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L. Rev.

L. Rev. Law Review [Harv. L. Rev.] ...


Administrative law

Administrative law, is a separate body of rules relating to administrative authorities and officials, applied in special administrative court. Dicey's Law of the Constitution, 1st Edn. 1885. Dicey's Law of Constitution, 10th Edn., p. 330. See also Re Grosvenor Hotel, London, (No. 2), 1965 Ch D 1210 at p. 1261: (1964) 3 All ER 354; Re Racal case of Anisminic Ltd. v. Foreign Compensation Commission, (1969) 2 AC 147: (1969) 1 All ER 208 (HL); Breen v. Amalgamated Engineering Union, (1971) 2 QB 175: (1971) 1 All ER 148.Administrative law is understood to mean the law relating to the discharge of functions of a public nature in government and administration. It includes the law relating to functions of public authorities and officers and of tribunals, judicial review of the exercise of those functions, the civil liability and legal protection of those purporting to exercise them and aspects of the means whereby extra-judicial redress may be obtainable at the instance of persons aggrieved. H...


Bad-man theory

Bad-man theory, is a jurisprudential doctrine or belief that a bad person's view of the law represents the best test of what the law actually is because that person will carefully calculate precisely what the rules allow and operate up to the rules limits. This theory was first espoused by Oliver Wendell Holmes in his essay 'The Path of the Law, 10 Harv L Rev 457 (1897)', Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 135....


Rev. Rul.

Rev. Rul. Revenue Ruling ...


rev. stat.

rev. stat. revised statutes ...


rev'd

rev'd reversed ...


L.L.P.

L.L.P. limited liability partnership ...


K.L.M. Principle

K.L.M. Principle, The expression 'K.L.M. Principle' came into existence in the Travancore-Cochin State by an order dated 27th September, 1950, and means that the relative seniority of the Travancore and Cochin personnel in any class or grade in the common seniority list will be determined with reference to the date of commencement of continuous service in the same or similar class of grade or posts subject, however, to the condition that the seniority of the Travancore personnel as between themselves or of the Cochin personnel as between themselves should not thereby be disturbed, C.P. Damodaran Nayar v. State of Kerala, AIR 1974 SC 1343 (1349). [States Reorganisation Act, (37 of 1956), s. 115]...


N.L

N.L. The Roman judges, after hearing a clause (case), if think it is not sufficient to pronounce the judgment. Use these two letters N.L. i.e. Non-Liquet See NON LIQUET....


Pro l'sione fidei

Pro l'sione fidei. See L'SIONE FIDEI....


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