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Negligence

Negligence, acting carelessly, a question of law or fact or of mixed fact and law, depending entirely upon the nature of a duty, which the person charged

Public Order Act, 1936

not only public could have access to it but it is one to which members of public in fact have resort, State of Kerala v. Cherian Secarich, AIR 1967 Ker 106: (1967) ILR 1 Ker 24: (1966)

mistake

: an erroneous belief: as a : a state of mind that is not in accordance with the facts existing at the time a contract is made and that may be a ground for the rescission or

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Mistake

Mistake, misconception, error. Money paid under a mistake of a material fact, as where a person discounts a forged bill, is recoverable (though a banker paying the forged cheque of

Good faith

which the imputation was made, the position of the person making the imputation, and a variety of other factors. Good faith, therefore is a matter for evidence. It is a question of fact to be decided on

finding

: a determination resulting from judicial or administrative examination or inquiry (as at trial) esp. into matters of fact as embodied in the verdict of a jury or decision of a court, referee, or administrative body or

Just and equitable

Just and equitable, are a recognition of the fact that a limited company is more than a mere legal entity with a personality in law of its

fraud

to deceive another to his or her disadvantage ;specif : a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with knowledge of its falsity or in reckless disregard of its

issue

b : a matter of dispute between two or more parties ;specif : a single material point of fact or law in litigation that is affirmed by one side and denied by the other and that is

representation

or account made to influence opinion or action compare warranty b : an incidental or collateral statement of fact on the faith of which a contract is entered into [the contract of sale contains a by the

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