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major league

The most important league2 in any sport especially baseball contrasted with minor league Its teams are more competent its members are paid more and its games attract more interest and publicity than those of a minor

Existing law

1096: (1965) 1 SCR 636. [Constitution of India, Art. 366(10)] This definition would include only passed by a competent authority as well as rules, bye-laws and regulations made by virtue of statutory power. It would therefore not

Development consent

question, Regina v. North Yorks C.C., Ex parte Brown [HL(E)], (1999) 2 WLR 452. The decision of the competent authority or authorities which entitles the developer to proceed with the project, Reg. v. North Yorks C.C., Ex

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Cost of land

Cost of land, 'cost of land' means the market value of the land as determined by the competent authority of the State Government or the Government of the Union territory appointed for such determination, as the

Cost of living index number

of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed, means the index number ascertained and declared by the competent authority by notification in the Official Gazette to be the cost of living index number applicable to employees

De medietate lingu'

of any alien indicted for felony or misdemeanour, the sheriff should return for one-half of the jury a competent number of aliens, if so many there were in the town or place where the trial was had;

Deaf and dumb and blind

understand by means of signs or symbols (1 Leach, C. L. 102). As to when he is a competent witness, see Tayl. on Evid. s. 1248; John Ruston's case (1786), Leach, Cr Ca 408. There is, general,

Dearle v. Hall

(see s. 205(1)(xxvi.) of the Act), and securities representing capital money effected after 1925. To effect priority among competing assignees the notice must be in writing and given to the trustees (if any) of the property, or

Debt

otherwise, and subsisting on and legelly recoverable on the date of application is debt, Narmadaben R. Ganchi v. Competent Authority, AIR (1997) Guj 75. Includes funeral, testamentary or administration expenses, RSC, Ord. 44, r. 18(3) (UK) Halsbury's

Determination

the period thereafter, the word 'determination' in the context would mean 'final determination' i.e. the determination of the competent authority if unchallenged and becoming final, and if appealed against, final determination by the appellate forum, Special Military

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