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will

certain contingency and usually construed as having absolute force when the language pertaining to the condition suggests a general purpose to make a will counter will : mutual will in this entry holographic will : a will … single will jointly executed by two or more persons and containing reciprocal provisions for the disposition of property owned jointly, severally, or in common upon … mutual will executed in connection with an agreement based on sufficient consideration is both contractual and testamentary in nature "Pruss v. Pruss, 514 N.W.2d 335 (1994)"] called also counter will reciprocal will compare joint and mutual will

Interlocutory order

look at the nature of the application and not at the nature of the order eventually made. In general, orders in the nature of summary judgment where there has been no trial of the issues are interlocutory, … and not in any broad or artistic sense. It merely denotes orders of a purely interim or temporary nature which do not decide or touch the important rights or the liabilities of the parties. Any order which … the very object which formed the basis for insertion of this particular provision in S. 397 of the 1973 Code, Amar Nath v. State of

May

to mean that 'It shall be lawful'. There is nothing in the provisions of the Act, which would compel a court to give to the … Baksh Singh v. State of U.P., AIR 1962 SC 1563: (1963) 1 Supp SCR 220. The word 'may' generally does not mean 'must' or 'shall'. But it is well-settled that the word 'may' is capable of meaning … May, Prima facie the word 'may' must be given its ordinary and natural meaning. Primarily it is permissive in its meaning and until the contrary is established the word 'may' in

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Regulation

rule or order prescribed by a superior for the management of some business and implies a rule for general course of action. Rules and Regulations are all comprised in delegated legislations. The powers to make subordinate legislation … existing, it must be exercised according to valid principles consistent with the provisions of s. 49(4) of the 1948 Act. Therefore, making of any regulations … dis-tinction is described as regulation. The word 'regulation' has no fixed connotation. It's meaning differs according to the nature of the thing to which it is applied, G.K. Krishnan v. State of Tamil Nadu, AIR 1975 SC

Loan societies

for the same by instalments, with interest. They are exempt from the provisions of the Money Lenders Act, 1900. By the (English) Loan Societies Act, … makes an advance in a lumpsum the whole of which is withdrawn and is supposed to be repaid generally wholly at one time is called a loan. If the customer repays the same either wholly or partially … c. 19, and made perpetual by 26 & 27 Vict. c. 56), forms of proceeding of a similar nature to those prescribed in the Acts regulating savings banks and friendly societies are requisite to enable loan societies

Local authority

of the appointing councils may have been transferred or delegated under the provisions of any Act of Parliament or Provisional Order; and a parish meeting … defined as meaning the council of a county, county borough, county district or rural parish; see the Act generally. A Municipal Committee, District Board or Body of Port Commissioners or other authority entitled to or entrusted by … of s. 3(31) suggests that an authority, in order to be a local authority, must be of like nature and character as a Municipal Committee, District Board or Body of Port Commissioners, possessing, therefore, many, if not

Workmen

Act of 1935 (c. 22) relate to finance. An Unemployment Assistance Fund has been created to defray the general expenses, consisting partly of contributions by county and county borough councils and partly of moneys provided by Parliament … 1934 (24 & 25 Geo. 5, c. 29), the (English) Unemployment (Temporary) Provisions Act, 1935, and No. 2, 1935 (25 & 26 Geo. 5, c. … held that he is employed in supervisory capacity; and, conversely, if the main work done is of clerical nature, the mere fact that some supervisory duties are also carried out incidentally or as a small fraction of

Negligence

L. 61. The question of negligence may be one entirely of law, where the case falls within a general settled rule or principle of law; more often, of law and fact and sometimes of fact only where … Act, 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 7). The (English) Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1934 (24 & 25 Geo. 5, c. 41), amends the (English) … 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 with negligence has failed to comply with or perform in the

Maintenance

125) The expression maintenance referred to in s. 45 and the corresponding provisions is to the maintenance payable to the members of the family and … word 'maintenance' is not, strictly speaking, a correct equivalent of the Malayalam word 'chilavu' of which it is generally understood to be a translation. The term means 'expenses' and is comprehensive in its significance, Sheshappa Shetty v. … residence, education of the children and medical attendance or treatment. The obligation to maintain besides being statutory in nature is also personal in the sense that it arises from the very existence of the relationship between parent

Industry

the Schedule by notification under s. 4. [Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), s. 2 (i)] The Ahmedabad Textile Industries … trade or business, it must be 'organised or arranged in a manner in which trade or business is generally organised or arranged.' It must not be casual nor must it be for oneself nor for pleasure. And … industry is to ascertain the systematic activity which the organisation is discharging namely whether it par takes the nature of a business or trade, or is an undertaking or manufacture or calling of employers. If it is

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