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Shall

(1976) 1 SCC 719. Shall, does not always mean that an act is obligatory or mandatory and it depends upon the context in which the word 'shall' occurs and the other circumstances, Ramnath Narayana Mauzo of Margoa

Jurisdictional fact

an Authority assumes jurisdiction over a particular matter. Jurisdictional fact is one on existence or non-existence of which depends jurisdiction of a court, a tribunal or authority. It is a fact upon which an administrative agency's power

Perpetuity

of an absolute or partial interest, positively and necessarily to vest within the period prescribed, and not to depend upon a mere possibility. Moreover, not only the person to take, but also the precise amount of his

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Certiorari

judges or officers of inferior Courts, commanding them to certify or to return the records of a cause depending before them, to the end that justice maybe done. Certiorari lies to remove into the High Court of

Annuity

made periodically should be a fixed or predetermined one, and it should not be liable to any variation depending upon or on any ground relating to the general income of the fund or estate which is charged

Enthymeme

two propositions an antecedent and consequent deduced from it a syllogism with one premise omitted as We are dependent therefore we should be humble Here the major proposition is suppressed The complete syllogism would be Dependent creatures

exemption

Laws section compare deduction, exclusion, tax credit de·pen·den·cy exemption [də-pen-dən-sē-] : an exemption that is allowed for each dependent who qualifies under the tax laws (as sections 151 and 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) NOTE: Under

Any

to indicate 'all' or 'every' as well as 'some' or 'one' and its meaning in a given statute depends upon the context and the subject- matter of the statute. It is often synonymous with 'either', 'every' or

Pension

(1969) 1 SCC 300: (1969) 2 SCR 755. Pension is neither a bounty nor a matter of grace depending upon the sweet will of the employer, nor an ex gratia payment but it is a payment for

Judicial, quasi judicial

Judicial, quasi judicial, whether an act is a judicial or a quasi-judicial one or a purely executive act depends on the terms of the particular rules and the nature, scope and effect of the particular powers in

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