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Marshal law
Marshal law, is the temporary rule by the military authorities over the Civilian population, Webster American Dictionary, p. 901.
jurisdiction
of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1 : the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) [to be removed to the State
Clerical subscription
the form in the said book prescribed, and none other, except so far as shall be ordered by lawful authority. See Articles OF RELIGION; and for an attempt to define 'lawful authority,' see Lely on the Church … form in the said book prescribed, and none other, except so far as shall be ordered by lawful authority. See Articles OF RELIGION; and for an attempt to define 'lawful authority,' see Lely on the Church of
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Jurisdiction
enquiry in question, M.L. Sethi v. R.P. Kapur, (1972) 2 SCC 427: (1973) 1 SCR 697. Jurisdiction, legal authority; extent of power; declaration of the law. Jurisdiction may be limited either locally, as that of a County
Judge
is one who is not a mere intruder or usurper but one who holds office, under colour of lawful authority, though his appointment is defective and may later be found to be defective. Whatever be the defect … Bacon's own paraphrase is: 'The law doth so much respect the certainties of judgment, and the credit and authorities of judges as it will not permit any error to be assigned that impeached them in their trust
Court
under any law for the time being in force, to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial functions. [The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), s. 2 (1) (aaa)] It means a court constituted under this Act. [Parsi … seq.; Stephen's Commentaries, chap. X., Blackstone's Commentaries, III. P. 24; Jac.Law Dict. Includes a Coroner and any officer lawfully exercising civil, criminal or revenue jurisdiction. [The Prisoners Act, 1900 (3 of 1900), s. 2 (a)] Includes a
Power
power to sell estates, as in the instance of the Land Tax Redemption Acts, are both Common Law authorities. The estate passed by force of the will or passes by force of the Act, and the person
Local authority
effect to the particular Act in question. (Cf., (English) Public Health Act, 1875, s. 4) The (English) Local Authorities (Admission of the Press to Meetings) Act, 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 43), defines (s. 2 (a)) a
Competent authority
High Court (iv) the President or the Governor, as the case may be, in the case of other authorities established or constituted by or under the Constitution, (v) the administrator appointed under Article 239 of the Constitution.
Sessions of the peace
motion and private agreement, but on a particular occasion for the execution of some given branch of their authority, after reasonable notice to all the other magistrates of the hundred or other division of the county, city,
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