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Hindu joint family and coparcenary

Hindu joint family and coparcenary, a hindu joint family consists of all persons lineally descended from a common ancestor, and includes their wives an unmarried daughters. A Hindu coparcenary is a much narrower body than the joint family: it includes only those person who acquire by birth an interest in the joint or coparcenary property, these being the sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons of the holder of the joint property for the time being. Therefore there may be a joint Hindu family consisting of a single male member and widows of deceased coparceners, Gowli Buddanna v. CIT, AIR 1966 SC 1523 (1525): (1966) 3 SCR 224. [Income-tax Act, 1922 (11 of 1922), s. 3]...

married filing jointly

married filing jointly A filing status used by a couple that is married at the end of the tax year and uses one tax return. ...

jointly : in a joint manner ;esp : so as to be or become subject to joint liability ...

joint tenancy (with rights of survivorship)

joint tenancy (with rights of survivorship) two or more owners share equal ownership and rights to the property. If a joint owner dies, his or her share of the property passes to the other owners, without probate. In joint tenancy, ownership of the property cannot be willed to someone who is not a joint owner. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

Joint sitting

Joint sitting, is a joint sitting of both Houses of a bicameral legislature for setting a disagreement, Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundry, p. 412.In U.K., there is no provision for joint session of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. In Australia, a joint meeting of both Houses of Parliament is held for the purpose of settling a disagreement between them or where it is necessary that a majority of both Houses sitting together should be obtained before changes can be made to the Constitution or certain types of legislation passed, Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundry, p. 412....

Joint venture

Joint venture, The expression 'joint venture' is more frequently used in the United States. It con-notes a legal entity in the nature of a partnership engaged in the joint undertaking of a particular transaction for mutual profit or an association of persons or companies jointly undertaking some commercial enterprise wherein all contribute assets and share risks. It requires a community of interest in the performance of the subject-matter, a right to direct and govern the policy in connection therewith, and duty, which may be altered by agreement, to share both in profit and losses, New Horizons Ltd. v. Union of India, (1995) 1 SCC 478....

Joint Commissioner

Joint Commissioner, 'Joint Commissioner' means a person appointed to be a Joint Commissioner of Income Tax or an Additional Commissioner of Income Tax under sub-s. (1) of s. 117. [Income Tax Act (43 of 1961), s. 2(28c)]...

joint sponsor

joint sponsor A person who accepts legal responsibility for supporting an immigrant with an I-864 Affidavit of Support along with the sponsor. The joint sponsor must be at least 18 years of age, an American citizen or lawful permanent resident and have a domicile in the United States. The joint sponsor and his/her household must have the 125 percent income requirement by itself for the immigrant that he/she sponsors. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...

Butting joint

A joint between two pieces of timber or wood at the end of one or both and either at right angles or oblique to the grain as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts sometimes called abutting joint...

Joint

To fit as if by joints to coalesce as joints do as the stones joint neatly...

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