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Session

Session, connotes the sitting together of the legislative body for the transaction of business, Sarat Kar v. Orissa Legislative Assembly, AIR 1952 Ori 234. Session, is

Settled land

Act of 1925, however contains some innovations which bring it into line with the rest of the land legislation of 1925, so that a fee-simple in possession or a term of years absolute (which are the only

Shall

modern statutes the word shall is used as an imperative only and not as a future, Thring: Practical Legislation, p. 83. Shall, or may is not conclusive on the question whether the particular requirement of law is

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Vest

sense, as indicated in the context in which it may have been used in a particular piece of legislation, Fruit and Vegetable Merchants Union v. Delhi Improvement Trust, AIR 1957 SC 344 (356): (1957) SCR 1. [U.P.

Condition of service

service of public servants. It is also well settled that it is not possible by means of any legislative provision or rule to take away the guarantee provided by Article 311 (1) of the Constitution which lays

Directive principles of State Policy

Broadly classified under three categories (i) economic ideals which State should strive to attain, (ii) directions to the legislatures and executive regarding their exercise of powers, and (iii) certain rights of the citizens which the State has

Defection

Defection, entails disqualification of a member of an Indian Legislature, Constitution of India, Art. 102, 10th Sch. Disqualification, does not apply in case of a merger of his

Competent authority

Competent authority, means (i) the speaker in the case of the House of the people or the legislative Assembly of a State or a Union Territory having such Assembly and the Chairman in case of the

redistrict

redistrict : to divide anew into districts ;specif : to revise the legislative districts of vi : to revise legislative districts

agency

truly agencies as defined in sense 2. 4 : a department or other unit of government created by legislation to administer the law in a particular area of public concern called also administrative agency see also enabling

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