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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) 5 SCC 452.Means such persons as that person is liable to maintain according to the law in that part of Her Majesty's dominions in which the maintenance order was made, Harris v. Harris, (1949) 2 All ER 318....


Entertain

Entertain, means 'file or received by the High Court' and it has no reference to the actual hearing of the application for leave to appeal; otherwise the result would be that in many cases applications for leave to appeal would be barred because the applications have not been put up for hearing before the High Court within 60 days of the order of acquittal, Lala Ram v. Hari Ram, (1969) 3 SCC 173: AIR 1970 SC 1093: (1970) 2 SCR 898.The expression 'entertain' in proviso to cl. (b) of Or. 21, r. 90,Civil Procedure Code,1908 means 'adjudicate upon' or 'proceed to consider on merits' and not 'initiation of proceeding', Hindusthan Commercial Bank Ltd. v. Punnu Sahu (1971) 3 SCC 124: AIR 1970 SC 1384. [Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (As amended by Allahabad High Court) O. 21, R. 90]Means shall not admit to consideration, Nanu Vasudevan v. Kalikarthiayaniamma, AIR 1991 Ker 233.Meaning 'institute' , Martin & Harris Ltd. v. VIth Additional Distt. Judge, (1998) 1 SCC 732.Means 'to adjudicate upon' or...


Oppression

Oppression, the trampling upon or bearing down a person, under pretence of law. See also Harris v. Harris Ltd., 1936 SC 183 (Court of Sess.).Taking the dictionary meaning of the word 'oppression', Viscount Simonds said at page 342 that the appellant-society could justly be described as having behaved towards the minority share-holders in an 'oppressive' manner, that is to say, in a manner 'burdensome, harsh and wrongful', Needle Industries (India) Ltd. v. Needle Industries Newey (India) Holdings Ltd., AIR 1981 SC 1298: (1981) 3 SCC 333: (1981) 3 SCR 698. (Companies Act, s. 397)...


Our Federalism

Our Federalism [from the language of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971), which proclaimed that “Our Federalism” represents “a system in which there is sensitivity to the legitimate interests of both State and National Government … ”] : a doctrine in federal jurisprudence that limits federal interference in state civil and esp. criminal proceedings out of respect for the interests and policies of the states ...


Dixiecrats

a former political party in the US formed in 1948 by Southern Democrats opposed to the candidacy of Harry S Truman...


Hare

To excite to tease harass or worry to harry...


harried

same as harassed...


Harry

To make a predatory incursion to plunder or lay waste...


Neo Hegelianism

The philosophy of a school of British and American idealists who follow Hegel in dialectical or logical method and in the general outcome of their doctrine The founders and leaders of Neo Hegelianism include in England T H Green 1836 1882 in Scotland J Caird 1820 98 and E Caird 1835 1908 in the United States W T Harris 1835 1909 and Josiah Royce 1855...


Adulterine

Adulterine, the issue of an adulterous intercourse. Consult Sir Harris Nicolas on Adulterine Bastardy....


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