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Diary

AIR 1994 SC 1775. Entries in a diary, reflecting the date of payment. If the date of payment does not correspond with the date in the concerned page of the diary the entry cannot be said to … it is different from the general diary maintained under s. 44 of the Police Act, Directorate of Enforcement v. Deepak Mahajan, (1994) 3 SCC 440: AIR 1994 SC 1775. Entries in a diary, reflecting the date of

Printed books and printed manuals

priced publication, (iv) the book is available to all and sundry who pay for it, (v) the book does not have a memorandum of understand-ing, (vi) there is no confidentiality about the book, (vii) a book has … there is no confidentiality about the book, (vii) a book has a subject to deal with, (viii) the pages are serially numbered and neatly bound, and (ix) the last but not the least, it should have ISBN

Entering short

of the page, and the amounts when received are carried forward into the usual cash column. See Giles v. Perkins, (1807) 9 East 13. Sometimes, instead of entering such bills short, bankers credit the customer directly with … bankrupt, the property in bills entered short, and not credited to the customer unless by way of advance, does not pass to his trustee, but the customer is entitled to them if they remain in his hands,

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May and shall

under that s. a discretion whether he should pass an order for demolition or not, Corporation of Calcutta v. Mulchand Agarwala, AIR 1956 SC 110: (1955) 2 SCR 995. (ii) The word may' is capable of meaning … SCR 825. (iii) As observed in Craies On Statute Law, 7th edn., page 229, the expression 'may' and 'shall' have often been subject of constant … May and shall, The word 'may' in s. 363 does not mean 'shall', and that the Magistrate has under that s. a discretion whether he should pass an

Hindu

of the world and mankind. Few religious ideas are considered to be finally irreconcilable. The core of religion does not even depend on the existence or non-existence of God or on whether there is one god or … historical and etymological genesis of the word 'Hindu' has given rise to a controversy amongst ideologists; but the view generally accepted by scholars appears to be that the word 'Hindu' is derived from the river Sindhu otherwise

Wilful

LT 837]. Often, it has been said that the word wilful suggests bad conduct or action though it does not necessarily connote blame, Wheeler v. New Merton Board Mills, (1933) 2 KB 669. Not infrequently the word … 1701: (1964) 7 SCR 606. (Post Office Act, 1898, s. 53) In Black's Law Dictionary (Seventh Edn.) at page 1559 the word 'wilful' has been defined thus: 'Wilfulness' implies an act done intentionally and designedly; a conscious

Royalty

In its secondary sense, the word 'royalty' would signify, as in mining leases, that part of the reddendum, variable thought, payable in cash or kind, for rights and privileges obtained, Inderjeet Singh Sial v. Karam Chand Thapar, … is defined in Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law, Fifth Edition, Volume, 2 page 1595, as follows: Royalty, a payment reserved by the grantor of a … impugned cess too is quantified by taking into consideration the same quantity of the mineral produced, the latter does not become royalty. The former is the rent of the land on which the mine is situated or

Instrument

Radhikabai, AIR 1986 SC 1272 (1315). In Stroud's Judical Dictionary of Words and Phrases (Third Edition, Volume 2, page 1472), 'instrument' is described as: 'An 'instrument' is a writing and generally imports a document of a formal … unless the Statute cre-ates a Settlement.' See also Settled Land Act, 1925, s. 117; see also TRUST INSTRUMENT; VESTING INSTRUMENT. A telegram and an envelope with a falsified postmark have been held to be 'instruments' within the

Consultation

be made would stand satisfied, Chairman & M.D. BPL Ltd. v. S.P. Guru Raju, (2003) 8 SCC 567. Does not mean concurrence and the views of the Board are ascertained for the purpose of assisting the Government … Consultation, in Words and Phrases (Permanent Edition, 1960, Volume 9, page 3) to 'consult' is defined as 'to discuss something together, to deliberate'. Corpus Juris Secundum (Volume 16A, Edn.

Family

relations then the settlement of such a dispute can be considered as a family arrangement, S. Shanmugam Pillai v. K. Shanmugam Pillai, AIR 1972 SC 2069 (2076): (1973) 2 SCC 312: (1973) 1 SCR 570. Family connotes … a group. Plurality of persons is an essential attribute of a family. A single person, male or females does not constitute a family. He or she would remain, what is inherent in the very nature of things. … 1961, s. 2(A)(12)] In Words and Phrases (Permanent Edition, Volume 16) at pages 303-11 the word 'family' has been defined thus: The father, the mother,

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