Brick - Indian Laws - General

Brick According to Collins English Dictionary brick means a rectangular block of clay mixed with sand and fired in a kiln or baked by the sun, used in building construction . New Webster s Dictionary carries the meaning of the word as: a block of clay usually rectangular, hardened by the sun or by burning in a kiln and used for building, paving, etc. According to the Oxford English Dictionary brick means a substance formed of clay, kneaded, moulded, and hardened by baking with fire, or in warm countries and ancient times by drying in the sun . Encyclopaedia Britannica indicates that after the bricks are formed, they must be dried to remove as much free water as possible. Drying, apart from sun-drying, is done in drier kiln with controlled, draft and humidity . ADVANCE BRICKS COMPANY VERSUS ASSESSING AUTHORITY, ROHTAK AND ANOTHER - 1987 (9) TMI 379 - SUPREME COURT