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Precedent

Precedent, a decision is a precedent of its own features. Further, the enunciation of the reason or principle on which a question before a court has been decided is alone binding as a precedent, Uttaranchal Road...

Industrial jury

Industrial jury, is intended to function in public, and in my judgment all the arguments of principle as to the importance of that requirement apply here, Storer v. British Gas Plc. (C.A.), (2000) 1 WLR 1237.

Precedence or precedency

Precedence or precedency, the act or state of going before; adjustment of place. The rules of precedence may be reduced to the following list, in which those marked * are entitled to the rank here allotted...

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Raw material

Raw material, as commonly understood, is used in the process of manufacture. Printing machinery will certainly not come under the category of 'raw material', Re KI Kosalram, AIR 1968 Mad 113. Raw material, defined one of...

Prescription

Prescription [fr. pr'scribo, Lat.], title produced and authorised by long usage. It is known in the Roman Law as usucapio. Title by prescription arises from a long-continued and uninterrupted possession of property, and is thus defined...

Severance in status

Severance in status, define separation from commenuality and joint worship does not necessarily effect a division of a joint undivided Hindu family. Such a separation may be due to various causes, and the family may yet...

Workman

Workman, does not include an apprentice/trainee appointed under the Apprentices Act, 1961, Dhampur Sugar Mills v. Bhola Singh, (2005) 2 SCC 470. [Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (28 of 1947), s. 2(z)] Here includes an...

Westminster

Westminster, a city by express creation of Henry VIII. it was dissolved as a see and restored to the bishopric of London by Edward VI., and turned into a collegiate church, subject to a dean, by...

Watandar

Watandar, the definition of 'watandar' in s. 4 of the Bombay Hereditary Offices Act which is in two parts-first setting out what 'watandar' means and the other stating what is included in it- should be regarded...

Vested remainder

Vested remainder, an expectant estate, which is limited or transmitted to a person who is capable of receiving the possession, should the particular estate happen to determine: as a limitation to A. for life, remainder to...

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