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Liberty

its resolve to assure to all its citizens liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship (Constitution of India, Preamble). Liberty, before a person is deprived of his personal liberty or his life, procedure established by law

Levy, Imposition, Collection

Constitution makes a distinction between 'levy' and 'collection, Assistant Collector of Central Excise v. National Tobacco Co. of India Ltd., AIR 1972 SC 2563: (1972) 2 SCC 560: (1973) 1 SCR 822. To levy is to realise

Legitimate expectation

properly balanced the legitimate expectation as against the need for a change, Punjab Communications Ltd. v. Union of India, (1999) 4 SCC 727. Legitimate expectation, is a latest recruit to a long list of concepts fashioned by

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Leave

when used as a verb 'leave' means 'going away from, depart, sail'. Aiyar in Law Lexicon of British India at p. 715 observes as follows: Leave, as a noun, permission. As a verb, according to the context

King can do no wrong

King can do no wrong, in India in criminal jurisdic-tion the principle 'king can do no wrong' is not applicable. The Government is as much

Judiciary

C. Anderson, 1889, p. 579. Is independent of the executive in England, A Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, 6th Edn., Vol. G, p. 199. The Constitution of India makes the Indian Judiciary separate

Judgment

in the Code of Civil Procedure, Inda Devi v. Board of Revenue, AIR 1957 All 116. (Constitution of India Art. 133). It means a final determination of the right or liability, forming the subject-matter of controversy before

Jeopardy

to repeated trial for the same alleged offence, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 154. In India, no person can be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once, Commentary on the Constitution

Provincial Act

made by the Governor-in-Council, Lieutenant Governor-in-Council or Chief Commissioner in Council of a Province under any of the Indian Councils Acts or the Government of India Act, 1915, or an Act made by the local legislature or

Processing

as a result of the operation, experience some change' (See Chowgule & Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India, 1981 (1) SCC 653: AIR 1981 SC 1014). In a cold storage, vegetables, fruits and several other articles

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