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Terrorism, as ordinarily understood, means the act of terrorising, Muralidhar Sarangi v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd., (2000) 3 SCC 466.It may be possible to describe 'terrorism' as use of violence when its most important result is not merely the physical and mental damage of the victim but the prolonged psychological effect it produces or has the potential of producing on the society as a whole. There may be death, injury, or destruction of property or even deprivation of individual liberty in the process but the extent and reach of the intended terrorist activity travels beyond the effect of an ordinary crime capable of being punished under the ordinary penal law of the land and its main objective is to overawe the Government to disturb harmony of the society or 'terrorise' people and the society and not only those directly assaulted, with a view to disturb even tempo, peace and tranquillity of the society an create a sense of fear and insecurity. A 'terrorist' activity does not mere...
Undertaking
Undertaking, denotes 'any business or any work or project which one engages in or attempts as an enterprise analogous to business or trade, Secretary Madras Gymkhana Club Employees Union v. Manage-ment of Gymkhana Club, AIR 1968 SC 554: (1968) 2 SCJ 138: (1968) 1 SCA 379: (1967) 2 SCWR 618: (1967) 2 Lab LJ 720: 33 FJR 157: (1968) Lab JC 547: (1968) 2 Andh WR (SC) 6: (1968) 2 Mad LJ (SC) 6: 15 Fac LR 411: 16 Law Rep 140.Undertaking, denotes, with reference to company law, all the assets of the company past present and future, and is a mortgageable interest being commonly charged by the debentures of the company. 'Undertaking' means a unit, such as a factory or a granary, Industrial Disputes Tribunal (in re:), (1956) 3 All ER 111.Undertaking, in a compromise decree does not mean a promise to a court. It is merely a solemn promise by one party to the other when it appears in an agreement between the two, Nisha Kant Roy v. Sandji Bashnai, Goho, AIR 1948 Cal 294: 49 Cr LJ 567.Undertaking, i...
Contempt of court
Contempt of court, means civil contempt or criminal contempt.--A disobedience to or disregard of the rules, orders, process, or dignity of a Court, which has power to punish for such offence by committal. Contempts are either direct, which only insult or resist the powers of the Court, or the persons of the judges who preside there; or consequential, which, without such gross insolence or direct opposition, plainly tend to create a universal disregard of their authority. Contempts may be divided into acts of contempt committed in the Court itself (in facie curi') and out of Court. Among the former are all unseemly behaviour (for which, and which only (see Reg. v. Lefroy, (1873) LR 8 QB 134), there is an express power to punish by s. 162 of the (English) County Courts Act, 1888), as talking boisterously, applauding any part of the proceedings, refusing to be sworn or to answer a question as a witness, interfering with the business of the Court on the part of a person who has no right to...
Cartel
Cartel [fr. Cartella, It., pasteboard], a piece of pasteboard with some inscription on it, hung up in some place, and to be removed, Floria's Dict., voce 'Cartella.' Hence a written challenge openly hung up; afterwards any written challenge. See CHARTEL.An agreement between or conventional grouping of producers of raw materials or goods.The cartel is an association of producers who by agreement among themselves to control production, sale and prices of the product to obtain a monopoly in any particular industry or commodity. Analysing the object of formation of a cartel in other words, it amounts to an unfair trade practice which is not in the public interest. The intention to acquire monopoly power can be spelt from formation of such a cartel by some of the producers, Union of India v. Hindustan Development Corpn., (1993) 3 SCC 499: AIR 1984 SC 988 (1008). [Constitution of India, Arts. 299, 14, 19]'Cartel' includes an association of producers, sellers, distributors, traders or service...
Food and sale
Food and sale, 'Food' is defined by S. 2(v) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 as meaning 'any article used as food or drink for human consumption other than drugs and water and includes:(a) any article which ordinarily enters into, or is used in the composition or preparation of human food, and(b) any flavouring matter or condiments. 'Sale' is defined by S. 2(xiii) as follows: 'Sale' with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means the sale of any article of food, whether for cash or on credit or by way of exchange and whether by wholesale or retail, for human consumption or use, or for analysis, and includes an agreement for sale, an offer for sale, the exposing for sale or having in possession for sale of any such article, and includes also an attempt to sell any such article; According to the definition of 'food' any used as food or drink for human consumption and any article which ordinarily enters into or is used in the composition or preparation of hu...
Hunting
Hunting, trapping of birds which comes within the purview of the meaning of the term 'hunting' is thus prohibited in terms of s. 9 of the Act, Chief Forest Officer v. Nisar Khan, AIR 2003 SC 1867 (1869): (2003) 4 SCC 595. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, s. 2(16)]With its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes:(a) killing or poisoning of any wild animal or captive animal and every attempt to do so;(b) capturing, coursing, snaring, trapping, driving or baiting any wild or captive animal and every attempt to do so;(c) injuring or destroying or taking any part of the body of any such animal or, in the case of wild birds or reptiles, damaging the eggs of such birds or reptiles, or disturbing the eggs or nests of such birds or reptiles. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), s. (16)]...
Misdemeanour
Misdemeanour, 1. A crime that is less serious than a felony and is usually punishable by fine, penalty. Forfeiture or confinement in a place other than prison, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1014.Misdemeanour, a crime less than felony, as perjury, obtaining money by false pretences, endeavouring to conceal a birth, and fradulently obtaining property on credit and not having paid for it within four months of bankruptcy, which are misdemeanours by statute; and any attempt to commit a felony or misdemeanour, whether the crime attempted be so by statute or Common Law (Arch. Cr.Pl., 2); any disobedience of a statute, Reg. v. Hall, (1891) 1 QB 747; any incitement of another to commit a felony where no such felony is actually committed, Reg. v. Gregory, (1867) LR 1 CCR 77; sale of provisions unfit for food, R. v. Dixon, (1814) 3 M&S 11; public nuisances (see NUISANCE); and very many other offences, which are misdemeanours at Common Law. 'In the present state of our law we can only defin...
Piracy
Piracy [fr. pirata, Lat.], the commission of those acts of robbery and violence upon the sea, which if committed upon land wold amount to felony. Pirates hold no commission or delegated authority from any sovereign or State, empowering them to attack others. They can, therefore, be only regarded in the light of robbers. They are, as Cicero has truly stated, the common enemies of all (communes hostes omnium); and the law of nations gives to every one the right to pursue and exterminate them without any previous declaration of war (see Piracy Jure Gentium, 1934, AC 586, where a frustrated attempt was held to be piracy by that law); but it is not allowed to kill them without trial, except in battle. Those who surrender or are taken prisoners must be brought before the proper magistrates, and dealt with according to law. By the ancient Common Law of England, piracy, if committed by a subject, was held to be a species of treason, being contrary to his natural allegiance; if by an alien, to ...
palm off
palm off : to sell or attempt to sell (a product) by inducing buyers to believe that one's product is actually the product of another ;specif : to attempt to sell (a product) under another's trademark or trade name ...
solicit
solicit 1 : to make petition to [ the court] 2 : to ask, induce, advise, or command (a person) to do something and esp. to commit a crime compare coerce, importune 3 : to attempt to persuade (a person) to purchase something 4 : to attempt to bring about or obtain by soliciting a person [ bribes] vi 1 : to make solicitation 2 of a prostitute : to offer to have sexual relations with someone for money ...
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