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Reason to believe
Reason to believe, does not mean a purely subjective satisfaction. The belief must be held in good faith; it cannot be merely a pretence, S. Narayanappa v. CIT, Bangalore, AIR 1967 SC 523: (1967) 65 ITR...
Joint-tenancy
Joint-tenancy. This tenancy is created where the same interest in real or personal property is, by the act of the party, passed by the same matter of conveyance or claim in solido, and not as merchan-dise,...
Imprisonment
Imprisonment, 'imprisonment' shall mean imprisonment of either description as defined in the Indian Penal Code. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(27)] The restraint of a person's liberty under the custody of another. It...
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Res judicata
Res judicata, a final judgment already decided between the same parties or their privies on the same question by a legally constituted Court having jurisdiction is conclusive between the parties, and the issue cannot be raised...
Measure of damage
Measure of damage, the test which determines the amount of damages to the given. The general rule in English law is that in contract the measure of damage is the actual loss to the plaintiff, and...
Marriage
Marriage. Marriage as understood in Christendom is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others, Hyde v. Hyde, 1866 LR 1 P&D 130. Where a marriage in...
Malice
Malice [fr. malitia, Lat.], a formed design of doing mischief to another, technically called malitia pr'cogitata, or malice prepense or aforethought. It is either express, as when one with a sedate and deliberate mind and formed...
Evacuee
Evacuee, The evacuee cannot take possession of his property. He cannot lease that property. He cannot sell that property without the consent of the Custodian. He can not mortgage that property. He can not realise the...
Bankrupt
Bankrupt [fr. bancus, or banque, the table or counter of a tradesman, and ruptus, Lat., broken, denoting thereby one whose shop or place of trade is broken or gone]. A debtor who does certain acts, tending...
Banking policy
Banking policy, means any policy means any policy which is specified from time to time by the Reserve Bank in the interest of the banking system or in the interest of monetary stability or sound economic...
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