Meaning of the expression "mutatis mutandis" - Indian Laws - General

Meaning of the expression mutatis mutandis Earl Jowitt's The Dictionary of English Law (1959) defines- mutatis mutandis as with the necessary changes in points of detail . Black's Law Dictionary (Revised 4th Edn. 1968) defines mutatis mutandis as- with the necessary changes in points of detail, meaning that matters or things are generally the same, but to be altered when necessary, as to names, offices, and the like. Housman v. Waterhouse 191 App Div 850, 182 N.Y.S. 249, 251 . In Bouvier's Law Dictionary (3rd Revision, Vol. II), the expression mutatis mutandis is defined as- The necessary changes. This is a phrase of frequent practical occurrence, meaning that matters or things are generally the same, but to be altered when necessary, as to names, offices, and the like . [ASHOK SERVICE CENTRE AND ANOTHER- 1983 (2) TMI 243 - SUPREME COURT]