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Discrepancy

regard is required to be had to the circumstances of the case by keeping in view the social status of the witnesses and environment in which such witness was making the statement, State of Himachal Pradesh v.

Equivalent post

Equivalent post, the true criterion for equivalence is the status and the nature and responsibility of the duties attached to the two posts. Although the two posts of

Equality

SC 490: (1976) 1 SCR 906. The quality or state being equal; esp. likeness in power or political status, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 597. Indian Constitution guarantees equality of opportunity to all citizens in the

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Every person

Every person, the phrase 'every person' comprehends all persons without limitation and irrespective of nationality, allegiance, rank, status caste, colour or creed, Mobarik Ali Ahmed v. State of Bombay, AIR 1957 SC 857 (870). (Indian Penal

Existing law

authority or person having power to make such law. Ordinance, order, bye-law, rule or regulation. To have the status of an existing law, the law should have been made by a Legislature having power to make such

Commonwealth

Commonwealth, 1. The social status of a country, without regarding its form of government; also a republic, or that form of government in

Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus

in uno, falsus in omnibus' has not received general acceptance nor has this maxim come to occupy the status of rule of law. It is merely a rule of caution. All that it amounts to is that

Financial Institution

Financial Institution, means a banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) applies (including any bank or banking institution referred to in s. 51 of that Act); or any other financial institution...

Foreigner

born British subject as defined in sub-ss. (1) and (2) of s. 1 of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914, or (ii) has not been granted a certificate of naturalization as a British subject

Forfeiture

hold them; wherefore upon office found the Crown was entitled to the land. But the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914 (substituted for the (English) Naturalization Act, 1870), subject to certain provisoes, enables aliens to

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