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Expedient, In Words and Phrases (Permanent Edn.), Vol. 15A, Evidence-Eyewitness the word 'expedient' has been described as when used as an adjective as 'apt' and 'suitable to the end in view'; 'furthering, or adapted to further, what is purposed'; practical and efficient; as, an expedient change of policy; an expedient solution of a difficulty, hence, advantageous. The word 'expedient' occurring in the statute authorising modification, revocation under the circumstances would comprehend whatever is suitable and appropriate for any reason for the accomplishment of the specified object, Hotal Sea Civil v. State of West Bengal, (2002) 4 SCC 1(13).The word 'expedient' used in this provision, has several shades of meaning. In one dictionary sense, 'expedient' (adj.) means 'apt and suitable to the end in view', 'practical and efficient'; 'politic'; 'profitable'; 'advisable', 'fit, proper and suitable to the circumstances of the case'. In another shade, it means a device 'characterised by mer...
Expedience
The quality of being expedient or advantageous fitness or suitableness to effect a purpose intended adaptedness to self interest desirableness advantage advisability sometimes contradistinguished from moral rectitude or principle...
Expediently
In an expedient manner fitly suitably conveniently...
Expediment
An expedient...
Expediment
Expediment, the whole of a person's goods and chattels, bag and baggage....
Inexpedient
Inexpedient, as it means not expedient disadvantageous in the circumstances, inadvisable, impolitic (Webster's Third New International Dictionary) see also Union of India v. Major General Madan Lal Yadav (Retd.), (1996) 4 SCC 127: 1996 SCC (Cri) 592.Inexpedient, the dictionary meaning of the word 'inexpedient' is not expedient; disadvantageous in the circumstances; unadvisable, impolitic, Murlidhar Aggarwal v. State of U.P., AIR 1974 SC 1924: (1974) 2 SCC 472: (1975) 1 SCR 575 [U.P. (Temporary Control of Rent and Eviction Act, 1947, s. A]'Inexpedient' as it means not expedient; disadvantageous in the circumstances, inadvisable impolitic, Major Radha Kishan v. Union of India, AIR 1996 SC 3091 (3093): (1996) 3 SCC 501....
Inexpedient
Not expedient not tending to promote a purpose not tending to the end desired inadvisable unfit improper unsuitable to time and place as what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another...
Shiftless
Destitute of expedients or not using successful expedients characterized by failure especially by failure to provide for ones own support through negligence or incapacity hence lazy improvident thriftless as a shiftless fellow shiftless management...
Central Criminal Court
Central Criminal Court. This court was created by the (English) Central Criminal Court Act, 1834 (4 & 5 Wm. , c. 36), for the trial of all cases of treasons, murders, felonies, and misdemeanours committed within the county of Middlesex, and in certain specified parts of the counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, all of which constitute one county for the purpose of the Act, and also commissions of goal delivery to deliver the goal of Newgate of the prisoners therein charged with any of the offences aforesaid. The Court consists of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen and also of the Judges; and there are twelve sessions held in every year, at times fixed by four or more of the judges of the High Court, (English) (Judicature Act, 1925, s. 74). The 17th section of the Act authorizes the Court to try offences committed on the high seas; and the (English) Central Criminal Court Act, 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 16) [see (English) Palmer's Act], authorizes the King's Bench Division of the High Court to orde...
Divisional Court
Divisional Court. A Court (which takes under the Jud. Act the place of the Court 'in banc': see BANC) constituted of two judges of the High Court, or as many more judges as the President of a Division, with the concurrence of the judges of the Division, may think expedient, for the transaction of such business as may be ordered by Rules of Court to be heard by a Divisional Court (Judicature Act, 1925, s. 63, replacing App. Jur. Act, 1876, s. 17). Much of the business of the King's Bench Division, but none of that of the other Divisions, is transacted by Divisional Courts, consisting usually of two judges. Five judges have thrice sat, but in order for more than two to sit, the President of the Division, with the concurrence of not less than two judges thereof, must be of opinion that it is expedient so to constitute the Court (Judicature Act, 1925, s. 63(6), replacing Jud. Act, 1884, s. 4). See PRECEDENTS and R.S.C. Ord. LIX.Appeals from County Courts no longer lie to the Divisional Cou...
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