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Casual ejector, the fictitious Richard Roe in the mixed action of ejectment, before the fiction was abolished by the (English) C. L. P. Act, 1852. See Ejectment....
Ejectment
Ejectment, the 'mixed' action at Common Law to recover the possession of land (which is real), and damages and costs for the wrongful withholding of the land (which are personal).Until abolished by the (English) C.L.P. Act, 1852, s. 168, the forms of this action exhibited the most remarkable string of fictions then recognized by the Courts of Common Law. The action was commen-ced by the party claiming title delivering to the party in possession a declaration in which the plaintiff (John Doe) and the defendant (Richard Roe) were fictitious persons. The declaration stated that a lease of the premises in question for a term of years had been made by the party claiming the title (who was the real plaintiff) to John Doe, who entered upon the land by virtue of such demise, and that afterwards Richard Roe, the casual ejector, entered and ousted John Doe during the continuance of his term. Appended to this declara-tion was a notice signed by Richard Roe, addressed to the tenant in possession (...
Roe, Richard
Roe, Richard, otherwise Troublesome, the casual ejector and fictitious defendant in ejectment, whose services are no longer invoked. See JOHN DOE, and EJECTMENT....
Casual pauper
Casual pauper (obsolete term). Any destitute wayfarer or wanderer applying for or receiving relief. See (English) Pauper Inmates Discharge and Regulation Act, 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c.108), and (English) Casual Poor Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 36). These (English) Acts were repealed and replaced by the Poor Law Act, 1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5, c. 14), which was further consolidated by the Poor Law Act, 1930 (19 & 20 Geo. 5, c. 17); and the term used is 'Casual Poor Person' or 'Casual Poor.' The (English) Poor Law Act, 1930 (19 & 20 Geo. 5, c. 17), ss. 41 to 44, deals with provisions of casual wards and treatment of casual poor....
Casual
Casual, according to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary the word 'casual' is defined to mean: (i) Subject to or produced by chance; accidental, fortuitous, (ii) Coming at uncertain times, not to be calculated on, unsettled'. A receipt of interest which is foreseen and anticipated cannot be regarded as casual even if it is not likely to recur again, Ramanathan Chettiar v. C.I.T., AIR 1967 SC 657 (661): (1967) 1 SCR 965. [Income-tax Act, 1922, s. 4(3)(vii)]...
Casual and non-recurring
Casual and non-recurring, 'casual' according to dictionary means 'accidental or irregular'. Non-recurring is one which is not likely to occur again in a year, Universal Radiators v. C.I.T., (1993) 2 SCC 629: AIR 1993 SC 2254 (2257). [Income-tax Act, (43 of 1961), s. 10(3) Proviso]...
Casual election
Casual election, means an election held to fill a casual vacancy. [Cantonments Act, 1924, s. 2 (vi)]...
Casual employee
Casual employee, Casual employees are employees within the meaning of the term 'employee' as defined in s. 2(9) of the E.S.I. Act, 1948 and, accordingly, come within the purview of the Act, Regional Director, E.S.I. Corporation v. South India Flour Mills Ltd., (1986) 2 SCR 863: AIR 1986 SC 1686 (1689): (1986) 3 SCC 238....
Occasional or casual visit
Occasional or casual visit, occasional or casual visits mean visits which are not regular, which take place at uncertain intervals and not for a specific or certain object connected with the assessees' regular plan of life, Shamnath Mushram v. Commissioner of Income-tax, AIR 1950 All 612. [Income Tax Act, s. 4A(a)(iii)]. Abdul Kader v. Income Tax Commissioner, AIR 1950 Mad 715...
casual
casual 1 a : not expected or foreseen b : not done purposefully : accidental 2 a : employed for irregular periods [a worker] b : engaging in an activity on an occasional basis [a seller] ...
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