Expression 'in the pay of' - Indian Laws - General

Expression in the pay of In Concise Oxford Dictionary, 7th edition at page 753, the meaning assigned to the expression- in the pay of is in the employment of . In New Collins Concise English Dictionary at page 831, in the pay of carries one meaning as one in paid employment . In Websters New World Dictionary, the phrase in the pay of carries the meaning employed and paid by . In Shorter Oxford English Dictionary the expression in the pay of is defined thus- To give money, etc., in return for something or in discharge of an obligation. Of a thing or action. To yield an adequate return. To give money or other equivalent value for . Similarly Payer is defined thus: One who pays a sum of money . In Webster s Third New International Dictionary the expression in the pay of is indicated to mean:- Compensate, remunerate, satisfy, reimburse, indemnify, recompense, repay. Pay is a general term, lacking particular connotation but sometimes bluntly stressing the purchase of service, pay a machinist high wages . Wages, salary remuneration . In Webster s New World Dictionary the expression in the pay of is thus defined:- Stresses the idea of payment for a service rendered, but it often also carries an implication of reward (a bumper crop remunerated the farmer for his labors) . In Words and Phrases, Permanent Edition Vol. 31A p. 176 the meaning of the word pay is given thus:- Pay is remuneration, wages or salary. To remunerate; to recompense, to give any pay. In Venkataramaya s Law Lexicon Vol. II p.1122 the expression in the pay of has the following connotation:- To pay money is to pay it in respect of a right which some person has to receive it . In Corpus Juris Secundum Vol. 70 at page 200 the word pay if used as a noun is defined as remuneration, wages, compensation, salary and the following observations are also made:- To noun pay has been held equivalent to, or synonymous with, compensation , salary and wages and has been compared with, or distinguished from, allowance and consideration . [R.S. NAYAK VERSUS A.R. ANTULAY- 1984 (2) TMI 351 - SUPREME COURT]