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Old machinery
the principle of noscitur a sociis will have to be applied i.e. all the associated words will take colour from each other, the meaning of the more general adjective viz. 'old' being restricted to a sense analogous … Old machinery, in the absence of any indication to that effect and when the expression 'old' is by itself vague, imprecise, and ambiguous, being too general, the principle of noscitur a sociis will
Master and servant
it will be liable to an action for defamation, though, until the untruth of the character given and express malice have been proved, the communication is presumed to have been privileged, and no action is sustainable. A … master. A master is liable civilly for torts committed by his servant in the course of or under colour of his employ, but not for any wilful misfeasance of the servant. To this general liability the Common
Regulation
have any inflexible meaning as to exclude 'prohibition'. It has different shades of meaning and must take its colour from the context in which it is used having regard to the purpose and object of the legislation, … the council under s. 40. [Maharashtra State Council for Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Act, 2002, s. 2(r)] The expression 'regulation' in a given case may amount to prohibition, Talcher Municipality v. Talcher Regulated Market Committee, (2004) 6
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Paper
from rags, wood pulp, or other fibrous decorate, etc. In Black's Law Dictionary (Revised Fourth Edition 1968) the expression 'paper' is explained thus: Paper - a manufactured substance composed of fibres (whether vegetable or animal) adhering together … etc., which are macerated into a pulp, dried, and pressed (and subjected to various other processes, as bleaching, colouring, sizing, etc., according to the intended use); it is used (in various forms and qualities) for writing; printing,
Residence
The word 'reside' is a flexible one and has many shades of meaning, but it must take its colour and content from the context in which it appears and cannot be read in isolation, Jeewanti Pandey v. … Rules, 1970, R. 3] In its ordinary sense 'residence' is more or less of a permanent character. The expression 'resides' means to make an abode for a considerable time; to dwell permanently or for a length of
Fraud
any expectation of advantage to the party himself or form the ill towards the other is immaterial. The expression fraud involves two elements, deceit and injury to the person deceived, State of Andhra Pradesh v. T. Suryachandra … SCC 556: AIR 1991 SC 1233] it was observed that fraud in relation to statute must be a colourable transaction to evade the provisions of a statute. 'If a statute has been passed for some one particular
Design
with plan and includes a sketch. Sometimes it has also been held to be synonymous with 'figure'. The expression 'design' has within its ambit many facets including a criminal design which connotes and evil desire, obviously exemption … Design, means only the features of shape, configuration, pattern, ornament or composition of lines or colours applied to any article whether in two dimensional or three dimensional or in both forms, by any industrial
Undertaking
of Indian Standards Institution, AIR 1976 SC 145: (1975) 2 SCC 847: (1976) 2 SCR 138. (v) The expression 'undertaking' is not defined in the Act. It finds its place in the definition of the expression 'industry' … 1132: (1974) 4 SCC 681: (1974) 3 SCR 703. (iii) The word 'undertaking' is a coat of many colours, as it has been used in different sections of the Act to convey different ideas. In some of
Freedom of speech
to fulfil the individual interest by enabling virtually everyone with a distinctive opinion to find some place to express it, Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Private Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1986 SC 515: (1985) 1 SCC … of the Press to disseminate news from as many different sources and with as many different facts and colours as possible. A citizen is entirely dependent on the Press for the quality, proportion and extent of his
Possession
to a man, and he has not actually entered into them; or naked, that is, mere possession, without colour of right. The primary meaning is physical control. A second-ary meaning is physical control by an agent or … 1756 (1759): (1972) 2 SCC 194: (1973) 1 SCR 508. [Arms Act, 1959, s. 4 & 25(1)(a)] The expression 'possession' in clause (a), takes in not only actual physical possession, but also constructive possession that a person
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