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Question
Question, interrogatory; anything inquired. Putting to the question, i.e., torture. The word 'question' meant 'called inquestion as regards its reasonableness or practicability' and could not mean 'challenging its legality', Smt. Abida Begam v. Rent Control and...
Prosecution
Prosecution, a proceeding either by way of indict-ment or information, in the criminal courts, in order to put an offender upon his trial. In all criminal prosecutions the King is nominally the prosecutor. See titles PUBLIC...
Promiscous
Promiscous, the word 'promiscous means indis-criminate', Ratnamgla (in re:), AIR 1962 Mad 31 (33).
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Profit motive
Professional institution, means organisations which import advanced learning in a particular field on profession such as law, medicine or engineering for attachment of special knowledge as distinguished from mere skill, Kannammal Educational Trust v. Union of...
Professional activity
Professional activity, means an activity carried on by an individual by his personal skill, and intelligence, and unless the profession carried on by a person also partakes of the character of commercial nature, the professional activity...
Proceeding
Proceeding, includes administrative proceeding, Nathibai v. Maheshwari Samaj Ramola Trust, AIR 1997 MP 19. It includes execution proceedings also, Specific Relief Act, 1963, s. 22. Proceeding, is a term of wide amplitude. It means a prescribed...
Precincts
Precincts, the term precincts is usually understood as a space enclosed by walls, AIR 1953 Mad 269. [Factories Act, 1948, s. 2(m)]
Pre-meditated act
Pre-meditated act, means a determined act or deliberately intended, but not sudden or accidental, Public Prosecutor, Andhra Pradesh High Court v. Bande Siddaiah, (1978) 2 Andh WR 461: (1978) Mad LJ (Cr) 698.
Practice
Practice, connotes repeated events but that will not affect the construction to be placed on the words 'unfair labour practice to dismiss or discharge, Hindustan Lever Ltd. v. Ashok V. Kate, AIR 1966 SC 285, p....
Payable
Payable, 'payable' generally means that which should be paid, New Delhi Municipal Committee v. Kalu Ram, AIR 1976 SC 1637 (1639): (1976) 3 SCC 407: (1976) Supp SCR 87. The expression 'the full amount payable by...
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