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Salary or wages
Salary or wages, means all remuneration (other than remuneration in respect of over-time work) capable of being expressed in terms of money, which would, if the terms of employment, express or implied, were fulfilled, be payable to an employee in respect of his employment or of work done in such employment and includes dearness allowance (that is to say, all cash payments, by whatever name called, paid to an employee on account of a rise in the cost of living), but does not include--(i) any other allowance which the employee is for the time being entitled to;(ii) the value of any house accommodation or of supply of light, water, medical attendance or other amenity or of any service or of any concessional supply of foodgrains or other articles.(iii) any travelling concession;(iv) any bonus (including incentive, production and attendance bonus);(v) any contribution paid or payable by the employer to any pension fund or provident fund or for the benefit of the employee under any law for t...
tender
tender 1 a : an act or instance of tendering b : an unconditional offer of payment or performance (as in discharge of an obligation) that is coupled with a manifestation of willingness and ability to follow through (as by producing a check) c : tender of delivery [sufficient ] 2 : something offered in payment or performance ;specif : money [the proper amount of required] see also legal tender vb [Anglo-French tendre to offer, propose for acceptance, literally, to stretch, hold out, from Old French, from Latin tendere] vt 1 a : to make a tender of [ goods] [ delivery] [ payment] [ performance] b : to offer as an amount in settlement of a claim by an injured party against an insured NOTE: An insurance company might be obligated to tender the limits of a policy to an injured party when a higher amount is likely to be awarded at trial. 2 : to extend for acceptance or consideration (as in proof of something) esp. in a proceeding [ a plea to the court] [ an issue] 3 : to offer...
Tender
Tender, means an unconditional offer of money or performance to satisfy a debt or obligation, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1479.Tender, offer; proposal for acceptance.1. An unconditional offer of money or performance to satisfy a debt or obligation2. Something unconditionally offered to satisfy a debt or obligation3. An offer or bid put forward for acceptance, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1479.A tender of satisfaction is allowed to be made inmost actions for money demands. It need not be made by the debtor personally to the creditor personally; it may be made through an authorized agent, and a tender to one of several joint creditors is sufficient. A tender must be absolute and unconditional, and the money must be actually produced at the time of the tender, unless that be dispensed with by the creditor; but a tender under protest is good in law, so long as no condition is imposed, Greenwood v. Sutcliffe, (1892) 1 Ch 1 CA.If a defence set up tender, the money alleged to...
Time
Time. before 1751 the legal year in England began on the 25th March, therein differing from the common usage in the whole kingdom, and the legal method in Scotland. In 1751 the Gregorian, or present, calendar was substituted for the Julian Calendar by 24 Geo. 2, c. 23.1. A measure of duration 2. A point in or period of duration at or during which something is alleged to have occurred 3. Slang. A convicted criminal's period of incarceration, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.Time in Acts of Parliament (see, e.g., the definition of night in the Larceny Act) and legal instruments means, in Great Britain, Greenwich mean time, and in Ireland, Dublin mean time, by virtue of the Statute (Definition of Times) Act, 1880 (43 & 44 Vict. c. 9). See, however, Gordon v. Cann, (1899) 68 LJQB 434. The effect of the Summer Time Act, 1922, continued annually, should be noted. The time for Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man is one hour in advance of Greenwich time dur...
Market value
Market value, The term 'market value' has ac-quired a definite connotation by judicial decisions. Any addition to the value of the land to the owner whose land is compulsorily acquired which addition is the result of such factors as are unrelated to the open market cannot be regarded as a part of the market value, Union of India v. Shri Ram Mehar, AIR 1973 SC 305: (1973) 2 SCR 720: (1973) 1 SCC 109.Market value means the price that a willing purchaser would pay to a willing seller for the property having due regard to its existing condition with all its existing advantages and its potential possibilities when laid out in the most advantageous manner excluding any advantages due to the carrying out of the scheme for which the property is compulsory acquired, Thakur Kanta Prasad Singh v. State of Bihar, AIR 1976 SC 2219: (1976) 3 SCC 772: (1976) 3 SCR 585; Prithvi Raj Taneja v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1977 SC 1560: (1977) 1 SCC 684: (1977) 2 SCR 633. (Land Acquisition Act, 1894, s. ...
counteroffer
counteroffer : an offer that is made in response to another and that has additional or differing terms NOTE: Under common law, a counteroffer does not constitute an acceptance of an offer and is often considered a rejection of the offer. counteroffer vi ...
Oblations
Oblations, offerings to God and the Church, fees payable to the clergy for marrying, burying, and by way of 'Easter offerings.' See Reg. v. Hall, (1866) LR 1 QB 632. (Those things are called oblations which are offered to God and the Church by pious and faithful Christians, whether the things are movable or immovable.), Inst. 389. Easter offerings are assessable to income tax, Cooper v. Blakiston, 1909 AC 104.Baptismal fees were abolished by 35 & 36 Vict. c. 36....
Reward
Reward, a recompense for anything done.Something of value, usu. money, given in return for some service or achievement, such as recovering property, or providing information that leads to capture of a criminal, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1321.By the (English) Criminal Law Act, 1826, s. 28, the Courts may order the sheriff of the county, in which certain offences have been committed, to pay the person active in or towards the apprehension of persons charged with felonies a reasonable sum to compensate for expense, exertion, and loss of time, and by s. 30, if a man be killed in attempting to take such offenders the Court may order compensation to his wife or relatives. See Archbold, Crim. Pleading, etc., 25th Edn., pp. 276 et seq.Corruptly taking a reward for helping to the recovery of stolen property without exercising all due diligence to cause the offender to be brought to trial is punishable by penal servitude up to seven years. [(English) Larceny Act, 1916, s. 34, and cf. ...
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