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May

May, Prima facie the word 'may' must be given its ordinary and natural meaning. Primarily it is permissive in its meaning and until the contrary is established the word 'may' in section 6 of the Criminal...

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An auxiliary verb qualifying the meaning of another verb

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May and shall

May and shall, The word 'may' in s. 363 does not mean 'shall', and that the Magistrate has under that s. a discretion whether he should pass an order for demolition or not, Corporation of Calcutta...

May confirm

May confirm, The words 'may confirm' show that the Government has the discretion either to confirm or not to confirm and continue the detention depending upon whether the circumstances at that date have changed so as...

As may be prescribed

As may be prescribed, the words 'as may be prescribed' in s. 124 A of the Act is to be understood as to mean 'as may be prescribed from time to time', Rathi Menon v. Union...

As Parliament may by law determine

As Parliament may by law determine, the leverage given by constitutional mandate by reason of inclusion of the words 'readjusted by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law determine' (emphasis supplied) depicts...

May presume and shall presume

May presume and shall presume, The expressions 'may presume' and 'shall presume' are defined in s. 4 of the Evidence Act. The presumptions falling under the former category are compendiously known as 'factual presumptions' or 'discretionary...

Shall and may

Shall and may, 'shall' must normally be construed to mean 'shall' and not 'may', for the distinction between the two is fundamental, Govindlal Chagganlal Patel v. Agricultural Produce Market Committee, AIR 1976 SC 263: (1975) 2...

Parliament may by law provide

Parliament may by law provide, the words 'Parlia-ment' may by law provide' appearing in Article 312 should not be read to mean that there is no scope for delegation in a law made under Article 312,...

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