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Served, means 'sent by post', M.P. Rajya Beej Ewam Farm Vikas Nigam v. Durga Transport Service, 1996 Jab LJ 146....
Serving of notice
Serving of notice, must be presumed to have borne in mind that it means not only a formal intimation but also an informal one, Nikantha v. Kashinath, AIR 1962 SC 666....
Wherever they may be serving
Wherever they may be serving, means an active service, Ajit Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1976 P&H 351....
Misconduct
Misconduct, is a relative term. It has to be considered with reference to the subject-matter and the context wherein such term occurs. It literally means wrong conduct or improper conduct, R.D. Saxena v. Balram Prasad Sharma, (2000) 7 SCC 264.Misconduct, means 'A transgression of some established and definite rule of action, a forbidden act, a dereliction from duty, unlawful behaviour, wilful in character, improper or wrong behaviour; its synonyms are misdemeanour, misdeed, misbehaviour, delinquency, impropriety, mismanagement, offence, but not negligence or carelessness, (Black's Law Dictionary), N.G. Dastane v. Shrikant S. Shivde, (2001) 6 SCC 135.The word 'misconduct' is not capable of precise definition, but at the same time though incapable of precise definition, the word 'misconduct' on reflection receives its connotation from the context, the delinquency in performance and its effect on the discipline and the nature of duty. The act complained of must bear a forbidden quality or...
Notice to produce
Notice to produce. If one party be in possession of any written instrument which would be evidence for the other if produced, a notice to produce it at the trial may be served either upon him, his solicitor, or agent. The notice must specify the instrument with a particularity sufficient to inform the opposite party what he is called upon to produce. It must be served a reasonable time before trial, so as to enable the party served to make an effectual search, and produce the same at the proper time.It is optional with the party upon whom the notice has been served to produce the instrument required or not. If he does not, then, upon proving the service of the notice by affidavit, permission will be given to prove the contents of the instrument by a copy or other secondary evidence, in the same manner as if it had been lost, 1 Chit. Arch. Prac.Notice may also be given [under (English) R.S.C., 1883, Ord. XXXI.] by any party to an action to any other party in whose pleadings or affidavit...
Substitute
Substitute, 1. One who stands in another's place 2. A person named in a will as heir to an estate after the estate has been held and then passed on by another specified person, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1443.Mean 'to put in the place of another person or thing' or 'to exchange', Black's Law Dictionary, 5th Edn., p. 1281.Means 'to serve or cause to serve in place of another person or thing; to replace with: or 'a person or thing that serves in place of another, such as a player in a game who take the place of an injured colleague' (Collins English Dictionary).Means the replacement of one by another, which might be equal to it, but differently expressed, N.N. Chakravarty v. State of Assam, AIR 1960 Assam 11; I.C. Sharma v. Union of India, (1992) 21 ATC 63; Vijayalakshmi Rice Mills; New Contractors Company v. State of Andhra Pradesh, 1976 UJ (SC) 367.Substitute, ordinarily would mean 'to put (one) in place of another; or 'to replace', Government of India v. Indian Tobacco Assn....
security
security pl: -ties 1 a : something (as a mortgage or collateral) that is provided to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation [used his property as for a loan] b : surety see also security for costs 2 : evidence of indebtedness, ownership, or the right to ownership ;specif : evidence of investment in a common enterprise (as a corporation or partnership) made with the expectation of deriving a profit solely from the efforts of others who acquire control over the funds invested [a involves some form of investment contract] see also due diligence asset-backed security : a security (as a bond) that represents ownership in or is secured by a pool of assets (as loans or receivables) that have been securitized bearer security : a security (as a bearer bond) that is not registered and is payable to anyone in possession of it cer·tif·i·cat·ed security [sər-ti-fə-kā-təd-] : a security that belongs to or is divisible into a class or series o...
Pensions, Ministry of
Pensions, Ministry of. Established by the (English) Ministry of Pensions Act, 1916, to take over the powers and duties of (a) the Admiralty with respect to the pensions and grants to persons who have served in H.M. naval forces and their dependants, other than service pensions, so far as the pensions and grants are payable out of moneys provided by Parliament and not provided exclusively for Greenwich Hospital; (b) the Commissioners for the Royal Hospital for Soldiers at Chelsea with respect to the grant and administration of disability pensions and grants other than in-pensions; (c) the Army Council and the Secretary of State for War with respect to the pensions and grants to persons who have served in any of H.M. military forces and their dependants, and to persons who have served in the nursing service of these forces, other than service pensions. The Minister may sit in the House of Commons. See also Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Pension.'...
Laborarlis
Laborarlis, an ancient writ against persons who refused to serve and do labour, and who had no means of living; or against such as, having served in the winter, refused to serve in the summer, Reg. Brev. 189....
Food
Food, Pan masala, gutka are held to be food within the meaning of s. 2(v) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, Godawal Pan Masala Products Ltd. v. Union of India, (2004) 7 SCC 68 (101): AIR 2004 SC 4057.Food. In the Sale of Food and Drugs Act (see ADULTERATION) the word includes 'every article used for food or drink by man, other than drugs or water and any article which ordinarily enters into or is used in the composition or preparation of human food,' and also 'flavouring matters and condiments.'-(English) Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899 (62 & 63 Vict. c. 51), s. 26; (English) Public Health Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 71), s. 72; and Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 (18 & 19 Geo. 5, c. 31), s. 34. For power to make regulations as to the importation of good, see AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE; AGRICULTURAL MARKETING; (English) Public Health (Regulations as to Food) Act, 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c. 32). See generally, ADULTERATION, also (English) Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1927.Means ...
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