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Go slow

extremely damaging to machinery parts. For all these reasons 'go-slow' has always been considered a serious type of misconduct, Bharat Sugar Mills Ltd. v. Jai Singh, (1962) 3 SCR 684: (1967) 2 LLJ 644.

Imprisonment

1. (4) Default by an attorney or solicitor in payment of costs when ordered to pay costs for misconduct as such, or in payment of a sum of money when ordered to pay the same in his

Workmen's Compensation Act

three days from earning full wages in his employment [s. 1 (1) (a), ibid.], and serious and wilful misconduct may disqualify unless the injury results in death or serious and permanent disablement [s. 1 (1) (b), as

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In discharge of his duty

of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, an offence under that section requires that the public servant should misconduct himself in the discharge of his duty, State of Ajmer v. Shivji Lal, AIR 1959 SC 847: (1959)

Incorporated Law Society

Master of the Rolls under s. 4 of the Act, by whom all complaints against Solicitors for professional misconduct are heard. Under s. 5, the Committee can suspend or strike off the roll an offender, subject to

Mansfield rule

Mansfield rule, the doctrine that a Juror's testimony or affidavit about juror misconduct may not be used to challenge the verdict. This Mansfield rule as intended to ensure that jurors are

Moral turpitude

general. It has never been held that gravity of punishment is to be considered in determining whether the misconduct involves moral turpitude or not', Durga Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1957 Punj 97. Act of killing

Public man

Public man, a public man clearly includes the Chief Minister or any other Minister of State Legislative Assembly or Legislative Assembly and excludes a Government Servant, M. Karunanidhi v. Union of India, AIR 1979 SC 898...

Slander

is actionable in the following cases: (1) where the words impute a criminal offence; (2) where they impute misconduct in a public office; (3) where they are spoken in reference to a person's trade or profession, see

Solicitor

9] A solicitor is liable to his client for negligence, and may be struck off the Roll for misconduct. S. 45 makes provision for penalties for wrongfully acting as a solicitor and s. 46 for prosecuting in

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