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Withhold, the words 'it shall be open to the appointing authority to withhold permission' indicate that the appointing authority has got an option to withhold permission and that could be exercised by communicating its intention to withhold permission to the Government servant. The word 'withhold' cannot be read to mean that in the absence of a communication it 'must be understood that permission was withhold', B.J. Shelat v. State of Gujarat, AIR 1978 SC 1109: (1978) 2 SCC 202: (1978) 3 SCR 533. [Bombay Civil Service Rules, R. 161(2)(ii) Proviso]The dictionary meaning of the word 'withholding' is to hold back, to keep back, to restrain or decline to grant. The holding back or keeping back is not an isolated act but is a continuous process by which the property is not returned or restored to the company and the company is deprived of its possession. If the officer or employee of the company does any such act by which the property given to him, is wrongfully withheld and is not restored...
withholding tax
withholding tax : a deduction (as from wages, fees, or dividends) levied at a source of income as advance payment on income tax ...
Withholding of food
Withholding of food. By the Unreasonable With-holding of Food Supplies act, 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 51), power was given to the Board of Trade, during the Great War, to take possession of food-stuffs unreasonably withheld....
Wrongful detention and wrongful confinement
Wrongful detention and wrongful confinement, the cause of action in wrongful detention is based on a wrongful withholding or to the plaintiff's goods. It depends on the defendant being in possession of the plaintiff's goods. If such a defendant, without any right so to do, withholds the goods from the plaintiff after the plaintiff had demanded their return, he is, for such time as he so withholds them, guilty of wrongful detention. This is the trot of which a bailee or finder is guilty who is in possession of the goods and fails to deliver them a reasonable time after demand, though it may also, in the case of a bailee, be a breach of contract. If the bailee or finder subsequently disposes of the goods, he is guilty of conversion, but the wrongful detention then comes to an end and is swallowed up in the conversion, Dhian Singh Sobha Singh v. Union of India, AIR 1958 SC 274....
detinet
detinet [Medieval Latin, he/she withholds] : a common-law action alleging that the defendant is withholding money or items owed (as under a contract) compare detinuit ...
deprive
deprive de·prived de·priv·ing : to take away or withhold something from [no person shall…be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law "U.S. Constitution amend. V"] dep·ri·va·tion [de-prə-vā-shən, dē-prī-] n ...
dissent
dissent 1 : to withhold assent or approval [unfair squeezeout transactions—the kind to which public shareholders seem most likely to "R. C. Clark"] see also appraisal NOTE: A shareholder who dissents from a proposed transaction may demand that the corporation buy his or her shares after an appraisal. 2 : to differ in opinion ;esp : to disagree with a majority opinion [three of the justices ed] compare concur dis··sent·er n n 1 : difference of opinion ;esp : a judge's disagreement with the decision of the majority 2 : dissenting opinion at opinion 3 : the judge or group of judges that dissent compare majority ...
estimated tax
estimated tax : a tax paid usually quarterly by certain entities (as corporations or trusts) or individuals on income that is not subject to withholding NOTE: A declaration of estimated tax is not required for federal income taxes for tax years after 1984. Some states, however, require declarations to be filed. ...
living will
living will : a document in which the signer indicates preferences or directions for the administration and esp. the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining medical treatment in the event of terminal illness or permanent unconsciousness see also advance directive compare durable power of attorney at power of attorney ...
lockout
lockout : the withholding of employment by an employer in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees ...
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