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citizen suit : a suit brought by citizens under a provision of an environmental law (as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) that gives citizens a private right of action against violators of the law and authorizes the court to award injunctive relief and sometimes to impose penalties ...
citizen's arrest
citizen's arrest see arrest ...
Registration of overseas citizens of India
Registration of overseas citizens of India, see [Citizenship Act, 1955, s. 7A]...
Electoral roll
Electoral roll, The electoral roll referred to in s. 62(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 must be understood to be the electoral roll that was in force on the last day for making the nominations for the election, Baidyanath Panjiar v. Sitaram Mahto, (1969) 2 SCC 447: AIR 1970 SC 314: (1970) 1 SCR 839.For being eligible to be included in electoral register, one has to be: (1) a resident in that Constituency, (2) should not be subject to any legal incapacity, (3) has to be either a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, (4) has to be of 18 years of age or above on the date of poll, Parliamentary Practice Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 26.In U.K., it is known as electoral Register. The Representation of People Act, 1983 provides for the presentation of Registers of Parliamentary electors once a year and all persons who claim to vote must be registered before election, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 28.Is known as 'voters' l...
Judicial power
Judicial power, 'judicial power' may be defined as the power to examine questions submitted for determination with a view to the pronouncement of an authoritative decision as to rights and liabilities of one or more parties, Firm of Mohd. Ali and Sons v. V. Madhavarao, AIR 1964 AP 132 (135). (Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, s. 24)The legislatures in India cannot exercise a power which can be described as essentially judicial and not legislative. There has been a lacuna in creating jurisdiction, supplies it, it acts within the legislative field. Where, however, the legislature goes further than this & compels the determination of a case at the hands of a court taking it completely out of reach of the court to make a contrary decision, the matter is one under judicial and not legislative power, Biharilal v. Ramcharan, AIR 1957 MP 165.Means the judicial power which every authority i.e., courts i.e., High Court and subordinate judiciary, established under Chapters V and VI of Part VI and th...
Person resident in India
Person resident in India, 'person resident in India' is defined in clause (p) of s. 2 to mean: (i) a citizen of India, who has, at any time after the 25th day of March, 1947, been staying in India, but does not include a citizen of India who has gone out of, or stays outside, India, in either case - (a) for or on taking up employment outside India, or (b) for carrying on outside India a business or vocation outside India, or (c) for any other purpose, in such circumstances as would indicate his attention to stay outside India for an uncertain period; (ii) a citizen of India, who having ceased by virtue of paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of sub-clause (i) to be resident in India, returns to or stays in India, in either case - (a) for or on taking up employment in India, or (b) for carrying on in India a business or vocation in India, or (c) for any other purpose, in such circumstances as would indicate his intention to stay in India for an uncertain period, Needle Indust...
arrest
arrest [Middle French arest, from arester to stop, seize, arrest, ultimately from Latin ad to, at + restare to stay] : the restraining and seizure of a person whether or not by physical force by someone acting under authority (as a police officer) in connection with a crime in such a manner that it is reasonable under the circumstances for the person to believe that he or she is not free to leave see also miranda warnings probable cause at cause, warrant compare stop cit·i·zen's arrest : an arrest made not by a law officer but by any citizen who derives the authority to arrest from the fact of being a citizen NOTE: Under common law, a citizen may make an arrest for any felony actually committed, or for a breach of the peace committed in his or her presence. civil arrest : the arrest and detention of a defendant in a civil suit until he or she posts bail or pays the judgment see also capias ad respondendum NOTE: Civil arrest is restricted or prohibited in most states. ...
fiance(e)
fiance(e) A person who plans or is contracted to marry another person. The foreign fiance(e) of an American citizen may enter the United States on a K-1 visa to marry the American citizen. Visit the U.S. Department of State Spouse and Fiance(e) of an American Citizen page to learn more. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...
Equal protection
Equal protection, the guarantee against the denial of equal protection of the laws does not mean that identically the same rules of law should be made applicable to all persons within the territory of India in spite of differences of circumstances and conditions. In other words, there should be no discrimination between one person and another if as regards the subject-matter of the legislation their position is the same. There can certainly be a law applying to one person or to one group of persons and it cannot be held to be unconstitutional if it is not discriminatory in its character, Charanjit Lal Chowdhury v. Union of India, AIR 1951 SC 41: (1950) SCR 869.In pursuance of Directive Principle which imposes duty on the State to promote with special care the educational an economic interests of weaker sections of the country, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. B, p. 7.The State can make special provisions for certain categories like women children, socially ...
immediate relatives
immediate relatives Certain immigrants who because of their close relationship to U.S. citizens are exempt from the numerical limitations imposed on immigration to the United States. Immediate relatives are: spouses of citizens, children (under 21 years of age and unmarried) of citizens, and parents of citizens 21 years of age or older. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
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