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Election Committee, was a committee of the House of Commons appointed to inquire into the validity of the election of a member....
Panchayat Samiti
Panchayat Samiti, means a Panchayat Samiti Constituted under the Zilla Parishads Act, The Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis Temporary Postponement of Elections (of the President, Vice-President and Chairmen of Subject Committees of certain Zill Parishads and Chairman and Deputy Chairman of certain Panchayat Samitis due to ensuing General Elections to the State Legislative Assembly and certain Other Election) Act, 2004, s. 2(a)....
Zilla Parishads Act
Zilla Parishads Act, means the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961. [Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis Temporary Postponement of Elections (of the President, Vice-President and Chairmen of Subject Committees of Certain Zilla Parishads and Chairmen and Deputy-Chairmen of Certain Panchayat Samitis Due to Ensuing General Elections to the State Legislative Assembly and Certain Other Elections) Act, 2004, s. 2(c)]...
Zilla Parishad
Zilla Parishad, means a Zilla Parishad constituted under the Zilla Parishads Act. [Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis Temporary Post-ponement of Elections (of the President, Vice-President and Chairmen of Subject Committees of Certain Zilla Parishads and Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of Certain Panchayat Samitis Due to Ensuing General Elections to the State Legislative Assembly and Certain Other Election) Act, 2004, s. 2(b)]...
Grenville Act
Grenville Act (English) (10 Geo. 3, c. 16), by which the jurisdiction over parliamentary election petitions was first transferred from the whole House of Commons to select committees; repealed by 9 Geo. 4, c. 22, s. 1. See ELECTION PETITIONS....
Parliamentary Agent
Parliamentary Agent, in the House of Commons, he prepares and promotes private bills, conducts proceeding upon petitions against such bills, various duties and responsibilities are imposed by the orders of both Houses upon him and in both Houses rules have been laid down to be observed by him in the House upon any petition or bill, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, pp. 875, 876.Persons professionally employed in the promotion of or opposition to private Bills, and otherwise in relation to private business in Parliament. A solicitor may act as a parliamentary agent. As to agents entitled to practise before Election Committees, see 31 & 32 Vict. c. 125, s. 57....
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 1970 Raj 134 (141). [Constitution of India, Art. 102(1)(a)]It need not be in the service of Government. Generally it is understood that an office means a position to which certain duties are attached. An office of profit involves two elements namely that there should be such an office and that it should carry some remunerations. It is not the same as holding a post under the Government and therefore for holding an office of profit under the Government, a person need not be in the service of the Government, Satrucharla Chandrasekhar Raju v. Vyricherla Pradeep Kumar Devi, AIR 1992 SC 1959: (1992) 4 SCC 404.The word 'office' does not, therefore, necessarily imply that it must have an existence apart from the person, who may hold it. Cases are known, in which, in order to make use of the Special know...
Local Government
Local Government. That part of the government of the country which, by delegation from the Imperial Government, is conducted the bodies appointed or elected to conduct it within limited areas, as parishes, boroughs, local government districts, poor law unions, petty sessional districts, county boroughs, and counties. See these titles respectively, and COUNTY COUNCIL; DISTRICT COUNCIL; PARISH COUNCIL; and BOROUGH COUNCIL.Local Government Act, 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41). The Act established county councils throughout England and Wales, and has been amended and extended by many other Acts.Transfer of Imperial Powers to County Councils.--The (English) Local Government (Transfer of Powers) Act, 1903 (3 Edw. 7, c. 15), though permissive only, extended general, tentative, unsued and almost unknown powers of decentralization which had previously been entrusted to the Local Government Board by the (English) Local Government Act, 1888. The (English) Local Government Act, 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 7...
Bar Committee
Bar Committee. An elected body formed in 1883 'to collect and express the opinions of the members of the Bar on matters affecting the profession, and to take such action thereon as may be deemed expedient.' The members were elected for three years, one-third retiring annually. The Committee issued numerous reports, which were sent to subscribers only. It was dissolved in 1894 and succeeded by the BAR COUNCIL. See below....
Committee
Committee, certain persons elected or appointed to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body or by any corporation or society; e.g., a Committee of a Town Council under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, ss. 22 and 190, and (English) Local Government Act, 1933 (c. 51), s. 75, or of directors under the (English) Companies Clauses Act, 1845, s. 95, See also PARLIAMEN-TARY COMMITTEE.The word 'committee' in English is a translation more or less of the word 'panchayat' in Hindi. Therefore, when the word 'committee' was substituted in place of 'panchayat' in the Town Areas Act there was really no change of substance, Asa Ram v. District Board, AIR 1959 SC 480 (484): (1959) Supp 1 SCR 715.Means small body of members of legislatures to whom the consideration of detailed or technical questions are delegated, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 688....
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