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Grounds

than 15 days from the date of detention', further particulars of those grounds, in compliance with the second constitutional imperative spelled out from Article 22(5) in Khudiram case, AIR 1975 SC 550: (1975) 2 SCC 81 are

Judicial office and Judicial officer

Judicial office and Judicial officer, expression 'Judicial Office' has not been defined under the Constitution, nevertheless, it has to be given meaning in the context of the concept of Judiciary as enshrined in

Satisfaction of Governor

Satisfaction of Governor, wherever Constitution requires the satisfaction of Governor for exercise of any power or function, the satisfaction required by Constitution is

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Retrospective

AIR 1984 SC 1415: (1984) 3 SCC 603: (1984) 3 SCR 822. It is settled law that the Constitution has no retrospective operation. The petitioners cannot complain of the breach of Arts. 14 and 16 of the

Reasonable opportunity

SCR 354. [Government of India Act, 1935, s. 240(3)] The reasonable opportunity envisaged by Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India, 1950, includes: (a) an opportunity to deny his guilt and establish his innocence, which he can

Public order

India, Entry I, List II, Schedule VII) The expression 'public order' was inserted in Article 19(2) of the Constitution by the Constitution First Amendment Act, 1951, the wide concept of 'public order' is split up under different

Public authority

Edn., Vol. 30, p. 682. Means any authority or body established or con-stituted,-- (i) by or under the Constitution; (ii) by any law made by the appropriate Government, and includes any other body owned, controlled or substantially

Office of profit under the government

wider import than a post held under the government which is dealt with in Part XIV of the Constitution. The true principle behind this provision in Article 102(1)(a) is that there should not be any conflict between

Office of profit

Office of profit, a person who was a Pramukh at the time of filing of nomination papers and who was drawing a honorarium was not holding an office of profit, Umrao Singh v. Yeshwant Singh, AIR...

Municipality

and to regulate and administer local and internal affairs of the community'. Clause (e) of Art. 243P of Constitution of India defines Municipality to mean, 'an institution of self-government constituted under Art. 243Q, Cantonment Board, Secunderabad v.

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