Support - Indian Laws - General

Expression support In Webster s Dictionary (Collegiate Edition), The meaning of expression to support has been given: to bear or hold up, to sustain, to tolerate; to uphold or it means maintenance, or maintaining and supporter has been defined to mean as one who aids, maintains, or supports another person, a defender (see at Pages. 1541 and 1542). In Chamber s 20th Century Dictionary (New Edition) at Page 1300, The meaning of expression support is given to bear the weight of; to hold up : to sustain; to maintain; to uphold; to supply with means of living; to strengthen : or it means an act or fact of supporting or the act which supports, or maintains. In Black s Law Dictionary (5th Edition), The meaning of expression support has been given at Page-1291, support, v. furnishing funds or means for maintenance; to maintain; to enable to continue; to uphold with aid or countenance, that which furnishes a livelihood; a source or means of living; subsistence, sustenance or living. In a broad sense, the term includes all such means of living as would enable one to live in the decree of comfort suitable and becoming to his station of life. In Words and Phrases (Permanent Edition), Page 40A at Page 392, dealing with support , it has been observed: Support according to Webster s means to sustain to supply funds or means of continuing. At Page 391 of the same Dictionary , it has been mentioned, the word support implies sustaining from beneath as is indicated by its definition to bear or being under and its derivation. SHANKAR APPAYYA GOVAKAR VERSUS NURUDAPPA BASAPPA MALI AND ORS. - 1996 (11) TMI 484 - KARNATAKA HIGH COURT