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Ireland

of the Irish seats in the House of Commons was carried out in 1832, 1867, and 1885. The constant demand for a separate Parliament for Ireland led to the introduction of various Bills, but it was not

Dhardhura

the deep stream of channel of a river is to be regarded, irrespective of its changes, as the constant boundary between two or more villages, Ram Dhan Lal v. Radhe Sham, AIR 1951 SC 210: (1951) SCR

Dharma

love and compassion are human virtues. This is what Hindus Call sanatan dharma meaning religion which is immutable, constant, living, permanent and ever in existence, Aruna Roy v. Union of India, (2002) 7 SCC 368 (399).

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Good faith

of different statutes, subjects and situations, honest intent free from taint of fraud or fraudulent design, is a constant element of its connotation. Even so, the quality and quantity of the honest requisite for constituting 'good faith'

Goodwill

stock, funds, or property employed therein, incon-sequence of the general public patronage and encouragement which it receives from constant or habitual customers; see Trego v. Hunt, 1896, AC 7. It is considered a subject of sale and

Habitual

v. Supt. of Police, AIR 1966 SC 1766 (1767). [Punjab Police Rules, 1934, R. 23.4 (3) (b)] Means constant customary, addicted to a specified habit. In other word it would mean repeatedly or persistently and implies a

Occasional

Occuring at times but not constant regular or systematic made or happening as opportunity requires or admits casual incidental as occasional remarks or efforts

Magna Carta

for nearly a century after the conferences at Runningmede, during which period the country was kept in a constant state of alarm and excitement by the struggles of the barons' war, but at length this constitutional barrier

May and shall

Craies On Statute Law, 7th edn., page 229, the expression 'may' and 'shall' have often been subject of constant and conflicting interpretation. 'May' is a permissive or enabling expression but there are cases in which for various

Offerings

or vicar of a parish, either occasionally, as at sacraments, marriages, churching of women, burials, etc.; or at constant times, as at Easter, Christmas, etc, 2 & 3 Edw. 6, cc. 13, 20 (repealed by the Church

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