March 2019 – Page 3 – Advocatetanmoy Law Library

Tenure and tenure-holder

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CIVIL

Tenure and tenure-holder

“Tenure” includes all permanent interests in land, with the exception of estates as above defined, and with the exception of those of raiyats having a right of occupancy only; it also includes all ghatwali holdings; “tenure-holder” means all or any of the holders...

Estate

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CIVIL

Estate

“Estate” means -any land which is entered on the revenue-roll as separately assessed with the public revenue ; any land acquired from the [Government] under one title, which is liable to pay land-revenue at any future time; any char or island...

Property

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PROPERTY

Property

Article 31, like Art, 19 (1) (f), is concerned with “property.” Both the Articles are in the same chapter and deal with fundamental rights. Therefore, it is reasonable to say that the word “property” must be given the same...

Police power

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Constitution

Police power

We are familiar with the expression “police power” which is in vogue in the United States of America. ‘This expression simply denotes that in special cases the State can step in where its intervention seems necessary and impose special...

Scope of Art. 14 of the Indian Constitution

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Constitution

Scope of Art. 14 of the Indian Constitution

It does not take from the states the power to classify either in the adoption of police laws, or tax laws, or eminent domain laws, but permits to them the exercise of a wide scope of discretion, and nullifies...

Sedition

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Criminal

Sedition

in India where the offence under section 124A of the Penal Code should be construed with reference to the words used in that section. They also added :- “The word ‘sedition’ does not occur either in section 124A or...

Judicial power vs Judicial decision

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Difference

Judicial power vs Judicial decision

A quasi judicial decision equally presupposes an existing dispute between two or more parties and involves and but does not necessarily involve and never involves. The place of is in fact taken by administrative action, the character of which...

Powers of Lokpal in India

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Lokpal

Powers of Lokpal in India

25. Supervisory powers of Lokpal. – (1) The Lokpal shall, notwithstanding anything contained in section 4 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (25 of 1946) and section 8 of the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 (45 of...

Jurisdiction in Respect of Inquiry by Lokpal

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Lokpal

Jurisdiction in Respect of Inquiry by Lokpal

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 Jurisdiction in Respect of Inquiry 14. Jurisdiction of Lokpal to include Prime Minister, Ministers, members of Parliament, Groups A, B, C and D officers and officials of Central Government. – (1) Subject to...

Procedure in Respect of Preliminary Inquiry and Investigation by Lokpal

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Lokpal

Procedure in Respect of Preliminary Inquiry and Investigation by Lokpal

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 Procedure in Respect of Preliminary Inquiry and Investigation 20. Provisions relating to complaints and preliminary inquiry and investigation. – (1) The Lokpal on receipt of a complaint, if it decides to proceed further,...

Competency of a woman as Panda or Pujari in a temple

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CIVIL

Competency of a woman as Panda or Pujari in a temple

Whether the office of the Pujari and Panda in a temple involves such duties as could not be discharged by a female in person and if so, whether she is also incompetent to get the same discharged by a...