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legislative council

legislative council often cap L&C : a permanent committee chosen from both houses that meets between sessions of a state legislature to study problems and plan a legislative program ...


legislator

legislator [Latin legis lator, literally, proposer of a law, from legis (genitive of lex law) + lator proposer, from ferre (past participle latus) to carry, propose] : a person who makes laws esp. for a political unit ;esp : a member of a legislative body leg·is·la·to·ri·al [le-jəs-lə-tōr-ē-əl] adj leg·is·la·tor·ship n ...


Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly, is the House of State legislature, where the legislature is bi-cameral; it is applied to the lower House, Constitution of India, Art. 168(1)(a).Is composes of members chosen by direct elections, Constitution of India, Art. 170(1).Means the Legislative Assembly of Manipur. [Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994 (43 of 1994), s. 2(29); See also Representation of Peoples (Amendment) Act, 1992 (1 of 1992)]...


Legislative competence

Legislative competence, means the legal capacity, power or jurisdiction of a legislative body to make law, Dictionary of Constitutional and Parlia-mentary Terms, Lok Sabha Secretariat, 2nd Edn., 2005, p. 240....


Legislative contract

Legislative contract, there is no magic in the expression 'legislative contract'. A contract is a contract between two or more parties and is either executory or executed. If a statute adopts or confirms it, becomes law and is no longer a mere contract, Maharaja Shree Umaid Mills Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1963 SC 953 (959): 1963 Supp (2) SCR 515....


Legislative power

Legislative power, power to frame or enact law for the governance of the country by the supreme body exercising the sovereign power is known as legislative power, Kartar Singh v. State of Punjab, (1994) 3 SCC 569 (754)....


Legislative relations

Legislative relations, is the relations relating to lawmaking power, Parliament to make laws on the subjects mentioned in Union List and State Legislatures on those mentioned in State Lists, Constitution of India, Art. 246(1) & (2).The Parliament can legislate on matters in concurrent list, Constitution of India, Art. 246(2).In case of conflicts the union law prevails, Prafulla Kumar v. Bank of Commerce, AIR 1947 PC 60....


legislative day

legislative day : a period of time during which a legislature is in session that commences with the opening of a daily session and ends with adjournment and that may last more than one calendar day ...


legislative agent

legislative agent see agent ...


legislative assembly

legislative assembly often cap L&A 1 : a bicameral legislature 2 : the lower house of a bicameral legislature ...



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