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Workmen's Compensation Act
1909 (see Workmen's Compensation Rules, 1925, Rules 68 et seq.). consult Willis or Ruegg on Workmen's Compensation; Chartres' Judicial Interpretations; Workmen's Compensation Reports. Means any agreement for carrying out for cash, deferred payment or other valuable consideration, … 4 SCC 661. Works, Under s. 2(n) 'works' includes an electric supply line and by reason of the definitions in s. 2(f) and (1), a supply line includes a service line, The Upper Ganges Valley Electricity Supply
Institutions
is of the Stipulation made by free persons or slaves. The third is of Stipulations that are called judicial, Pr'torian, common, or conventional. The fourth is of Stipulations called equitable (utiles), or good in law, and of … book, from Title VI. To Title XVI., is devoted to the treatment of Actions. It begins with the definition of an Action, which is followed by several divisions explained in Title VI., according to the chief and
Held
word 'held' in s. 9 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 means 'lawfully held'. Judicial propriety requires that if a bench of a High Court is unable to agree with the decision already … possession of; occupy. Thus, 'held' connotes both ownership as well as possession. And in the context of the definition it is not possible to interpret the term 'held' only in the sense of possession, State of Andhra
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Domicile
marriage the parties must be domiciled in England or Wales, though in the case of a suit for judicial separation mere residence is sufficient, Armytage v. Armytage, 1898 P. 178. A decree annulling a marriage on the … is consequential, as that of the wife arising from marriage, Story's Confl. of Laws, s. 46. A good definition, as applied to an acquired domicile, is'that place in which a man has voluntarily fixed the habitation of
Charities, or Public Trusts
doctrine of charities grew up from the civil law; and Lord Eldon, in assenting to that opinion, has judiciously remarked, that at an early period that ordinary had the power to apply a portion of every man's … Act, 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 52); but s. 13, sub-s. 2, of that Act recites this definition at length, and provides that 'whereas in divers enactments and documents reference is made to charities within the
Public policy
weaken or negative them, History of English Law, Vol. 111, p. 55. Public policy, is a principle of judicial legislation or interpretation founded current needs of the community, Murlidhar v. State, AIR 1974 SC 1924. Public policy, … policy, connotes some matter which concerns public good and the public interest. Expression does not admit of precise definition. Concept of 'public policy' is considered to be vague, susceptible to narrow or wider meaning depending upon the
Money
authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign Government as a part of its currency, VCC $1-2-1(24).' Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, 5th Edn., defines it as follows: 'Money as currency and not as medals, seems to me to … to others in discharge of debts on payment for commodities.'' This was adopted by Darling, J., as a definition in Moss v. Hancock, (1899) 2 QB 111 (116). In bequests: '' Money in the strict sense '
Money Bill
authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign Government as a part of its currency, VCC $1-2-1(24).' Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, 5th Edn., defines it as follows: 'Money as currency and not as medals, seems to me to … to others in discharge of debts on payment for commodities.'' This was adopted by Darling, J., as a definition in Moss v. Hancock, (1899) 2 QB 111 (116). In bequests: '' Money in the strict sense '
Settled land
for any persons by way of succession' (Settled Land Act, 1882, s. 2) (see infra for the statutory definitions in the Settled Land Act, 1925, which has repealed the S.L. Acts, 1882-1890). Where the settlement consists of … person most interested in the welfare of the estate, and empowered him to do almost anything that a judicious owner would wish to do, subject to one great exception--he could not sell the estate and himself receive
Guarantee
person, a promise to another as debtor to secure the payment of a debt payable to him, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, Vol. 2, p. 1111. Includes any obligation undertaken before the com-mencement of the constitution to make payments … commercial usage, the word 'guarantee' is often applied to obligations that do not fall within the narrow legal definition. Such usages fall outside the scope of this title, Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th Edn., Vol. 20, p.
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