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Home Dictionary Name: fixed feeLicence fee and fixed fee
Licence fee and fixed fee, the term 'licence fee' in the context of the U.P. Excise Law connotes the idea of it being the consideration in money receivable by the Government from a private person by grant of a licence (contract), for parting in such person's favour, its exclusive privilege or right of carrying on certain activities in respect of country liquor or drugs under 'auction system' in public auctions, and the term 'fixed fee' is a fee determined by the Excise Commissioner, in lieu of 'licence fee', State of U.P. v. Sheopat Rai, AIR 1994 SC 813. (1994) Supp 1 SCC 8. [U.P. Excise Act, 1910 s. 24A; U.P. Excise Rules, 1910, R. 2(1)]...
Fixed fee
Fixed fee, the term 'licence fee' or the term 'fixed fee' in the context of the Uttar Pradesh Excise Act, the Ordinance with its preamble and the Excise (Amendment) Rules, connotes the idea of payment of a sum by a person to the grantor of a licence as consideration for conferring upon such person by the grant of shop-licence, the exclusive privilege or right to carry on certain activities in respect of country liquor, or foreign liquor or intoxicating drug, within any local area of Uttar Pradesh State, the carrying of which activities would have been otherwise the exclusive privilege or right of the grantor (Government), State of Uttar Pradesh v. Sheopat Rai, 1994 Supp (1) SCC 8: AIR 1994 SC 813. [U.P. Excise Act (40 of 1910) s. 24A (as inserted by U.P. Excise (Amendment) Ordinance, 1972)]...
fee
fee [Middle English, fief, from Old French fé fief, ultimately from a Germanic word akin to Old High German fehu cattle] 1 : an inheritable freehold estate in real property ;esp : fee simple compare leasehold life estate at estate absolute fee : a fee granted with no restrictions or limitations on alienability : fee simple absolute at fee simple conditional fee : a fee that is subject to a condition: as a : fee simple conditional at fee simple b : fee simple on condition subsequent at fee simple defeasible fee : a fee that is subject to terminating or being terminated determinable fee : a defeasible fee that terminates automatically upon the occurrence of a specified event : fee simple determinable at fee simple fee patent : a fee simple absolute that is granted by a patent from the U.S. government ;also : a patent that grants a fee simple absolute [the land shall have the same status as though such fee patent had never been issued "U.S. Code"] NOTE: Allotm...
Honorarium
Honorarium, a recompense for service rendered; a voluntary fee to one exercising a liberal pro-fession--e.g., a barrister's fee. See PHYSCIAN.A payment of money or anything of value made to a person for services rendered for which fee cannot legally be or are not traditionally paid, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.The Shorter Oxford Dictionary gives the meaning of the word 'honorarium' as an honorary reward, a fee for professional service rendered, while on the meanings of the word 'salary' is, fixed payment made periodically to a person as compensation for regular work, remuneration for services rendered, fee, honorarium. Thus, in one aspect honorarium and fee are used almost as though they are interchangeable terms, Karbhari Bhimaji Rohamare v. Shanker Rao Genuji Kolhe, AIR 1975 SC 575 (577): (1975) 1 SCC 252: (1975) 2 SCR 753....
Fees
Fees, perquisites allowed to officers in the administration of justice, as a recompense for their labour and trouble, ascertained either by Acts of Parlia-ment, by rule or order of Court, or by ancient usage; in modern times frequently commuted for a salary, e.g., by the (English) Justices Clerks Act, 1877.Although, however, the officers of a court may be paid by salary instead of by fees, the obligation of suitors to pay fees usually remains, these fees being paid into the fund out of which the salaries of the officers are defrayed. In the Supreme Court they are collected by means of stamps under s. 26 of the (English) Judicature Act, 1875, and a Treasury Order of July, 1884, a judicial Order of the same year fixing the amount, and see Supreme Court Fees Rules, 1930.The mode of collecting fees in a public office is under the (English) Public Office Fees Act, 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. 58) (repealing and replacing the (English) Public Office Fees Act, 1866), by stamps or money, as the Trea...
Salary
Salary, a recompense or consideration generally periodically made to a person for his service in another person's business; also wages, stipend, or annual allowance. See RECEIPT.An agreed compensation for services esp. pro-fessional or some professional services usu. paid at regular intervals on yearly basis, as distinguished from an hourly basis, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1337.The ancients derive the word from sal, salt (Plin. H.N. xxxi. 42)--the most necessary thing to support human life being thus mentioned as a representative of all others.The word 'salary' as used in clause (h) of s. 60 is meant to be confined to the emoluments of labourers and domestic servants. It makes a distinction between salary and the wages of labourers and domestic servants, Raghunandan Sahai v. Jaigobind Sahay, AIR 1942 Pat 194.The word 'salary' as used in proviso (1) to s. 60, Civil Procedure Code must be construed as meaning the total monthly emoluments to which a public servant is entitled, ...
Capitation fee, Profiteering
Capitation fee, Profiteering', though private institution has right to fix its own fee structure there can be no profiteering and capitation fees cannot be charged. Islamic Academy of Education v. State of Karnataka, (2003) 6 SCC 697: AIR 2003 SC 3724. [Constitution of India Arts. 19(1)(g), 4(6), 26 and 30(1)]...
charge
charge 1 a : something required : obligation b : personal management or supervision [put the child in his ] c : a person or thing placed under the care of another 2 : an authoritative instruction or command ;esp : instruction in points of law given by a judge to a jury [conviction…reversed, because of trial court's "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] 3 a : an incurred expense b : the price demanded for something (as admission or use) [a finance ] c : a debit to an account ;esp : a debit resulting from unexpected operating expenses [a against earnings] 4 : a formal allegation of an offense or wrongdoing [based on a that was dismissed "National Law Journal"] see also complaint, indictment, information vt charged charg·ing 1 a : to impose a task or responsibility on [was charged with protecting civil rights] b : to command or instruct with authority ;esp : to give a charge to (a jury) [the jury should have been charged on common-law negligence "National Law J...
Perquisite
Something gained from a place or employment over and above the ordinary salary or fixed wages for services rendered especially a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service...
Magna Carta
Magna Carta, [Latin 'great charter'] The English charter that King John granted to the barons in 1215 and Henry III and Edward I later confirmed. It is generally regarded as one of the great common-law documents and as the foundation of constitution liberties. The other three great charters of English Liberty are the Petition of Right (3 Car. (1628)), the Habeas Corpus Act (31 Car. 2 (1679)), and the Bill of Rights (1 Will. SM. (1689)). Also spelled Magna charta, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 963.This Great Charter is based substantially upon the Saxon Common Law, which flourished in this kingdom until the Normaninvasion consolidated the system of feudality, still the great characteristic of the principles of real property. The barons assembled at St.Edmund's Bury, in Suffolk, in the later part of the year 1214, and there solemnly swore upon the high alter to withdraw their allegiance from the Crown, and openly rebel, unless King John confirmed by a formal charter the ancient li...
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