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Reference was the sending of any matter of inquiry by the Court of Chancery to a chief clerk, a taxing master, or a conveyancing counsel, that he might examine it and certify the result to the court. References in cases involving matters of account were also frequently made to the masters of the Courts of Common Law under the (English) C.L.P. Acts.The Judicature Acts and rules did not repeal the powers of reference to masters under the Common Law Procedure Acts [[(English) Judicature Act, 1873, s. 83] (see now (English) Jud. Act, 1925, s. 125), but made provision for attaching to the Supreme Court permanent official referees, and four official referees were appointed shortly before that Act came into operation. To any of such official referees, or to a special referee, questions arising in an action may, by (English) Jud. Act, 1925, ss. 88, 89, be referred: (1) subject to the right to a jury, for inquiry and report; or (2) where the parties consent, and also without such consent in any...


In respect of any matter be referred to the arbitra-tion

In respect of any matter be referred to the arbitra-tion, the phrase 'in respect of any matter agreed to be referred to the arbitration' in s. 3 of Arbitration Act, 1940 cannot be narrowly construed as covering only the disputes or claims on merits which have been referred to the arbitrators. What matters are agreed to be referred to arbitration will depend upon what language is employed by the parties to the arbitration agreement, Renusagar Power Co. Ltd. v. General Electric Company, AIR 1985 SC 1156: (1984) 4 SCC 679: (1985) 1 SCR 432....


In respect of any reference made to the court

In respect of any reference made to the court, what the clause 'in respect of any reference made to the court' means is that the provisions of the Central Act shall mutatis mutandis apply in respect of any reference intended, proposed, or asked, to be made, and not in respect of any reference already made, Kajari Lal Agarwala v. Union of India, AIR 1966 SC 1538 (1540): (1966) 3 SCR 141. [West Bengal Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, (2 of 1948), s. 8(2)]...


reference

reference 1 : an act of referring ;specif : mention or citation of one document (as a statute) in another [a municipality may adopt by all or a part of this title "Alaska Statutes"] see also incorporate 2 : a referral esp. to a legislative committee or master ;also : an order referring a matter to a master [evidence upon all matters embraced in the "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 53(c)"] ...


Reference

The act of referring or the state of being referred as reference to a chart for guidance...


refer

refer re·ferred re·fer·ring : to send or direct for treatment, aid, service, information, or decision [referred the debtor to an attorney with expertise in bankruptcy] ;specif : commit ...


Referment

The act of referring reference...


Accounting reference period and date

Accounting reference period and date, is determined according to its accounting reference date. Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 4(1), 4th Edn., para 792, p. 570....


Hereinafter referred to

Hereinafter referred to, the word 'hereinafter' referred to as the last date of the publication of the notification is the date from which the prevailing prices of the land is to be computed, Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti v. Marband Singh, (1999) 2 SCC 497 (499). [Land Acquisition Act, 1894, s. 6(1) Proviso]...


In a reference

In a reference, The phrase 'in a reference' in s. 31(4) of the Arbitration Act, 1940, is comprehensive enough to cover an application first made after the arbitration is completed and a final award made, and the sub-s. vests exclusive jurisdiction in the court in which an application for filing an award has been first made under s. 14 of the Act, Kumbha Mawaji v. Union of India AIR 1953 SC 313 (318): (1953) SCR 878 [Arbitration Act, 1940, s. 31(4) and 34]...


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