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Object of general public utility
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Charitable purpose
includes relief of the poor, education, medical relief and the advancement of any other object of general public utility, but does not include a purpose which relates exclusively to religious teaching or worship. [Charitable Endow-ments Act, 1890
rate base
rate base : the total fair value of public utility property that is used in rendering services and that comprises the investment on which a fair rate of
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Consumption and use
of production before they can be transformed into consumers' goods. At every such intermediate stage of production, some utility or value is added to goods which are used as raw materials and at every such stage the
Inter-State transmission
of energy within the territory on a system built, owned, operated, maintained or controlled by a central transmission utility or by any person under the supervision and control of a central transmission utility. [Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act,
corporation
state) and endowed with powers of local self-government (as eminent domain) ;broadly : a public corporation (as a utility) created to act as an agency of administration and local self-government NOTE: As a result of its incorporation,
confiscate
passage of zoning laws that prevent the use of land for its designated purpose and the setting of utility rates so low that the utility company cannot realize a reasonable return on its investment. con·fis·ca·tion [kÄ n-fə-skā-shən]
Consummation
of production before they can be transformed into consumers' goods. At every such intermediate stage of production, some utility or value is added to goods which are used as raw materials and at every such stage the
Mischief
any such change in the property or in the situation thereof as destroys or diminishes its value or utility or affects it injuriously commits mischief. (See Indian Penal Code, s. 425). --This word is often used as
Impair
Impair, when a construction is alleged to materially impair the value or utility of a building, the construction should be of such a nature as to substantially diminish the value of
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