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Constituent power
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Jurisdiction
determined. By 'jurisdiction' is meant the extent of the power which is conferred upon the court by its constitu-tion to try a proceedings, Raja Soap Factory v. S.P. Shantharaj, AIR 1965 SC 1449 (1451): (1965) 2 SCR
Constitution
incorporating among other things, fundamental rights, duties and directive principles of State policy. Constitution endows union Parliament the Constituent Power, i.e. Power to amend the Constitution, Practice and Procedure of Parliament, M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher, 5th Edn.,
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federalism
federalism often cap : distribution of power in a federation between the central authority and the constituent units (as states) involving esp. the allocation of significant lawmaking powers to those constituent units compare comity, full
constituent
Matched in: Term constituent
Principal and agent
of the principal, constituent or employer. The relation thus created between the parties is termed an agency. The power thus delegated is called in law an authority. And the act, when performed, is often designated as an … for his own benefit on his own account, employs another person to do it, is called the principal constituent, or employer, and he who is thus employed is called the agent, attorney, proxy, or delegate of the
federal
constituting a form of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and a number of constituent territorial units (as states) [a government] 2 : of or relating to the central government of a federation
state
a country (as in international relations) [secrets of ] [affairs of ] 3 a : one of the constituent units of a nation having a federal government ;specif : one of the fifty such units comprising the … ;esp : one that is sovereign b : the political organization that has supreme civil authority and political power and serves as the basis of government see also compelling state interest at interest, separation of church and
Limited owner
opposed to full owner with absolute rights. In relation to property absolute, complete or full ownership comprises various constituents such as the right to possess, actual or constructive, power to enjoy, that is to determine manner of
Gerrymandering
give an unfair advantage to the party in power by means of a redistribution act or to manipulate constituencies generally, State of M.P. v. Devilal, AIR 1986 SC 434 (439): (1986) 1 SCC 657: (1985) Supp 3
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