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Duly notified stands, The expression 'duly notified stands' is not defined in the Act, but it is reasonable to presume that a duly notified stand must be one which is notified by the Transport Authority and by none other, T.B. Ibrahim v. Regional Transport Authority Tanjore, AIR 1953 SC 79: (1953) SCR 290....
Bus-Stand
Bus-Stand, a bus stand means a place where bus services commence or terminate. It is the place where the buses stand for commencing its transport service or where they stand after terminating their service, that is popularly known as a bus-stand, Municipal Board v. State Transport, Authority, AIR 1965 SC 458 (464): 1963 Supp (2) SCR 373. (Motor Vehicles Act, 1939)...
Light Motor Vehicle
Light Motor Vehicle, 'light motor vehicle' means a transport vehicle or omnibus the gross vehicle weight of either of which or a motor car or tractor or road-roller the unladen weight of any of which, does not exceed 7,500 kilograms. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), s. 2(21)]--means a transport vehicle or omnibus the gross vehicle weight of either of which or a motor car or tractor or road-roller the unladen weight of any of which, does not exceed 7500 kilograms. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), s. 2 (21)]...
Vary
Vary, must be change or alteration, making of something new or to modify. In any case, the original cannot remain the same if it is varied, but on the other hand, if something is only revised, it may remain the same though with a slight improvement therein, Sudhir Chandra v. Chancellor, (1983) Uttar Pradesh Local Bodies and Educational Case 110.Vary, this word may have different meanings in different contexts but in its ordinary use as well as in legal phraseology, it is quite comprehensive and not restricted to minor changes, Madhya Pradesh Road Transport Corpn, Jabalpur v. State Transport Appellate Authority, 1974 MPLJ 133: 1974 Jab LJ 509....
Undertaking
Undertaking, denotes 'any business or any work or project which one engages in or attempts as an enterprise analogous to business or trade, Secretary Madras Gymkhana Club Employees Union v. Manage-ment of Gymkhana Club, AIR 1968 SC 554: (1968) 2 SCJ 138: (1968) 1 SCA 379: (1967) 2 SCWR 618: (1967) 2 Lab LJ 720: 33 FJR 157: (1968) Lab JC 547: (1968) 2 Andh WR (SC) 6: (1968) 2 Mad LJ (SC) 6: 15 Fac LR 411: 16 Law Rep 140.Undertaking, denotes, with reference to company law, all the assets of the company past present and future, and is a mortgageable interest being commonly charged by the debentures of the company. 'Undertaking' means a unit, such as a factory or a granary, Industrial Disputes Tribunal (in re:), (1956) 3 All ER 111.Undertaking, in a compromise decree does not mean a promise to a court. It is merely a solemn promise by one party to the other when it appears in an agreement between the two, Nisha Kant Roy v. Sandji Bashnai, Goho, AIR 1948 Cal 294: 49 Cr LJ 567.Undertaking, i...
Tramways
Tramways, rails for conveyance of traffic along a road not owned, as a railway is, by those who lay down the rails and convey the traffic. The construction and regulation of tramways is provided for by the Tramways Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 78), and numerous special Acts. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Tramways'; and Sutton's Tramways Acts.As to purchase of tramways by local authority within six months after the expiration of twenty-one years from the time of authorization of con-struction, or within six months after the expiration of every subsequent period of seven years, see s. 43 of the Tramways Act, 1870, as amended by the Local Government Act, 1933, and London Street Tramways Co. v. London County Council, 1894, AC 489. As to the powers of the Ministry of Transport, see ss. 2 and 5 of the Ministry of Transport Act, 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 50).The abandonment of tramways is regulated by ss. 41, 42 of the Act of 1870.As to the partial exemption from rates, see Thornton Urban Council...
Station
Station, means any broadcasting station with studios or transmitters or both and includes a relay station. [Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 (25 of 1990), s. 2(v)]1. Social position or status 2. A place where military duties are performed or military goods are stored 3. A headquarters, as of police department 4. A place where both freight and passengers are received for transport or delivered after transport 5. A place where ships may safely travel, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1418....
Payment
Payment, is the act of paying, K.S. Bawa v. Director of Enforcement, (1990) Cr LJ 1068.The payment of money before the day appointed is in law payment at the day; for it cannot, in presumption of law, be any prejudice to him to whom the payment is made to have his money before the time; and it appears by the party's receipt of it, that it is for his own advantage to receive it then, otherwise he would not do it, 5 Rep. 117. See the notes to Cumber v. Wane, (1719) in 1 Smith's L.C.Payment is a recompense for service rendered, Bala Subrahmanya Rajaram v. B.C. Patil, AIR 1958 SC 518 (519): (1958) SCR 1504.(ii) 'Payment' implies gift of money by someone to another. A partition in a H.U.F. can be considered either as 'disposition' or 'conveyance' or 'assign-ment' or 'settlement' or 'delivery' or 'payment' or 'alienation' within the meaning of those words in s. 2 (xxiv) of Gift Tax Act, 1958; Commissioner of Gift Tax v. N.S. Getty Chettiar, AIR 1971 SC 2410: (1972) 1 SCR 736: (1971) 2 SCC 74...
Motor Car
Motor Car, means a mechanically propelled vehicle, not being a motor cycle or an invalid carriage, which is constructed itself to carry a load or passengers and of which the weight unlades: (1) if it is constructed solely for the carriage of passengers and their effects, is adapted to carry not more than seven passengers exclusive of the driver, and is fitted with tyres of such type as may be specified in regulation made by the secretary of state, does not exceed 3,050 kilograms; (2) if it is constructed or adapted for use for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description does not exceed 3,050 kilograms, or 3,500 kilograms, if the vehicle carries a container or containers for holding, for the purpose of its propulsion; any fuel which is wholly gaseous at 17.5' Celsius under a pressure of 1.013 bar or plant and material for producing such fuel; or (3) in a case falling within neither head (1) nor head (2) above, does not exceed 2,540 kilograms, See Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th...
Manufacturing process
Manufacturing process, means any process for--(i) making altering, repairing, ornamenting, finishing, packing, oiling, washing, cleaning, breaking up, demolishing, or otherwise treating or adapting any article or substance with a view to its use, sale, transport, delivery or disposal, or(ii) pumping oil, water, sewage or any other substance; or(iii) generating, transforming or transmitting power; or(iv) composing types for printing, printing by letter press, lithography, photogravure or other similar process or book binding; or(v) constructing, reconstructing, repairing, refitting, finishing or breaking up ships or vessels; or(vi) preserving or storing any article in cold storage. [Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948), s. 2 (k)]It means any process for, or incidental to, making, finishing or packing or otherwise treating any article or substance with a view to its use, sale, transport, delivery or disposal as beedi or cigar or both. [Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, ...
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