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Estoppel
as in England. The full implication of 'promissory estoppel' is yet to be spelled out, Turner Morrison and Co. Ltd. v. Hungerford Investment Trust Ltd., (1972) 1 SCC 857: AIR 1972 SC 1311: (1972) 3 SCR 711. Estoppel is … must be acted on before it is corrected, Vagliano v. Bank of England, 1891 AC 107; Chadwick v. Manning, (1896) AC 231. The representation must be made by a principal or some one authorized to bind him,
Estate
of an intermediate lease might be required to sell the nominated purchaser his entire freehold, Kensington Heights Commercial Co. Ltd. v. Campden Hill Developments Ltd., (2007) All ER 751 (CA): (2007) EWCA Civ 245. … a legal estate or an equitable estate, land being an immovable is capable of being the subject of many estates existing concurrently with each other, thus the absolute ownership or fee simple may be leased and sub-leased,
Salary or wages
connected with such activities and 'integrated activities' was explained in similar language, Cement Marketing Co. of India Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Mysore, AIR 1963 SC 980. Sale, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means any transfer … The retaining allowance is a remuneration on a lower scale which is paid to the workmen by the management during the off-season for their force idleness. The payment of such allowance by the management to its workmen
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Mistake
unintentional. If it is intentional it ceases to be a mistake, West Bengal Electricity Board v. Patel Engg. Co. Ltd., AIR 2001 SC 682 (692): (2001) 2 SCC 451. … Act, 1873, s. 34] In criminal cases a mistake of fact may be an excuse, as when a man, intending to do a lawful act, does that which is unlawful [cf. Proviso, s. 28(1), (English) Road Traffic
Person aggrieved
385; Mohammed Sharfuddin v. R.P. Singh, AIR 1957 Pat 235; Northern Plastics Ltd. v. Hindustan Photo Film Mfg. Co. Ltd., (1997) 4 SCC 452; Ramchandra v. State of Bihar, AIR 1967 SC 349: (1966) 2 SCR 517: (1967) … Arunachalam, AIR 1980 SC 856: (1980) 2 SCR 873: (1980) 3 SCC 141. (v) 'Person aggrieved' means a man who has suffered a legal grievance a man against whom a decision has been pronounced which has wrongfully
Public policy
narrow or wider meaning depending upon the content in which it is used, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. v. Saw Pipes Ltd., AIR 2003 SC 2629. Public policy, connotes some matter which concerns the public good and … Bing 229: 130 ER 294; SB Fraser & Co. v. Bombay Ice Manufacturing Co., (1905) ILR 29 Bom 107. Public policy, is however, illusive, varying … Public policy, connotes some matter which concerns public good and the public interest. Expression does not admit of precise definition. Concept
Control
or regulate. Control is exercised by a superior authority in exercise of its supervisory power, S.V. Co-operative Bank Ltd. v. K. Panduranga, AIR 1972 SC 1248 (1250). [Multi-Unit Co-operative Societies Act, 1942, s. 2(1)] Control, is synonymous with … 1863 (1866). [Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, (11 of 1959), s. 54] The word 'control' is synonymous with superinten-dentce, management or authority to direct, restrict or regulate. Control is exercised by a superior authority in exercise of its
Negligence
for an accident arising out of dangerous work, even if he employs an independent contractor, Honeywill v. Stein Ltd. v. Larkin Brothers, etc., Ltd., (1934) 1 KB 191. [S. 81, ill. (a), I.P.C.] So in the civil law … law, depending entirely upon the nature of a duty, which the person charged with negligence has failed to comply with or perform in the particular circumstance of each case. A very convenient classification has been formulated corresponding … in the execution of his master's business. See MASTER AND SERVANT. A manufacturer is liable for negligence in the making or preparation of his wares
Possession
different from possession of a gold watch. One has to look at the property possessed, Bank View Mill Ltd. v. Nelson Corp. etc. Ltd., (1942) 2 All ER 477. Possession, is an ambiguous term. The law books divide … who died seised; in law, when lands, etc., have descended to a man, and he has not actually entered into them; or naked, that is, … Possession, correctly understood, means effective physical control or occupation. The word 'possession' is sometimes used inaccurately as synonymous with the
Family
independent unit irrespective of the nature of the user, Corporation of City of Nagpur v. Handloom Cloth Market Co. Ltd., AIR 1963 SC 1192 (1197): 1963 Supp 2 SCR 796. The definition of 'family' in S. 2(f) of … lineage; a race; people or group of people. According to Aristotle (Politics I), it is the characteristic of man that he alone has any sense of good and evil, or just and unjust, and the association of
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