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Subject thereto

Subject thereto, means subject to the provision immediately preceding such an expression, Colvile v. Martin, (1911) 105 LT 622. The use of expression 'subject thereto' in the commencement of the … cannot attribute to the previous operation of the repealed statute an overriding effect so as to deprive the authorities constituted under the repealing Act of their power to entertain appeals or revision applications, which they possess by

As it thinks fit

As it thinks fit, the expression 'as it thinks fit' confers a very wide jurisdiction enabling it to take an entirely different view on … As it thinks fit, the expression 'as it thinks fit' confers a very wide jurisdiction enabling it to take an entirely different view on the same set of facts. The expression 'as it

Determination and order

Constitution of India signifies an effective expression of opinion which ends a controversy or a dispute by some authority to whom it is submitted under a valid law for disposal. The expression 'order' must have also a … Determination and order, The expression 'deter-mination' in the context in which it occurs in Art. 136 of the Constitution of India signifies an

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Appeal and revision

Appeal and revision, the expression 'revision' is meant to convey the idea of a much narrower jurisdiction than that conveyed by the expression … Appeal and revision, the expression 'revision' is meant to convey the idea of a much narrower jurisdiction than that conveyed by the expression 'appeal', Sri Raja Lakshmi Dyeing Works v. Rangaswamy Chettiar, (1980) 4 SCC

Dairy

which milk is kept for the purposes of sale within (unless otherwise expressed) the district of the local authority: By the same Act dairymen must furnish (s. 53) a list of their sources of supply, and notify … Dairy.--By the (English) Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907, s. 13-- The expression 'dairy' includes any farm, farmhouse, cowshed, milk store, milk shop, or other place from which milk is supplied

Has been

provision in which the said expression occurs or from the other provisions of the statute, Secretary Regional Trans-port Authority v. D.P. Sharma, AIR 1989 SC 509: (1989) Supp 1 SCC 407. [Karnataka Contract Carri-ages (Acquisition) Act, 1976, … Has been, whether the expression 'has been' occurring in a provision of a statute denotes transaction prior to the enactment of the statute

Onus probandi, animo attestandi

Onus probandi, animo attestandi, the Latin expression 'onus probandi' and 'animo attestandi' are the two basic features in the matter of civil Court's exercise of … probandi' and 'animo attestandi' are the two basic features in the matter of civil Court's exercise of testamentary jurisdiction: Whereas 'onus probandi' lies in every case upon the party propounding a Will--the expression 'animo attestandi' means and

Attorney

any act in pais for another; also a person acting under a special agency, whose authority must be expressed by deed, commonly called a power of attorney, 1 Bac. Abr., tit. 'Attorney.' See POWER OF ATTORNEY.

Quasi judicial, quasi

administrative function. The primary test is as to whether the authority alleged to be a quasi-judicial, has any express statutory duty to act judicially in arriving at the decision in question. If the reply is in affirmative,

Tribunal

statutory authorities operating under the 1969 Act. They are quasi-judicial authorities. Therefore, they will be comprehended in the expression 'Tribunal' as used in Article 227, Manmohan Singh Jaitla v. Commissioner, AIR 1985 SC 364: (1984) Supp SCC … 1980 SC 1896: (1980) 2 SCC 593: (1980) 2 SCR 146. The Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner are statutory authorities operating under the 1969 Act. They are quasi-judicial authorities. Therefore, they will be comprehended in the expression 'Tribunal'

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