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Public authority
Shivanna Waik v. Bangalore University, AIR 2006 NOC 145 (Karn). Means any authority or body or institution of self-government established or the constituted-- (a) by or under the Constitution; (b) by any other law made by Parliament; … Public authority, in the policy statement is not a term of art. It must be construed in a purpose way, taking particular account of
Dominion (His Majesty's)
Union of South Africa, the Irish Free State, and Newfoundland'; see also COLONY. These Dominions are also styled self-governing Dominions … Dominion (His Majesty's). The Statute of West-minster (22 Geo. 5, c. 4), s. 1, provides: 'In this Act the expression Dominion means any of the following Dominions ,that
Part of a building
not correct. The provisions of the State Rent Act clearly show that the State Rent Act is a self-contained Act and the rights and liabilities of landlord and tenant are determined by the provisions contained therein and … Act is designed to confer benefit on tenants by providing accommodation and to protect them from unreasonable eviction, Vannattankandy Ibrayi v. Kunhabdulla Hajee, (2001) 1 SCC 564 (576).
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Separate property
the meaning of s. 3(1) of the (English) Hindu Women's Right to Property Act, 1937, Manohar Lal Ganeriwalla v. Bhuri Bai, AIR 1972 SC 1369 (1371): (1973) 3 SCC 432. See also AIR 1958 All 769 (772). … 432. See also AIR 1958 All 769 (772). Means in a community-property State property, that a spouse owned before marriage or acquired during marriage by … and have been living apart. Also called individual property, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1369. Means only self-acquired property of the coparcener and not the property which he has got on separation as coparcener at the
Purging
Purging, purging is a process by which an undesir-able element is expelled either from one's own self or from a society. It is a cleansing process. Purge is a word which acquired implications first in … purified and render fit to enter into heaven where nothing defiled enters. (vide Words and Phrases, Permanent Edn., Vol. 35A, page 307), Pravin C. Shah v. K. A. Mohd Ali, AIR 2001 SC 3041 (3047): (2001) 8 … concept of purgatory was evolved from the word 'purge', which is a state of suffering after this life in which those souls, who depart this
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
are:-(1) Appeals from the Courts in the Dominions, Colonies and other Dependencies, e.g., Canada, Ceylon, India, Irish Free State, Australia, Channel Islands, etc. (2) Ecclesiastical appeals. (3) All appeals in prize cases from all Admiralty Courts. (4) … Ireland, Court of Session in Scotland, and not more than seven judges of the superior courts of the self-governing Colonies (or other possession fixed by Order in Council), and not more than two judges of any High
Prerogative of mercy
be considered to have incurred any criminal respon-sibility, e.g., persons who had committed homicide by misadventure or in self-defence (Pollock and Maitland's Hist. Engl. Law, vol. ii., pp. 476 et seq.), but was even extended to jurors … respon-sibility, e.g., persons who had committed homicide by misadventure or in self-defence (Pollock and Maitland's Hist. Engl. Law, vol. ii., pp. 476 et seq.), but was even extended to jurors who had been attained for an oath … false, was fatuous: ibid. p. 661. The power of pardoning offences is stated by Blackstone to be one of the great advantages of monarchy in
declaration
person's own interests (as pecuniary or property interests) or may subject that person to liability compare admission, confession, self-incrimination NOTE: A declaration against interest is an exception to the hearsay rule. A statement that is offered to … policies of a group or government [ of rights] compare constitution, proclamation b : a statement of the value of property that is subject to a tax (as a duty) ;also : a statement of the amount … first pleading in a common-law action compare complaint, indictment b : a statement usually not under oath made by a party to a legal transaction
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