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abuse of discretion

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Discretional

Left to discretion unrestrained except by discretion or judgment as an ambassador with discretionary powers

Discretionally

At discretion according to ones discretion or judgment

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Goods

of Goods Act, 1930 (3 of 1930), s. 2 (7)] Goods, in relation to Toxic Chemicals, Precursors or Discrete Organic Chemicals including those Discrete Organic Chemicals containing elements of phosphorous, sulpur or fluorine, means any material, commodity,

Costs

Public Authorities Protection Act, 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 61). In equity costs rested entirely in the discretion of the Court, for the prima facie claim of the successful litigant to costs might be rebutted by

May

1954 Cr LJ 139: 1954 Pat 80. The word 'may' does not always import that the matter is discretionary with the court in exercising its functions. Similarly, 'shall' sometimes imports that the matter is entirely discretionary with

trust

which legal title remains in the trustee who has a duty to act affirmatively (as in exercising control, discretion, and judgment) with regard to the property compare passive trust in this entry alimony trust : a trust

Intoxicating liquor

spirits or wine licences)--one from the justice of the peace, and one from the Inland Revenue, the first discretionary, and the second obtainable as of right, on production of the justices' licence. The justices' licence is grantable

May and shall

word 'may' in s. 363 does not mean 'shall', and that the Magistrate has under that s. a discretion whether he should pass an order for demolition or not, Corporation of Calcutta v. Mulchand Agarwala, AIR 1956

Optima est lex quae minimum relinquit arbitrio judicis, optimus judex qui minimum sibi

minimum sibi. [* Also termed a 'Speech'] The best law is that which leaves the least to the discretion of the judge, the best judge is he who leaves the least to himself (his own discretion).

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