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Back Bencher
the member of British Parliament or of those based on British pattern who are not among the party leadership, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, (1965), p. 40. Back Bencher is an occupant of a seat in
Vest
vests. It may vest in title, or it may vest in possession, or it may vest in a limited sense, as indicated in the context in which it may have been used in a particular piece of … Vest, (1) Either to place in possession; to make possessor of; or, to give an absolute interest in property when a named period
Saving clause
Saving clause, denotes a statutory provision exempting from coverage something that would otherwise be included, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1344. Saving clause, is inserted in a Bill which seeks to repeal a previous
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Motion
rectify the register of a company. As to the notice of motion and procedure generally, see R.S.C., Ord. LII. Motion, every question to be decided by the House must be proposed by a member in the form … Motion, an occasional application to a Court in the progress of a cause, e.g., a motion for an injunction or the appointment of a receiver pending the trial
Lame Duck Session
Lame Duck Session, means sitting of an elected Assembly which continues in office during the period between election and the inauguration of a succession, Webster's American Dictionary, p. 734. Is an ineffective, helpless or … Lame Duck Session, means sitting of an elected Assembly which continues in office during the period between election and
Expunction of remarks
or expressions from the proceedings of the House by an order of the Speaker, Handbook of Members of Lok Sabha Secretariat, 13th Edn., 1999, p. 71. Is an act of striking out, erasion, deletion or cancellation, Webster
Excess grant
for a service in particular year, the Office of Speaker in the Parlia-ments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundry, p. 255, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 751, Parliamentary Dictionary, L.A. Abraham and S.C. Hawtrey,
Allocation of time
set apart time for a specific purpose; to allocate time for different items of business in Parliament, Webster Law Dictionary, p. 40. In U.K., the House of Commons has, in principle, control of the time of the
Chief whip
Chief whip, in the Indian Parliament the chief whip of the Government party in Lok Sabha is the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; he directly responsible to the leader of the House and advisers … Chief whip, in the Indian Parliament the chief whip of the Government party in Lok Sabha is the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; he directly
Cause
or positive mandate, from the person 'causing' McLeod (or Houston) v. Buchanan, (1940) 2 All ER 179, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 3(2), para 698, p. 379.
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