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Fair wages, mean between the living wage and the minimum wage and even the minimum wage contemplated above is something more than the bare minimum or subsistence wage which would be sufficient to cover the bare physical needs of the worker and his family, a wage which would provide also for the provide also for the preserva-tion of the efficiency of the worker and for some measure of education, medical requirements and amenities, Express Newspaper (P) Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1958 SC 578 (602)....
in rem
in rem [Latin] : against or with respect to a thing (as a right, status, or interest in property) without reference to the persons involved [when the Government is proceeding against property in rem "Austin v. United States, 509 U.S. 602 (1993)"] [an in rem action] see also in rem jurisdiction at jurisdiction compare in personam, quasi in rem ...
knowledge
knowledge 1 a : awareness or understanding esp. of an act, a fact, or the truth : actual knowledge in this entry b : awareness that a fact or circumstance probably exists ; broadly : constructive knowledge in this entry see also scienter, willful blindness NOTE: Knowledge fundamentally differs from intent in being grounded in awareness rather than purpose. ac·tu·al knowledge 1 : direct and clear awareness (as of a fact or condition) [the bank had actual knowledge that the name and account number referred to different persons] 2 : awareness of such information as would cause a reasonable person to inquire further ; specif : such awareness considered as a timely and sufficient substitute for actual notice (as of a work-related injury or of a bankruptcy proceeding) [ruled that the employer did not have actual notice or actual knowledge within 90 days] con·struc·tive knowledge : knowledge (as of a condition or fact) that one using ordinary care or diligenc...
Absence of accused
Absence of accused, The accused must be present at the trial in cases of treason and felony, and cannot be sentenced in his absence, R. v. Hales, (1924) 1 KB 602.In cases of indictable misdemeanours, though the accused's presence at the actual trial is not absolutely essential, he must be present at the preliminary inquiry. With regard to summary jurisdiction, the justices may proceed ex parte after proof of service of the summons.Absence of husband or wife for seven years is, under certain circumstances, a defence on an indictment for bigamy. See BIGAMY....
Affairs of a company have been completely wound up
Affairs of a company have been completely wound up, The phrase 'the affairs of a company have been completely wound up' significant. It shows that the expressions 'winding up of a company' and 'winding up of the affairs of a company' convey the same sense, for we think that the phrase 'the affairs of a company' means the business affairs of the company, The Neptune Assurance Company Ltd. v. Union of India (1973) 2 SCR 940: AIR 1973 SC 602: (1973) 1 SCC 310. [General Insurance (Emergency Provisions) Act (17 of 1971) s. 15(a)]...
Attempt to commit an offence
Attempt to commit an offence, is an act, or a series of acts, which leads inevitable to the commission of the offence, unless something, which the doer of the act neither foresaw nor intended, happens to prevent this. An attempt may be described to be an act done in part-execution of a criminal design, amounting to more than mere preparation. An attempt to commit an offence can be said to being when the preparations are complete and the culprit commences to do something with the intention of committing the offence and which is step towards the commission of the offence. The moment he commences to do an act with the necessary intention, he commences his attempt to commit the offence, Koppula Venkat Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh, (2004) 3 SCC 602....
Approbate and reprobate
Approbate and reprobate, the doctrine of 'approbate and reprobate' is only a species of estoppel; it applies only to the conduct of parties. As in the case of estoppel it cannot operate against the provisions of a statute, CIT v. V. MR. P. Firm Muar, AIR 1965 SC 1216 (1221): (1965) 1 SCR 815. (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 115) See also AIR 1956 593 (602).--A person is said to approbate and reprobate where he takes advantage of one part of a document and rejects the rest, Scots Law. The maxim runs, Qui approbat non reprobat: One who approbates cannot reprobate. The doctrine is the same as the English law of election, Douglas-Menzies v. Umphelby, 1908 AC 224. See ELECTION....
Attempt to commit crime
Attempt to commit crime, an attempt to commit an offence is an act, or a series of acts, which leads inevitably to the commission of the offence, unless something, which the doer of the act neither foresaw nor intended, happens to prevent this. An attempt may be described to be an act done in part-execution of a criminal design, amounting to more than mere preparation, but falling short of actual consummation, and, possessing, except for failure to consummate, all the elements of the substantive crime. In other words, an attempt consists in itthe intent to commit a crime, falling short of, its actual commission or consummation/completion, Koppula Venkata Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh, (2004) 3 SCC 602 (606); see also Aman Kumar v. State of Haryana, (2004) 4 SCC 379. (Penal Code, 1860, s. 511)...
Be examined and decided
Be examined and decided, the words 'be examined and decided' mean the conferment of authority to reach a 'decision', i.e., as to acceptance or rejection of bids, Shanti Vijay & Co. (M/s) v. Princess Fatima Fouzia, (1979) 4 SCC 602 (613): (1980) 1 SCR 459: AIR 1980 SC 17....
Casus omissus
Casus omissus, a point unprovided for: if by statute, the omission can be remedied by another statute only (Mersea Docks case, (1888) 13 App Cas 602, per Lord Halsbury); and see Reg. v. Arnold, (1864) 5 B&S 322; Hardcastle on Statutes and Maxwell on Statutes.See also Nalinabhya Byseck v. Shyam Sunder Haldar, 1953 SCR 533: AIR 1953 SC 148....
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