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Signed, 'signed' means signed either personally or by an agent duly authorised in this behalf, Nanchand Gangaram Shetji v. Mallappa Mahalingappa Sadalge, AIR 1976 SC 835 (843): (1976) 2 SCC 429: (1976) 3 SCR 287.As stated in Black's Law Dictionary (1951 Edition--See now 1999 Edition) speaking generally when a person attaches his signature to a written document he does so in token of knowledge, or acceptance. According to Chambers New English Dictionary, the word 'sign' means a mark with a meaning, Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay v. P.S. Malvenkar, AIR 1978 SC 1380: (1978) 3 SCC 78: (1978) 3 SCR 1000.Save in the case of a judgment or decree, includes stamped. [Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, s. 2(20)]...
Sky Sign
Sky Sign. This expression is defined in s. 91 (3) of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907, as follows:-'Sky sign' meansAny word, letter, model, sign, device, or representa-tion in the nature of an advertisement, announce-ment, or direction supported on or attached to any post, pole, standard, framework, or other support wholly or in part upon, over, or above any house, building or structure which, or any part of which, sky sign shall be visible against the sky from some point in any street or public way, and includes all and every part of any such post, pole, standard, framework, or other support.The expression 'sky sign' shall also include:Any balloon, parachute, or other similar device employed wholly or in part for the purposes of any advertisement or announcement on, over, or above any house, building, structure, or erection of any kind, or on or over any street or public way;But shall not include:(a) Any flagstaff, pole, vane, or weathercock unless adapted or used wholly or ...
co-signed account
co-signed account an account signed by someone in addition to the primary borrower, making both people responsible for the amount borrowed. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
Signed copy
Signed copy, in Webster's New World Dictionary, the word 'sign' means 'to write one's name on, as in acknowledging authorship, authorising action etc.' Signing means writing one's name on some document or paper. A document was also a signed copy because it bore the signature of the umpire, Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1967 SC 526 (527): (1967) 1 SCR 843. [Arbitration Act, 1940, s. 14(2)]...
Liability of agent signing
Liability of agent signing, an agent who signs his name to a promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque without indicating thereon that he signs as agent, or that he does not intend thereby to incur personal responsibility, is liable personally on the instrument, except to those who induced him to sign upon the belief that the principal only would be held liable. (Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881), s. 28)...
Signs
Signs. See SKY SIGN....
Sign
Sign, in relation to person who is unable to write his name, means to authenticate in such manner as may be prescribed. [West Bengal Panchayat Election Act, 2003, s. 2(24)]Sign, where a person is unable to write his name, he may place his mark on the instrument or other paper and the requirements of law are complied with, provided he puts the mark in the presence of the Returning Officer or the Presiding Officer or such other officer as may be specified in that behalf by the Election Commission and such officer on being satisfied as to his identity attests the mark as being the mark of that person, Ram Doyal v. Brijraj Singh, AIR 1970 SC 110 (112). [Representation of the People Act, 1951, s. 2(1)]With its grammatical variations and cognate ex-pressions, shall, with reference to a person who is unable to write his name, include 'mark', with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions. [General Clauses Act, 1897, s. 3(56)]1. To identify, a record, by means of a signature, mark, or...
Liability of legal representative signing
Liability of legal representative signing, a legal representative of a deceased person who signs his name to a promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque is liable personally thereon unless he expressly limits his liability to the extent of the assets received by him as such. (Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881), s. 29)...
sign
sign 1 : to affix a signature to : ratify or attest by hand or seal [ a bill into law] ;specif : to write or mark something (as a signature) on (a document) as an acknowledgment of one's intention to be bound by it 2 : to assign or convey formally [ed the property over to his brother] sign·er n ...
Traffic signs
Traffic signs, includes all signals, warning sign posts, direction posts, markings on the road or other devices for the information, guidance or direction of drivers of motor vehicles. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 988), s. 2(45)]...
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