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Principal and agent

Principal and agent, he who being sui juris, and competent to do any act for his own benefit on his own account, employs another person to … Principal and agent, he who being sui juris, and competent to do any act for his own benefit on his own account, employs another person … Principal and agent, he who being sui juris, and competent to do any act for his own benefit on his own account, employs another

Duly

Duly, in a contract for payment of a sum of money, does not mean 'punctually,' and payment after the stipulated time will suffice; see Starkey v. Barton, … Duly, in a contract for payment of a sum of money, does not mean 'punctually,' and payment after the

Power system

Power system, means all aspects of generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity and includes one or more of the … Power system, means all aspects of generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity and includes one or more of the following, namely:- (a) generating stations; (b) transmissions

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Quod nullius est id ratione naturali occupanti conceditur

(D. 41, I, 3), that which is on one's is granted to the occupant by natural right. --Pand. J. xli, (What belongs to nobody is given to the occupant by natural right.) see FINDER.

Residence

court, more specially where there is residence outside those limits marked with a considerable measure of continuance, Paster J.S. Singh v. Jyotsana Singh, AIR 1982 MP 122 [See Divorce Act, 1869, s. 3(3)] Residence, is generally understood … word 'ordinarily' the word 'resident' would not result in construction having the effect of a particular place for dwelling always or on permanent uninterrupted basis. Thus understood, even the requirement of a person being 'ordinarily resident' at

condition

to make subject to conditions [the sale…was orally conditioned upon approval of the patent "j. d. calamari and j. m. perillo"] … and its effect concurrent condition : a condition that is to be fulfilled by one party at the same time that a mutual condition is to be fulfilled by another party condition implied in law : constructive

Goods

v. Balram Prasad Sharma, (2000) 7 SCC 264; Also Bailey's large dictionary of 1732; Webster's dictionary and Dr. Johnson's Dictionary. See also C.C.E. v. Eastend Paper Industries Ltd., (1989) SCC 244: 1989 SCC (Tax) 602; Union of … Computer programs are the product of an intellectual process, but once implanted in a medium they are widely distributed to computer owners. An analogy can be drawn to a compact-disc recording of an orchestral rendition. The music

Common employment

compensation was adjusted accordingly, or, in other words, that these risks are considered in the wages' [per Balckburn, J., Morgan v. Vale of Neath R. Co., (1864) 5 B&S 578]. For review of cases, see Bray, J., … Common employment. The general rule that a master is liable for damage caused by the negligence of his servant has the exception that where the person injured is the fellow-servant

Possibility on a possibility

to the meaning of 'service by post' in an Act of Parliament, see SERVICE. The position or a job, State of Assam v. Ranga Muhammad, AIR 1967 SC 903. Post is an employment, but every employment is … Thus he tells us that the chance that a man and a woman, both married to different persons, shall themselves marry one another is but a common possibility. But the chance that a married man shall have … Possibility on a possibility. Lord Coke lays it down as a rule that the event on which a remainder is to

Industrial undertaking

any undertaking pertaining to a scheduled industry carried on in one or more factories by any company but does not include-- (i) an ancillary industrial undertaking as defined in clause (aa) of s. 3 of the Industries … Industrial undertaking, means any undertaking pertaining to a scheduled industry carried on in one or more factories by any company but does not include-- (i) an ancillary

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