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Definition :

Executive, that branch of the government which puts the laws into execution, as distinguished from the legislative and judicial branches. The body that deliberates and enacts laws is legislative; the body that judges and applies the laws in particular cases is judicial; and the body that carries the laws into effect, or superintends the enforcement of them, is executive. The executive authority, in all monar-chies, is vested in the sovereign.

In relation to a trade union, means the body, by whatever name called, to which the management of the affairs of the trade union is entrusted. [Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, s. 2 (gg)]

It means the body, by whatever name called, to which the management of the affairs of a Trade Union is entrusted. [Trade Unions Act, 1926, s. 2 (a)]

The term 'executive' is used in the broader sense as including both a decision as to action and the carrying out of the decision, State of Bihar v. Sanebati Kumari, AIR 1961 SC 221 (230): (1961) 1 SCR 728. [Constitution of India, Art. 160(1)]

The branch of government responsible for effecting and enforcing laws; the person or persons also constitute this branch, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 590.