Casual Vacancy - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: casual vacancyCasual vacancy
Casual vacancy, means a vacancy occuring otherwise than by efflux of time in the office of an elected member of a Board and includes a vacancy in such office, arising under sub-s. (1A) of s. 17. [Cantonments Act, 1924 (2 of 1924), s. 2 (vii)]...
Casual election
Casual election, means an election held to fill a casual vacancy. [Cantonments Act, 1924, s. 2 (vi)]...
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 These (English) Acts were repealed and replaced by the Poor Law Act, 1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5, c. 14), which was further consolidated by the Poor Law Act, 1930 (19 & 20 Geo. 5, c. 17); and the term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....
Post and vacancy
Post and vacancy, the expressions 'posts' and 'vacancies', often used in the executive instructions providing for reservations, are rather problemat-ical. The word 'post' means an appointment, job, office or employment. A position to which a person is appointed. 'Vacancy' means an unoccupied post or office. The plain meaning of the two expressions make it clear that there must be a 'post' in existence to enable the 'vacancy' to occur, R.K. Sabharwal v. State of Punjab, (1995) 2 SCC 745 (751)....
Vacancy and grade
Vacancy and grade, the word 'grade' has various shades of meaning in the service jurisprudence. It is sometimes used to denote a pay scale and sometimes a cadre. Whenever, a 'vacancy' arises in a permanent post or in a temporary post it would be a vacancy in the grade of Executive Engineer and the quota rule for promotion would apply, A.K. Subraman v. Union of India, AIR 1975 SC 483 (490): (1975) 1 SCC 319: (1975) 2 SCR 979....
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)]...
Vacancy and post
Vacancy and post, the 'vacancy' and 'post' are usually used interchangeably, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Research v. K.L. Narasimhan, (1997) 6 SCC 283: AIR 1997 SC 3687 (3695)....
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 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...
- << Prev.
- Next >>
Sign-up to get more results
Unlock complete result pages and premium legal research features.
Start Free Trial