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Proceeding, includes administrative proceeding, Nathibai v. Maheshwari Samaj Ramola Trust, AIR 1997 MP 19.It includes execution proceedings also, Specific Relief Act, 1963, s. 22.Proceeding, is a term of wide amplitude. It means a prescribed course of action for enforcing or protecting a legal right and further embracing the requisite steps to be taken whether procedural or substantive. Also means forms in which relief is sought before courts of law or before other bodies or authorities determining rights and liabilities and in which actions are brought and defended and the manner of conducting them and the mode of deciding them. All these happenings or events before a labour court or industrial tribunal or any other authority on whom jurisdiction is conferred by law to dispose of contentious matters are understated by the term 'proceeding', Workmen of Bali Singh Bhagwan Singh v. Management, 1968 ILR 2 Punj 371: 1969 Lab IC 581: AIR 1969 Punj 147; K.J. Lingan and A.V. Mahayalam v. Jt. ...
proceeding
proceeding 1 : a particular step or series of steps in the enforcement, adjudication, or administration of rights, remedies, laws, or regulations: as a : an action, hearing, trial, or application before the court collateral proceeding : a proceeding that concerns an order, motion, petition, or writ deriving from or sought in relation to another proceeding (as a trial) [a collateral proceeding on a motion to have the judge in a pending trial disqualified] ;esp : one in which a collateral attack on a judgment is made [sought to avoid the effect of the judgment in a collateral proceeding after denial of a direct appeal] core proceeding : a proceeding (as one instituted by a debtor against a creditor) that is integral to the administration of a bankruptcy estate and so falls under the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court non-core proceeding : a proceeding involving a matter that relates to a bankruptcy case but that does not arise under bankruptcy laws, that could be adjudicated i...
Judicial proceeding
Judicial proceeding, 'Judicial proceeding' includes any proceeding in the course of which evidence is or may be legally taken on oath, Suraj Mall Mohta and Co. v. A.V. Vishwanatha Sastri, AIR 1954 SC 545. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 2(i)]Includes any proceeding in the course of which evidence is or may be legally taken on oath. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, s. 2 (i)]The investigation made by the junior Inspector of Mines was not a judicial proceeding, Bhurangya Coal Co. Ltd. v. Sahebjan Mian, AIR 1956 Pat 299 (302). (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 33)Every investigation or proceeding under s. 40 is deemed to be a judicial proceeding by a legal fic-tion embodied in sub-s. (4) of that s. though the proceedings are neither in nor before any court at that stage. But there is no such deeming provision under s. 39 of FERA bringing every investigation or proceeding in its ambit as 'a judicial proceeding' within the meaning of ss. 193 and 228 of the Penal Code, K.T.M.S. Mohd...
Civil proceeding
Civil proceeding, there is no ground for restricting the expression 'civil proceeding' only to those proceedings which arise out of civil suits or proceedings which are tried as civil suits, nor is there any rational basis for excluding from its purview proceedings instituted and tried in the High Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Art. 226, where the aggrieved party seeks relief against infringement of civil rights by authorities purporting to act in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by revenue statutes, CIT, Bombay v. Iswarlal Bhagwandas (1966) 1 SCR 190.The words 'civil proceeding' used in Art. 133 of the Constitution cover all proceedings which directly affect civil rights, Arbind Kumar Singh v. Nand Kishore Prasad, (1968) 3 SCR 322: AIR 1968 SC 1227 (1229).The expression in our judgment covers all proceedings in which a part asserts the existence of a civil right conferred by the civil law or by statute, and claims relief for breach thereof, Cultivable land, S.A....
Other proceedings
Other proceedings, the whole area of proceedings, which reach the High Courts is not exhausted by classifying the proceeding as civil and criminal. There are certain proceedings which may be regarded as neither civil nor criminal. For instance, proceeding for contempt of court, and for exercise of disciplinary jurisdiction against lawyers or other professionals, such as Chartered Accountants may not fall within the classification of proceedings, civil or criminal. 'Other proceeding' in Article 132(1) falls within the residuary class of proceed-ings other than civil or criminal and such a pro-ceeding includes a revenue proceeding, S.A.L. Narayan Rao v. Ishwarlal Bhagwandas, AIR 1965 SC 1818 (1821). (Constitution of India, Article 132)...
In relation to arbitral proceedings
In relation to arbitral proceedings, The phrase 'in relation to arbitral proceedings' cannot be given a narrow meaning to mean only pendency of the proceedings before the arbitrator. It would cover not only proceedings pending before the arbitrator but would also cover the proceedings before the court and any proceedings which are required to be taken under the old Act for the award becoming a decree under s. 17 thereof and also appeal arising thereunder, N.S. Nayak v. State of Goa, (2003) 6 SCC 56 (62). [Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, s. 85(2)(a)]In relation to arbitral proceedings, cannot be given a narrow meaning to mean only pendency of the arbitration proceedings before the arbitrator, Thyssen Stahlunion GmBH v. Steel Authority of India Ltd., (1999) 9 SCC 334....
Appropriate proceedings
Appropriate proceedings, Art. 32(1) guarantees a right to move by 'appropriate proceedings': there is therefore in the Article itself limitation upon the exercise of the right. Appropriate proceedings would include the procedure relating to form, conditions of lodgement of petition compliance with all reasonable directions imposed which would conduce to the smooth conduct of proceeding in this Court. Power to make rules for practice and procedure of this Court read with the guarantee under Art. 32(1) to move by appropriate proceedings implies the power to impose procedural restrictions conducive to the orderly progress of the petition for relief for breach of a fundamental right, Prem Chand Garg v. Excise Commissioner Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1963 SC 986 (1005): 1963 Supp (1) SCR 885. [Constitution of India, Art. 32(1)]Article 32 speaks generally of 'appropriate proceedings'. It should be a proceeding which can appropriately lead to an adjudication of the claim made for the enforcement of a ...
Collusive proceeding and fraudulent proceeding
Collusive proceeding and fraudulent proceeding, there is a fundamental distinction between a proceeding which is collusive and one which is fraudulent. When a proceeding is alleged to be fraudulent, what is meant is that the claim made therein is untrue, but that the claimant has managed to obtain the verdict of the court in his favour and against his opponent by practising fraud on the court. Such a proceeding is started with a view to injure the opponent, and there can be no question of its having been initiated as the result of an understanding between the parties. While in collusive proceedings the combat is a mere sham, in a fraudulent suit it is real and earnest, Nagubai Ammal v. B. Shama Rao, (1956) SCR 451: AIR 1956 SC 593 (599). [Transfer of Property Act (4 of 1882), s. 52]...
Pending proceedings
Pending proceedings, proceedings for setting aside the arbitral award in appeal is pending proceedings. Any reopening of proceedings will presuppose finality of such proceeding. A thing cannot be said to have become final when statutory proceedings for setting the same are pending, Soorajmull Nagarmull v. Jute Corporation of India Ltd., AIR 2001 Cal 227....
Legal proceeding
Legal proceeding, the 'legal proceeding' means any proceeding or enquiry in which evidence is or may be given and includes an arbitration. On this wide coverage, a proceeding under section 46 of the Trade Marks Act is a legal proceeding, Pt. Ram Avtar Sharma v. Pt. Chakradhar Saran Sharma, AIR 1971 All 157....
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