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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

Maintenance

the country; or it is curialis, in a Court of justice, where one officiously intermeddles in a suit depending in any court, which does not belong to him, and with which he has nothing to do, 2

Natural justice

which are not embodied rules. What particular rule of natural justice should apply to a given case must depend to a great extent on the facts and circumstances of that case, the frame-work of the law under

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Necessaries

4 (2) of the (English) Workmen's Compen-sation Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 84), a partial dependant is one who is partially dependent on another for 'the ordinary necessaries of life suitable for persons of

Negligence

Negligence, acting carelessly, a question of law or fact or of mixed fact and law, depending entirely upon the nature of a duty, which the person charged with negligence has failed to comply with

Pay and pay scale

services rendered during the tenure of employment. Pay and salary are necessarily not interchangeable concepts. Their meanings vary depending upon the provision providing for them. Pay means the amount drawn monthly by a Government servant as -

Proceeding

Lal, AIR 1982 SC 818: (1982) 1 SCC 525: (1982) 3 SCR 94. (iii) The word 'proceeding' would depend upon the scope of the enactment wherein the expression is used with reference to a particular context where

Pensions, Ministry of

with respect to the pensions and grants to persons who have served in H.M. naval forces and their dependants, other than service pensions, so far as the pensions and grants are payable out of moneys provided by

Preferred

Preferred, 'preferred' is a word of dual import; its semantics depend on the scheme and the context; its import must help, not hamper, the object of the enactment even

Proof

'proof' need be understood in the sense in which it is defined in the Evidence Act because proof depends upon the admissibility of evidence. A fact is said to be proved when, after considering the matters before

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