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Other person liable to pay
s. 29 should be construed as 'other person liable to pay under the Income Tax Act' and the liability cannot therefore be construed with reference to the Partnership Act or any other statute, Sahu Rajeshwar Nath v. … Other person liable to pay, the phrase 'other person liable to pay' in s. 29 should be construed as 'other
Woman
by Royal Charter or otherwise), and a person shall not be exempted by sex or marriage from the liability to serve as a juror. A peeress in her own right is not entitled to a writ of … c. 41), s. 1, and see infra. The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act, 1919, s. 1, provides that a person shall not be disqualified by sex or marriage from the exercise of any public function, or from being
Non-feasance
mis-feasance in such cases imposes a liability; and see NEGLIGENCE. Non-feasance would apply to a case where a person omits to do some act prescribed by law, Khairul Bashar v. Thannu Lal, AIR 1957 All 553.
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Imperitia
competence; inexperience. The Romans considered imperitia to be a type of culpa that gave rise to liability in tort or liability under a contract calling for the rendering of services. Imperitus denoted an incompetent judge, Black's Law
Immunity
affected. Immunity in short is no liability. It is an immunity from the legal power of some other person. The correlative of immunity is disability, Shanti Kumar R Chanji v. House Insurance Co. Ltd., AIR 1974 SC
Deposit (Involuntary)
hold himself out as willing to receive it, the person to whom it is sent is under no liability to the sender for its safe custody or protection, but must not use it or otherwise convert it … Deposit (Involuntary), where a chattel is sent, without request or arrangement, by one person to another who does not hold himself out as willing to receive it, the person to whom it
vicarious
vicarious : imposed on one person in place of another see also vicarious liability at liability vi·car·i·ous·ly adv vi·car·i·ous·ness n
joint tortfeasor
joint tortfeasor : any of two or more parties held jointly or severally liable for the same tort see also contribution joint liability at liability
dram shop act
a law imposing civil liability on the owner of an establishment that sells alcoholic beverages to an intoxicated person who causes injury to another as a result of the intoxication called also civil damage act civil liability
Imminently dangerous
imminently dangerous behaviour of pointing a gun at someone's head could subject the actor to criminal and tort liability, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 752. … Imminently dangerous, (of a person, behaviour, or thing) reasonably certain to place life and limb in peril. This term is relevant in several
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