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Appearance sec. stat. (i.e., Secundum statutum), which was entered at law by a plaintiff for a defaulting defendant under 12 Geo. 1, c. 29, and 2 Wm. 4, c. 39, was abolished by 15 & 16 Vict. c. 76, s. 26....
Proxy
Proxy, a person appointed, usually by written authority, by a person entitled to vote personally, to vote at the discretion of the proxy. See Harben v. Phillips, (1883) 23 Ch D p. 35.As to voting by proxy under the (English) Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 16), see sections 76, 77 of that Act; amended in the case of a company being shareholder, by the Companies Clauses Acts, 1888 and 1889.A letter 'for the sole purpose of appointing or authorizing a proxy to vote at any one meeting at which votes may be given by proxy, whether the number of persons named in such instrument be one or more,' must bear a penny stamp, must specify the day on which the meeting is to be held, and is to be available only at the meeting so specified, and any adjournment thereof [(English) Stamp Act, 1891, and First Schedule]. The Standing Orders of Parliament (L.S.O. 62 and C.S.O. 62) prohibit the sending out of stamped proxies in connection with extension bills. Directors, acting in ...
Weaker section of society
Weaker section of society, the expression 'weaker sections of society' includes also citizens of 'backward classes' who are covered by notification issued in pursuance to articles 15(4) and 16(4) of the Constitution, AIR 1988 MP 142 (144). [Constitution of India, Arts. 15(4) & 16(4)]Members of the Scheduled Castes and Schedules Tribes have ordinarily been accepted as belonging to the weaker sections. Attempt to bring in the test of economic means has often been tried but no guideline has been evolved. Apart from the members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, there would be millions of other citizens who would also belong to the weaker sections. The Constitution makers intended all citizens of India belonging to the weaker sections to be benefited when Article 46 was incorporated in the Constitution. Parliament in adopting the same language in s. 21 of Act also intended people of all weaker sections to have the advantage. It is, therefore, appropriate that the Central Governm...
Sub-section
Sub-section, means a sub-section of the sections in which the word occurs. [General Clauses Act, 1897, s. 3(61)]Sub-section, shall mean a sub-section of the section in which the word occurs. [General Clauses Act, 1897, s. 3(61)]...
Section
Section, means section of the Act or Regulation in which the word occurs. [General Clauses Act, 1897, s. 3(54)]The word 'section' denotes one of the those portions of a Chapter of this Code which are distinguished by prefixed numeral figures. [Penal Code (45 of 1860), s. 50]Section shall means a section of the Act or Regulation in which the word occurs. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(54)]...
Under this section
Under this section, the words 'under this section' in the Explanation are significant relating, as it does, to the governing topic in the section, namely, computation of the period of limitation, Udayan Chinubhai v. R.C. Bali, AIR 1977 SC 2319 (2326): (1977) 4 SCC 309: (1978) 1 SCR 547. [Limitation Act, 1963, s. 12(2)]...
SEC
SEC Securities and Exchange Commission see also the Important Agencies section ...
section 1983
section 1983 : the section of title 42 of the U.S. Code that makes a person liable for depriving another of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the U.S. Constitution and laws while acting under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of a state ...
section 213a
section 213a A section of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) which establishes that sponsors have a legal duty to support immigrants they want to bring (sponsor) to the United States. They must complete Form I-864 Affidavit of Support. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...
cross sectional
of or pertaining to a cross section as a cross sectional slice...
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