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Duty

Duty, a tax, an impost, or imposition; also an obligation. See PENSION.It means a duty of customs leviable under this Act. [Customs Act, 1962, s. 2 (15)]The expression 'duty' means an 'amount' which shall be collected as a condition for granting the permission to possess, transport import/export or sell opium, Organon (India) Ltd. v. C.C.F, AIR 1994 SC 2489. [Opium Act, (1 of 1878), s. 5]...

Additional duties

Additional duties, means the duties of excise levied and collected under sub-section (1) of section 3. [Additional duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, (58 of 1957), s. 2....

performing or available for duties as her on duty hours were 11pm to 7 am Opposite of off duty...

off duty

not performing or available for duties at the given moment as an off duty policeman Oposite of on duty working and on the job...

Maills and duties

Maills and duties, this phrase means rents, the word 'Maills' being an old coin, the word 'Duties' referring to the services as opposed to the money rents, which used to be exigible. Now-a-days the term is seldom used except in 'Action of M. and D.,' which is an action to enforce payment of rents: assignation of M. and D., commonly known as assignation of rents and prescription of M. and D. The years of prescription only begin to run when the tenant leaves, and the period is five years....

Waivers of the arrears of excise duty

Waivers of the arrears of excise duty, the expression 'waiver of the arrears of excise duty' can only mean waiver of something which has been paid and is payable, Union of India v. Alang Ship Breakers Ltd., AIR 1994 SC 51 (55): (1993) Supp (4) SCC 484....

Voter on election duty

Voter on election duty, means any Presiding Officer, polling officer, any other public servant or any polling agent who is a voter and is, by reason of his being on election duty, unable to vote at the polling station where he is entitled to vote. [West Bengal Panchayat Elections Act, 2003, s. 2(27)]...

Under colour of duty

Under colour of duty, means where a police officer, taking advantage of his position as a police officer and availing himself of the opportunity coerces a person to pay illegal gratification to him, this cannot be said to have been done under colour of duty, Bhanuprasad Hariprasad Dave v. State of Gujarat, AIR 1968 SC 1323: (1968) Cr LJ 505....

To perform those duties etc

To perform those duties etc., the words 'to perform those duties, etc.' in s. 44(3) has to be read once after the word 'fit' and a second time after the words 'Regional Transport Authority'. That will explain the importance of the conjunction 'and' which is found in sub-cl. (b) after the words 'such authority', State of Rajasthan v. Noor Mohammad, AIR 1973 SC 2729 (2731): (1973) 1 SCR 841: (1972) 2 SCC 454 [Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, s. 44(3)]...

Reversion duty

Reversion duty. A duty imposed by the Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910, in certain cases on the determination of leases of more than twenty-one years. Repealed....

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