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Undue

Undue, 'undue' must mean something which is not merited by the conduct of the claimant, or is very much disproportionate to

Vary

Vary, must be change or alteration, making of something new or to modify. In any case, the original cannot remain

Years

Years, must be interpreted in the sense of agricultural seasons, Sobhatiya v. Seth Bhugwandas, (1952) NLJ 168. The word 'years'

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Quasi order

Quasi order, must disclose reasons for the conclusions reached by the authority, K.G. Majithia and Co. v. Union of India, (1997)

Manufacture

Manufacture, implies a change but every change is not manufacture. But something more is necessary and there must be transformation, a new and different article must emerge having a distinctive name, character or use, Hindustan Poles

Reason to believe

Reason to believe, does not mean a purely subjective satisfaction. The belief must be held in good faith; it cannot be merely a pretence, S. Narayanappa v. CIT, Bangalore, AIR 1967

Marriage

61. As to consent of parents to the marriage of a minor, by license, one of the parties must swear before the surrogate that consent has been obtained. But if this is false, and one or both

Letters-patent, or letters overt

own invention--Statute of Monopolies, 21 Jac. 1, c. 3. To be the subject of a patent-right an article must be material and capable of manufacture, an idea or scientific law or hypothesis cannot be patented: it must

Domicile

and to which, whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning (animus revertendi). Two things, then, must concur to constitute domicile: first, residence; and secondly, the intention of making it the home of the party.

Copyhold

tenure, the tenant is merely a tenant-at-will; but it is to be remarked that his tenancy at will must be according to custom, which always regulates the copyholder's interest, upon which interest the lord has no power

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