...either in the 1948 Act or in Act XVII of 1950 or in the Bengal General Clauses Act. That word, however, has been defined in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and, as there defin...or add and amend, or by construction, make up deficiencies which are left in the Act. Commissioner for Special Purposes of Income Tax v. Pemsel (11891] A.C. 531); Crawford v. Spooner ([1846-51] 4 M.I.A..., "no order or decree for the recovery of possession of any premises shall be made so long as the tenant pays to the full extent the rent allowable by this Act and performs the conditions of the tenancy...

...anomaly.11. In Section 3 of the General Clauses Act, words generally used in various Acts have been defined. In ...General Clauses Act will be read and no other conclusion other than given in...General Clauses Act can be arrived at. From the perusal of the ...

...Section 3(42) of the General Clauses Act, 1897 ought to be pressed into service. He submitted that the word ‘person’ includes any c...incorporated or not. However, we fail to understand as to how the learned counsel for the appellant can place reliance on Section 3(42) of the General Clauses Act. That provision would on...Section 3(42) of the General Clauses Act, 1897 would not apply.6. From a reading of the impugned order, we find that the Karnataka High Court has also taken the view that the...

...which copies are sent….” file an appeal. The word used in this Section 6, on which emphasis has to be laid is “from”. Section 9(1) of the General Clauses Act clearly provides that when in...the provisions of the limitation act were not attracted, nevertheless the attention of the Appellate Court was not drawn to Section 9 of the General Clauses Act. In Section 6 of the.... Section 9 of the General Clauses Act was clearly applicable to the present case and the effect of the same would be that 7th January, 1991...

...not defined in the Act. The definition of the word in the Income-Tax Act, Calcutta Municipal Act, Licensed Ware House Act or such other Acts does not help us in deciding...under the rules, but it is paid jointly, and not separately. The only question, therefore, is whether the word “person” in Section 15 of the Act excludes the members of a joint Hindu family. The Courts...15 of the Bengal Municipal Act III of 1884 and the Rules framed by the Local Government. It is also admitted that the tax which each of them pays exceeds Rs. 1-8, the minimum qualification...

...Governor who can accept the resignation of the Ministry or Minister and it is the Governor again who can dismiss or remove the Minister from office. Under Section 3(60) of the General Clauses Act, 1897, th...removable from his office save by or with the sanction of the Government”. In the instant case, as pointed out earlier, by virtue of the provisions in the General Clauses Act, 1897 the expression...sanction of the Government is accused of any offence alleged to have been committed by him while acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty, no court shall take cognizance of such...

...observed as follows:“The word ‘decree’ has not been defined in the Court Fees Act or in the General Clauses Act; and it is safe to assume that the word h...further held that the word “decree” has not been defined in the Court Fees Act or in the General Clauses Act and it was safe to assume that the word has been used in the Court Fees ...the Court Fees Act or in the General Clauses Act. It may, therefore, be safely assumed that this expression as used in Schedule II, Article 11, Court Fees Act, bears the meaning given to it by Sec...

...Section 26 of the General Clauses Act, and that in this case they had been punished twice for the same offence.2. The first po...General Clauses Act 10 of 1897, which provides:“Where an act or omission constitutes an offence under two or more enactments, then the offender shall be liable to be prosecuted a...General Clauses Act or in the Code of Criminal Procedure must be construed in the light of common sense, and not in a metaphysical...

...word “person” in the General Clauses Act; and that consequently the definition of “person” in Section 2(21) should be interpreted as referring only to a natural person (a human being) or a joint family...;(21) ‘person’ includes a joint family;”20. The Bombay General Clauses Act, 1904 also defines the word “person”. The said...inclusive definition of “person” in the Ceiling Act, in the absence of any exclusion, would have the same meaning assigned to the word in the General Clauses Act, and in addition, a “joint family” as defin...

...Section 4(33) of the U.P General Clauses Act, the word “person” appearing in Section 154(1) would include any company or association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not. T...the absence of any exclusion, would have the same meaning assigned to the word in the General Clauses Act, and in addition, a ‘joint family’ as defined. Thus, the word ‘person’ in the Ceiling Act ...sans merit. Since the word “person” has not been defined in the Act, reference can usefully be made to the definition of that word in the Uttar Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1904. Sections 3 and 4(...

...restricts the power of the State Legislature to define the term “person” and adopt a meaning different from the definition in the General Clauses Act. In our considered opinion, the definition of “person” in the ...requires and makes that definition applicable.41. Section 3 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 itself says that unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context the term “...made applicable for the interpretation of the Constitution. Section 3(42) of the General Clauses Act defines “person” as a company or association or body of individuals whether incorporated or not...

...add that the word ‘security’ is not a word which has been defined either in this Act or in the General Clauses ...Khaja Mohamad Noor, J.:— (after stating the facts set out above proceeded as follows:)—As to the first point, under Article 164 of the Indian Limitation Act an...application to set aside an ex parte decree must be filed within thirty days from the date of the decree or, where the summons has not been duly served, from the date of the applicant's knowledge of...

..." issued by the Authority whereas sub-sec. (b) covers a larger group of those persons, who are aggrieved by any threatened act or injury. According to Sec. 3(2) of the General Clauses Act...counsel for JDA, has contended that Section 83 clearly provides that an appeal can be filed by any person, who is aggrieved by any threatened act or injury from the Authority. Therefore, Section 83...) of the JDA Act is as under:--(8) xxxx xxxx xxx(a) any person aggrieved by an order or notice of the authority may file an appeal in the tribunal within thirty days or...

...in Section 13 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 of the Central Acts that unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context the word singular shall include plural and vice versa. The...was imported separately and between them the machines imported would do all the jobs enumerated in the aforesaid Entry 58 but each machine separately could not do all the jobs and as the word in this...entry is “machine” not “machinery” no benefit could be given to the assessee. On the other hand the contention of the learned counsel for the assessee is that the word “machine” is to be read as...

...General Clauses Act. The meaning of the word has to be ascertained as far as sec. 18(1) is concerned from sec. 18 itself It was urged before us, though it does not seem to have been urged at that...word ‘decree’ has not been defined in the Rent Control Act of 1950 or in the Bengal or Indian...) (53 C.W.N 474) decided by the learned Chief Justice and Mr. Justice S.B Sinha held that the word ‘suit’ or ‘decree’ does not apply to proceedings or orders under section 16 of the Act of 1948. It may be...

...the law), Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty). By Article 367, (unless the context otherwise requires) the General Clauses Act 1897 applies to the interpretation of the Constitution. The word “citi...General Clauses Act but the word “person” is defined in the latter to include ‘any company or association or body of individuals whether...used which attracts the definition in the General clauses Act and in others the word “citizen”. The word “citizen” could have been defined specially for Article 19(l)(f) and (g) but it is not. There...

...was affixed on the return. No precise definition of the word “signature” is given in the Indian Income Tax Act or in any other law. In the General Clauses Act there is no exhaustive definition of ...is clear on the face of the statute or the rules. Further, there is no hardship or inconvenience. In the case of an illiterate person, he can put his mark which, by the Bengal General Clauses Act, is...by the hand of an agent. Applying this test the High Court came to the conclusion that there was not only not anything in the Act or the rules requiring the personal signature of the individual...

...3.125 acres. This argument also has no substance.5. The word “person” as denied in the U.P General Clauses Act includes any company or accociation or body...partition in the year 1958 being case No. 41 of 1968 under Sec. 176. U.P Zamindari. Abolition and Land Reforms Act against his brother Om Prakash on the allegation that he was...executed in favour of respondents 2 and 3 was void in as much as it was in contravention of Sec. 168-A of the U.P, Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act. The trial Court...

...pointed out the difference between the wording of section 3 (12) of the Imperial General Clauses Act and that in section 3 (7) of the Madras General Clauses .... Whereas the Imperial General Clauses Act defines “commencement” as...meaning the day on which the Act or Regulation comes into force, the Madras Act — with which we are here concerned-defines “commencement” as meaning the time at which the Act comes into force. There is...

...examination hall, because examination does not begin or end there. The word “examination” is not defined either under the Act or the Regulations or the General Clauses ...examination” is defined under section 2(g) of the Act as to mean examinations conducted at the end of Secondary or Higher Secondary stage of education by the Divisional Board on behalf of...the State Board. There is, therefore, no scope to give a restrictive meaning to the said word. Plain dictionary meaning of the word “examination” is “testing of knowledge or ability (of pupils...