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Partner

a partner; but it does not render a minor a competent and full partner. For that purpose, the law of Partnership

Person

'a family', a group of individuals, Haresh Kantilal Vora v. Competent Authority, AIR 1993 Guj 41: (1992) 2 Guj LT 4241.

Pious purpose

of immovable ancestral property. Even the father-in-law would not be competent to make a gift at the time of the marriage

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Pith and substance

evolved by the Privy Council, to solve the problem of competitive legislatures, Gallaghar v. Lynm, (1937) AC 863; Prafulla Kumar v.

Lawful alienation

means not necessarily for a family necessity but alienation made competently in accordance with law, Shripad Gajanan Suthankar v. Dattaram Kashinath

Investigation

2(na)] Under the Food Adulteration Act, an ordinary citizen is competent to collect samples and send them to the public analyst,

Judicial, quasi judicial

administrative bodies are not required to act judicially and are competent to deal with issues referred to them administratively, their conclusions

Guardian

charge or control over the child and recognized by the competent authority as a guardian in course of proceedings before that

Principal and agent

Principal and agent, he who being sui juris, and competent to do any act for his own benefit on his

Extradition

the laws of the requesting State, such requesting State being competent to try the alleged offender. Though extradition is granted in

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