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By-laws, or bye-laws

the Factory and Workshop Act, and the (English) Public Libraries Act of 1901. See also Public Health and Housing Acts, 1936. By the (English) Interpretation Act, 1889 (see that title), a statutory power to make by-laws includes … the (English) Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, s. 124; (English) Commissioners Clauses Act, 1847, s. 96; Markets and Fairs Clauses Act, 1846, s. 42; (English) Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act, 1847, s. 83; (English) Towns Improvement

Plant

Pat LJR 868. Plant, has frequently been used in fiscal and other legislation. It is one of a fairly large category of words as to which no statutory definition is provided ('trade', office even 'income' are others), … in his business, C.I.T. v. Taj Mahal Hotel, (1971) 3 SCC 550: (1971) 82 ITR 44; Scientific Engineering House (P) Ltd. v. C.I.T., (1986) 1 SCC 11: 1986 SCC (Tax) 143: (1986) 157 ILR 86. Plant, the … necessary to carry on a trade or business. See the Employers Liability Act, 1880, and Yarmouth v. France (1887) 19 QBD 647, where a horse

Public prosecutor

an officer and like every advocate practicing before court, he owes an obligation to the court to be fair and just, Sheonandan Paswan v. State of Bihar, AIR 1987 SC 877: (1987) 1 SCC 288: (1987) 1 … the society as opposed to the particular interest of the individual is directly and vitally concerned, Srinivasa Co-operative House Building Society Ltd. v. Madam Gurumurthy Sastry, 1994 (4) SCC 675. Public purpose, includes a planned development of … a Special Public Prosecutor appointed under s. 28 and includes any person acting under the directions of the Public Prosecutor. [Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002

Wages

of the month or after that date, and when the remuneration considering the general standards of payments is fairly high, then it has to be understood as salary, K.V.V. Sharma (in re), (1952) 2 Mad LJ 917. … or are payable to him in cash and includes dearness allowance but does not include any bonus, commission, house rent allow-ance, overtime wages and any other allowance. [Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (39 of 1972), s. 2

Misconduct

decision by ignoring very material documents which throw abundant light on the controversy to help a just and fair decision, K.P. Poulose v. State of Kerala, AIR 1975 SC 1259 (1261): (1975) 2 SCC 236. [Arbitration Act, … occurs. Regard being had to the aims and objects of the statute. Criticism by the appellant of the house tax assessment list prepared and finalised by the Council did not constitute 'misconduct' within the meaning of the

Libel

1908 AC 390. The (English) Libel Law Amendment Act,1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 64), gives 'privilege' to fair and accurate newspaper reports of proceedings of a Court, or public meeting, Standen v. South Essex Recorders Ltd., … Torts. See FAIR COMMENT; JUSTIFICATION; PUBLICATION; and SLANDER. As to trade libels, it has been held by the House of Lords in White v. Mellin, 1895, AC 154, that an action will not lie for a false

Consumer

who buys any commodity to consume either as eatable or otherwise from a shop, business house, corporation, store, fair price shop to use of private or public services. In Oxford Dictionary a consumer is defined as, 'a … from a person who buys any commodity to consume either as eatable or otherwise from a shop, business house, corporation, store, fair price shop to use of private or public services. In Oxford Dictionary a consumer is … a consumer of any article or process. [The Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986), s. 2 (c)] Means any person who is

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