1935 (2) TMI 7

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....sit the same amount in the trial Court "within three months from today." the date of the decree being 18th April 1933. If the sum was not sopaid the plaintiffs' suit was to be deemed to have been decreed in full, with costs throughout. 2. On 18th July 1933, Devi Das deposited Rs. 6,000 in the trial Court, but the decree-holders alleging that the payment of Rs. 6,000 was one day late, applie....

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....in decrees, but they certainly serve as a guide to what the proper meaning of "from" is Kharak Singh v. Bhup Chand (1874) 27 P.R. 1874 has been relied upon. There is no doubt that the Judges there said that the words "within three months from 11th July 1873" meant that the money had to be paid by 10th October 1873. It is clear however from the judgment that this was obiter dictum as the purchase m....

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....om" was given in it. In the Oxford New English Dictionary the third meaning of "from" is given as follows: Indicating a starting point in time or the beginning of a period. (The date from which one reckons may be either inclusive or exclusive). 5. We are in respectful agreement with the Judge of the Madras High Court in holding that the General Clauses Act embodies a principle of equit....