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On whose behalf, the words 'on whose behalf' in the deposit receipt, in the context, must mean, 'in whose favour' and that the receipt was in full compliance with s. 117 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, Om Prabha Jain v. Gian Chand, AIR 1959 SC 837 (841): (1959) Supp 2 SCR 516. (Representation of the People Act, 1951, s. 117)...
Entrustment
Entrustment, means 'the transfer of possession of goods to a merchant who deals in goods of that type and who may in turn transfer the goods and all rights to them to a purchaser in the ordinary course of business' (Black's Law Dictionary), see also National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Ishar Das Madan Lal, (2007) 4 SCC 105.The expression 'entrustment' carries with it the implication that the person handing over any property or on whose behalf that property is handed over to another, continues to be its owner. Entrustment is not necessarily a term of law. It may have different implications in different contexts. In its most general significance, all its imports is handing over the possession for some purpose which may not imply the conferment of any propriety right therein. The ownership or beneficial interest in the property in respect of which criminal breach of trust is alleged to have been committed, must be in some person other than the accused and the latter must hold it on account of s...
Consignor
Consignor, means the person, named in a railway receipt as consignor, by whom or on whose behalf goods covered by the railway receipt are entrusted to a railway administration for carriage. [Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), s. 2 (10)](ii) means the person, named in the multimodal transport contract s consignor, by whom or on whose behalf the goods covered by such contract are entrusted to a multimodal transport operator for multimodal transportation. [Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 (28 of 1993), s. 2 (e)]Consignor, an intention to exclude from considera-tion any person who under domestic law would be a party to the contract through or in addition to a person named as consignor in the air wayball, Western Digital Corpn. v. Biritish Airways Plc (CA), (2003) 3 WLR 1855....
Retainer
Retainer. (1) The contract between client and solicitor or between solicitor and counsel for professional services: the contract that such services shall not be given to the opposite party; (2) a document given by a solicitor to counsel, engaging the person who receives it to appear for a party, either in some particular suit or action in prospect (which is called a special retainer, or in all matters of litigation in which such party may at any time be involved; this is called a general retainer. Subject to rr. 20 and 21 of the Retainer Rules, a special retainer is binding if duly tendered, whether accepted or not, but there is no rule of the profession which makes a general retainer binding on a counsel unless it is accepted by him.Rules 20 and 21 are shortly as follows.By rule 20 counsel who has drawn pleadings or advised, or accepted a brief, during the progress of an action on behalf of any party must not accept a retainer or brief from any other party without giving the party or ...
relator
relator : a party other than the plaintiff upon whose information, knowledge, or relation of facts an action is brought when the right to bring the action is vested in another: as a : the private person who brings a qui tam action b : a party who has standing and on whose behalf a writ (as of mandamus) is petitioned for by the state as plaintiff [ then filed…a petition in prohibition requesting this court to prohibit respondents from transferring the funds "State ex rel. Tate v. Turner, 789 S.W.2d 240 (1990)"] see also ex relatione ...
Relator
Relator, a rehearser, teller, or informer. It was the name given to a plaintiff in an information in Chancery, where the rights of the Crown were not immediately concerned, who was responsible for costs; he must have given the solicitor a written authority to file the information, 15 & 16 Vict. c. 86, s. 11. For the former information in Chancery an action is now substituted (see R.S.C. Ord. 1., r. 1), but the term 'relator' is still in use as meaning the person responsible for costs at whose suggestion an action is commenced by the Attorney-General.Also, a person who brings an information in the nature of a quo warranto, or a criminal information.Means a party who has standing and on whose behalf a writ is petitioned for by the state as plaintiff, State ex rel. Tate v. Turner, 789 SW 2d 240 (1990)....
beneficiaries
beneficiaries Aliens on whose behalf a U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident, or employer have filed a petition for such aliens to receive immigration benefits from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Beneficiaries generally receive a lawful status as a result of their relationship to a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or U.S. employer. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
customer
customer 1 : a person or business that purchases a commodity or service 2 a : a person or entity having an account with a bank or on whose behalf the bank has agreed to collect items b : a person or entity for whom an issuer issues a letter of credit ...
Assessee
Assessee, means an (i) individual; or (ii) a Hindu undivided family, or (ii) an association of persons or a body of individuals consisting, in either case, only or husband and wife governed by the system of community of property in force in the State of Goa and union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Danan and Din by whom, or on whose behalf investment in made. [Equity Linked Savings Scheme, 2005, s. 2(b)]--includes deemed assessee. Income Tax Officer v. Delhi Development Authority (2002) 1 SCC 695: AIR 2002 SC 264 (267). [Income Tax Act (43 of 1961) s. 2 (7)]Means a person by whom wealth-tax or any other sum of money is payable under this Act, and includes--(i) every person in respect of whom any proceeding under this Act has been taken for the determination of wealth-tax payable by him or by any other person or the amount of refund due to him or such other person. (ii) very person who is deemed to be an assessee under this Act. (iii) every person who is deemed to be an assess...
Client (Lay)
Client (Lay), refers to the person on whose behalf the barrister is retained or in relation to an employed barrister, his employer, Code of Conduct for the Bar of England and Wales (4th Edn., 1989) (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 3(1), para 458, p. 364....
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