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securities and exchange commission (sec) The five-member board appointed by the president that regulates and oversees stock trading and enforces federal securities statutes. Source: FindLaw ...
Tithe Rent-Charge
Tithe Rent-Charge. A charge on land, substituted by commutation for that charge on the produce of the land for the benefit of the Church, which was called tithe from being the tenth part of the increase yearly arising and renewing from the profits of lands, the stock upon lands, and the personal industry of the inhabitants; the first species being usually called pr'dial, the second mixed, the third personal.This commutation was effected by a procedure set on foot by the (English) Tithe Act, 1836 (6 & 7 Wm. 4, c. 71), amended by subsequent Acts. See Chitty's Stat., tit. 'Tithe Rent-Charge.' The amount to be paid was annually adjusted, according to the price of corn.The commutation was effected in one of two ways-either by a voluntary parochial agreement, con-firmed by the commissioners, or by the compulsory award of the commissioners. The value, either voluntarily agreed upon or awarded by the commissioners, was considered as the amount of the total rent-charge to be paid in respect of ...
Building bye-law
Building bye-law, means bye-laws made under section 481 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 or the bye-laws made under section 188, sub-section (3) of section 189 and sub-section (1) of section 190 of Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, as in force in New Delhi or the regulations made under sub-section (1) of section 57 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957, relating to buildings, Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006, sec. 2(a)....
Discretion
Discretion, the word 'discretion' connotes necessarily an act of a judicial character, as used with reference to discretion exercised judicially, it implies the absence of a hard and fast rule, and it require an actual exercise of judgment and a consideration of the facts and circumstances with are necessary to make a sound, fair and just determination and a knowledge of the facts upon which discretion may properly operate. When it is said that something it to be done according to the rules of reason and justice and not according to the rules of reason and justice and not according to private opinion; according to law and not honour. It only gives certain latitude liberty accorded by statute or rules, to a judge as distinguished from a ministerial or administrative official, in adjudicating on matters brought before him, Aero Traders Pvt. Ltd. v. Ravinder Kumar Suri, AIR 2005 SC 15.--The word 'discretion' connotes necessarily an act of a judicial character, and, as used with reference ...
Psychotropic substance
Psychotropic substance, means any substance, natural or synthetic, or any natural material or any salt or preparation of such substance or material included in the list of psychotropic substances specified in the Schedule. [Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985), s. 2 (xxiii)]Psychotropic substance, means gardenal tablets came in its ambit because of international name 'phenobarbitone', Bal Mukund Jaiswal v. Bharat Singh, (1993) 2 Crimes 899....
Primogeniture
Primogeniture, seniority, eldership, state of being first-born.The right of primogeniture obtaining in the United Kingdom was that right whereby the eldest son succeeded to all the real estate of an intestate parent. An analogous right of succession is frequently given by will, and even more frequently given and preserved by marriage or other settlement. The right was not acknowledged by the Romans; sons and daughters all shared equally the property of their parents; and in continental coun-tries exists in a modified form only, if at all. See Eyre Lloyd's 'Rights of Primogeniture and Succession.' In England the customs of gavelkind and Borough-English were almost the only exceptions to this Norman rule of inheritance.The right, which was a corner-stone of the social structure in England, has been swept away by the land legislation of 1925. See DESCENT. Hereditary dignities and titles of honour are not affected. [Cf. Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 201 (2)]Means first born and denotes the...
Absent
Absent, 'Absent' literally that is etymologically means 'not present'. In re Laurence Claude Levack AIR 1954 Mad 898 (899). [Succession Act, 1925, s. 241]...
Deprive
Deprive, use to the word 'deprive' is of great significance. According to the dictionary it means, 'debar from enjoyment; prevent (Child etc.) from having normal home life'. Since deprivation of right of any person by the State is prohibited except in accordance with procedure established by law, it is to be construed strictly against the State and in favour of the person whose rights are affected, Kartar Singh v. State of Punjab, (1994) 3 SCC 569 (758): 1994 SCC (Cri) 899. (Constitution of India, Art. 21)...
Compelled
Compelled, the word, 'compelled' ordinarily means 'by force'. This may take place positively and negatively. When one forces one to act in a manner desired by him it is compelling him to do that thing. Same may take place when one is prevented from doing a particular thing unless he agrees to do as desired. In either case it is compulsion, Kartar Singh v. State of Punjab, (1994) 3 SCC 569 (763): 1994 SCC (Cri) 899....
Bailee
Bailee, a person to whom goods are entrusted for a specific purpose. See BAILMENT; as to Larceny by Bailee, see (English) Larceny Act, 1916, ss. 1 and 2.The party of whom personal property is delivered under a contract of bailment; one to whom goods are bailed. (Contract Act, 1872, s. 148)Where in an accident the Insured dealt with vehicle strictly as provided under the contract of insurance and that necessitated taking the car to the nearest repairer for and on behalf of the Insurer. The Insurer became the bailee and the repairer may have been initially pointed out by the bailor but with whom the Insurer entered negotiation, arrived at a contract and agreed to get the car repaired in discharge of an obligation under the contract of insurance. Therefore, for this additional reason the custody of the repairer is that of a sub-bailee, N.R. Srinivasa Iyer v. New India Assurance Company Limited, AIR 1983 SC 899: (1983) 3 SCC 458 (467).Means an individual or entity (as a business organizati...
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