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Floating security

in the varying condition in which it happens to be from time to time. It is of the essence of such a charge that it remains dormant unit the undertaking charged ceases to be a going concern,

Federalism

to all and participate in the execution of decisions made in pursuance of such basic policies. Thus the essence of a federation is the existence of the Union and the States and the distribution of powers between

Excise duty

India, (1985) 3 SCC 620: AIR 1985 SC 1211: 1985 Supp (1) SCR 750. Excise duty is in essence a tax on manufacture or production of goods and excise duty can be levied only on such goods

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Natural justice

to certain necessary limitations natural justice is now a brooding omnipresence although varying in its play .... Its essence is good conscience in a given situation; nothing more - but nothing less.' (SCC p. 434, paras 47

Manor

in his manner before mentioned. 'Copyholds, of which I shall speak hereafter, form no part whatever of the essence of a manor. The lord of a manor may have copyholders or may not; but I am not

Substances

Chimanlal Jagjivandas Sheth v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1963 SC 665: (1963) 1 Supp SCR 344. 1. The essence of something; the essential quality of something, as opposed to its mere form 2. Any matter, esp. an

Obedientia estlegis essentia

Obedientia estlegis essentia. 11 Co. 100, (Obedience is the essence of law.)

Personal cultivation

Personal cultivation, the essence of 'personal cultivation' seems to be cultivation by or on behalf of the owner of the land. It

Precedent

to be followed a decision is only an authority for what it actually decides. What is of the essence in a decision is its ratio and not every observation found therein nor what logically follows from the

Privacy

of liberty. The most serious advocate of privacy must confess that there are serious problems of defining the essence and scope of the right. Govind v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1975 SC 1378 (1384): (1975) 2

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