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An army officer in rank next below a general and next above a major general...
Major general
An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general and who usually commands a division or a corps...
Brigadier general
An officer in rank next above a colonel and below a major general He commands a brigade and is sometimes called by a shortening of his title simple a brigadier...
comptroller general procurement decisions
comptroller general procurement decisions The Comptroller General's decisions issued regarding appropriations, bid protests, major rules and related issues. These decisions are prepared by the GAO's Office of General Counsel. Source: FindLaw ...
Inexpedient
Inexpedient, as it means not expedient disadvantageous in the circumstances, inadvisable, impolitic (Webster's Third New International Dictionary) see also Union of India v. Major General Madan Lal Yadav (Retd.), (1996) 4 SCC 127: 1996 SCC (Cri) 592.Inexpedient, the dictionary meaning of the word 'inexpedient' is not expedient; disadvantageous in the circumstances; unadvisable, impolitic, Murlidhar Aggarwal v. State of U.P., AIR 1974 SC 1924: (1974) 2 SCC 472: (1975) 1 SCR 575 [U.P. (Temporary Control of Rent and Eviction Act, 1947, s. A]'Inexpedient' as it means not expedient; disadvantageous in the circumstances, inadvisable impolitic, Major Radha Kishan v. Union of India, AIR 1996 SC 3091 (3093): (1996) 3 SCC 501....
Major
Greater in number quantity or extent as the major part of the assembly the major part of the revenue the major part of the territory...
major diatonic scale
The natural diatonic scale which has semitones between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth notes and whole tones between the other notes the scale of the major mode of which the third is major also called major scale See Scale and Diatonic...
Major port
Major port, means a port declared to be a major port by or under any law made by Parliament or any existing law and includes all areas for the time being included within the limits of such port, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. 5, p. 213. [Constitution of India, Art. 364(2)(a)]The President is empowered to exclude, restrict or modify the laws made by Parliament or a State Legislature or the existing laws in their application to major ports, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. 5, p. 203, Constitution of India, Art. 364....
Vis major force majeure usual
Vis major force majeure usual, the expression 'force majeure' is not a mere French version of the Latin expression 'vis major'. It is undoubtedly a term of wider import. Difficulties have arisen in the past as to what could legitimately be included in 'force majeure'. Judges has agreed that strikes, break-down of machinery, which, though normally not included in 'vis major' are included in 'force majeure'. Where reference is made to 'force majeure', the intention is to save the performing party from the consequences of anything over which he has no control. This is the widest meaning that can be given to 'force majeure', and even if this be the meaning, it is obvious that the condition about 'force majeure' in the agreement was not vague. The use of the word 'usual' makes all the difference, and the meaning of the condition may be made certain by evidence about a force majeure clause, which was in contemplation of parties, Dhanrajamall Gobindram v. Shamji Kalidas, AIR 1961 SC 1285 (192...
major dispute
major dispute : a labor dispute that pursuant to the Railway Labor Act concerns the making or modification rather than the interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement called also new contract dispute; compare minor dispute NOTE: Under the Railway Labor Act, which is also referred to in airline cases, a major dispute must go to mediation or arbitration if necessary. ...
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