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Conduct disgraceful in a professional respect
Parliamentary life, Practice and Procedure of Parliament, M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher, 5th Edn., 2001, p. 306. The Indian Parliament has the power to punish its members for their misconduct either inside or outside the House. The … to propriety, morals and requirements of Law, A Dictionary of Law, William C. Anderson, 1889, p. 114. The standard of conduct the members of Parliament are expected to observe in order to maintain the highest traditions in
Reserve
the undertaking. The nature of the two reserves are different. They are intended to serve two different purposes, Indian Overseas Bank Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, AIR 1970 SC 1530: (1970) 2 SCC 4: (1971) 1 … the expression 'reserve' means something specifically kept apart for future use or for a specific occasion, CIT v. Standard Vacuum Oil Ltd., AIR 1966 SC 1393 (1401): (1966) 2 SCR 367. [Business Profits Tax Act, 1947, Schedule
Good faith
due care and attention. Recklessness and negligence are ruled out by the very nature of the definition. The standard of care and attention must depend on the circumstances of the individual case, the nature of the imputation, … 1 SCC 597: (1981) 2 SCR 287. 'Good faith' is defined, in a negative fashion, by s. 52, IPC as follows: 'Nothing is said to be done or believed in `good faith' which is done or believed
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Burden of proof
(1960) 1 SCR 773: (1960) SCJ 263. The phrase 'burden of proof' has not been defined in the Indian Evidence Act. This phrase has two distinct meanings. In the first sense it means the burden of establishing … latter shifts from time to time as the case proceeds. There is material and essential difference between the standard or proof in civil and criminal cases. In a criminal case, the burden of proving the guilt of
Concession
a demand or argument, something conceded; usually implying a demand, claim, or request, 'a thing yielded', 'a grant', Indian Aluminium Co. Ltd. v. Thane Municipal Corpn., 1992 Supp (1) SCC 480: AIR 1992 SC 53 (57). [Maharashtra … Dictionary, 7th Edn. Is a thing that is conceded, a gesture made in recognition of demand or prevailing standard, a reduction in price for certain category of person, Arun Kumar v. Union of India, 2006 (12) JT
Person
or association or body of individuals whether incorporated or not'. The word 'persons' in s. 4 of the Indian Partnership Act which has replaced s. 239 of the Indian Contract Act contemplates only natural or artificial, i.e., … A.P. Electricity Regulatory commission, AIR 2006 AP 12. 'Person' includes company or association or body of persons, see Standard Chatered Bank v. Directorate of Enforcement, AIR 2005 SC 2622. 'Person', Person includes any company, Fidelity Industries Ltd.
Consideration
is no doubt that it has been used in that Act in the same sense as in the Indian Contract Act and excludes natural love and affection. If it were to be otherwise, a transfer would really … subject. It may be open to the councilors to express views even within the limited time available. No standard can be prescribed in such matters, Corpn. of the City of Bangalore v. Kesoram Industries and Cotton Mills
Ohm
aforesaid unit is represented by the resistance between the terminals of the instrument marked 'Government of India Ohm Standard Verified' to the passage of an electric current when the coil of wire, forming part of the aforesaid
Ampere
in passing through the suspended coil of wire forming part of the instrument marked 'Government of India Ampere Standard Verified' when the suspended coil is in its sighted position, exerts a force which is exactly balanced by
Immoral
'immoral' is a very comprehen-sive word. Ordinarily it takes in every aspect of personal conduct deviating from the standard norms of life. It may also be said that what is repugnant to good conscience is immoral. Its
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