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Attestation

of a statement that a document was signed in the presence of the witness. The (English) Criminal Procedure Act, 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 18), s. 7 (applicable both to civil and criminal cases), renders it … Attestation, the signing by a witness to the signature of another of a statement that a document was signed in the presence of the witness. The (English) Criminal Procedure Act, 1865 (28 & 29 Vict.

Bill of Exchange

AIR 2001 SC 1197 (1200): (2001) 3 SCC 151. Bill of exchange, is either an inland or a foreign bill. An inland bill is a bill which is, or upon the face of it purports to be, … of exchange as defined by the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and includes also a hundi and any other document entitling or purporting to entitle any person, whether named therein or not, to payment by any other person

Service

not include the rendering of any service free of charge or under a contract of personal service. [Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), s. 2(zb)] 'Service' of an order of assessment in the context of … Act, 1889, 'Service is deemed to be effected on properly addressing, prepaying, and posting a letter containing the document' to be served, 'and unless the contrary is proved, to have been effected at the time at which

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Money

money; Legal tender; Near money; Scrip; Wampum. A medium of exchange authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign Government as a part of its currency, VCC $1-2-1(24).' Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, 5th Edn., defines it as follows: … the same purpose as coin, late ME. In mod. use applied indifferently to coin and to such promissory documents representing coin as are currently accepted as a medium of exchange, Shorter Oxford English Dictionary; see also C.I.T.

Money Bill

money; Legal tender; Near money; Scrip; Wampum. A medium of exchange authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign Government as a part of its currency, VCC $1-2-1(24).' Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, 5th Edn., defines it as follows: … the same purpose as coin, late ME. In mod. use applied indifferently to coin and to such promissory documents representing coin as are currently accepted as a medium of exchange, Shorter Oxford English Dictionary; see also C.I.T.

Transfer

a permanent alienation is a transfer and a permanent alienation includes the several kinds of transfers, namely, sale, exchange or gift, Syed Jalal v. Targopal Ram Reddy, AIR 1970 AP 19. Transfer, cannot have the widest comprehension, … control of, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1504. Transfer, to convey; to make over to another; the document by which property, as shares in public companies, is made over by one to another. The Real Property

Magna Carta

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 … and not be bound by the opinion of the others. The 30th chapter evinces a liberal treatment of foreigners:-'All merchants if they were not openly prohibited before shall have their safe and sure conduct do depart out

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