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Requisition, made by a creditor, that a debt be paid or an obligation fulfilled, Bell's Scots Law Dict.; and (by Government) France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd. v. Rex, (1926) 43 TLR 18.An authoritative, formal demand; a governmental seizure of property, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1307.Requisition, unlike acquisition, is of a temporary nature and though it may extend over some years, it has not the element of permanence, Commissioner of Income Tax v. Manna Ramji & Co., AIR 1973 SC 515 (518): (1973) 3 SCC 43: (1973) 1 SCR 1068....
Sedition
Sedition, an offence against the Crown and govern-ment, not capital, and not amounting to treason. It cannot be tried at Quarter Sessions. See the (English) Unlawful Assemblies Act, 1799 (39 Geo. 3, c. 79); the (English) Seditious Meetings Act, 1817 (57 Geo. 3, c. 19), jointly called the '(English) Corresponding Societies Acts,' and much resembl-ing one another. Registered friendly societies are exempted by s. 32 of the (English) Friendly Societies Acts, 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 25), if transact-ing no business not relating to the objects of the societies; and the (English) Criminal Libel Act, 1819 (60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4, c. 8). By the (English) Act of 1817, s. 23, which has no parallel in the Act of 1799, political meetings of more than fifty persons within one mile of Westminster Hall, except for parliamentary election purposes, are declared unlawful on any day on which Parliament is sitting. By s. 25 of the Act of 1817, and s. 2 of the Act of 1799, every society or club, the members of...
Take
Take, has several meanings, such as 'seize, grasp, capture, catch, receive into the body, appropriate, secure, get, receive by payment, assume, choose, adopt, consume, obtain, derive from source or by some process, receive, enjoy, accept, etc. Seizure of an article may amount to 'taking', Food Inspector v. T.V. Hameed, 1983 FAJ 443: 1984 (1) FAC 41 (Ker): 1983 Ker LT 901.Take, is said to mean to get into one's hands or into one's possession, Power or Control by force or, Stratagem, to Seize or Capture Physically, Saidu Mohammad v. Food Inspector, 1973 Ker LJ 681: 1973 Mad LJ Cr 582: 1973 Ker LT 678.Mean 'order proceeding' to be taken, Mangulal Chunilal v. Manilal Maganlal, AIR 1968 SC 822: 1968 Cr LJ 979; State v. Manilal Jethalal, AIR 1953 Bom 365.Means to obtain possession or control, whether legally or illegally, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1466....
Unsound food
Unsound food. Extensive powers for the inspection and seizure of unsound food are given by the (English) Public Health Act, 1875, ss. 116-119, and the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, s. 47. By sub-s. 4 of the latter Act the seller of unsound food may be ordered, upon a second conviction, to affix a notice of the facts upon his premises; and under this section. proceedings may be taken by a private individual, Giebler v. Manning, (1906) 1 KB 709. As to the position of a wholesale butcher when unsound meat is seized while in the possession of the retailer to whom he sold it, see Grivell v. Malpas, (1906) 2 KB 32, and as to the power of a butcher to obtain compensation when a prosecution results in an acquittal, see Hobbs v. Winchester Corporation, (1910) 2 KB 471. Compare the title ADULTERATION....
Usurpation
Usurpation, a keeping or holding by using that which is another's; an interruption of usucapio, or disturbing a man in his right and possession, etc. It is called instrusion in the civil and canon laws, Sand. Just.The unlawful seizure and assumption of another's office, position, or authority, Black's Law Diction-ary, 7th Edn....
Waging war
Waging war, means and can only mean 'waging war in the manner usual in war'. In order to support a conviction on such charge, it is not enough to show that the persons charged have continued to obtain possession of an armoury and have, when called upon to surrender it, used the rifles and ammuni-tion so obtained against the King's troops, Mir Hasan Khan v. State, AIR 1951 Pat 60.The expression 'waging war' means and can only mean waging war in the manner usual in war. In other words, in order to support a conviction on such a charge it is not enough to show that the persons charged have contrived to obtain posses-sion of armoury and have, when called upon to surrender it, used the rifles and ammunition so obtained against the government troops. It must also be shown that the seizure of the armoury was part and parcel of a planned operation and that their intention in resisting the troops of the Government was to overwhelm and defeat these troops and then to go on and crush any further ...
Warrant
Warrant, an authority; a precept under hand and seal to some officer to arrest an offender, to be dealt with according to due course of law; also, a writ conferring some right or authority, a citation or summons.Means a warrant issued under sub-s. (1) of s. 7 of sub-s. (2) of s. 12, as the case may be. [Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 (49 of 2003), s. 2(d)]A writ directing or authorising some one to do an act, esp. one directing a law enforcer to make an arrest, a search, or a seizure, Black's Law Diction-ary, 7th Edn., p. 1579.Warrant, means a warrant issued under sub-s. (1) of s. 7 or sub-s. (2) of s. 12, as the case may be. [Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003, s. 2(d)]...
Bill of sale
Bill of sale, an assignment by deed of chattels personal, whether absolute or by way of security. See Twyne's case, (1602) 3 Rep. 80 [44 Eliz.], and 1 Sm. L. C. 1 et seq., where the principal cases are collected.The registration of bills of sale was first required in 1854 by 17 & 18 Vict. c. 31, which enacted that every bill of sale should be void as against assignees in bankruptcy and execution creditors, unless the bill or a copy thereof should have been filed in the Court of Queen's Bench within 21 days after its execution, together with an affidavit of the time of the bill of sale being given, and a description of the residence and occupation of the deponent and of every attesting witness of the bill of sale. In 1866, by 29 & 30 Vict. c. 96, registration had to be renewed every five years. The two Acts were consolidated with some important amendments by the (English) Bills of Sale Act, 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 31). The principal amendments were these:-The period within which to regis...
Bankrupt
Bankrupt [fr. bancus, or banque, the table or counter of a tradesman, and ruptus, Lat., broken, denoting thereby one whose shop or place of trade is broken or gone]. A debtor who does certain acts, tending to defeat or delay his creditors, may be adjudged bankrupt, and so made liable to the bankruptcy laws. Before the (English) Bankruptcy Act,1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 134), 'traders' only were liable to be made bankrupts, other insolvent debtors being dealt with by a succession of Relief of Insolvent Debtors Acts. See INSOLVENCY.Means a debtor (as an individual or organization) whose property is subject to administration under the bankruptcy laws for the benefit of the debtor's creditors was adjudicated, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 43.Means an individual who has been adjudged bankrupt and in relation to a bankruptcy order, it means the individual adjudged bankrupt by that order, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 3(2), 4th Edn., Para 78, p. 48.Means a person who cann...
Banking policy
Banking policy, means any policy means any policy which is specified from time to time by the Reserve Bank in the interest of the banking system or in the interest of monetary stability or sound economic growth, having due regard to the interests of the depositors, the volume of deposits and other resources of the bank and the need for equitable allocation and the efficient use of these deposits and resources. [Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), s. 5 (ca)]Means a debtor (as an individual or organization) whose property is subject to administration under the bankruptcy laws for the benefit of the debtor's creditors was adjudicated, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 43.Means an individual who has been adjudged bankrupt and in relation to a bankruptcy order, it means the individual adjudged bankrupt by that order, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 3(2), 4th Edn., Para 78, p. 48.Means a person who cannot meet current financial obligations, an insolvent person; Debt...
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