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Capita, Per

here the intestate's personalty is divided into three equal portions, and distributed per capita, one to each. The expression 'per capita, does not occur in the Administration of Estates Act, 1925, which repealed the Statute of Distribution

Capital asset

Capital asset, The expression 'capital asset: is defined in S. 2(14) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 to mean 'property of any kind

Cash balances

Cash balances, The expression 'cash balances' in clause (b) of sub-s. (1) of s. 14 of the Administration of Evacuee Property Act,

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Clubs

prohibits compulsory membership of unregistered Shop Clubs or Thrift Funds, and regulates such as are duly registered. The expression 'shop club' or 'thrift fund' in that Act means, by s. 7, 'every club and society for providing

Child

s. 488 does not mean a minor son or daughter and the real limitation is contained in the expression 'unable to maintain itself. Where the word 'Child' is used in conjunction with parentage, it is not concerned

Closure

the House has received adequate debate or not, whether or not the views of opposition have been adequately expressed before the House. The Speaker also intervenes by restricting the closure to occasions when a motion is made

Closed

Closed, It is true courts have condemned the practice of executing courts using expressions like 'closed', 'closed for statistical purposes', 'struck off', 'recorded' etc., and they also pointed out that there was

Clausula generalis non refertur ad expressa

Clausula generalis non refertur ad expressa [Lat.], A general clause does not refer to things expressed.

Classes of citizens

Classes of citizens, The expression 'classes of citizens' indicates a homogeneous s. of the people who are grouped together because of certain likenesses

Class II service

the Haryana Service of Engineers Class I P.W.D. (Irrigation Branch) Rules,1964 must bear the same meaning as the expression 'Class II service' as defined in Rule 2 (5). The artificial definition of 'Class II service' introduced by

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