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Essentially derived variety

Essentially derived variety, 'essentially derived variety', in respect of a variety (the initial variety) shall be said to be 'essentially derived' from such initial variety when it (i) is predominantly derived from such initial variety, or from a variety that itself is predominantly derived from such initial variety, while retaining the expression of the essential characteristics that result from the genotype or combination or geno types of such initial variety; (ii) is clearly distinguishable from such initial variety, and (iii) conforms (except for the differences which result from the act of derivation) to such initial variety in the expression of the essential characteristics that result from the genotype or combination of genotypes of such initial variety. [Protection of Plants varieties and Farmer's Rights Act, 2001 (53 of 2001), s. 2(i)]...


Essentiality

The quality of being essential the essential part...


Essentially

In an essential manner or degree in an indispensable degree really as essentially different...


Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-s. (3) (Essential Commodities Act, 1955)

Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-s. (3) (Essential Commodities Act, 1955), the amount payable to the person required to sell his stock of sugar would be with reference to the price fixed under the sub-section and not the agreed price or the market price in the absence of any controlled price under sub-section (3A) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955; Panipat Co-operative Sugar Mills v. Union of India, AIR 1973 SC 537: (1973) 1 SCC 129: (1973) 2 SCR 860....


essential element

essential element : an element of a tort or esp. a crime that must be alleged in the complaint or charging instrument (as the indictment) in order to make out a prima facie case ...


Essentialness

Essentiality...


Essential Characteristics

Essential Characteristics, means such heritable traits of a plant variety which are determined by the expression of one or more genes of other heritable determinants that contribute to the principal features, performance or value of the plant variety, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001, s. 2(h)....


Marriage

Marriage. Marriage as understood in Christendom is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others, Hyde v. Hyde, 1866 LR 1 P&D 130. Where a marriage in a foreign country complies with these requirements it is immaterial that under the local law dissolution can be obtained by mutual consent or at the will of either party with merely formal conditions of official registration, and it constitutes a valid marriage according to English law, Nachimson v. Nachimson, 1930, P. 217. Previous to 1753 the validity of marriage was regulated by ecclesiastical law, not touched by any statutory nullity but modified by the Common law Courts, which sometimes interfered with the Ecclesiastical Courts, by prohibition, sometimes themselves decide on the validity of a marriage, presuming a marriage in fact as opposed to lawful marriage. A religious ceremony by an ordained clergyman was essential to a lawful marriage, at all events for dower and heirship; but if in an i...


Mutilate

Mutilate, means 'something less than total destruc-tion' or 'to deface'. The law Lexicon, Reprint Edn., 1995 - 'Mutilate to cut off a limb or an essential part of the body; to deprive of some essential part; to render imperfect.' Words and Phrases, Permanent Edition, Vol. 27A - 'Mutilate' means something less than total destruction...... 'To mutilate' in the sense in which it is generally used by law writers and judges, means to render imperfect...... 'mutilate'.......means to destroy or remove a material part of, so as to render imperfect erroneously defined word as applied to articles such as books and manuscripts, rather than defining it as applied to the human body as meaning to cut off a limb or an essential part of the body', the Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edn., Vol. X, 'Mutilate - To render (a thing, especially a record, book, etc.) imperfect by cutting off or destroying a part. 'Mutilated of things: Having some part cut off or destroyed wanting some portion essential to com...


Bailment

Bailment [fr. bailler, Fr., to deliver], a compendious expression to signify a contract resulting from delivery; perhaps best defined as a 'delivery of a thing in trust for some special object or person, and upon a contract express or implied, to conform to the object or purpose of the trust.'In the celebrated case of Coggs v. Bernard, (1704) Ld Raym 909; 1 Sm L C, Lord Holt divided bailments thus:-(1) Depositum, or a naked bailment of goods, to be kept for the use of the bailor.A restaurant keeper has been held liable for loss of an overcoat entrusted by a customer to a waiter, Ultzen v. Nicols, (1894) 1 QB 92; Orchard v. Bush & Co., (1898) 2 QB 284.(2) Commodatum. Where goods or chattels that are useful are lent to the bailee gratis, to be used by him. See Coughlin v. Gillison, (1899) 1 QB 145.(3) Locatio rei. Where goods are lent to the bailee to be used by him for hire.(4) Vadium. Pawn or pledge.(5) Locatio operis faciendi. Where goods are delivered to be carried, or something is t...


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