Let us advert to the definition of the expressions ‘applicant’ and ‘application’ found in Ss. 2(a) and 2(b) of the Limitation Act, 1963; “2(a) ‘applicant’ includes – (i) a petitioner; (ii) any person from or through whom an applicant derives his right to apply; (iii) any person whose estate is represented by the applicant as… Read More What is an Application [Definition]
The patent rolls record the issue of letters patent from the reign of King John. The entries on the rolls are of a very diverse nature referring to the royal prerogative, revenue, the differential negotiations with foreign princes and states, letters of protection, of credence and of safe-conduct and the appointments and powers of ambassadors. There are also grants and confirmations of liberties, offices, privileges, lands and wardships, both to public bodies and to private individuals, charters of incorporation and so on. Letters patent are stated to have been much reduced in the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, as the kinds of instruments produced thereby became obsolete or their administration passed to other bodies. The use of great seals was much restricted, often replaced by alternative devices.… Read More Meaning & Origin of Letters Patent In India
1.4.1 Vigilance angle is obvious in the following acts: (a) Demanding and / or accepting gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act or for using his influence with any other official. (b) Obtaining valuable thing, without consideration or with inadequate consideration from a person with whom he has or is likely to have official dealings… Read More DEFINITION OF VIGILANCE ANGLE
It means that apart from the soluble pure coffee, (coffee powder), other soluble coffee powders which are not pure coffee powders are also covered by the said sub-entry. Thus the soluble mixture of coffee by virtue of the said Explanation. Since this is an inclusive description of the words “instant coffee”, they add to the… Read More What is the meaning of “instant coffee”
The word ‘entertain’ is explained by a Divisional Bench of the Allahabad High Court as denoting the point of time at which an application to set aside the sale is heard by the court. The expression ‘entertain’, it is stated, does not mean the same thing as the filing of the application or admission of… Read More The word ‘entertain’ meant not ‘receive’ or ‘accept’ but proceed to consider on merits’ or ‘adjudicate upon’.
What constitutes an outrage to female modesty is nowhere defined in IPC. The essence of a woman’s modesty is her SEX. The culpable intention of the accused is the crux of the matter. The reaction of the woman is very relevant, but its absence is not always decisive. Modesty in this Section is an attribute… Read More What constitutes an outrage to female modesty
The least that is required of a Court is the capacity to deliver a “definitive judgment” and unless this power vests in a tribunal in any particular case, the mere fact that the procedure adopted by it is of a legal character and it has the power to administer an oath will not impart to it the status of a Court”, and came to the conclusion that the commission appointed under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 is not a Court within the meaning of the Contempt of ‘Courts Act, 1952.… Read More The Definition of Court in Indian Evidence Act
Keywords: Definition of Law 13. Laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental rights (1) All laws in force in the territory of India immediately before the commencement of this Constitution, in so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Pan, shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be void. (2) The… Read More Inconsistent Laws shall not to be enacted under Indian Constitution
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