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Quasi judicial, quasi

function. The primary test is as to whether the authority alleged to be a quasi-judicial, has any express statutory duty to act judicially in arriving at the decision in question. If the reply is in affirmative, the

Per incuriam

Per incuriam, are those decisions given in ignorance or forgetfulness of some inconsistent (sic) statutory provision or of some authority binding on the court concerned, so that in such case some part of

Feasts

as altered by such Calendar. The Calendar prefixed to the First Prayer Book of Edw. 6 (which derived statutory authority from the (English) First Act of Uniformity [2 & 3 Edw. 6, c. 1)] also marks such Saints'

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Instrument

made under a statute or subordinate legislation or any document of a formal character made under constitutional or statutory authority, Mohan Choudhary v. Chief Commissioner, U.T., AIR 1964 SC 173 (179): (1964) 3 SCR 442. (General Clauses Act,

trial brief

among other things, issues to be tried, synopsis of evidence and witnesses to be presented, and case and statutory authority for the position of counsel at trial. Source: FindLaw

Dealer, auction

Act, 1972, s. 2(ii)] The pawnee who has control or possession over the goods and who was given statutory authority to pass the general property in and title to the goods, is the seller and as such, Karnataka

naturalization

naturalization To grant citizenship to a foreign-born person under statutory authority. Source: FindLaw

Tax and taxation

and the State legislatures, and also those known as 'rates', or other charges, levied by local authorities under statutory powers. 'Taxation' has been defined in clause (28) of Article 366 of the Constitution to include 'the imposition … the Central and the State legislatures, and also those known as 'rates', or other charges, levied by local authorities under statutory powers. 'Taxation' has been defined in clause (28) of Article 366 of the Constitution to include

Performance guarantee

project and other agreements guaranteed in certain performance on behalf of government departments, public sector undertakings, local authorities, statutory boards, corporations and cooperative institutions. [West Bengal Ceiling on Government Guarantees Act, 2001, s. 2(d)] … infrastructure project and other agreements guaranteed in certain performance on behalf of government departments, public sector undertakings, local authorities, statutory boards, corporations and cooperative institutions. [West Bengal Ceiling on Government Guarantees Act, 2001, s. 2(d)]

Bye-law

means an Ordinance affecting the public or some portion of the public imposed by some authority clothed with statutory powers, ordering something to be done or not to be alone and accompanied by some sanction or penalty

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