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Family
relations then the settlement of such a dispute can be considered as a family arrangement, S. Shanmugam Pillai v. K. Shanmugam Pillai, AIR 1972 SC 2069 (2076): (1973) 2 SCC 312: (1973) 1 SCR 570. Family connotes
Libel
and is published without lawful justification or excuse, is a libel whatever the intention may have been', O'Brien v. Clement, (1846) 15 M & W 435, per Parke, B. A statement in a talking film is a
Office
the best and most lawful men, and sufficient to their estimation and knowledge. Officia magistratus non debent esse venalia, (The offices of a magistrate ought not to be saleable.) Lord Coke (Co. Litt. 234 a) speaks of
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Processing
the commodity must, as a result of the operation, experience some change' (See Chowgule & Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India, 1981 (1) SCC 653: AIR 1981 SC 1014). In a cold storage, vegetables, fruits and
Rent
of property (esp. real property), Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1299. There are several kinds of rents, viz.:- (1) Rent-service, so called because it has some corporeal service incident to it, as at the lest, fealty.
Suit
or an application. [Limitation Act, 1963, s. 2 (l)] The word 'suit' will include appellate proceedings, Nachiappa Chettiar v. Subramaniam Chettiar, AIR 1960 SC 307: (1960) 2 SCR 209. The word 'suit' includes an appeal from the
Income
loss policies, were income within the meaning of s. 2(6c) of the Income Tax Act, Raghuvanshi Mills Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, AIR 1953 SC 4: (1953) SCR 177. Income connotes a periodical monetary return 'coming
Fraud
order to gain by another's loss. It is a cheating intended to got an advantage, S.P. Chengalvaraya Naidu v. Jagannath, AIR 1994 SC 853 (855): (1994) 1 SCC 1. A term used in a variety of meanings.
Persona designata
(See Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary, 4th Edn., p. 253). In the words of Schwabe, C.J. In Parthasarathi Naidu v. Koteswara Rao, ILR 47 Mad 369: (AIR 1924 Mad 561) (FB), personae designate are 'persons selected to act
Malice
legal sense it means a wrongful act done intentionally without just cause or excuse': Bayley, J., in Bromage v. Prosser, (1825) 4 B&C 255; and see McPherson v. Daniels, (1829) 10 B&C 272. Ill-will or improper motive
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