammed v. Taluk Land Board, AIR 1979 SC 1573 (1580): (1980) 1 SCC 499: (1979) 3 SCR 839. [Kerala Land Reforms Act 1963, s. 72K(2)]When one fact is declared by this Act to be conclusive proof of another, the court shall, on proof of the one fact, regard the other as proved, and shall not allow evidence to be given for the purpose of disproving it. (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 4)When one fact is declared by this Act to be conclusive proof of another, the court shall, on proof of the one fact, regard the ...
Salary or wages
Salary or wages, means all remuneration (other than remuneration in respect of over-time work) capable of being expressed in terms of money, which would, if the terms of employment, express or implied, were fulfilled, be payable to an employee in respect of his employment or of work done in such employment and includes dearness allowance (that is to say, all cash payments, by whatever name called, paid to an employee on account of a rise in the cost of living), but does not include--(i) any other allowance which the employee is for the time being entitled to;(ii) the value of any house accommodation or of supply of light, water, medical attendance or other amenity or of any service or of any concessional supply of foodgrains or other articles.(iii) any travelling concession;(iv) any bonus (including incentive, production and attendance bonus);(v) any contribution paid or payable by the employer to any pension fund or provident fund or for the benefit of the employee under any law for t...
deduction
deduction 1 : an amount allowed by tax laws to be subtracted from income in order to decrease the amount of income tax due see also Internal Revenue Code in the Important Laws section compare credit, exclusion, exemption busi·ness deduction : a deduction usually taken from gross income that is allowed for losses or expenses attributable to business activities or to activities engaged in for profit charitable deduction : a deduction allowed for a contribution to a charity usually that is qualified under the tax law (as sections 170 and 2055 of the Internal Revenue Code) de·pen·den·cy deduction : a deduction allowed to be taken in a set amount for a qualified dependent (as under sections 151 and 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) itemized deduction : a deduction for a specifically recorded item that is allowed to be taken from adjusted gross income if the total of such deductions exceeds the standard deduction marital deduction 1 : a deduction allowed under th...
Costs
Costs, expenses incurred in litigation or professional transactions, consisting of money paid for stamps, etc., to the officers of the Court, or to the counsel and solicitors, for their fees, etc.Costs in actions are either between solicitor and client, being what are payable in every case to the solicitor by his client, whether he ultimately succeed or not; or between party and party, being those only which are allowed in some particular cases to the party succeeding against his adversary, and these are either interlocutory, given on various motions and proceedings in the course of the suit or action, or final, allowed when the matter is determined.Neither party was entitled to costs at Common Law, but the Statute of Gloucester (6 Edw. 1, c. 4), gave cots to a successful plaintiff, and 2 & 3 Hen. 8, c. 6, and 4 Jac. 1, c. 3, to a victorious defendant; see Garnett v. Bradley, (1878) 3 App Cas 944.In proceedings between the Crown and a subject the general rule is that the Crown neither ...
Insurance
Insurance, see, Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), s. 80C, Expl. 1.Insurance, the act of providing against a possible loss, by entering into a contract with one who is willing to give assurance, that is, to bind himself to make good such loss should it occur. In this contract, the chances of benefit are equal to the insured and the insurer. The first actually pays a certain sum, and the latter undertakes to pay a larger, if an accident should happen. The one renders his property secure; the other receives money with the probability that it is clear gain. The instrument by which the contract is made is called a policy; the stipulated consideration, a premium. As to what is known as a coupon policy, i.e., a coupon cut out of a diary, etc., see General Accident, etc., Assce. Corpn. v. Robertson, 1909 AC 404.Insurable Interest must be possessed by the person taking out a policy; he must be so circumstanced as to have benefit from the existence of the person or thing insured, and some preju...
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