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To levy

To levy, the power to levy assessment on the basis of best judgment is not an arbitrary power; it is an assessment on the basis of best judgment.

Rule of Pathnibhagam

of the country. Under the ordinary pathnibhagam a man's sons by different wives get their shares on the basis that whatever their number the property is divided according to the number of wives he had, rather than

Rule of law

Rule of law, executive instructions cannot override the provisions of law, such a method will destroy the very basis of the rule of law, Muna Lal Jain v. State of Assam, AIR 1962 SC 386. Rule of

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Religion

a matter of faith with individuals or communities and it is not necessarily theistic. A religion has its basis in a system of beliefs or doctrines which are regarded by those who profess that religion as conducive

Rate

of lands and buildings and not on their capital value, but capital value could be adopted as the basis for working out the annual value, Godhara Borough Muncipality v. Godhara Electricity Co. Ltd., AIR 1968 SC 1504:

Mens rea and negligence

Mens rea and negligence, Mens rea and negligence are both fault elements, which provide a basis for the imposition of liability in criminal cases. Mens rea focuses on the mental state of the accused

Lawful, Legal

coterminous with physical or de facto control, only, whereas the domain of other is control with some legal basis. The former may be uncertain in character and may even be without any basis or interest but the

Includes

in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, and it is difficult to limit this specific meaning on any reasonable basis. Further, s. 38 of the Act, which exempts certain transport vehicles, also proceeds on the basis that a

If the controller is satisfied

the execu-tion of the document, the passing of consideration etc., before it can pass a decree on the basis of either the mortgage or the promissory note. Therefore, the fact that u/s. 10 the Controller has to

Common gaming house

other documents or objects bearing numbers, or on the total of such digits or figures, or on the basis of the occurrence or non-occurrence of any uncertain future event, or on the result of any draw, or

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