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Law
social order. It is an operational art controlling economic life, and interpretative effort must be imbued with the statutory purpose, Carew and Company Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1975 SC 2260 (2269): (1975) 2 SCC 791. … Constitution, Balaji v. I.T.O., AIR 1962 SC 123 (128). (Constitution of India, Article 265) It generally is a body of rules which have been laid down for determining legal rights and legal obligations which are recognised by
Arbitration
charging order for solicitors' costs can be obtained (s. 17). Certain provisions are excluded in the case of statutory arbitrations (s. 20). Various statutes specifically incorporate the Arbitration Act, others both necessitate arbitration and specify the procedure … cases summarily. Arbitrators under the Judicature Acts are called 'referees.' Various Chambers of Commerce and professional and trade bodies have instituted Courts of arbitration for dealing with disputes arising in connection with their trade or business. Submissions
Joint-tenancy
are expressed or implied. The law itself now adopts it in cases of trustees for sale upon the statutory trusts for sale [see (English) L.P. Act, 1925, ss. 34 et seq.], assignees in bankruptcy, and others, though … be different degrees of interest in the same estate, which is inconsistent with the nature of joint-tenancy. A body corporate, therefore, whose existence has no natural termina-tion, cannot at Common Law the joint-tenant with a natural person;
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Include
SC 120 (123): 1993 Supp (3) SCC 627. Include, means 'comprise' or 'contain'; (Webster's American Dictionary). In the statutory definition is generally used to enlarge the meaning of the preceding words and it is by way of … in an interpretation clause, it seeks to enlarge the meaning of the words or phrases occurring in the body of the statute, Forest Range Officer v. P. Mohd Ali, AIR 1994 SC 120 (123): 1993 Supp (3)
Statute
the will of the legislature i.e. an edict of the legislature. A statute is, however, different from a statutory instrument; as distinguished from such an edict is a document whereby the rule-making power is express, Vishnu Pratap … an edict of the legislature, an Act of Parliament. See ACT OF PARLIAMENT. A law passed by legislative body, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1420. Statute, is a law passed by a legislative body and set
Newspaper establishment
of 1955), s. 2(d)] The definition of the term 'newspaper establishment' is provided for on understanding of the statutory provisions to facilitate brevity and to avoid all that is mentioned in the definition being repeated over and … Newspaper establishment, means an establishment under the control of any person or body of persons, whether incorporated or not, for the production or publication of one or more newspapers or for
Mens rea
in such a case the substance of the enactment is that a man shall take care that the statutory direction is obeyed and that if he fails to do so he does so at his peril--WILLS, J., … been any intention to break the law or otherwise to do wrong or not. There is a large body of municipal law at the present day which is so conceived. Bye-laws are constantly made regulating the width
title
or heading of something (as a proceeding, statute, or book) b often cap : a division of a statutory or regulatory code or of an act [Title IX] … right by which one owns or possesses property ;broadly : the quality of ownership as determined by a body of facts and events after-acquired title : title that vests automatically in a grantee when acquired by a
Tribunal
AIR 1980 SC 1896: (1980) 2 SCC 593: (1980) 2 SCR 146. The Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner are statutory authorities operating under the 1969 Act. They are quasi-judicial authorities. Therefore, they will be comprehended in the expression … Assam v. Harizon Union, AIR 1967 SC 442: (1967) 30 FJR 354. Means a court or other adjudicating body, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1512. Means the Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal constituted under s. 11. [Maharashtra
jurisdiction
involving parties having diverse citizenship (as in being from different states) where the matter in controversy exceeds a statutory amount (as $50,000) see also Article III of the Constitution in the back matter NOTE: The diversity jurisdiction … NOTE: Jurisdiction determines which court system should properly adjudicate a case. Questions of jurisdiction also arise regarding quasi-judicial bodies (as administrative agencies) in their decision-making capacities. ancillary jurisdiction : jurisdiction giving a court the power to adjudicate
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