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Victimisation

(1999) 6 SCC 275. The word 'victimisation' in the context of industrial disputes is capable of two different interpretations: It connotes a person who became the victim of the employer's wrath by reason of his trade union

Statutory exposition

Statutory exposition. When the language of a statute is ambiguous, and any subsequent enactment involves a particular interpretation o the former Act, it is said to contain a statutory exposition of the former Act. 1. The

Regulation

rule or order prescribed for management or governance. As a matter of fact the regulation has to be interpreted in the context in which it is used and not dehors the context, and thus regulation also includes

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Procedure established by law

expression 'procedure established by law' in the context of deprivation of life and liberty under Article 21 was interpreted in Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, (1978) 2 SCR 621: (1978) 1 SCC 248 and the interpretation

Goods

Hence, the peculiarities of the business or the undertaking are also required to be kept in mind while interpreting the said notification. It was for the assessee to prove by evidence the participation of AC Sheets, tables,

External aids

dictionary meaning of a word cannot be looked at where that word has been statutorily defined or judicially interpreted but where there is no such definition or interpretation, the court may take the aid of dictionaries to

practical construction

practical construction 1 : the interpretation of the terms of a contract as shown by the performance of the parties that may be used

stricti juris

stricti juris [Latin] : according to or determined by strict interpretation of the law [the rights of a guarantor are stricti juris "Sitzer v. Lang, 243 S.E.2d 95 (1978)"]

Perjury

Act may be briefly summarised as follows: If any person lawfully sworn as a witness or as an interpreter in a 'judicial proceed-ing' wilfully makes a statement material in that proceeding, which he knows to be false

Praxis judicum est interpres legum

Praxis judicum est interpres legum [Lat.], the practice of the judges is the interpreter of the laws.

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