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Home Dictionary Name: collective litigationCollective litigation
Collective litigation, a phrase coined by Justice Iyer to denote and classify election disputes. According to him election disputes are not strictly disputes between two parties. The whole electorate is vicariously before the court. [Mohinder Singh v. Election Commissioner, AIR 1978 SC 851 (861), para 15]. (Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer)...
litigant
litigant : an active party to litigation litigant adj ...
litigator
litigator : one that litigates ;esp : a lawyer skilled at litigation ...
Litigant
Litigant, is a litigant in person when if acts without the intervention of a solicitor, Madras Electric Supply Corporation Ltd. v. Boarland, (1955) AC 667.Litigant, one engaged in a law-suit....
Litigation
Litigation, judicial contest; law-suit.The expression 'litigation' means a legal action including all proceedings therein, initiated in a court of law with the purpose of enforcing a right or seeking a remedy, Janata Dal v. H.S. Chowdhary, AIR 1993 SC 892 (906): (1992) 4 SCC 305.Litigation, means a legal action, including all proceedings therein, initiated in a court of law, Paramjeet Singh Patheja v. ICDS Ltd., AIR 2007 SC 168....
Litigative puppetry
Litigative puppetry, the technique of making someone to litigate, while somebody else, who is the real beneficiary of the litigation controls matters from the background. In the instant case workers of coal mines were the writ petititoners, but the court believed that they were actually being used a facade for illicit mine exploiters. [Mahindranath v. State of Bihar, AIR 1980 SC 1308 (1309), para 1]. (Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer)...
Litigant
Disposed to litigate contending in law engaged in a lawsuit as the parties litigant...
Collective responsibility
Collective responsibility, the concept of collective responsibility is essentially a political concept. The country is governed by the party in power on the basis of the policies adopted and laid down by it in the Cabinet meeting. 'Collective responsibility' has two meanings: the first meaning which can legitimately be ascribed to it is that all members of a government are unanimous in support of its policies and would exhibit that unanimity on public occasions although while formulating the polices, they might have expressed a different view in the meeting of the Cabinet. The other meaning is that Ministers, who had an opportunity to speak for or against the polices in the Cabinet are thereby personally and morally responsible for its success and failure, Common Cause, A Registered Society v. Union of India, (1999) 6 SCC 667 (698): AIR 1999 SC 2977. [Constitution of India, Arts. 75(3), 226 and 32]Is the responsibility of a number of individuals acting together, responsibility of a Cab...
Levy, Imposition, Collection
Levy, Imposition, Collection, The term 'levy' appears to be wider in its import than the term 'assessment'. It may include both 'imposition' of a tax as well as assessment. However, 'levy' does not extend to 'collection'. Article 265 of the Constitution makes a distinction between 'levy' and 'collection, Assistant Collector of Central Excise v. National Tobacco Co. of India Ltd., AIR 1972 SC 2563: (1972) 2 SCC 560: (1973) 1 SCR 822.To levy is to realise or to collect, Mehtab Singh v. State of U.P., AIR 1979 SC 1263: (1979) 4 SCC 597 [Penal Code, 1860 s. 70]The term 'levy' is an expression of wide import. It includes both imposition of a tax as well as its quantification and assessment, Ujagar Prints v. Union of India, AIR 1989 SC 516: (1989) 3 SCC 488.The term 'levy' is in its import than the term 'assessment'. It may include both 'imposition' of a tax as well as assessment. The term 'imposition' is generally used for the levy of a tax or duty by legislative provisions indicating the s...
collection account
collection account an unpaid debt referred to a collection agency to collect on the bad debt. This type of account is reported to the credit bureau and will show on the borrower's credit report. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
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