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Gold
It is wide enough to include any kind of gold, whether smuggled or non-smuggled, Triveni Prasad Ramkaran Verma v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1976 SC 2156: (1977) 1 SCC 114: (1977) 1 SCR 519. … Gold. As to the duty of the Bank of England under the Coinage Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict.
Annexation
financial liabilities of a conquered state are not after annexation binding on the conquering state. See West Rand Gold Mining Co. v. R., 1905 (2) KB 391. Occurs when the Occupying Power acquires and makes the occupied … is not only possession but uncontested sovereignty over the territory, Rev. Mons Sebastio Fransisco Xavier Dos Remedios Monterio v. State of Goa, (1969) 3 SCC 419: AIR 1970 SC 329 (336). [Geneva Convention Act, (1960) Sch IV, Art.
Public policy
55. Public policy, is a principle of judicial legislation or interpretation founded current needs of the community, Murlidhar v. State, AIR 1974 SC 1924. Public policy, is always an unsafe and treacherous ground for legal decision, Richardson v. … policy of a particular government. It concerns the public goods and the public interest, Janson v. Driefontein Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd., (1902) AC 484. Public policy, means a contract can be said to be illegal if it
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Possession
the owner but the actual physical possession would surely be that of the agent, Seksaria Cotton Mills Ltd. v. State of Bombay, AIR 1953 SC 278: (1953) Cr LJ 1116. Possession, is not a purely legal concept but … is incapable of an entirely precise definition. Possession of a house is essentially different from possession of a gold watch. One has to look at the property possessed, Bank View Mill Ltd. v. Nelson Corp. etc. Ltd.,
Tender
expression is used in rule 28, means 'tenders to be invited from intending contractors', Ram and Shyam Company v. State of Haryana, AIR 1985 SC 1147 (1156): (1985) 3 SCC 267. (Punjab Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1964, R. … not alleged in, and not become materially diminished in weight, shall be legal tender:- 'In the case of gold coins for payment of any amount; in the case of silver coins for a payment of an amount
Office
an employment or a position of authority and trust to which certain duties are attached, Shrilekha Vidyarthi Kumari v. State of U.P., AIR 1991 SC 537 (547): (1990) Supp 1 SCR 625. The word 'office' does not necessarily … Litt. 234 a) speaks of the above statute as 'a law worthy to be written in letters of gold, but more worthy to be put in execution,' 'for certainly,' he adds, 'never shall justice be duly administered,
Gold-mines
Gold-mines, a branch of the ordinary revenue of the kingdom. By 1 W. & M. st. 1, c. 30, … Palatine of Durham to the Crown, see 6 & 7 Will. 4, c. 19 and 21 & 22 Vict. c. 45 … (other than the tin ore in Devon and Cornwall) at a price stated in the Act. As to the transfer of gold and silver mines
Deposit
to a depositor (other than a foreign Govern-ment the Central Government a State Government or a banking company) in respect of all his accounts, by … a special deposit of money or bills in a bank, where the specific money, the very silver or gold coin, or bills deposited, are to be restored and not an equivalent, Story on Balments, ch. ii. A … depositor may meet without proper opportunity for reflection or choice, and thence it is called miserabile depositum; (2) voluntary, which arises from the mere consent and agreement of the parties. the Common Law has made no such
Plate
meaning of 'plate' in ss. 2, 6 of the Plate (Offences) Act, 1738, and other statutes, see Faberge v. Goldsmiths' Co., (1911) 1 Ch 286. Gold watches which are jewelled and set in gold chain-bracelets are not … assay office, unless it be in charge of a revenue officer, must state in writing whether it was bought in England, Scotland, or Ireland, or … Plate, of gold and silver. The duties were repealed by the (English) Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1890, s. 10. The
Coin
was made a felony to counter-feit coin; to colour or gild, so as to make a resemblance to gold or silver coin; to impair or lighten coin; to have in unlawful possession filings or clippings produced by … cuneus, Lat., a wedge], a piece of metal stamped with certain marks and made current at a certain value. The coining of money is in all states the prerogative of the sovereign power; and, as money is … current at a certain value. The coining of money is in all states the prerogative of the sovereign power; and, as money is the medium
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