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Reasonableness of award, reason varies in its conclusions according to the idiosyncrasy of the individual and the times and the circumstances in which he thinks. The word 'reasonable' has in law prima facie meaning of reasonable in regard to those circumstances of which the actor, called upon to act reasonably, knows or ought to know, Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. Unique Erectors (Guj) (P) Ltd., AIR 1989 SC 973: (1989) 1 SCC 532: (1989) 1 SCR 318....
Reasonable opportunity of being heard
Reasonable opportunity of being heard, the person concerned should be given a reasonable oppor-tunity of being heard before any order prejudicial to him is made in revision. If this reasonable opportunity of being heard cannot be given without the service of the notice the omission to serve the notice would be fatal; where however proper hearing can be given without service or notice, it does not matter at all, and all that has to be seen is whether even though on notice was given a reasonable opportunity of being heard was given, Fazal Bhai Dhala v. Custodian General, Evacuee Property, AIR 1961 SC 1397 (1399): (1962) 1 SCR 456. [Administration of Evacuee Property Act (31 of 1950), s. 26(1) Proviso 1]...
Reasonable cause to believe
Reasonable cause to believe, means if the secretary of state has reasonable cause for the belief in Defence (General) Regulations, 1939, Reg. 18B in the context point simply to the belief of the secretary of state founded on his view of there being reasonable cause for the belief which he entertains and not that there must be an external fact as to reasonable cause capable of being challenged in a court of law, Liversidge v. Anderson, 1942 All 206: (1941) 3 All ER 388 (HC)....
Reasoner
One who reasons or argues as a fair reasoner a close reasoner a logical reasoner...
Reasonableness of classification
Reasonableness of classification, it is clear that Article 14 does not forbid reasonable classification of persons, objects and transactions by the legislature for the purpose of attaining specific ends. What is necessary in order to pass the test of permissible classification under Article 14 is that the classification must not be 'arbitrary, artificial or evasive' but must be based on some real and substantial distinction bearing a just and reason-able relation to the object sought to be achieved by the legislature, R.K. Garg v. Union of India, AIR 1981 SC 2138: (1981) 4 SCC 676: (1982) 1 SCR 947....
Reasonable opportunity and reasonable
Reasonable opportunity and reasonable, would depend upon the fact situation, Transmission Corporation of A.P. Ltd. v. Shree Ramakrishna Rice Mill, (2006) 3 SCC 74....
Reasonable hypothesis
Reasonable hypothesis, before a person can be con-victed on the strength of circumstantial evidence, the circumstances in question must be satisfactorily established and the proved circumstances must bring home the offence to the accused beyond reasonable doubt. If those circumstances or some of them can be explained by any other reasonable hypothesis then the accused must have the benefit of that hypothesis. But in assessing the evidence imaginary possibilities have no place. What is to be considered are ordinary human probabilities, Awadhi Yadav v. State of Bihar, AIR 1971 SC 69 (70): (1971) 3 SCC 116....
Reasonableness of expectation
Reasonableness of expectation, the concept of 'reasonableness of expectation' of rent which must take the penal law of the State into account. It is not the expectation of a landlord who takes the risk of prosecution and punishment which the violation of the law involves, but the expectation of the landlord who is prudent enough to abide by the law that serves as the standard of reasonableness for purposes of rating, New Delhi Municipal Committee v. M.N. Soi, AIR 1977 SC 302: (1976) 4 SCC 535: (1977) 1 SCR 731....
Reasons to believe
Reasons to believe, a belief can be said to be founded on reasonable grounds only if there is something tangible to go by on the basis of which it can be said that the applicant's apprehension that he may be arrested is genuine. But specific events and facts must be disclosed by the applicant in order to enable the court to judge of the reasonableness of his belief, the existence of which is the sine qua non of the exercise of power conferred by the section, Shri Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia v. State of Punjab, AIR 1980 SC 1632: (1980) 2 SCC 565: (1980) 3 SCR 383....
Special reasons
Special reasons, the words 'special reasons' in the context in which they are used could only means special to the accused on whom sentence is being imposed. 'Special reasons' in the context of sentencing process must be special to the accused in the case or special to the facts and the circumstances of the case in which the sentence is being awarded, Meet Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1980 SC 1141 (1143). [Prevention of Corruption Act (2 of 1947), s. 5(2) Proviso]...
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