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Martial law

C. Anderson, 1889, p. 663. Martial law, refers to military rule in domestic areas in which suspension of municipal law has been declared, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 338.

Meeting

that thing shall be done; e.g., the meeting of the town council under s. 22 of the (English) Municipal Corporations Acts, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 50), or (English) Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24

Mens rea

intention to break the law or otherwise to do wrong or not. There is a large body of municipal law at the present day which is so conceived. Bye-laws are constantly made regulating the width of thoroughfares,

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Negligence

the degree of care, precaution and vigilance which the circumstances justly demand, whereby such other person suffers injury, Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay v. Laxman Iyer, AIR 2003 SC 4182 (4184): (2003) 8 SCC 731. (Motor Vehicles

Misfeasance and non-feasance

tort but in the case of non-feasance several factors require consideration for giving rise to actionable negligence, Rajkot Municipal Corporation v. Manjulaben Jayantilal Nakum, (1997) 9 SCC 552 (582)

Nameboard

board, N.D.M.C. v. Allied Motors (Pvt.) Ltd., AIR 1966 SC 388 (390): 1995 Supp (4) SCC 150. [Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, s. 188 (v) and 199]

Necessary party, Proper party

be exercised in view of all the facts and circumstances of a particular case, Ramesh Hirachand Kundanmal v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay, (1992) 2 SCC 524 (528). [C.P.C. 1908, O. 1, R. 10 (2)]

Licence and lease

The occupier paying 'rent' may be a licensee and not a tenant, Dr. H.S. Rikhy v. New Delhi Municipal Committee, AIR 1962 SC 554.

Life

of life extends to all those limits and faculties by which life is enjoyed, Olga Tellia v. Bombay Municipal Corporation, AIR 1986 SC 180 (194). (Constitution of India, Article 21) Life in its expanded horizons includes all

Irregularity

only, Martin Burn Ltd. v. Corporation of Calcutta, AIR 1966 SC 529 (534): (1966) 1 SCR 543. [Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923 (3 of 1923), s. 131(2)(b)]

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