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Reasonable time

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Presetment of Bill of Exchange, Cheque, or Pro-missory Note

When a bill payable after sight is negotiated, the holder must either present or negotiate it within a reasonable time (s. 40). 'The presentment must be made by or on behalf of the holder to the drawee or … be made on the day it falls due.' A bill payable on demand must be presented within a reasonable time after its issue in order to render the drawer liable, and within a reasonable time after its indorsement

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Immediately

Immediately, in a statute, means within a reasonable time. See Maxwell on Statutes, 2nd Edn. 423. The expression 'immediately' is only meant to convey 'reasonable dispatch and

Wills

generally in Europe, except in England and Ireland, a man cannot deprive his wife and children of a reasonable part (see REASONABLE PARTS) of his personal property. The (English) Wills Act, 1837, deals with four classes of … exceed 30l., to be proved by three witnesses at the least, and to have been made at the time of the last sickness of the deceased, and in his dwelling-house or where he had resided ten days

Consideration

party and a prejudice to the other. If the time of forbearance be stated, it must be a reasonable time, and an agreement to forbear per breve aut paululum tempus, or pro aliquo tempore, will not be sufficient

Forthwith

requires an act to be done 'forthwith,' it means that the act is to be done within a reasonable time having regard to the object of the provision and the circumstances of the case [Ex parte Lamb, (1881) … something shall be done 'forthwith' or 'immediately' or even 'instantly', it should probably be understood as allowing a reasonable time for doing it', Bidya Deb Barma v. District Magistrate, Tripura, AIR 1969 SC 323 (325). The expression 'forthwith'

Sale or return

on the expiration of such time, and, if no time has been fixed, on the expiration of a reasonable time. what is a reasonable time is a question of fact. … time, and, if no time has been fixed, on the expiration of a reasonable time. what is a reasonable time is a question of fact.

Pious purpose

Pious purpose, a Hindu father or any other manag-ing member has power to make a gift within reasonable limits of ancestral immovable property for pious purposes but a gift by the father-in-law to the daughter-in-law at … of ancestral immovable property for pious purposes but a gift by the father-in-law to the daughter-in-law at the time of marriage cannot by any stretch of reasoning be called a pious pur-poses, Ammathayee v. Kumaresan, AIR 1967

Government assurances

given by ministers for time to time on the floor of the House; for ensuring their implementation in reasonable time, Committee on Government Assurances was set up in Lok Sabha which scrutinizes the assurances and examines whether they … Assurances was set up in Lok Sabha which scrutinizes the assurances and examines whether they were implemented within reasonable time and presents its report to the House, Practice and Procedure of Parliament M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher, 5th

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