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Cis-Sutlej Jagirs
Cis-Sutlej Jagirs, 'cis-sutlej jagirs' in the State of Punjab fall within the definition of jagir in s. 2(1) (a) of the Punjab Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1957 and as such the State had authority to resume them, Amarsarjit Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1962 SC 1305: 1962 Supp (3) SCC 346. [Punjab Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1957 (39 of 1957), s. 2(i)(a)]...
CI
CI certificate of insurance; cost and insurance ...
habeas corpus
habeas corpus [Medieval Latin, literally, you should have the body (the opening words of the writ)] : any of several writs originating at common law that are issued to bring a party before the court ;esp : habeas corpus ad subjiciendum in this entry [the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it "U.S. Constitution art. I"] habeas corpus ad fa·ci·en·dum et re·ci·pi·en·dum [-ad-fa-sē-en-dəm-et-ri-si-pē-en-dəm, -fa-shē-en-; -Ä d-fÄ -kē-en-dm-et-rā-kē-pē-en-dm] [New Latin, literally, you should have the body for doing and receiving] : habeas corpus cum causa in this entry habeas corpus ad pro·se·quen·dum [-ad-prÄ -si-kwen-dəm, -Ä d-prō-sā-kwen-dm] [New Latin, literally, you should have the body for prosecuting] : a writ for removing a prisoner for trial i...
Pike devant
A pointed beard...
exercise
exercise 1 : the discharge of an official function or professional occupation 2 : the act or an instance of carrying out the terms of an agreement (as an option) vt -cised -cis·ing 1 : to make effective in action [exercising power] 2 : to bring to bear [ influence] 3 : to implement the terms of (as an option) ex·er·cis·able [ek-sər-sī-zə-bəl, ek-sər-sī-] adj ...
Audit
Audit, an examining of accounts. An audit may be either detailed or administrative, and is usually both. A detailed audit is a comparison of vouchers with entries of payment, in order that the party whose accounts are audited may not debit his employer with payments not in fact made. An administrative audit is a comparison of payments with authorities to pay, in order that the party whose accounts are audited may not debit his employer with payments not authorised. If in either branch of audit an improper entry is discovered, the auditor surcharges the party whose accounts are audited; whereby the payment must be made by such party out of his own pocket. Where no fraud is suspected, however, and when there has been no negligence, it is common for the surcharge to be remitted [see, e.g., (English) Local Government Act, 18 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), s. 230], especially where the party whose accounts are audited has given his service gratuitously.The public accounts are audited under the (E...
Cancellation
Cancellation, any manner of obliteration and defacement, as of an adhesive stamp in the manner prescribed by s. 8 of the (English) Stamp Act, 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 91), which enacts that-(1) Mode of Cancellation. An instrument, the duty upon which is required or permitted by law [see ss. 22, 34, 49(2), 52(3), 64, 69(3), 78(1), 79(2), 80(2), 85(1), 90, 99, 101(2), 110(1), and 111(2)], to be denoted by an adhesive stamp, is not to be deemed duly stamped with an adhesive stamp, unless the person required by law to cancel the adhesive stamp cancels the same by writing on or across the stamp his name or initials, or the name or initials of his firm, together with the true date of his so writing, or otherwise effectively cancels the stamp and renders the same incapable of being used for any other instrument, or for any postal purpose, or unless it is otherwise proved that the stamp appearing on the instrument was affixed thereto at the proper time.(2) Plurality of Stamps. Where two or more ...
Procedure established by law
Procedure established by law, does not mean due process of law, A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras, AIR 1980 SC 27.In India as in UK, the legislature is free to lay down any procedure, within the ambit of its legislative power, all that is required to deprive a person of his life or personal liberty is to lay down a procedure by an intra vires enactment, A Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, 6th Edn., Vol. D, p. 101.In UK the law being State made or enacted and not the general principles of natural justice, procedure established by law means the procedure proscribed by the legislature, A Commentary on the Constitution of India, Vol. D , 6th Edn., p. 101.Means procedure enacted by a law made by the State, that is to say, the Union Parliament or the legislatures of the State, Collector of Malabar v. Erimmal Ebrahim Hajee, AIR 1957 SC 688. (See Constitution of India, Art. 21)Means the procedure prescribed by the law of the State. (Constitution of India, Art. 21)The term ...
Suit of partition
Suit of partition, means a judgment delivered by a court in a partition suit which is followed by a preliminary decree cannot be said to be a final judgment in the suit. Proceedings which parties may take pursuant to the preliminary decree are still a part of the suit, and it is only with the passing of the final decree that the suit comes to an end, Ct. ACt Nachiappa Chettiar v. Ct. ACt Subramanian, AIR 1960 SC 307: (1960) 2 SCR 209: (1960) SCJ 416: (1960) 1 SCA 655: (1960) 1 Mad LJ (SC) 101: (1960) 1 Andh WR (SC) 101....
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