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reasonable accommodation : something done to accommodate a disabled person that does not jeopardize safety or pose an undue hardship for the party (as an employer) doing it ;also : something done to accommodate a religious need that does not create undue hardship for an employer ...
accommodate
accommodate -dat·ed -dat·ing 1 : to make a change or provision for [ a disability] see also reasonable accommodation 2 : to accept without compensation responsibility for a debt of (another person) in the event of nonpayment as a way of reassuring a reluctant creditor see also accommodation paper at paper accommodation party at party NOTE: To accommodate a debtor effectively, the party must sign the debt instrument, adding words describing limitations or conditions to the accommodation, if any. ac·com·mo·da·tion [ə-kÄ -mə-dā-shən] n ...
Reasonable requirement
Reasonable requirement, belongs to the knowledge of the law and means reasonable not in the mindof the person requiring the accommodation but reasonable according to the actual facts, Damodar Sharma v. Nandram Deviram, AIR 1960 MP 345 (FB).Connotes something more than desire but less than absolute necessity, Petro-leum Worker's Union v. Mohammed & Co., AIR 1967 Mad 33: 1965 MP LJ 979: (1966) 17 STC 1: 1965 Jab LJ 1065.The words 'reasonable requirement' postulate that there must be an element of need as opposed to a mere desire or wish. The connotation of the term 'need' or 'requirement; should not be artificially extended nor its language so unduly stretched or strained so as to make it impossible or extremely difficult for the landlord to get a decree for eviction, Bega Begum v. Abdul Ahad Khan, AIR 1979 SC 272 (276). [J&K Houses and Shops Rent Control Act (34 of 1966), s. 11(1)(h)]What is reasonable requirement is a question of fact and it depends upon the circumstances of each case....
Cheap trains
Cheap trains. Early in the history of railways the companies were compelled by the (English) Railway Regulation Act, 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 85), sometimes called the Cheap Train Act, to run one train a day at a penny a mile fare; in respect of which trains (ss. 6, 7) termed 'parliamentary trains,' or 'Government trains,' the companies were exempt from the passenger duty otherwise charge-able. Disputes arising between the companies and the Government as to the extent of this exemption, the (English) Cheap Trains Act, 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 34), abolished the duty altogether on all fares not exceeding one penny per mile and empowered he board of Trade to require any company to provide proper accommodation at such fares, and also reasonable accommodation for workmen going to and returning from their work. See Browne or Thebald on Railways....
Poor
Poor, means lacking material possession having little or no means to support oneself, needy, and impoverished. The expression refers to such indigent and working people who need accommodation and on their own cannot make arrangements for reasonable accommodation, Corporation Jabalpur v. Kishan Lal, AIR 1966 SC 207: (1966) 1 SCJ 566: (1966) SCD 179: (1965) 2 SCWR 1119: (1965) MPLJ 987: 1966 Jab LJ 1.The word 'poor' lexically means 'having little or no money, goods or other means of support' (Webster's Enyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary) or 'lacking financial or other means of subsistence' (Collins English Dictionary), Indra Sawhney v. Union of India, AIR 1993 SC 477 (623)....
Poorer and working classes
Poorer and working classes, the expression 'poorer and working classes contemplated by sub-clause (c) of Clauses (A) of sub-s. (1) s. 277 refers to such indigent and working people who need accommodation and cannot on their own make arrangements for reasonable accommodation, Municipal Corporation of the City of Jabalpur v. Kishan Lal, AIR 1966 SC 207 (209). [City of Jabalpur Corporation Act, CP and Berar Act, 1948 (3 of 1950), s. 277(1)]...
Residential accommodation
Residential accommodation, simply means that the accommodation should be capable of being used as a residence or should have been built as a residence. Even if a portion of the accommodation is being used by the tenant as his office, this would merely mean the purpose other than residential, but would not convert a residential accommoda-tion into a non-residential accommodation, P.N. Karkhanis v. P.N. Chopra, 1977 RCJ 560.Residential accommodation, the expression 'residen-tial' qualifies the word 'accommodation' and the former is clearly descriptive of the latter. The expression, therefore, clearly denotes the purpose for which the premises was built, the use to which it was intended to be put and the category to which it belongs. It is used in contradistinction to a shop or a house of business. Whether an accommodation is residential or not would, therefore, depend on these factors and the purpose for which it was let out to a particular tenant or the actual use to which it is put or ...
public accommodations
public accommodations Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination against certain protected groups in businesses and places that are considered "public accommodations." The definition of a "public accommodation" may vary depending upon the law at issue (i.e. federal or state), and the type of discrimination involved (i.e. race discrimination or disability discrimination). Generally speaking, it may help to think of public accommodations as most (but not all) businesses or buildings that are open to (or offer services to) the general public. ...
Accommodation
Accommodation, the word 'accommodation' takes in both residential as well as non-residential building or part of a building. In s. 12 (1) (e) and (f), the expressions 'accommodation let for residential purposes' and 'accommodation let for non-residential purposes' are used distinctly in clear and unmistakable terms, Prem Narayan Barchhiha v. Kakmuddin Saifi, AIR 1999 SC 2450 (2452): (1999) 6 SCC 381. [M.P. Accomodation Central Act, 1961 (41 of 1961) ss. 12(1)(f), 2(a)]...
Accommodation Bill
Accommodation Bill, one which the accommodating party has signed as drawer, acceptor, or endorser, without receiving value therefor and for the purpose of lending his name to some other person; he is liable on the bill to a holder for value; and it is immaterial whether, when such holder took the bill, he knew such party to be an accommodation party or not. The accommodating party has a right to be indemnified by the party to whom he lent his name. See (English) Bills of Exchange Act, 1882, s. 28....
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