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Legislative competence

Legislative competence, means the legal capacity, power or jurisdiction of a legislative body to make law, Dictionary of Constitutional and

covenant not to compete

covenant not to compete : a covenant in an agreement (as for the sale of a business) by which one party agrees

Incompetently

In an competent manner inadequately unsuitably

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Competently

In a competent manner adequately suitably

bad, if it is not in accordance with due process even though the legislation may be within the competence of the legislature concerned, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, 6th Edn., Vol. D, p.

Stare decisis

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

Court of record

in a perpetual memorial and testimony. A court of record is undoubtedly a superior court which is itself competent to determine the scope of its jurisdiction, M.M. Thomas v. State of Kerala, (2000) 1 SCC 666. In

ineffective assistance of counsel

also be the basis for a claim. Most claims are, however, based on the attorney's failure to provide competent representation. Competent representation does not require the best representation, only a performance that is reasonable under prevailing professional

Adjudicating authority

of s. 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

Void

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

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