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reasonable care

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Good faith

Good faith, nothing shall be deemed to be done in good faith which is not done with due care and attention. [Limitation Act, 1963, s. 2 (h)] The expression 'good faith' has not been defined in the … follows: 'Nothing is said to be done or believed in `good faith' which is done or believed without due care and attention'. The insistence is upon the exercise of due care and attention. Recklessness and negligence are ruled

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Negligence

does not happen in the ordinary course of things if those who have the management and control use due care, Syad Akbar v. State of Karnataka, AIR 1979 SC 1848: (1980) 1 SCC 30: (1980) 1 SCR 95. … 1996 SC 2111 (2116): (1996) 4 SCC 332. Negligence in common parlance means and imply 'failure to exercise due care, expected of a reasonable prudent person'. It is a breach of duty and negligence in law ranging from

care

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due diligence

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Nuisance

on agricultural land or to crops caused by sparks from an engine; if the power is permissive only, due care must be exercised not to infringe the rights of other people; while statutory powers which are without prejudice

duty

them about a transaction when they are seeking shareholder approval duty of care : a duty to use due care toward others in order to protect them from unnecessary risk of harm duty of fair representation : a

surcharge

surcharge 1 : to impose a surcharge on [ a trustee for failing to exercise due care] 2 : to show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given n … : an additional or excessive charge 2 : a penalty imposed on a fiduciary for failing to exercise due care in the management of assets

Rash act

act. Still a rash act can be a deliberate act in the sense that it was done without due care and caution. Culpable rashness lies in running the risk of doing an act with recklessness and with indifference

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