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Public Building, include building used or cons-tructed or adopted to be used as place of public worship, or as hospital, college, school, hotel, restaurant, public lecture room, public exhibition, etc. or used or constructed or adopted to be used either ordinarily or occasionally for any other similar public purpose said public purpose is not relatable to use of land by government but user thereof which is means for public at large, AIR 2006 (NOC) 568 (P&H)....
A public building
A public building, means a building used or constructed or adopted to be used for school as well, Green Park Association, Chandigarh v. Union Territory, Chandigarh, AIR 2006 (NOC) 568 (P&H)...
Public Order Act, 1936
Public Order Act, 1936 (English) (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6, c. 6). An Act to prohibit the wearing of uniforms in connection with political objects and the maintenance by private persons of associations of limitary or similar character, and to make further provision for the preservation of public order on the occasion of public processions and meetings and in public places.S. 1.-Prohibition of uniform in connection with political objects.S. 2.-Prohibition of quasi-military organizations.S. 3.-Confers powers for the preservation of public order on the occasion of processions.S. 4.-Prohibition of offensive weapons at public meetings and processions.S. 5.-Prohibition of offensive conduct conducive to breaches of the peace.S. 6.-Amendment of Public Meeting Act, 1908; see PUBLIC MEETING.S. 7.-Enforcement.S. 8.-Application to Scotland.S. 9.-Interpretation.S. 10.-Short title and extent.A person who commits an offence under s. 2 is liable on summary conviction to a maximum of 6 months' imprisonment ...
Amenity
Amenity, the expression 'amenity' as defined in Rule 2(b) of the Rules is wider than 'development works', DLF Qutab Enclave Complex Educational Charitable Trust v. State of Haryana, (2003) 5 SCC 622 (634): AIR 2003 SC 1648. [Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Rules 1976, R. 2(b)]Amenity, includes roads, water supply, street lighting, drainage, sewerage, public building, horticulture, landscaping and any other public utility service, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh v. Shantikunj Investment Pvt. Ltd., AIR 2006 SC 1270. [Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 2006]Construction of schools, hospitals, community centres, community buildings falls within the meaning of amenity, DLF Qutab Enclave Complex Educational Charitable Trust v. State of Haryana, (2003) 5 SCC 622.Means something tangible or intangible that increase the enjoyment of real property, such as location, view, landscaping, security, or access to recreational facilities, Black Law Dictionary, 7th E...
Sanitary fittings
Sanitary fittings, means fittings which promote cleanliness. Glazed tiles immediately show even little dirt, and can be kept free from dirt with little effort and are generally conducive to healthy conditions. The essential attribute of glazed tiles is that they ensure sanitary conditions. They are, therefore, covered within the expression 'sanitary fittings', H&R Johson (India) Ltd. v. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, (1981) 22 Guj LR 10 (DB).Means such pipes or materials as are meant for use for supply of water to or in lavatories, urinals, or bathrooms of private houses or public buildings, and they do not include heavy pipes which are laid underground as mains for carrying water supply from one area or place to another, Dy. Commr. of Sales Tax v. G.S. Pai, (1980) 1 SCR 938.The expression 'sanitary fittings' means such pipes or materials as are meant for use for supply of water to or in lavatories, urinals or bathrooms or private houses or public buildings and they do not include he...
Public Statutes
Public Statutes. See the (English) Public Statutes (Metropolis) Act, 1854 (17 & 18 Gict. C. 33), which placed public statues in the metropolitan police district under the control of the Commissioners of Works and Public Buildings; and for punishment for damage, see the Malicious Damage Act, 1851, s. 29....
Water supply and sanitary fittings
Water supply and sanitary fittings, the expression 'sanitary fittings' has received judicial interpreta-tion by the Supreme Court in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Indian Hume Pipe Ltd., [39 STC 355: (1977) 2 SCC 724: 1977 SCC (Tax) 335], where it has been laid down that 'sanitary fittings' according to the popular sense of the term mean such pipes or materials as are used in lavatories, urinals or bathrooms of private houses or public buildings. The use of the word 'fittings' suggests that the expression is intended to refer to articles or things which are fitted or fixed to the floor or walls of a building and they may in a given case include even articles or materials fitted or fixed outside, provided they can be considered as attached or auxiliary to the building or part of it such as, for example, a pipe carrying faecal matter from the commode to the septic tank, but they cannot include pipes laid underground for carrying water supply. Moreover, the words 'water supply... fittings' do ...
charity
charity pl: -ties : a gift for humanitarian, philanthropic, or other purposes beneficial to the public (as maintaining a public building) ;also : an institution (as a hospital or school) or organization founded by such a gift compare private foundation NOTE: Statutory definitions of what institutions and organizations qualify as charities vary. Organizations that are primarily involved in political campaigns or lobbying do not qualify as charities for tax purposes, but trusts for them may be considered charitable. In addition to tax-exempt status, charities have also generally been granted immunity from tort suits. ...
litterbin
a bin usually in or outside a public building into which the public can put rubbish...
Prytaneum
A public building in certain Greek cities especially a public hall in Athens regarded as the home of the community in which official hospitality was extended to distinguished citizens and strangers...
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