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Take cognisance

Take cognisance, means taking notice of an offence. This would include the intention of initiating judicial proceedings against the offender in respect of that offence or taking steps to see whether there is

Signature

anything; a stamp, a mark; the name of a person written by himself either in full or by initials as regards his Christian name or names, and in full as regards his surname, or by initials only

Litigation

Litigation, judicial contest; law-suit. The expression 'litigation' means a legal action including all proceedings therein, initiated in a court of law with the purpose of enforcing a right or seeking a remedy, Janata Dal

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Falsely charges

accused person during the course of a criminal trail. 'To falsely charge' must refer to the criminal or initial accusation putting or seeking to put in motion the machinery of criminal investigation and not when seeking to

Entertain

1 SCC 732. Means 'to adjudicate upon' or 'to proceed to consider on merits' and did not means initiation of proceed-ing, Hindusthan Commercial Bank, AIR 1968 SC 468: (1968) 1 SCR 505: 21 STC 154; Martin &

Control

may, however, be treated as exercising control if the resolution is passed as part of a pre-planned scheme initiated by them, Floor v. Davis (Inspector of Taxes), (1978) Ch 295 (311-312). Suggests check, restraint or influence, Control

Cognizance

Magistrate or a Judge first takes judicial notice of an offence. It is entirely a different thing from initiation of proceedings; rather it is the condition precedent to the initiation of proceedings by the Magistrate or the

Cancellation

to cancel the adhesive stamp cancels the same by writing on or across the stamp his name or initials, or the name or initials of his firm, together with the true date of his so writing, or

Appointment of persons to be and the posting

the words 'appointment of persons to be and the posting' in article 233 have been held to mean initial appointment by direct recruitment of persons to be District Judges and the posting mentioned there is the initial

filiate

(a child) the descendant of a particular parent and esp. a father [has not been filiated by the initiative of the parent "Louisiana Civil Code"] compare acknowledge, legitimate NOTE: A child may be illegitimate but filiated. Both

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