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Security procedure

Security procedure, means the security procedure prescribed under s. 16 by the Central Government. [Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), s. 2(1) z(f)]...


Secure system

Secure system, means computer hardware, software, and procedure that, (a) are reasonably secure from unauthorised access and misuse; (b) provide a reasonable level of reliability and correct operation; (c) are reasonably suited to performing the intended functions; and (d) adhere to generally accepted security procedure. [Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), s. 2(1) (ze)]Secure system, means computer hardware, soft-ware, and procedure that--(a) are reasonably secure from intrusion and misuse,(b) provide a reasonable level of reliability and correct operation,(c) are reasonably suited to performing the intended functions, and(d) adhere to generally accepted security procedures,The Information Technology Act, 2000, s. 2(ze)...


lien

lien [Anglo-French, bond, obligation, literally, tie, band, from Old French, from Latin ligamen, from ligare to bind] : a charge or encumbrance upon property for the satisfaction of a debt or other duty that is created by agreement of the parties or esp. by operation of law ;specif : a security interest created esp. by a mortgage assessment lien : a lien that is on property benefiting from an improvement made by a municipality and that secures payment of the taxes assessed to pay for the improvement attachment lien : a lien acquired on property by a creditor upon levy of an attachment car·ri·er's lien : a lien against freight conferring on the carrier the right to retain the property until the amount due is paid charging lien : a lien attaching to a judgment or recovery awarded to a plaintiff and securing payment of the plaintiff's attorney's fees and expenses called also special lien choate lien : a lien that requires no further action to be made enforceable and th...


procedure

procedure 1 : one or more methods or steps for the enforcement or administration of rights, duties, justice, or laws [civil ] [police ] compare procedural law, substantive law 2 : a particular and esp. established way of doing something [a medical ] [security s] ...


department of homeland security (dhs)

department of homeland security (dhs) DHS is comprised of three main organizations responsible for immigration policies, procedures, implementation and enforcement of U.S. laws, and more. These DHS organizations include U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Together they provide the basic governmental framework for regulating the flow of visitors, workers and immigrants to the United States. USCIS is responsible for the approval of all immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions, the authorization of permission to work in the U.S., the issuance of extensions of stay, change or adjustment of an applicant's status while the applicant is in the U.S, and more. CBP is responsible for admission of all travelers seeking entry into the U.S., and determining the length of authorized stay, if the traveler is admitted. Once in the United States the traveler falls under the jurisdiction of DHS...


Procedure established by law

Procedure established by law, does not mean due process of law, A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras, AIR 1980 SC 27.In India as in UK, the legislature is free to lay down any procedure, within the ambit of its legislative power, all that is required to deprive a person of his life or personal liberty is to lay down a procedure by an intra vires enactment, A Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, 6th Edn., Vol. D, p. 101.In UK the law being State made or enacted and not the general principles of natural justice, procedure established by law means the procedure proscribed by the legislature, A Commentary on the Constitution of India, Vol. D , 6th Edn., p. 101.Means procedure enacted by a law made by the State, that is to say, the Union Parliament or the legislatures of the State, Collector of Malabar v. Erimmal Ebrahim Hajee, AIR 1957 SC 688. (See Constitution of India, Art. 21)Means the procedure prescribed by the law of the State. (Constitution of India, Art. 21)The term ...


security

security pl: -ties 1 a : something (as a mortgage or collateral) that is provided to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation [used his property as for a loan] b : surety see also security for costs 2 : evidence of indebtedness, ownership, or the right to ownership ;specif : evidence of investment in a common enterprise (as a corporation or partnership) made with the expectation of deriving a profit solely from the efforts of others who acquire control over the funds invested [a involves some form of investment contract] see also due diligence asset-backed security : a security (as a bond) that represents ownership in or is secured by a pool of assets (as loans or receivables) that have been securitized bearer security : a security (as a bearer bond) that is not registered and is payable to anyone in possession of it cer·tif·i·cat·ed security [sər-ti-fə-kā-təd-] : a security that belongs to or is divisible into a class or series o...


Lien

Lien [answering to the tacita hypotheca of the Civil Law], a right in one man to retain that which is in his possession belonging to another, until certain demands of the person in possession are satisfied. It is neither a jus in re, nor a jus ad rem--i.e., it is not a right of property in the thing itself, or right of action to the thing itself.It is either particular, as a right to retain a thing for some charge or claim growing out of, or connected with, the identical thing; or general, as a right to retain a thing not only for such charges or claims, but also for a general balance of accounts between the parties in respect to other dealings of the like nature.General and particular liens may arise: (1) by an express contract; (2) by an implied contract, resulting from the usage of trade, or the manner of dealing between parties. General lines are not favoured in law, but some judicially recognized general lines are bankers', solicitors', factors', stockbrokers'. See Halsb. L.E., ti...


Security for costs

Security for costs. In certain cases a plaintiff, before proceeding with his action, may be required to give security for the costs of it. The principal cases in which security may be required are the following: (1) Where the plaintiff is resident abroad, but if he resides in Scotland or Northern Ireland security will not be required: aliter, in the Irish Free State, Wakely v. Triumph Cycle Co., 40 TLR 15 (CA); (2) where he mis-describes his residence, or is keeping out of the way; (3) where he is only a nominal plaintiff and is insolvent; (4) where he is a privileged person, e.g., an ambassador's servant; (5) where the plaintiff is a limited company ((English) Companies Act, 1929, s. 371). But security cannot be required from a plaintiff on the mre ground of poverty or insolvency; or from a defendant, unless by reason of a counterclaim he is really in the position of a plaintiff; or from a person compelled to litigate. Security for costs may extend as well to past as future costs.The ...


Procedure

Procedure, 'procedure' in Article 21 cannot be arbitrary, unfair or unreasonable, Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, AIR 1978 SC 597: (1978) 1 SCC 248: (1978) 2 SCR 621.The mode in which the successive steps in litigation are taken. The procedure of the Common Law courts was regulated by the C.L.P. Acts of 1852, 1854, and 1860; as to which see Day's C.L.P. Acts. As to the procedure in equity, consult Daniell's Chancery Practice, and Morgan's Chancery Acts and Orders. The procedure in actions in the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal is now governed under the (English) Judicature Act, 1925, for the most part by the Rules of the Supreme Court, based on the rules in the schedule to the (English) Judicature Act, 1875; but where no other provision is made by the Acts or those rules, the former procedure remains in force. See PRACTICE.Means the manner and form of enforcing of law. It must be taken to signify some step or method or manner or proceedings leading up to the deprivation ...


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