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voting rights 1 : rights of participation in esp. public elections see also Voting Rights Act in the Important Laws section 2 : the rights of shareholders or directors to vote on corporate matters compare voting stock at stock voting trust at trust ...
Civil rights
Civil rights, means any right accruing to a person by reason of the abolition of 'untouchability' by article 17 of the Constitution. [Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (22 of 1955), s. 2 (a)]1. The individual rights of personal liberty guaranteed by the bill of rights as well as by legislation such as the voting Rights Act; civil rights include esp. the right to vote, the right of due process, and the right of equal protection of law, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 240....
Voting
Voting, voting is formal expression of will or opinion by the person entitled to exercise the right on the subject or issue in question. In Black's Law Dictionary it is explained as, 'the expression of one's will, preference, or choice, formally mani-fested by a member of a legislative or deliberative body, or of a constituency or a body of qualified electors, in regard to the decision to be made by the body as a whole upon any proposed measure or proceeding or in passing laws, rules or regulations, or the selection of an officer or representative'. Right to vote means right to exercise the right in favour of or against the motion or resolution. Such a right implies right to remain neutral as well, Lily Thomas, Advocate v. Speaker, Lok Sabha, (1993) 4 SCC 234.The casting of votes for the purpose of residing an issue, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1571...
vote
vote [Latin votum vow, hope, wish] 1 a : a usually formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision ;esp : one given as an indication of approval or disapproval of a proposal, motion, or candidate for office b : the total number of such votes made known at a single time [got half the ] 2 : the collective opinion or preference of a body of persons expressed by voting 3 : the right to cast a vote ;specif : the right of suffrage 4 a : the act or process of voting [brought the question to a ] b : a method of voting vb vot·ed vot·ing vi 1 a : to cast or conduct a vote [ for acquittal] b : to exercise a political franchise [encourage people to ] vt 1 : to choose, endorse, decide the disposition of, defeat, or authorize by vote [ an appropriation] 2 : to cast votes on a corporate matter on the basis of [voted their shares against the proposed merger] ...
Shares
Shares, means shares in the share capital of a company carrying voting rights and includes--(i) any security which entitles the holder to receive shares with voting rights; (ii) stock except where a distinction between stock and share is expressed or implied. [Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003), s. 2(v)]Shares, means shares in the share capital of company carrying voting rights and includes--(i) any security which entitles the holder to receive shares with voting rights;(ii) stock except where a distinction between stock and share is expressed or implied;Competition Act, 2002, s. 2(v)....
trust
trust 1 a : a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b : an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship see also beneficiary, cestui que trust, corpus declaration of trust at declaration, principal, settlor NOTE: Trusts developed out of the old English use. The traditional requirements of a trust are a named beneficiary and trustee (who may be the settlor), an identified res, or property, to be transferred to the trustee and constitute the principal of the trust, and delivery of the res to the trustee with the intent to create a trust. Not all relationships labeled as trusts have all of these characteristics, however. Trusts are often created for their advantageous tax treatment. accumulation trust : a trust in which principal and income are allowed to accumulate rather than being paid out NOTE: Accumulation trusts are disfavored and often restricted...
Faggot votes
Faggot votes. A faggot vote is where a man is formally possessed of a right to vote for a member of Parliament, without possessing the substance which the vote should represent; as if he is enabled to buy a property, and at the same moment mortgage it to its full value for the mere sake of the vote; such a vote is called a faggot vote. The (English) Reform Bill of 1832 contained provisions which were directed against faggot voters. The Representation of the People Act, 1884, carried such provisions still further. Since the Representation of the People Act, 1918, the subject of faggot votes has become a matter of historical interest only....
Enfranchisement
Enfranchisement, making free; used (1) of the newly conferring, as by the Reform Act, 1832, a right of constituency to return a member to Parliament, or of a person to vote at a Parliamentary election; and (2) of the turning copyholds into freeholds, as to which see COPYHOLD.The granting of voting rights or other right of citizenship to class or person, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 549....
stock
stock 1 a : the equipment, materials, or supplies of a business b : a store or supply accumulated ;esp : the inventory of the goods of a merchant or manufacturer 2 : the ownership element in a corporation usually divided into shares and represented by transferable certificates ;also : the certificate evidencing ownership of one or more shares of stock capital stock 1 : the stock that a corporation may issue under its charter including both common and preferred stock 2 : the outstanding shares of a joint stock company considered as an aggregate 3 : capitalization common stock : a class of stock whose holders share in company profits (as through dividends) on a pro rata basis, may vote for directors and on important matters such as mergers, and may have limited access to information not publicly available cumulative preferred stock : preferred stock whose holders are entitled to the payment of cumulative dividends as well as current dividends before common stockholders are ...
Acquisition
Acquisition, 'acquisition' means, directly or indirectly, acquiring or agreeing to acquire-(i) shares, voting rights or assets of any enterprise; or (ii) control over management or control over assets of any enterprise. [Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003), s. 2(a)]'Acquisition', with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes hiring, borrowing, or accepting as a gift. [Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959), s. 2(a)]The office of one functionary is brought to an end another functionary has come into existence in its place. Such a process cannot be said to constitute the acquisition of the extinguished office or the vesting of the rights in the person holding that office, Bira Kishore Deb v. State of Orissa, AIR 1964 SC 1501 (1508): (1964) 7 SCR 32. [Constitution of India, Art. 31(2), 19(1) (f)]Means taking not by voluntary agreement but by authority of an Act of Parliament and by virtue of the compulsory powers thereby conferred. In case of acquisition the property is taken by t...
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