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Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank, means the Reserve Bank constituted under s. 3 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. [See Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, s. 3] Means the Reserve Bank of India constituted
Reasonable restriction
an excessive nature beyond what is required in the interest of the public, P.P. Enterprises v. Union of India, AIR 1982 SC 1016: (1982) 2 SCC 33: (1982) 3 SCR 510. Reasonable restrictions, in England no Constitutional
Procedure established by law
does not mean due process of law, A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras, AIR 1980 SC 27. In India as in UK, the legislature is free to lay down any procedure, within the ambit of its legislative
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Election Commission
Regional Commissioner can be removed from office only on the recommendations of the Chief Election Commissioner. [Constitution of India, Art. 394(5)] Is a Constitutional body in India, created for the pur-pose of holding elections to Parliament, State
Excise duty
v. State of Kerala, (1976) 3 SCC 219: AIR 1976 SC 182: (1976) 2 SCR 690. (Constitu-tion of India, Sch. VII, List I Entry 84) According to s. 3(1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 the expression
Equal protection
that identically the same rules of law should be made applicable to all persons within the territory of India in spite of differences of circumstances and conditions. In other words, there should be no discrimination between one
Emergency
Constitutional machinery in a State does gives rise to a situation of emergency, S.R. Bommai v. Union of India, AIR 1994 SC 1918 (2052): 1994(5) SCC 1. Emergency means situation which is not normal, situation which calls
Discrimination
Electronics P. Ltd. v. State of Punjab, AIR 1990 SC 820 (832): (1990) 3 SCC 87. [Constitution of India, Art. 304(a)] The Constitution of India prohibits the State from discriminating against any citizen in respect of any
Directive principles of State Policy
require the State to strive to secure for its citizen legal justice and free legal aid, Constitution of India, Art. 39(A). A law giving effect to any of the Directive Principles shall not be void on the
Minorities
a given political entity, T.M.A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka, (2002) 8 SCC 481. The Constitution of India recognizes two categories of minorities, viz. religious minorities and linguistic minorities; have the fundamental right to establish and
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