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Self appraisal
in the service. The self-appraisal is then considered by the reporting officer who gives his remarks. Finally the higher reviewing authority decides the assessment by weighting both the employee's self-appraisal and the remarks given by the reporting
prohibition
prohibition 1 a : an extraordinary writ issued by a higher court commanding an inferior court to keep within its proper jurisdiction (as by ceasing a prosecution) b : … : an extraordinary writ issued by a higher court commanding an inferior court to keep within its proper jurisdiction (as by ceasing a prosecution) b : an order to refrain or stop 2 a : something (as
Reduction in rank
of that rank. If, however, he has no right to the particular rank, his reduction from an officiating higher rank to his substantive lower rank will not ordinarily be a punishment (AIR 1958 SC 36 referred); Shitla … way of penalty. Where there is no reduction in pay and other service conditions such as right to pension, gratuity and the like, it does not constitute reduction in rank, but if the transfer is made from
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lien
that secures payment of the attorney's fees called also general lien se·nior lien : a lien that is higher in priority relative to other liens special lien 1 : an equitable lien enforceable to compel performance of … lien imposed by statute tax lien : a statutory lien on property for taxes due giving the taxing authority a security interest in the property compare tax sale at sale vendor's lien : a lien on esp.
Jury
those property qualifications and being also legally entitled to be called an esquire, or being a person of higher degree, or being a banker or merchant, or occupying a house of a certain rateable value. Until the … Masters of Trinity House and members of the Mersey Docks and Larbour Board and the Port of London Authority, and pilots. Application should be made for exemption to the registration officer under the (English) Juries Act, 1922.
trust
trust could be used as a tax shelter that diverted income from the settlor, who was in a higher tax bracket, to a beneficiary, often a child, who was in a lower tax bracket. Under the current … credit shel·ter trust : bypass trust in this entry discretionary trust : a trust that gives the trustee authority to exercise his or her discretion in distributing principal or income to the beneficiary dry trust : passive
Expectant heir
heir can offer, and from the pressing character of his immediate necessities, the rate of interest is necessarily higher than that upon an ordinary loan, and is frequently very much higher than the risk run by the … (including an expectancy or possibility) shall be set aside 'merely on the ground of undervalue,' leaves unaffected the jurisdiction of Courts of Equity to set aside these unconscionable bargains. The onus is on the buyer of a
Rent
or quarterly payments, nothing is due until the end of the year. Rent is considered as of a higher nature than even a debt due on an instrument under seal, as between the parties themselves. This is … respect of the premises, where such charge or tax is payable by the Central Government or the corpor-ate authority. [Public Premises (Eviction of Un-authorised Occupants) Act, 1971 (40 of 1971), s. 2 (f)] The term 'rent' is
Officer
'officer' and 'employee' put together obviously signify the grade of the establishment or post held, the officer being higher in grade to employee, Mohinder Singh v. State of Haryana, AIR 1989 SC 1367 (1369): (1989) 3 SCC … AIR 1955 Assam 148 (149). [Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, s. 36(2)] The individual who is invested with the authority and is required to perform the duties incidental to an office in an officer, B. Veeraswamy v. State
Post-graduate training
medicine or science. Pre-graduation training is often not as efficacious as post-graduate training, for a person holding a higher educational qualification is in a better position to imbibe the training which he received, Maheshwar Prasad Srivastava v. … for the post of a Drugs Inspector the person concerned must have received training under any of the authorities mentioned therein after graduation in medicine or science. Pre-graduation training is often not as efficacious as post-graduate training,
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