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Home Dictionary Name: central act Page: 4Approved securities
Approved securities, means-(i) securities in which a trustee may invest money under clause (a), clause (b), clause (bb), clause (c) or clause (d) of s. 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882; (ii) such of the securities authorised by the Central Government under clause (f) of s. 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882, as may be prescribed. [Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), s. 5 (a)]...
Force
Force, 'Force' means the Border Security Force, See also Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992 (35 of 1992); Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 (50 of 1968). [Border Security Force Act, 1968 (4 of 1968), s. 2(1) (l)]Power, violence or pressure directed against a person or thing, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 657....
Remuneration
Remuneration, 'remuneration' is only a mere formal version of payment, Bala Subrahmanya Rajaram v. B.C. Patil, AIR 1958 SC 518: (1958) SCR 1504.Payment; compensation, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1298.The word 'remuneration' must be given its meaning with reference to the context in which the word occurs in the statute. In the Banking Act the word 'remuneration' has been used in the widest sense. In that sense, it undoubtedly includes bonus, Central Bank of India v. Their Workmen, AIR 1960 SC 12: (1960) 1 SCR 200. [Banking Regulation Act, 1949, s. 10(1)(b)(ii)]The expression 'remuneration' in Article 314 is not used in any limited sense as merely salary. If a person was in receipt of a payment, or in receipt of a percentage, or any kind of payment which would not be actual money payment, the amount he would receive annually in respect of this would be remuneration, Accountant General v. N. Bakshi, AIR 1962 SC 505: (1962) 1 Supp SCR 505.Means the basic wage or salary, and any ad...
In respect of any reference made to the court
In respect of any reference made to the court, what the clause 'in respect of any reference made to the court' means is that the provisions of the Central Act shall mutatis mutandis apply in respect of any reference intended, proposed, or asked, to be made, and not in respect of any reference already made, Kajari Lal Agarwala v. Union of India, AIR 1966 SC 1538 (1540): (1966) 3 SCR 141. [West Bengal Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, (2 of 1948), s. 8(2)]...
Taxing statutes and statutory definitions
Taxing statutes and statutory definitions, when no statutory definition is provided in respect of an item in the Customs Act or the Central Excises Act, the trade understanding, meaning thereby the understanding in the opinion of those who deal with the goods in question is the safest guide, Collector of Customs v. Swastic Woollen (P) Ltd., AIR 1988 SC 2176: (1988) Supp 2 SCR 370: (1988) Supp SCC 796....
Enrolled member of the force
Enrolled member of the force, means any subordinate officer, under officer or any other member of the Force of a rank lower than that of under officer. [Railway Protection Force Act, 1957, s. 2 (1) (bb); Also see Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 (47 of 1968), s. 2 (1) (aa)]...
Recognised stock exchange
Recognised stock exchange, means a recognised stock exchange as referred to in clause (f) of section 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956) and which fulfils such conditions as may be prescribed and notified by the Central Government for this purpose. [Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), s. 43(5)(ii)]...
Dominus litis
Dominus litis, 'dominus litis', that is, master of, or having dominion over, the case. He is the person who has carried and control of an action. In case of conflict of jurisdiction the choice ought to lie with the plaintiff to choose the forum best suited to him unless there be a rule of law excluding access to a forum of plaintiff's choice or permitting recourse to a forum will be opposed to public policy or will be an abuse of the process of law, Phannalal v. Kalawatibai, AIR 2002 SC 2572 (2580): (2002) 6 SCC 16. [M.P. Accomodation Central Act, 1961 (41 of 1961)]The controller of a suit or litigation; also an advocate who, after the death of his client, prosecuted a suit to sentence for the executor's use, Civil LawDominus litis, the plaintiff is dominus litis, that is, master of, or having dominion over the case, Dhannalal v. Kalawatibai, (2002) 6 SCC 16....
Accommodation
Accommodation, the word 'accommodation' takes in both residential as well as non-residential building or part of a building. In s. 12 (1) (e) and (f), the expressions 'accommodation let for residential purposes' and 'accommodation let for non-residential purposes' are used distinctly in clear and unmistakable terms, Prem Narayan Barchhiha v. Kakmuddin Saifi, AIR 1999 SC 2450 (2452): (1999) 6 SCC 381. [M.P. Accomodation Central Act, 1961 (41 of 1961) ss. 12(1)(f), 2(a)]...
Appropriate government
Appropriate government, means in relation to public authority which is established, constituted, owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly--(i) by the Central Government or the Union Territory administration, the Central Government, (ii) by the State Government, the State Government [Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005), s. 2(a)]The Appropriate Government means, in relation to fees or stamp relating to documents presented or to be presented before any officer serving under the Central Government, that Government, and in relation to any other fees or stamps, the State Government. [Court-Fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870), s. 1A]Means as respects any matter--(i) enumerated in List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution. (ii) relating to any State law enacted under List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution. [Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), s. 2 (1) (e)]Means in relation to any major port the Central Government, an...
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