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Without breaking bulk, 'without breaking bulk' is not an expression defined in the Act or the rules. It has, therefore, to construed in its literal and ordinary sense to the extent possible, and construed as it is, in our opinion, transferring the product from the drums by breaking seal of the drums to bottles, cannot be said to be 'without breaking bulk, H.M.M. Ltd. v. Administrator, AIR 1990 SC 47 (51): (1989) 4 SCC 640: (1989) Supp 1 SCR 353. [City of Bangalore Municipal Corporation Act, 1969, s. 98(2)]...
Breaking bulk
Breaking bulk, a term formerly used to signify the separation of goods in the hands of a bailee which made him liable for felony. Since the (English) Larceny Act, 1861, this distinction is immaterial, and remains so under the Larceny Act, 1916.The expression 'breaking bulk' is an expression not unknown to legal terminology especially in England. In the Cyclopedic Law Dictionary, 3rd edn. 'breaking bulk' has been stated to mean that for a bailee to open a box or packaging entrusted to his custody and fraudulently appropriate its contents, HMM Ltd. v. Administrator, Bangalore City Corporation, AIR 1990 SC 47: (1989) 4 SCC 640.Larceny by a bailee, esp. a carrier, who opens containers, removes item from them, and converts the items to personal use; Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn....
break
break broke [brōk] bro·ken [brō-kən] break·ing [brā-ki] vt 1 a : violate transgress [ the law] b : to invalidate (a will) by a court proceeding 2 a : to open (another's real property) by force or without privilege (as consent) for entry often used in the phrase break and enter [one who s and enters a dwelling-house of another "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] b : to escape by force from [s prison or escapes or flees from justice "Colorado Revised Statutes"] 3 : to cause (a strike) to fail and discontinue by means (as force) other than bargaining vi : to escape with forceful effort often used with out [prisoners wounded while attempting to out] break in·to : to enter by force or without privilege [an officer may break into a building "Arizona Revised Statutes"] ...
Sealed container
Sealed container, means a container which is 'so closed that access is impossible without breaking the fastening, CST v. G.G. Industries, (1968) 21 STC 63 (SC).Sealed containers, 'sealed Container' merely means a container which is 'so closed that access 'to the contents' is impossible without breaking the fastening'. The expression 'seal' in this context does not involve an affixture of the seal of the seller such as impressing a signet in wax, etc., as evidence or guarantee of authenticity. An article may be regarded as put in sealed containers if it is closed securely in any vessel or container by any kind of fastening or covering that must be broken before access can be obtained to what is packed inside, Martand Dairy and Farm v. Union of India, AIR 1975 SC 1492 (1493): (1975) 4 SCC 313: (1975) Supp SCR 265. (Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, s. 6)...
breaking and entering
breaking and entering : the act of gaining passage into and entering another's property (as a building or vehicle) without privilege or by force ;also : the crime of breaking and entering see also burglary ...
bulk
bulk : a large mass in bulk 1 : not divided into parts or packaged in separate units 2 : in large quantities adj 1 : being in bulk [ shipment of wheat] [ foods] 2 : of or relating to materials in bulk [ buyer] ...
Bulk
Bulk. See LADEN IN BULK. The electric Lighting Act, 1909 (9 Edw. 7, c. 34), provides (s. 4) for the 'supply of electricity in bulk,' which means (s. 25) to supply electricity-(a) to any local authority, company, or person authorized to distribute electricity to be used for the purposes of distribution, or(b) to any local authority authorized by any general or special Act to undertake or contract for the lighting of streets, bridges, or public places, to be used for the purposes of lighting streets, bridges, and public places....
break in
break in : to enter something (as a building or computer system) without privilege (as consent) or by force ...
break in
break in : to enter something (as a building or computer system) without privilege (as consent) or by force ...
bulk transfer
bulk transfer : bulk sale at sale ...
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