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Record

an authentic testimony in writing contained in rolls of parchment, and preserved in a Court of record. The public records of the kingdom are placed under the superintendence of the Master of the Rolls, and a Record

Freedom of speech and expression

Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India, (2003) 4 SCC 399. Includes the right to know every public act, everything that is done in a public way, by their public functionaries, State of Uttar Pradesh v.

By-pass

comprised within the limits of the highway, for the traffic for which the by-pass is provided, with a public right of way over it (1) for that traffic and for any other traffic entitled to use the

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Defamation

Defamation, an intentional false communication, either published or publicly spoken, that injures another's reputation or good name, holding up of a person to reduce, Scorn or contempt

Gaming or gambling

the system of incorporation of previous statutes by reference being carried very far in gaming legislation. Gaming in Public-houses, etc.--Sect. 79 of the (English) Licensing (Consolidation) Act, 1910 (replacing s. 17 of the Licensing Act of 1872),

Legitimate expectation

root of the rule of law and requires regularity, predictability and certainty in the Government's dealings with the public. The procedural part of it relates to a representation that a hearing or other appropriate procedure will be

civil

law : legal [a disability] 6 : of, relating to, or involving the general public, their activities, needs, ways, or civic affairs as distinguished from special (as military or religious) affairs [the authorities] [the service] civ·il·ly adv … individual citizens or to citizens as a whole [a duty] see also civil right 2 : marked by public order : peaceable in behavior 3 : of or relating to a legal system based on Roman law

County Councils

285) to transfer to the County Council and functions arising within the county of any conservators or othr public body (not being the council of a county district) as are conferred by any enactment. The 15th s.

Via publica

Via publica, a public way or road.

Tamper

Tamper, means to alter for an improper purpose or in an improper way, Kerala Public Service Commission v. Santhamma, 1987 (1) Ker LT 75. Means to meddle so as to alter (a thing)

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