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Registered
Registered, is officially recorded or enrolled, legally certified or authenticated, Webster American Dictionary, p. 1224. Means registered under s. 24. [West … Dictionary, p. 1224. Means registered under s. 24. [West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003, s. 2(38)] Registered, used with reference to a document, shall mean registered in India under the law for the time being in
Competent authority
2005 (22 of 2005) s. 2(e)] Means any authority authorised by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette to perform all or any of the functions of the competent authority under this Act. [Child Labour … of persons or any trademark or design or to grant a patent. [Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 (12 of 1950), s. 2 (b)] Means any person or authority authorised by the Central Government,
Deemed
declaration because it is only after promotion that there is any occasion to consider whether the period of officiation prior to promotion will be counted for purposes of seniority, R.P. Khanna v. S.A.F. Abbas, (1972) 1 SCC … the meaning to be attached to the word 'deemed' must depend upon the context in which it is used. In Lalji Haridas's case (1964(6) SCR 700) the Supreme Court went elaborately into the question as to the
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functus officio
functus officio [Latin, having performed his duty, having served its purpose] : of no further official authority or legal effect [the warrant… had been returned and was functus officio "Cady v. Dombrowski, 413 U.S. … officio "Cady v. Dombrowski, 413 U.S. 433 (1973)"] [once an arbitrator makes an award she is functus officio] used esp. of an officer who is no longer in office or of an instrument that has fulfilled its
warrant
commission or document giving authority to do something: as a : an order from one person (as an official) to another to pay public funds to a designated person b : a writ issued esp. by a … of death dis·pos·ses·so·ry warrant [dis-pə-ze-sə-rē-] : a warrant issued to evict someone (as a lessee) from real property used esp. in Georgia distress warrant : a warrant ordering the distress of property and specifying which items of
Discretion
certain latitude liberty accorded by statute or rules, to a judge as distinguished from a ministerial or administrative official, in adjudicating on matters brought before him, Aero Traders Pvt. Ltd. v. Ravinder Kumar Suri, AIR 2005 SC … Discretion, the word 'discretion' connotes necessarily an act of a judicial character, as used with reference to discretion exercised judicially, it implies the absence of a hard and fast rule, and it
independent counsel
independent counsel : an official appointed by the court at the request of the U.S. Attorney General to investigate and prosecute criminal violations … by the Attorney General finds specific and credible evidence that a crime may have been committed NOTE: The use of an independent counsel was codified in the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and is designed to
misconduct
usually not criminal behavior: as a : deliberate or wanton violation of standards of conduct by a government official b : wrongful behavior (as adultery) by a spouse that leads to the dissolution of the marriage c … an attorney's violation of the standards set for professional conduct ;also : an attorney's and esp. a prosecutor's use of deceptive or reprehensible methods in presenting a case to a jury d : impermissible behavior by a
Pay
receive it not to pay over any particular money or hand over in foreign coins, Miller, Ex parte Official Receiver (in re:), (1983) 1 QB 327. … UPLBEC 542. Means to pay money is to be distinguished from delivering property. It is a phraseology ordinarily used when speaking of the payment of a debt. To pay money is to pay it in respect of
Penalty
the taxing statute, Khemka & Co. v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1975 SC 1549. Penalty, is legal or official punishment such as a term of imprisonment, N.K. Jain v. C.K. Shah, AIR 1991 SC 1289. [Employees' Provident … is the real intention of the parties as it is to be gathered from the language they have used', Lea v. Whitaker, (1872) LR 8 CP p. 73, per Keating, J. The words are not conclusive; the
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