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Astrology

either a science or a pseudo-science the forecasting of earthly and human events by means of observing and interpreting the fixed stars, the sun, the moon and the planets has exerted a sometimes extensive and a sometimes

As it thinks fit

fit' has the same connotation, unless context otherwise indicates, 'as he deems fit' and the latter expression was interpreted by this Court in Raja Ram Mahadev Paranjype v. Aba Maruti Mali to mean to make an order

Arm of the State

Department of U.S. Constitution generally bars suits in Federal Court by individuals against States. The amendment has been interpreted as protecting arms of the State as well as the State itself. Courts usually, find an entity to

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Appurtenant

See APPENDANT. Appurtenant, when used in connection with leases of properties, has gained wider as well as narrower interpretations through judicial pronouncements, K. Bhagirathi G. Shenoy v. K.P. Ballakuraya, (1999) 4 SCC 135. Appurtenant, belongs to another

Appeal

only if the High Court certifies that the case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India. [Constitution of India Article 132(1) and (2)] However, the Supreme Court has the

Years

Years, must be interpreted in the sense of agricultural seasons, Sobhatiya v. Seth Bhugwandas, (1952) NLJ 168. The word 'years' in the

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