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Pari passu

at an equal rate or pace, with simultaneous progress, proportionately etc. This term is generally used in the context of creditors who, in marshalling assets, are entitled to receive out of the same fund without any precedence

Parol evidence

deed be so ambiguously or defectively expressed that a Court of justice cannot, even by reference to the context, collect the meaning of the parties, it would be void on account of uncertainty. Consult Chitty or Addison

Pathakanika

s. 52(1) (g) appears to have the larger meaning in which that expression is traditionally understood. In the context of s. 52(1) (g), pathakanika would mean personal gifts to the Mahant, Sudhindra Thirtha v. Hindu Religious and

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Payable

paid or is due, or may be paid' but its correct meaning can only be determined if the context in which it is used is kept in view. The word has been frequently understood to mean that

Pecuniary advantage

S.R.T.C., (1999) 1 SCC 90. The words 'pecuniary advantage' are of wide amplitude but even so in the context of s. 5(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, obtaining goods on credit cannot be held to amount

Penalty

'penalty' is understood to mean; a legal or official punishment such as a term of imprisonment. In some contexts it is also understood to mean some other form of punishment such as fine or forfeiture for not

Money

Ch 99 (108)]. '' Money ' is to be treated in the strict sense unless there be a context which shows something to the contrary' (ibid.). In Emerson (:in re), (1929) 1 Ch 128, a gift of

Money Bill

Ch 99 (108)]. '' Money ' is to be treated in the strict sense unless there be a context which shows something to the contrary' (ibid.). In Emerson (:in re), (1929) 1 Ch 128, a gift of

Kalan

Jana Kumara v. Samanthabadra, (1944) 2 MLJ 371. The word 'kalan' is used to denote different meanings indifferent contexts. It ordinarily mean 'encumbrances' but in appropriate context it connote a dispute, Ramamurthi Ayyar v. Kuppuswami Ayyar, AIR

Modification of rights

Modification of rights, The word 'modification' in the context of Article 31A of Constitution only means a modification of the proprietary right of a citizen like an

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Pari passu

at an equal rate or pace, with simultaneous progress, proportionately etc. This term is generally used in the context of creditors who, in marshalling assets, are entitled to receive out of the same fund without any precedence

Parol evidence

deed be so ambiguously or defectively expressed that a Court of justice cannot, even by reference to the context, collect the meaning of the parties, it would be void on account of uncertainty. Consult Chitty or Addison

Pathakanika

s. 52(1) (g) appears to have the larger meaning in which that expression is traditionally understood. In the context of s. 52(1) (g), pathakanika would mean personal gifts to the Mahant, Sudhindra Thirtha v. Hindu Religious and

Keep your definitions linked to case research

Payable

paid or is due, or may be paid' but its correct meaning can only be determined if the context in which it is used is kept in view. The word has been frequently understood to mean that

Pecuniary advantage

S.R.T.C., (1999) 1 SCC 90. The words 'pecuniary advantage' are of wide amplitude but even so in the context of s. 5(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, obtaining goods on credit cannot be held to amount

Penalty

'penalty' is understood to mean; a legal or official punishment such as a term of imprisonment. In some contexts it is also understood to mean some other form of punishment such as fine or forfeiture for not

Money

Ch 99 (108)]. '' Money ' is to be treated in the strict sense unless there be a context which shows something to the contrary' (ibid.). In Emerson (:in re), (1929) 1 Ch 128, a gift of

Money Bill

Ch 99 (108)]. '' Money ' is to be treated in the strict sense unless there be a context which shows something to the contrary' (ibid.). In Emerson (:in re), (1929) 1 Ch 128, a gift of

Kalan

Jana Kumara v. Samanthabadra, (1944) 2 MLJ 371. The word 'kalan' is used to denote different meanings indifferent contexts. It ordinarily mean 'encumbrances' but in appropriate context it connote a dispute, Ramamurthi Ayyar v. Kuppuswami Ayyar, AIR

Modification of rights

Modification of rights, The word 'modification' in the context of Article 31A of Constitution only means a modification of the proprietary right of a citizen like an

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