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Inconsistent

contrary and repugnant in their terms and impact that one must perish wholly if the other were to prevail at all - then, only then, are they inconsistent, Basti Sugar Mills Co. Ltd. v. State of U.P.,

Copyhold

and of which the courts of law take judicial notice, without being specially pleaded; and (2) Particular, which prevail in some manors only, and which must be specially pleaded. They are construed strictly, and when they are

Repugnancy

repugnant to the Union law relating to the same subject in the concurrent list, the Union law will prevail and the State law will fail to the extent of repugnancy; however, if the State law has been

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Public order

in regard to Preventive Detention Acts is an expression of wide connotation and signifies that state of tranquility prevailing among the members of a political society as a result of the internal regulations enforced by the government

Precedent

not bound to follow the decisions of another co-ordinate court on a point of practice. The same rules prevailed in the Courts of Equity. The Divisions of the High Court being parts of one and the same

Act of God

be presumed to anticipate the occurrence, having regard to the conditions of time and place known to be prevailing, Divisional Controller, KSRTC v. Mahadeva Shetty, (2003) 7 SCC 197. Means all natural agencies as opposed to human

mark

to mark to the market 1 : to adjust (cash deposited with a lender of securities) to the prevailing market price 2 : to value (an option or futures contract) in accordance with the market value prevailing

Fecircng hwang

the land on the accession of a sage to the throne or when right principles are about to prevail It is often represented on porcelains and other works of art

Use of dictionaries

ordinary dictionary meaning which, in the absence of some overriding or special reasons to justify a departure, must prevail, Commissioner of Wealth Tax v. Officer-in-Charge, AIR 1977 SC 113 (177): (1976) 3 SCC 864: (1977) 1 SCR

Recital

govern the construction. If the recitals are ambiguous, and the operative part is clear, the operative part must prevail. If both the recitals and the operative part are clear, but they are inconsistent with each other, the

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