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Premium and rent

There may be circumstances where the parties may camouflage the real nature of the transaction by using clever phraseology. In some cases, the so-called premium is in fact advance rent and in others rent is deferred price.

Mala fide

(2006) 5 SCJD 59: (2006) 7 SRJ 432. The expression 'malafide' has a definite significance in the legal phraseology and the same cannot possibly emanate out of fanciful imagination or even apprehensions but there must be existing

Phraseologic

Of or pertaining to phraseology consisting of a peculiar form of words

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Liberty to mention

Liberty to mention, have been as a matter of fact a phraseology which did come through judicial process without any definite legal sanction for the purpose of clarification, if needed,

Let

Let, 'without let or hindrance,' without obstruction. In legal phraseology, the term 'let' ordinarily implies a tenancy and it is in that sense that the term has been

Income-tax

from the Income-tax Act, 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. 35), which, to a great extent, repeats the phraseology of Addington's Act of 1806, are very numerous. Voluntary Easter gifts to an incumbent are assessable to income-tax,

If for any reason

'if for any reason' and not 'if the sales tax authority has reason to believe', the difference in phraseology should not make such material difference. A reason cannot exist in vacuum, Sales Tax Officer v. Uttareswari Rice

Deed

to the instrument, and a key to its construction. Thus a recital may restrain the effects of general phraseology in the operative part of a deed, and although it is not evidence as against strangers, yet it

Criminal Evidence Act

1885, was by far the most important), did away with this exception, in particular cases and in varying phraseology, but without qualifications except that against compellability, and enabled accused persons to give evidenceon oath in their own

Contesting candidates

Contesting candidates, these contesting candidates within the phraseology which has been used in s. 38 are candidates who were included in the list of validly nominated

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