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Local authority, includes panchayatiraj institutions, municipalities, a district board, cantonment board, town planning authority or Zila Parishad or any other body or authority, by whatever name called, for the time being invested by law, for rendering essential services or, with the control and management of civil services, within a specified local area. [Disaster Management Act, 2005, s. 2(h)]It is the political subdivision functioning within the framework of constitution and enjoying certain degree of autonomy serving as administrative units for state services, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 321.Means a municipal corporation, a municipal council, a Nagar Panchayat, an Industrial Township, a Cantonment Board, a Village Panchayat Constituted or Continued under any law for the time being in force. [Maharashtra Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 2006, s. 2(e)]Means a municipal corporation, Nagar Panchayat, Municipal Council, District Panchayat, Taluka Pa...
Qualifying service
Qualifying service, 'qualifying service' under rules means 'service qualifying for pension', Hans Raj v. State of Punjab, AIR 1985 SC 69 (74): (1985) 1 SCC 134: (1985) 1 SCR 1040. [Punjab Civil Service (Pre-mature Retirement Rule), 1975, R. 2(3)]Means service rendered while on duty or otherwise which shall be taken into account for the purpose of pensions and gratuities admissible, Union of India v. S. Dharmalingam, AIR 1994 SC 592: (1994) 1 SCC 179: (1994) 1 SCJ 58: (1994) SCW 238: (1994) 1 Serv LJ (SC) 169: (1994) 26 ATC 575: (1994) 68 Fac LR 140: (1994) 1 UJ (SC) 45: (1994) 1 Lab LN 11....
Service qualifying for pension
Service qualifying for pension, as understood in the rules governing pension in the Punjab Civil Services has been given various shades of meaning. The rules permit condonation of interruption or break in service, Hans Raj v. State of Punjab, (1985) 1 SCC 134....
Imperial service order, The
Imperial service order, The. An order founded in 1902 as a reward to civil servants for long and good service....
preclude
preclude pre·clud·ed pre·clud·ing : to prevent or exclude by necessary consequence [the requirement of a marriage ceremony s the creation of common-law marriages in this jurisdiction]: as a : to prevent (a party) from litigating an action or claim esp. by collateral estoppel or res judicata [they are precluded only because they failed to assert…the grounds for recovery they now assert "Roach v. Teamsters Local Union No. 688, 595 F.2d 446 (1979)"] b : to prevent (a claim or action) from being litigated esp. by collateral estoppel or res judicata [the Civil Service Reform Act provides the exclusive address for adverse federal employment actions and thus s claims brought under the Tort Claims Act "National Law Journal"] pre·clu·sion [-klü-zhən] n pre·clu·sive [-klü-siv] adj ...
Appointment
Appointment, appointment refers to both initial recruitment and subsequent promotion, Chander Bhan v. Hotilal Gupta, 1991 Supp 2 SCC 156. [Punjab Courts Act, 1918 (6 of 1918), s. 35(1)]The word 'appointment' cannot mean only promotion, It means appointment both by promotion and by direct recruitment, Harkishan Singl v. State of Punjab, (1972) 1 SCC 58: AIR 1971 SC 1602 (1605): (1971) 2 SCC 58. [Punjab Civil Service (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1940, R. 9(c)]...
Government servant
Government servant, means a government servant or employee as defined in r. 2(b) of the Maharashtra Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1979, and shall include the All-India Service Officers and Em-ployers (other than the Judicial officers) under the administrative control of the judiciary, The Maharashtra Government Servants Regulation of Transfers and Prevention of Delay in Discharge of Official Duties Act, 2005, s. 2(f)....
Rank
Rank, refers to a position, especially an official one, within a social organization, of high social order or other standing status, S.C. Advocate-on-Record Asn. v. Union of India, AIR 1994 SC 268.The word 'rank' has both a narrower as well as a wider meaning; in its ordinary sense as meaning grade or status, N.C. Dalwadi v. State of Gujarat,AIR 1987 SC 1933 (1937): (1987) 3 SCC 611: (1987) 3 SCR 640. [Bombay Civil Service Rules, 1959, R. 161(1)(c)(ii)(1)](ii) The expression 'rank', in 'reduction in rank' has, for purpose of Article 311 (2) an obvious reference to the stratification of the posts or grades or categories in the official hierarchy. It does not refer to the mere seniority of the government servant in the same class or grade or category, Nyadar Singh v. Union of India, AIR 1988 SC 1979: (1988) 4 SCC 170: (1988) Supp 2 SCR 546.The expression 'rank' in Art. 311(2) has reference to a person's classification and not his particular place in the same cadre in the hierarchy of the...
process
process 1 : a continuous operation, art, or method esp. in manufacture [whoever invents or discovers any new and useful …may obtain a patent therefor "U.S. Code"] 2 a : procedure see also abuse of process, due process b : a means (as a summons) used to compel a defendant to appear in court ;broadly : a means by which a court acquires or exercises jurisdiction over a person or property see also mesne process compare notice, service NOTE: In civil procedure, service of a summons on a defendant is considered constitutionally sufficient process, although usually a copy of the complaint must also be provided according to the local rule of procedure. ...
Working group
Working group, means the group constituted by the Reserve Bank for the purpose of considering proposals of export of goods and services on deferred payment terms or in execution of a turnkey project or a civil construction contract. [Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods and Services Regulations, 2000, Reg. 2 (x)]...
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