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Public right
essential party to the action though he is often joined as a party. See Boyer v. Paddington Borough Council, (1903) 1 Ch 109; and David v. Britannic Merthyr Coal Co., (1909) 2 KB 146. See NEGLIGENCE; NUISANCE. … the public as distinguished from private or personal rights attached to the personalty of an individual. Public rights exist at Common Law, such as the right of the public to pass along a highway, or they may
Entertainment
any exhibition, perfor-mance, amusement, game or sport to which per-sons are ordinarily admitted on payment. [New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 (44 of 1994), s. 2(13)] Entertainment, is wide enough to comprehend in it, the luxury or … which may be beneficial for mental or physical well being but is not essential or indispensable for human existence. A bare necessity, like an ordinary meal, is essential or indispensable and, therefore, is not 'entertainment.' If such
Ballot
Notices Questions including short notice questions, adjournment motions. Rules of Procedure and Conduct of (Rajya Sabha) Business in Council of States, 5th Edn., July 2000. Ballot, is held through computerised auto-ballot systems in the presence of as … Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 325. The word 'ballot' has been derived from the word 'ballota' which existed at a time when there was no question of any system of voting machine. The word 'ballot' in
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Judicial authority
proposal and an opposition and it is not necessary to be strictly a court, R. v. London County Council, (1931) 2 KB 215: 100 LJKB 760: 144 LT 464 (CA)
Workmen's Compensation Act
(English) Act of 1925 and the Workmen's Compensation Rules, 1926. S. 37 gives power to make Orders in Council giving effect to any convention with a Foreign State providing for reciprocity in matters relating to workmen's compensation, … or the Isle of Man (s. 16 of 1925). The question as to whether a contract of service exists is one of fact in each case, Simmons v. Heath Laundry Co., (1910) 1 KB 543. Compensation is
Municipal corporation
under the control of a municipal corporation, consisting of the 'mayor, aldermen, and burgesses,' and acting through a; council' elected by the burgesses, i.e., persons entitled to vote under the (English) Representation of the People Acts, 1918 … as one person, of holding and transmitting property, and of regulating the government of the town. Such corporations existed in the chief towns of England (as of other countries) from very early times, deriving their authority from
Trade description
material of which any goods are composed, or (e) as to any goods being the subject of an existing patent, privilege, or copyright, and the use of any figure, word, or mark which, accord-ing to the custom … indication of origin, and the prohibition is extended to any other imported goods referred to by Order in Council after inquiry [see s. 2 (ibid.)]. Local authorities are authorized to execute the Act in relation to foodstuffs,
Way
such way. The dedication could be made by a tenant for life and remainderman, Farquhar v. Newbury District Council, (1909) 1 Ch 12, and see Rights of Way Act, 1932, s. 4, as to the rights of … showing the commencement of the right within the time of legal memory; and where the right shall have existed forty years, it shall be absolute and indefeasible, unless it appears to have been enjoyed by express agreement
Misprision
government. And to endeavour to dissuade a witness from giving evidence, to dis-close an examination before the Privy Council, or to advise a prisoner to stand mute (all of which are impediments to justice), are high misprisions … be proceeded against for the misprision only. And upon the same principle, while the court of Star Chamber existed, it was held that the sovereign might remit a prosecution for treason, and cause the delinquent to be
Highways
'All roads, bridges (not being county bridges), carriage ways, cartways, horseways, bridleways, footways, cause-ways churchways and pavements. They exist either by prescription, by authority of Acts of Parliament, or by dedication to the use of the public; … 11th s. of the Local Government Act, 1888, threw the entire maintenance of 'main roads' upon the County Councils. As to improvements and Developments, see Development and Road Improvement Fund Act, 1909, and Roads Act, 1920, and
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