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Ordinarily

lie to the Principal District Judge, the court would not be subordinate to it. When in a common parlance the expression 'ordinarily' is used, there may be an option. There may be cases where an exception can

Onus probandi, animo attestandi

propounding a Will--the expression 'animo attestandi' means and implies to attest: to put it differently and in common parlance it means intent to attest. As regards the latter maxim, the attesting witness must subscribe with the intent

Oil vanaspati

it. Nonetheless it remains an oil and it makes no difference that it is called ghee in ordinary parlance, Champaklal H. Thakkar v. State of Gujarat, AIR 1980 SC 1889 (1891): (1980) 4 SCC 329: (1981) 1

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Occupy possession

Occupy possession, the term, 'possession' and 'occupy' are in common parlance used inter-changeably. However, in law, possession over a property may amount to holding it as owner but to

Resignation and retirement

Resignation and retirement, the words 'resigna-tion' and 'retirement' carry different meanings in common parlance. An employee can resign at any point of time, even on the second day of his appointment but

Negligence

388]; Poonam Verma v. Ashwin Patel, AIR 1996 SC 2111 (2116): (1996) 4 SCC 332. Negligence in common parlance means and imply 'failure to exercise due care, expected of a reasonable prudent person'. It is a breach

Nabira

Nabira, in common parlance it means any issue of the son and is not confined only to grandson but is applied to

Minor mineral

by the Government. The word 'mineral' is not a term of art. It is a word of common parlance, capable of a multiplicity of meanings depending upon the context, Banarsi Dass Chadha v. Lt. Governor, AIR 1978

Renewal of insurance policy

the renewed policy in identical terms from a different date of its expiration comes into force. In common parlance, by renewal, the old policy is revived and it is sort of a substitution of obligations under the

Supari

Supari, Supari is a Marathi word which stands for betel nut and common parlance it has gained the meaning of money for contract killing, State of Maharashtra v. Bharat Chaganlal Raghani, AIR

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