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Statutory Body

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Statutory body, must be created by or under a statute and owe its existence to a statute, Sukhdev Singh v. Bhagatram Sardar Singh, AIR 1975 SC 1331; Vaish Degree College v. Lakshmi Narain, (1976) 2 Lab LJ 163: 1976 Lab IC 576: (1976) 1 Lab LN 474: AIR 1976 SC 888: (1976) 2 SCWR 588: (1976) SLWR 67: 1976 SCC (Lab) 176: (1976) 2 SCC 58.

Statutory body, the institution concerned must owe its very existence to a statute which would be the fountainhead of its powers, Vaish Degree College v. Lakshmi Narain, AIR 1976 SC 888 (893). [Agra University Hand-book (1965-66) Statute 14A]

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