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Possession

that even keeping the household effects by the owner in the premises is an act of occupation, Bimla Devi v. 1st Addl. Distt. Judge, AIR 1984 SC 1376. Possession need not be physical possession but can be constructive, … the owner but the actual physical possession would surely be that of the agent, Seksaria Cotton Mills Ltd. v. State of Bombay, AIR 1953 SC 278: (1953) Cr LJ 1116. Possession, is not a purely legal concept but

May

Normally, the word 'may' is used to grant a discretion and not to indicate a mandatory direction, Sahodara Devi v. Government of India, AIR 1971 SC 1599: (1972) 3 SCC 156: (1971) Supp SCR 230. The word 'may', … Uttar Pradesh v. Manbodan Lal, 1957 SC 912; Kamar Singh v. Delhi Administration, 1965 SC 971; Banwari Lal v. State of Bihar, 1961 SC 849; Narayana Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh, 1957 SC 737. [See also Civil

Land

if the land is either held or occupied for purposes connected with agriculture, State of U.P. v. Sarjoo Devi, AIR 1977 SC 2196: (1977) 4 SCC 2: (1978) 1 SCR 181. [UPZA & L.R. Act, 1950, s. … unreasonable to assume that it includes non-agricultural lands but does not include agricultural lands, Raja Jagannath Baksh Singh v. State of U.P., AIR 1962 SC 1563: (1963) 1 Supp SCR 220. (Constitution of India, Sch. VII, List II

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Toll

to the public, either in the form of a liberty, privilege or service, State of Uttar Pradesh v. Devi Dayal Singh, AIR 2000 SC 961; Hindustan Vansapati Mfg. Co. Ltd. v. Municipal Board Pilkhwa, AIR 1962 SC … at a port; a charge made for transport of goods, esp. by railway or canal, Hansraj & Sons v. State of J&K, (2002) 6 SCC 227: AIR 2002 SC 2692 (2696). [J&K Levy of Tolls Act Samvat 1995

Held

Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 as meaning possession by legal title, State of U.P. v. Smt. Sarjoo Devi, AIR 1977 SC 2196: (1977) 4 SCC 2: (1978) 1 SCR 181. According to Oxford Dictionary 'held' means: … Held, the word 'held' means possession of legal and does not require actual connected occupation, Jilubhai Nanbhai Khadhar v. State of Gujarat, 1995 Supp (1) SCC 596; AIR 1995 SC 142. The word 'held' in s. 9 of

Building

for permanent use where it stands, nor a steamboat, ship or other vessel of navigation', Ghanshiam Das v. Devi Prasad, (1966) 3 SCR 875: AIR 1966 SC 1998. Includes roof structures including the land underneath the said … it is composed, the ground upon which its walls stand and the ground within those walls, D.G. Gouse v. State of Kerala, (1980) 2 SCC 410: AIR 1980 SC 271 (278). [Kerala Building Tax Act, 1975, s. 2(3)]

Dowry

to marriage, State of Andhra Pradesh v. Raj Kumar Asava, AIR 2004 SC 1933 (1936); see also Vidhya Devi v. State of Haryana, (2004) 9 SCC 476. [Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), s. 304B; Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961,

Acquisition

deferred payment' and can only mean some other monetary payment in the nature of cash or deferred payment, Devi Das Gopal Krishnan v. State of Punjab AIR 1967 SC 1895 (1904): (1967) 3 SCR 557. Means the … the extinguished office or the vesting of the rights in the person holding that office, Bira Kishore Deb v. State of Orissa, AIR 1964 SC 1501 (1508): (1964) 7 SCR 32. [Constitution of India, Art. 31(2), 19(1) (f)]

Soon before

case and no hard-and-fast rule of any universal application can be laid down by fixing any time-limit, Vidhya Devi v. State of Haryana, (2004) 9 SCC 476 (480). [Indian Penal Code, s. 304B; Evidence Act, 1872, s. 113B] Soon

Fraud on a power

a response to the conduct of the former either by words or letter, Ram Chandra Singh v. Savitri Devi, (2003) 8 SCC 319. See also State of Andhra Pradesh v. T. Suryachandra Rao, AIR 2005 SC 3110.

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