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Home Dictionary Name: anythingIn respect of anything said in Parliament
In respect of anything said in Parliament, The word 'anything' is of the widest import and is equivalent to 'everything'. The only limitation arises from the words 'in Parliament' which means during the sitting of Parliament and in the course of the business of Parliament. Once it was proved that Parliament was sitting and its business was being transacted, anything said during the course of that business was immune from proceedings in any court, Tej Kiran Jain v. M. Sanjiva Reddy, AIR 1970 SC 1573 (1574). [Constitution of India, Article 105 (2)]...
Anything
Anything, the word 'anything is of the widest import and is equivalent to 'everything', Tej Kiron Jain v. N. Sanjiva Reddy, (1970) 2 SCC 272: AIR 1970 SC 1573 (1574). (Constitution of India, Art. 105)...
Notwithstanding anything contained in law for the time in force
Notwithstanding anything contained in law for the time in force, sub-s. (1) of s. 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act contains the words 'notwithstand-ing anything contained in law for the time being in force'. The above non obstante clause points to the conclusions that the provisions of s. 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act would have overriding effect and shall prevail if the other conditions prescribed are fulfilled, Isher Das v. State of Punjab, AIR 1972 SC 1295 (1298): (1973) 2 SCC 65: (1972) 3 SCR 312....
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, the words 'notwithstandi-ng anything contained in the CrPC' found at the beginning of s. 5A(1) merely carve out a limited exemption from the provisions of the CrPC insofar as they limit the class of persons who are competent to investigate into offences mentioned in the section and to arrest without a warrant. It does not mean that the whole of the CrPC, including schedule II thereof, is made inapplicable, Union of India v. Maj. I.C. Lala, AIR 1973 SC 2204: (1973) 2 SCC 72: (1973) 3 SCR 818. [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, s. 5A (1)]...
Notwithstanding anything in the Constitution
Notwithstanding anything in the Constitution, the phrase 'notwithstanding anything in the Constitution' is equivalent to saying that in spite of the other articles of the Constitution, or that the other articles shall not be an impediment to the operation of Art. 278, South India Corporation (P) Ltd. v. Secretary, Board of Revenue, AIR 1964 SC 207 (215): (1964) 4 SCR 280....
Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-s. (3) (Essential Commodities Act, 1955)
Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-s. (3) (Essential Commodities Act, 1955), the amount payable to the person required to sell his stock of sugar would be with reference to the price fixed under the sub-section and not the agreed price or the market price in the absence of any controlled price under sub-section (3A) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955; Panipat Co-operative Sugar Mills v. Union of India, AIR 1973 SC 537: (1973) 1 SCC 129: (1973) 2 SCR 860....
Sale price
Sale price, 'Sale Price' means the amount payable to a dealer as consideration for the sale of any goods, less any sum allowed as cash discount according to the practice normally prevailing in the trade, but inclusive of any sum charged for anything done by the dealer in respect of the goods at the time of or before the delivery thereof other than the cost of freight or delivery of the cost of installation in case where such cost is separately charged and the expression 'purchase price' shall be construed accordingly, Shree Gopal Industries Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1971 SC 2054: (1971) 2 SCC 532.(ii) Under s. 4 of the Madhya Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1958 the liability to pay tax is that of the dealer. The purchaser has no liability to pay tax. There is no provision in the Act from which it can be gathered that the Act imposes any liability on the purchaser to pay the tax imposed on the dealer. If the dealer passes on his tax burden to his purchasers he can only do it by au...
Dishonestly
Dishonestly, The word dishonestly is defined by s. 24 of Indian Penal Code. A person who does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person, Dr. S. Dutt v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1966 SC 523: (1966) 1 SCR 493.A person is said to do a thing dishonestly when he does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person. In the case of illegal seizures and impounding of cattle, the person seizing the cattle does not gain anything. He simply takes the cattle to the pound. He does not use them for his purpose, Ramratan v. State of Bihar, AIR 1965 SC 926 (931). (Penal Code, 1860, s. 378: Cattle Trespass Act, 1871, s. 10)--Whoever does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss of another person, is said to do that thing dishonestly (Indian Penal Code, 1860, s. 24)....
Property
Property, an actionable claim against the tenants is undoubtedly a species of property which is assignable, State of Bihar v. Kameshwar Singh, AIR 1952 SC 252.Comprises every form of tangible property, even intangible, including debts and chooses in action such as unpaid accumulation of wages, pension, cash grants, and constitutionally protected privy purse, See M.M. Pathak v. Union of India, AIR 1978 SC 802.Decree is to be treated as property, Associated Hotels of India v. Jodha Mal Kuthiala, AIR 1950 Punj 201.Every movable property is included in the ordinary connotation of the word 'property', Chunni Lal v. State, AIR 1968 Raj 70.In commercial law this may carry its ordinary meaning of the subject-matter of ownership. But elsewhere, as in the sale of goods it may be used as a synonym for ownership and lesser rights in goods, Dictionary of Commercial Law by A.H. Hudson, (1983, Edn.).In Entry 42, List III (Constitution of India) includes the power to legislate for acquisition of an un...
In connection with the work of an establishment
In connection with the work of an establishment, 'in connection with the work of an establishment' only postulates some connection between what the employee does and the work of the establishment. He may not do anything directly for the establish-ment; he may not do anything statutorily obligatory in the establishment; he may not even do anything which is primary or necessary for the survival or smooth running of the establishment or integral to the adventure. It is enough if the employee does some work which is ancillary, incidental or has relevance to or link with the object of the establishment, Royal Talkies v. Employees' State Insurance Corporation, AIR 1978 SC 1478: (1978) 4 SCC 204: (1979) 1 SCR 80....
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