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Iddat period, means in the case of a divorced woman,--(i) three menstrual courses after the date of divorce, if she is subject to menstruation; and(ii) three lunar months after her divorce, if she is not subject to menstruation; and(iii) if she is enceinte at the time of her divorce, the period between the divorce and the delivery of her child or the termination of her pregnancy, whichever is earlier. [Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (25 of 1986), s. 2 (b)]...
Iddat
Iddat, means the time of probation which a divorced woman or widow must wait before she marries again in order to determine whether she is pregnant, is called iddat, if, during the period of iddat, marriage is performed by a divorced woman, it is illegal. The period is four months and ten days according to the Mohammedan law. Even during this period the relations between her and her husband are not destroyed; and she will be entitled to maintenance by him. According to the texts, the time of iddat or term or probation allowed to a free woman is that occupied in three successive menstruation. The iddat of a pregnant woman continues until she be delivered of a child. Her husband must defray all her expenses (food, raiment, habitation, etc.) until this period is over. Such expenses to which she is entitled are called her Iddat (Mohammedan Law)....
Within
Within, the expression 'within' should be read as 'during' or 'for' and this cannot be done because words cannot be construed contrary to their meaning as the word 'within' would mean 'on or before', 'not beyond' and, therefore, it was held that the Act would mean that on or before the expiration of the iddat period, the husband is bound to make and pay a maintenance to the wife and if he fails to do so then the wife is entitled to recover it by filing an application before the Magistrate as provided in s. 3(3) but nowhere the Parliament has provided that reasonable and fair provision and maintenance is limited only for the iddat period and not beyond it. It would extend to the whole life of the divorced wife unless she gets married for a second time, Danial Latifi v. Union of India, AIR 2001 SC 3958 (3969): (2001) 7 SCC 740. [Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce Act, 1986, s. 3(1)(a)]...
Period of limitation
Period of limitation, connotes the period of years, months or days prescribed by law impassing limitation. It does not refer to a period after expiry of which no proceedings can be instituted, District Collector, Kottayam v. Cheriyan Marriamna, (1969) Ker LT 748.Means the period of limitation prescribed for any suit, appeal or application by the Schedule, and 'prescribed period' means the period of limitation computed in accordance with the provisions of this Act. [Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963), s. 2 (j)]The 'period of limitation' is defined in s. 2(j) of the Limitation Act, 1963, and 'means the period of limitation prescribed for any suit, appeal or application by the Schedule, and 'prescribed period' means the period of limitation computed in accordance with the provisions of this Act'. Whenever, therefore, under s. 12 a prescribed period of limitation has to be computed certain days are permitted to be excluded in order that a person who desires to appeal is not put to any incon...
Period of not less than
Period of not less than, on the plain reading of the proviso to Rule 1(v), Second Schedule to the Act it is clear that in order to claim benefit of the said provision the borrowed money has to be repaid during the period of more than seven years. The only interpretation which can be given to the expression 'during a period of not less than seven years' is that the said period should go beyond seven years. The reasoning is simple. The period of seven years would not complete till the last 'minute' or even the last 'second' of the said period are counted. In other words till the last minute of the seven years period is completed the period remains less than seven years, C.I.T. v. Braithwaite & Co. Ltd., (1993) 2 SCC 262: (1993) 2 SCR 187....
Within such period
Within such period, means within the period which ends with the last day of limitation prescribed. In other wards, in all cases falling under s. 5 what the party has to show is why he did not file an appeal on the last day of limitation prescribed. That may inevitably mean that the party will have to show sufficient cause not only for not filing the appeal on the last day but to explain the delay made thereafter day by day. In other words, in showing sufficient cause for condoning the delay the party may be called upon to explain for the whole of the delay covered by the period between the last day prescribed for filing the appeal and the day on which the appeal is filed. To hold that the expression 'within such period' means during such period would, be repugnant in the context, Ram Lal v. Rewa Coalifieds Ltd., AIR 1962 SC 361 (364): (1962) 2 SCR 762. (Limitation Act, 1963, s. 5)...
grace period
grace period : a period of time beyond a scheduled date during which a required action (as payment of an obligation) may be taken without incurring the ordinarily resulting adverse consequences (as penalty or cancellation): as a : a period of 30 days or one month during which premiums on insurance policies may be paid without penalty b : a period of ten days during which certain security interests (as those in fixtures or purchase money security interests) must be perfected in order to have priority over conflicting security interests under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code called also days of grace ...
At the end of the period of your tenancy
At the end of the period of your tenancy, means the same as 'after the end of the period of your tenancy' and is as a normal use of language in a material context that the period of the tenancy does not come to an end until midnight on the last day of that period, Notting Hill Housing Trust v. Roomus, (2006) 1 WLR 1375 (CA): (2006) EWCA Civ 407....
Maximum period
Maximum period, As Parliament has power to repeal a law fixing the maximum period under Article 22(7) (b), the longer period fixed under the later law of detention would become the maximum period. The word 'may' in Article 22(7) amounts to 'shall', Fagu Shaw v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1974 SC 613: (1974) 4 SCC 152: (1974) 2 SCR 832. [Constitution of India, Art. 22(7)]...
Said period
Said period, the words 'the said period' occurring in the paragraph must refer to the period indicated in the permit and not to the period mentioned in the Visa, State v. Mahmadkhan Navrangkhan, AIR 1959 Bom 359 (362). (Foreigners Order, 1948, para 7)...
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