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Department, includes any division or branch of a department. [Army Act, 1950, s. 3 (ix)]Department means a department of Studies of the University. [Central Agricultural University Act, (40 of 1992), s. 2(h)]The word Department connotes a branch of division of government administration. For the sake of convenience the government work is divided subjectwise or functionwise, and each such division may be called a department. The word 'department' is capable of a wider meaning as also a narrower meaning. Narcotics Control Bureau is a department of Central Government, State v. Kulwant Singh, (2003) 9 SCC 193....
Head of department
Head of department, Head of Department for Financial Code and for service rules are not terms of co-extensive connotation and they have different, meaning in different context for purposes of r. 3(2) of the A.P. Ministerial Service Rules, 1961, Dy. Chief Accounts Officer would be the Head of the Department, V.S. Murty v. Deputy Chief Accounts Officer, AIR 1983 SC 403 (407): (1983) 2 SCC 115: (1983) 2 SCR 404. [Andhra Pradesh Ministerial Service Rules, 1961, R. 3(2)]Head of Department, means as defined in Bihar Service Code (The Bihar Water Resources Depart-ment Mufassil Cadre Maintenance Act, 1998)...
Pay in the substantive post in the parent department
Pay in the substantive post in the parent department, 'pay in the substantive post in the parent department' means the pay attached to the post substantively held by the employee on the date of transfer to another department, V.A. Subhadra v. A. Satyavan, AIR 1975 SC 1913 (1914): (1975) 4 SCC 624: (1976) 1 SCR 375....
Under the authority of any department of the Central Govt
Under the authority of any department of the Central Govt., the expression 'under the authority of any department of the Central Government' in s. 32(iv) of the Payment of Bonus Act would in ordinary parlance mean that the department is directly responsible for the management of the industrial undertaking, Rashtriya Mill Mazdoor Sangh v. Model Mills, AIR 1984 SC 1813 (1819): (1984) Supp SCC 443: (1985) 1 SCR 751....
War Department
War Department, a department for which the sovereign issues orders to his forces. This department was formerly united with the Colonial Office under an official called the 'Secretary at War,' who was not a Secretary of State; but an additional Secretary of State was appointed, for affairs of war solely, in the year 1854. [See the (English) War Office Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 17)]By the (English) Army (Annual) Act (9 Edw. 7, c. 3), certain powers formerly exercisable by the Secretary of State, and all powers of the Commander-in-Chief and the Adjutant-General under the Army Act, were transferred to the Army Council. See ARMY COUNCIL....
department of homeland security (dhs)
department of homeland security (dhs) DHS is comprised of three main organizations responsible for immigration policies, procedures, implementation and enforcement of U.S. laws, and more. These DHS organizations include U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Together they provide the basic governmental framework for regulating the flow of visitors, workers and immigrants to the United States. USCIS is responsible for the approval of all immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions, the authorization of permission to work in the U.S., the issuance of extensions of stay, change or adjustment of an applicant's status while the applicant is in the U.S, and more. CBP is responsible for admission of all travelers seeking entry into the U.S., and determining the length of authorized stay, if the traveler is admitted. Once in the United States the traveler falls under the jurisdiction of DHS...
department of justice (doj)
department of justice (doj) An executive department of the federal government, headed by the Attorney General. Seeks to enforce, investigate and detect violation of federal laws. Source: FindLaw ...
department of labor
department of labor A cabinet level unit/ministry of United States Government that has responsibility for labor issues. It has responsibility for deciding whether certain foreign workers can work in the United States. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...
va (department of veterans affairs)
va (department of veterans affairs) a federal agency, which guarantees loans made to veterans; similar to mortgage insurance, a loan guarantee protects lenders against loss that may result from a borrower default. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
Agriculture, Department of, for Scotland
Agriculture, Department of, for Scotland, A department of the Secretary of State for Scotland takes the place of the Board of Agriculture for Scotland which was established by the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act, 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 49), and which was charged with the general duty of promoting the interests of agriculture, forestry, and other rural industries in Scotland....
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