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Office of profit

might reasonably be expected to make a profit. The actual making of profit is not necessary. Profit means gain or any material benefit, Dr. Deorao Laxman Anande v. Keshav Laxman Borkar, AIR 1958 Bom 314 (318). [Constitution

Occupied land

this Act on any of the following tenures, namely: (a) Ex-proprietary (b) Pukhta Maurusi (c) Mamuli Maurusi (d) Gain Maurusi and includes land held as khudkasht and land comprised in a homestead, State of Madhya Pradesh v.

Obtain

Obtain, 'obtain' means to secure or gain (some-thing) as the result of request or effort (Shorter Oxford Dictionary). In case of obtainment the initiative vests

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National Bank

or quasi public corporation, organised under the general law, by individual stockholders, with their own capital, by private gain and managed by officers, agents and employees of their own selection; a quasi-public institution under a sort of

Mortmain

acre of land, and Societies to promote Art, Science, Religion or like purposes not involving the acquisition of gain registered under the (English) Companies Act, 1929, may not, by s. 14 of that Act, hold more than

Derelict Lands

the usual watermark. These belong to the king, but if the sea shrink back so slowly that the gain be by little and little, it shall go to the owner of the lands adjoining, 2 Bl. Com.

Obtained

his exertion in spite of opposition from others. According to Webster, again, the word' obtain 'signifies: (a) to gain or attain possession or disposal of, usually by some planned action or method. (b) to bring about or

Dependants of ex-serviceman

Dependants of ex-serviceman, one who was gain-fully employed could not be termed a dependent of a serviceman, Haryana Public Service Commission v. Harinder Singh, (1998)

misapply

money) without proper authority ;specif : to willfully and unlawfully convert (bank funds) for the use, benefit, or gain of oneself or a third party esp. through one's position as a bank employee or officer mis·ap·pli·ca·tion [mi-sa-plə-kā-shən]

Emolument

The profit arising from office employment or labor gain compensation advantage perquisites fees or salary

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