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Rebus sic stantibus

taking into account neither the past conditions nor the future possibilities, Bengal Nagpur Rly. Co. v. Corporation of Calcutta, AIR 1942 Cal 455: 1942 ILR 2 Cal 152. Rebus sic stantibus, things standing so; under the circumstances.

Trial

Swaroop Tiwari v. Ramratan Jatav, 1996 Jab LJ 8; Nemaichand Sen v. Kumud Behari Basu, 1951 ILR 1 Cal 404. Means so far as trial before a court of session is concerned the judicial proceedings before court

Sayer

to land revenue and does not include minerals, Secretary of State of India v. Karuna Kanta Chowdhury, 35 Cal 82. Sayer, that which moves: variable imposts distinct from land, rent, or revenues, consisting of customs, tolls, licences,

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Subsidence

word 'subsidence' may mean both sinking as well as settlement, Bimla Charan Batabyal v. Indian Museum Trustees, 57 Cal 231: 1930 Cal 404.

Substantive and permanent

is the incumbent of his appointment and only merely acting, Bimla Charan Batabyal v. Indian Museum Trustees, 57 Cal 231: 1930 Cal 404.

Projabali

khas cultivation, it means settlement with cultivating raiyats only, Sushil Kumar Chakrabarty v. Rajendra Lal Bhattacharya, AIR 1954 Cal 412: 1953 92 Cal LJ 298.

Prospectus

the advantages of the company an advertisement is also a prospectus, Paramatha Nath v. Kali Kumar, AIR 1925 Cal 714: (1925) ILR 51 Cal 440. Prospectus, is defined by s. 380 of the (English) Companies Act, 1929,

Vicinity

meaning of the neighbourhood of a place different from the place itself, Tahil Hussain v. State, AIR 1955 Cal 513: 49 Cal WN 999: (1955) Cr LJ 1336.

Persons lawfully employed

has been interpreted to refer to the law enforcing agencies, Habibur Rahman Khan v. Jagdish Mondal, (1982) 1 Cal LJ 270; Bangshi Das v. Ajit Kumar Das, (1988) 16 Reports (Cal) 60.

question

question 1 : a particular query directed to a witness compare interrogatory hy·po·thet·i·cal question [hī-pə-the-ti-kəl] : a question directed to an expert witness (as a physician) that is based on the existence of facts offered in...

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