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Contract for sale of land

Contract for sale of land. The incidents of a contract for sale of land re regulated partly by statute and partly by the practice of conveyancers. A contract for sale of land must be in writing,...

Dealer

Dealer, in relation to any dangerous machine or any part thereof, means a person who, or a firm or a Hindu undivided family which, carries on, directly or otherwise, the business of buying, selling, supplying or...

Dealer, auction

Dealer, auction, a person who in the normal course of his business attends sales by auction for the purpose of purchasing goods with a view to reselling them, Auctions (Bidding Agreements) Act, 1927, s. 1(2) (UK),...

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In furtherance of the common intention

In furtherance of the common intention, to invoke the aid of s. 34 Indian Penal Code, 1860 success-fully, it must be shown that the criminal act com-plained against was done by one of the accused persons...

Domicilary visits

Domicilary visits, according to the plain meaning of the words 'domiciliary visits' the police authorities are authorised to enter the premises of the suspect, knock at the door and have it opened and search it for...

Expressio unius est exclusio alterius

Expressio unius est exclusio alterius, it is a maxim for ascertaining the intention of the legislature. Where the statutory language is plain and the meaning clear, there is no scope for applying the rule, Parbhani Transport...

For the purposes of this Act

For the purposes of this Act, The expression 'for the purposes of this Act' has been designedly used in the s. which cannot be ignored but must be given cogent meaning and on a plain reading...

International Law

International Law. I. Public Law: The law of nations, strictly so called, was in a great measure unknown to antiquity, and is the slow growth of modern times, under the combined influence of Christianity, intercourse, commerce...

Cheats

Cheats, deceitful practices, in defrauding on endeavouring to defraud another of his known rights, by means of some artful device, contrary to the plain rules of common honesty; as by playing with false dice, by causing...

Clear and unambiguous

Clear and unambiguous, if the language of the statute is clear and unambiguous, and if two interpretations are not reasonably possible, it would be wrong to discard the plain meaning of the words used in order...

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Contract for sale of land

Contract for sale of land. The incidents of a contract for sale of land re regulated partly by statute and partly by the practice of conveyancers. A contract for sale of land must be in writing,...

Dealer

Dealer, in relation to any dangerous machine or any part thereof, means a person who, or a firm or a Hindu undivided family which, carries on, directly or otherwise, the business of buying, selling, supplying or...

Dealer, auction

Dealer, auction, a person who in the normal course of his business attends sales by auction for the purpose of purchasing goods with a view to reselling them, Auctions (Bidding Agreements) Act, 1927, s. 1(2) (UK),...

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In furtherance of the common intention

In furtherance of the common intention, to invoke the aid of s. 34 Indian Penal Code, 1860 success-fully, it must be shown that the criminal act com-plained against was done by one of the accused persons...

Domicilary visits

Domicilary visits, according to the plain meaning of the words 'domiciliary visits' the police authorities are authorised to enter the premises of the suspect, knock at the door and have it opened and search it for...

Expressio unius est exclusio alterius

Expressio unius est exclusio alterius, it is a maxim for ascertaining the intention of the legislature. Where the statutory language is plain and the meaning clear, there is no scope for applying the rule, Parbhani Transport...

For the purposes of this Act

For the purposes of this Act, The expression 'for the purposes of this Act' has been designedly used in the s. which cannot be ignored but must be given cogent meaning and on a plain reading...

International Law

International Law. I. Public Law: The law of nations, strictly so called, was in a great measure unknown to antiquity, and is the slow growth of modern times, under the combined influence of Christianity, intercourse, commerce...

Cheats

Cheats, deceitful practices, in defrauding on endeavouring to defraud another of his known rights, by means of some artful device, contrary to the plain rules of common honesty; as by playing with false dice, by causing...

Clear and unambiguous

Clear and unambiguous, if the language of the statute is clear and unambiguous, and if two interpretations are not reasonably possible, it would be wrong to discard the plain meaning of the words used in order...

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