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When

When, means 'as a simple relative', at which time, on which occasion; and then, sometimes implying suddenness, and just then, and at that moment, Madan Tiwari v. District Magistrate Rajnandgaon, 1975 Jab LJ 824: 1975 MP LJ 754....


When can or be read as and

When can or be read as and, depending upon the context, 'or' may be read as 'and' but the court would not do it unless it is so obliged because 'or' does not generally mean 'and' and 'and' does not generally mean 'or', R.S. Nayak v. A.R. Antulay, AIR 1984 SC 684: (1984) 2 SCC 183: (1984) 2 SCR 495....


When the goods should have been delivered

When the goods should have been delivered, the date when the goods should have been delivered for the purpose of the Third Clause of the 6th paragraph of Art. III of the Act is the date when the ship by which the goods were contracted to be carried has left the port at which delivery was to be made, East & West Steamship Co. Ltd. v. S.K. Ramalinga, AIR 1960 SC 1058 (1067). [Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925, Sch. Art. III para 6, Clause 3]...


When the suit is called for hearing

When the suit is called for hearing, the expression 'when the suit is called for hearing' refers to the date which is stated in the summons issued to the defendant for appearing in the court, Jaspal Singh v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi, AIR 1972 Del 230 (232), (Civil PC 1908, O. 9, R. 8)...


when-issued security

when-issued security see security ...


Which initiates any disciplinary proceedings

Which initiates any disciplinary proceedings, the words 'which initiates any disciplinary proceed-ings' in relation to the Govt. and words 'against whom such proceedings are started' in relation to a member of the Service indicate that the initiation of disciplinary proceedings in the form of inquiry into charges is not the prerequisite of an order of suspension, P.R. Nayak v. Union of India, AIR 1972 SC 554: (1972) 1 SCC 332: (1972) 2 SCR 695....


Which is entered into

Which is entered into, the expression 'is entered into' is at the worst ambiguous and is capable of meaning either only those entered into after the date of the notification, or as meaning 'is or has been entered into' i.e., including a contract which having been entered into before is subsisting on that date, Raghubar Dayal Jai Parkash v. Union of India, AIR 1962 SC 263 (273): (1962) 3 SCR 547. [Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 s. 15]...


Which ought to have been passed

Which ought to have been passed, the expression 'which ought to have been passed' means 'which ought in law to have been passed', Gini Ram v. Ramji Lal, AIR 1969 SC 1144 (1147). [Civil Procedure Code (1908), O. 41, R. 33]...


will

will 1 : the desire, inclination, or choice of a person or group 2 : the faculty of wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending 3 : a legal declaration of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death ;esp : a formally executed written instrument by which a person makes disposition of his or her estate to take effect after death see also codicil, living will, testament antenuptial will : a will that was executed by a person prior to that person's marriage and is usually revocable by the court if no provision was made for the person's spouse unless an intention not to make such a provision is manifest conditional will : a will intended to take effect upon a certain contingency and usually construed as having absolute force when the language pertaining to the condition suggests a general purpose to make a will counter will : mutual will in this entry holographic will : a will written out in the hand of the testator and accepted as valid in many sta...


Will

Will, means the legal declaration of the intention of a testator with respect to his property which he desires to be carried into effect after his death. [Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925), s. 2 (h)]The definition of 'will' in s. 2 (h) of the Indian Succession Act 1925, would show that it is the legal declaration of the intention of a testator with respect to his property which he desires to be carried into effect after his death, Mahalinga Thambiran Swamiga v. His Holiness Sri La Sri Kasivasi Arulnandi Thambiran Swamigal, AIR 1974 SC 199 (203): (1974) 1 SCC 150: (1974) 2 SCR 74.Will is a translation of the Latin word 'voluntas', which was a term used in the text of Roman law to express the intention of a testator. It is of significance that the abstract term has come to mean that document in which the intention is contained. The same has been the case with several other English law terms, the concrete has superseded the abstract - obligation, bond, contract, are examples (Willi...



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