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Jury

by jury was amended by (English) Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1933. In Hope v. Great Western Railway Co., (1937) 2 KB 130, the Court of Appeal held that trial by jury upon application of a

Project

Project, Construction work does not imply a project, Robert D'Souza v. Executive Engineer, Southern Railway, 1982 SCC (L&S) 124. Means any work taken up under a scheme for the purpose of providing employment

Interpretation of contract

the court cannot substitute its own decision in place of the decision of the arbitrator, General Manager, Northern Railway v. Sarvesh Chopra, (2002) 4 SCC 45.

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In the discharge of duty

In the discharge of duty, s. 121 of the Railways Act, 1890 states: If a person willfully obstructs or impedes any railway servant in the discharge of his

In respect of

Control Act, (57 of 1947), s. 98 (9)] The words 'in respect of' used in s. 3(14) of Railways Act 1890, may be taken to mean for the provision of and not for the user of, Shahdara

Prohibition

of the application; this procedure has been directed since the Jud. Act, 1873 [see South-Eastern Ry. Co. v. Railway Commissioners, (1880) 5 QBD 217], but where the prohibition applied for is to a county Court, it is

Special Act of Parliament

AND PERSONAL ACTS. That which applies only to a particular kind of persons or things, as a particular railway to be constructed, or otherwise dealing with a particular area or person only, and therefore not overruled by

Proper

Proper, it means appropriate, in the required manner, fit, suitable, apt. The mere making of a request of leave, which has not been accepted is not a proper intimation. It cannot be said that the said...

Thames

river Kennet belonging to or vested in any county council or municipal authority or to or in any railway company shall be deemed to form part of the Thames. The (English) Act of 1894 repeals thirty Acts,

Gradient

Gradient, moving by steps; the deviation of a road or railway from a level surface upon an inclined plane.

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