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Competent authority, means (i) the speaker in the case of the House of the people or the legislative Assembly of a State or a Union Territory having such Assembly and the Chairman in case of the council of Staff or legislative Council of a State (ii) Chief Justice of India in case of Supreme Court, (iii) Chief Justice of the High Court in the case of the High Court (iv) the President or the Governor, as the case may be, in the case of other authorities established or constituted by or under the Constitution, (v) the administrator appointed under Article 239 of the Constitution. [Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005) s. 2(e)]Means any authority authorised by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette to perform all or any of the functions of the competent authority under this Act. [Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (61 of 1986), s. 2 (d)]Means, in relation to the United Kingdom, the CAA, and in relation to any other country the authority respo...
Court of competent jurisdiction
Court of competent jurisdiction, the expression 'a Court of competent jurisdiction' envisaged in s. 465 is to denote a validity constituted Court conferred with jurisdiction to try the offence or offences. Such a Court will not get denuded of its competence to try the case on account of any procedural lapse and the competence would remain unaffected by the non-compliance of the procedural requirement. The inability to take cognizance of an offence without a committal order does not mean that a duly constituted Court became an incompetent Court for all purposes, State of Madhya Pradesh v. Bhooraji, (2001) 7 SCC 679: AIR 2001 SC 3372 (3778). [Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, s. 465(1)]The expression 'a court of competent jurisdiction envisaged in s. 465' is to denote a validly constituted court conferred with jurisdiction to try the offence or offences, State of Madhya Pradesh v. Bhooraji, (2001) 7 SCC 679. [Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, s. 465(1)]...
Authority competent to remove
Authority competent to remove, the expression 'the authority competent to remove' used in clause (c) of s. 6(1) is to be construed to mean also an authority without whose order or affirmation the public servant cannot be removed, K. Veeraswami v. Union of India, (1991) 3 SCC 655 (702). [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, s. 6(1)(c)...
Adjudicating authority
Adjudicating authority, means an officer appointed by the Central Government under sub-s. (1) of s. 16 of the Act. [Foreign Exchange Management (Adjudica-tion Proceedings and Appeal Rules, 2000), R. 2 (b)](ii) Means an officer authorised under sub-s. (1) ofs. 16. [Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999(42 of 1999), s. 2 (a)](iii) Means any authority competent to pass any order or decision under this Act but does not include the Central Board of Excise and Customs constituted under the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963, Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals) or Appellate Tribunal. [Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), s. 2 (a)](iv) Means any authority competent to pass any order of decision under this Act, but does not include the Board, Commissioner (Appeals) or Appellate Tribunal. [Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), s. 2 (1)](v) Means the authority specified in, or under, state s. 13. [Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992), s. 2 (a)]...
Stare decisis
Stare decisis, to abide by authorities or cases already adjudicated upon.The doctrine of precedent , under which it is necess-ary for a court to follow earlier judicial decisions when some points arise again in litigation, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1414.Stare decisis is a well-known doctrine in legal jurisprudence. The doctrine of stare decisis, meaning to stand by decided cases, rests upon the principle that law by which men are governed should be fixed, definite and known, and that, when the law is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction authorised to construe it, such declaration, in absence of palpable mistake or error, is itself evidence of the law until changed by competent authority. It requires that rules of law when clearly announced and established by a court of last resort should not be lightly disregarded and set aside but should be adhered to and followed. What it precludes is that where a principle of law has become established by a series of decisions, i...
Void
Void, 'the erosion of the distinction between juris-dictional errors and non-jurisdictional errors has, correspondingly eroded the distinction between void and voidable decision. The courts have become increasingly impatient with the distinction, to the extent that (1) All official decisions are presumed to be valid until set aside or otherwise held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction', Judicial Review of Administrative Action, De Smith, Woolf and Jowell, 1995 Edn., p. 259-60.Void, denotes 'if an act or decision, or an order or other instrument is invalid, it should, in principal be null and void for all purposes; and it has been said that there are no degrees of nullity. Even though such an act is wrong and lacking in jurisdiction, however, it subsists and remains fullyeffective unless and until it is set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction. Until its validity is challenged, its legality is preserved', Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th Edn., (Re-issue), Vol. 1(1), ...
jurisdiction
jurisdiction [Latin jurisdictio, from juris, genitive of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1 : the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) [to be removed to the State having of the crime "U.S. Constitution art. IV"] [a court of competent ] see also situs International Shoe Co. v. Washington in the Important Cases section compare venue NOTE: Jurisdiction determines which court system should properly adjudicate a case. Questions of jurisdiction also arise regarding quasi-judicial bodies (as administrative agencies) in their decision-making capacities. ancillary jurisdiction : jurisdiction giving a court the power to adjudicate claims (as counterclaims and cross-claims) because they arise from a cause of action over which the court has original jurisdiction ;specif : supplemental jurisdiction acquired by a federal court allowing it to adjudicate claims that are based on state law but that form part of a case...
competent
competent 1 : having or showing requisite or adequate ability or qualities [a lawyer] [ representation by counsel] 2 a : free from addiction or mental defect that renders one incapable of taking care of oneself or one's property b : capable of understanding one's position as a criminal defendant and the nature of the criminal proceedings and able to participate in one's defense compare capacity, incompetent, insanity 3 : legally qualified or adequate: as a : having the necessary power or authority [a judge of jurisdiction "U.S. Code"] b : qualified for presentation in court : admissible as evidence or capable of giving admissible evidence [a witness] c : intelligent [a waiver] ...
Judicial
Judicial, 'judicial' extends 'to the acts and orders of a competent authority which has power to impose a liability or to give a decision which determines the rights or property of the affected parties'. 'Judicial' embraces even the acts of special tribunals which though administrative in character perform func-tions resembling those of Courts, Bhailal Jagadish v. Additional Deputy Commissioner, AIR 1953 Nag 89.Judicial, does not necessarily mean acts of a Judge or Legal Tribunal sitting for the determination of matters of law, but for the purpose of this question a judicial act seems to be an act done by a competent authority, upon consideration of facts and circumstances and imposing liability or affecting the rights of others, Regina John M'Evoy v. Dublin Corpn., (1878) 2 LR Ir 371.Has two meanings. It may refer to the discharge of duties exercisable by a Judge or by Justices in court or to administrative duties which need not be performed in court, but in respect of which it is nec...
Law in force
Law in force, a law cannot be said to be in force unless it is brought into operation by legislative enactment, or by the exercise of authority by a delegate empowered to bring it into operation. The theory of a statute being in operation in a constitutional sense though it is not in fact in operation has, no validity, State of Orissa v. Chandra Shekhar Singh Bhoi, (1969) 2 SCC 334: AIR 1970 SC 398 (401). [Constitution of India, Art. 13]--the words 'law in force' as used in article 372 of the Constitution are wide enough to include not merely a legislative enactment but also any regulation or order which has the force of law. Edward Mills Co. Ltd. V State of Ajmer, AIR 1955 SC 25 (31): (1955) 1 SCR 735. [Constitution of India, Art. 372]Sales tax could not be charged on pure silken fabrics by the said State Government on Oct. 31, 1966 merely by virtue of the notification dated Aug. 24, 1966. It was, therefore, not a law in force when the composite State was re-organised. S. 88 of the Pu...
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