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Consumer forum
Consumer forum, means a District forum, a consumer Disputes Redressal Commission establishment in a State under clause (b) of section 9 (hereafter called the State Commission) or the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission [Consumer Protection Regulations, 2005, R. 2(b)...
agency
agency pl: -cies 1 : the person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved [death by criminal "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] 2 a : a consensual fiduciary relationship in which one party acts on behalf of and under the control of another in dealing with third parties ;also : the power of one in such a relationship to act on behalf of another NOTE: A principal is bound by and liable for acts of his or her agent that are within the scope of the agency. ac·tu·al agency : the agency that exists when an agent is in fact employed by a principal see also express agency and implied agency in this entry agency by estoppel : an agency that is not created as an actual agency by a principal and an agent but that is imposed by law when a principal acts in such a way as to lead a third party to reasonably believe that another is the principal's agent and the third party is injured by relying on and acting in accordance with that belief NOTE: A principal has...
equal opportunity
equal opportunity often attrib : freedom from discrimination (as in employment) on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, or sometimes sexual orientation see also Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the Important Agencies section ...
Blue Book
Blue Book, means a compilation of session laws; a volume formerly published to give parallel citation tables for a volume in the National Reporter system; A Government publication such as a Royal Commission Report, issued in blue paper covers, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 165....
Recognised political party
Recognised political party, means a national party or a State party recognised as such by the Election Commission of India by notification for the time being in force. [West Bengal Panchayat Election Act, 2003, s. 2(23)]...
Telegraphs
Telegraphs. See the Telegraph (Construction) Acts, 1863 to 1925, by which provisions are made for transferring telegraphs to the Postmaster-General. Telegraph means a wire or wires used for the purpose of telegraphic communication, with any casing, coating, tube, or pipe inclosing the same, and any apparatus connected therewith for the purpose of telegraphic communication, and any apparatus for transmitting messages or other communications by mans of electric signals (Acts of 1863, s. 3, and 1869, s. 3). This definition includes telephones. The destruction or removal of an electric telegraph or the obstruction of message is a misdemeanour by the Malicious Damage Act, 1861, ss. 37, 38 and as to offences in regard to telephones, see Post Office Act, 1935 (25 & 26 Geo. 5, c. 15). See WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. As to the monopoly possessed by Government by means of the exclusive privileges given by the Acts to the Postmaster-General, see Postmaster-General v. National Telephone Co., 1909, AC 269...
Unfair trade practice
Unfair trade practice, means a trade practice which, for the purpose of promoting the sale, use or supply any goods or for the provision of any service, adopts any unfair method or unfair or deceptive practice. [Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (68 of 1986), s. 2(r)]Section 36A of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practice Act, 1969 defines 'Unfair Trade Practice': In this part, unless the context otherwise requires, 'unfair trade practice' means a trade practice which, for the purpose of promoting the sale, use or supply of any goods or for the provision of any services, adopts one or more of the following practices and thereby causes loss or injury to the consumers of such goods or services, whether by eliminating or restricting competition or otherwise, namely: (1) The practice of making any statement, whether orally or in writing or by visible representation which falsely represents that the goods are of a particular standard, quality, grade, composition, style or model; represents...
National insurance
National insurance. The (English) National Insur-ance Act, 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 55), introduced by Mr. Lloyd George, established a wide system of compulsory state insurance covering both ill-health and unemployment, which is based upon premiums contributed in part by the employer, in part by the employee, and in part by the State. The Act consisted of three parts, the first dealing with National Health Insurance, the second with Unemployment Insurance, and the third contained miscellaneous provisions. This Act remained the basis of National Health Insurance, although the subject of very extensive amendment, until the National Health Insurance Act, 1924, consolidated the law. The law has been consolidated again by the (English) National Health Insurance Act, 1936 (26 Geo. 5, and 1 Edw. 8, c. 32), amends and repeals the whole of the Acts passed in 1920, 1922, 1924 and 1928. The arrangement is as follows:-Part I. Insured Persons and Contributions.Part II. Benefits.Part III. Approved Soc...
Civil Law
Civil Law, that rule of action which every particular nation, commonwealth, or city has established peculiarly for itself, more properly distinguished by the name of municipal law.The term 'civil law' is now chiefly applied to that which the Romans complied from the laws of nature and nations.The 'Roman Law'and the 'Civil Law' are convertible phrases, meaning the same system of jurisprudence; it is now frequently denominated 'the Roman Civil Law.'The collections of Roman Civil Law, before its reformation in the sixth century of the Christian era by the eastern Emperor Justinian, were the following:--(1) Leges Regi'. These laws were for the most part promulgated by Romulus, Numa Pompilius and Servius Tullius. To Romulus are ascribed the formation of a constitutional government, and the imposition of a fine, instead of death, for crimes; Numa Pompilius composed the laws relating to religion and divine worship, and abated the rigour of subsisting laws; and Servius Tullius, the sixth king,...
Piracy
Piracy [fr. pirata, Lat.], the commission of those acts of robbery and violence upon the sea, which if committed upon land wold amount to felony. Pirates hold no commission or delegated authority from any sovereign or State, empowering them to attack others. They can, therefore, be only regarded in the light of robbers. They are, as Cicero has truly stated, the common enemies of all (communes hostes omnium); and the law of nations gives to every one the right to pursue and exterminate them without any previous declaration of war (see Piracy Jure Gentium, 1934, AC 586, where a frustrated attempt was held to be piracy by that law); but it is not allowed to kill them without trial, except in battle. Those who surrender or are taken prisoners must be brought before the proper magistrates, and dealt with according to law. By the ancient Common Law of England, piracy, if committed by a subject, was held to be a species of treason, being contrary to his natural allegiance; if by an alien, to ...
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