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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 ...
Legislative council
Legislative council, is the Upper House of a State legislature having two chambers, Constitution of India, Art. 168(2)....
Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha, is not a subject of dissolution; but one-third of its members retire on the expiration of every second year. [Constitution of India, Art. 83(1)]Rajya Sabha, is the Council of States; the upper House or second chamber of Parliament of India. Constitution of India, Art. 79.Means the legislative council of a state while the state legislative assembly is generally known as Rajya Vidhan Sabha. But in the absence of any authoritative translation of the expression 'State legislative assembly' in Gujarati, the Supreme Court is not guided by the popular rendering of the expression, Virjiram Sutaria v. N.P. Bhavadia, AIR 1970 SC 765: (1969) 1 SCC 77.Members nominated to Rajya Sabha consist of persons having special knowledge or practical experience in literature, science, art and social service. Constitution of India, Art. 80.The representatives of the Union Territories are elected by an electoral college, Representation of Peoples' Act, 1951, section 27A; Constitution of India, Art...
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 council of Staff or legislative Council of a State (ii) Chief Justice of India in case of Supreme Court, (iii) Chief Justice of the High Court in the case of the 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. [Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005) s. 2(e)]Means any authority authorised by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette to perform all or any of the functions of the competent authority under this Act. [Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (61 of 1986), s. 2 (d)]Means, in relation to the United Kingdom, the CAA, and in relation to any other country the authority respo...
Provincial Act
Provincial Act, shall mean an Act made by the Governor-in-Council, Lieutenant Governor-in-Council or Chief Commissioner in Council of a Province under any of the Indian Councils Acts or the Government of India Act, 1915, or an Act made by the local legislature or the Governor of a province under the Government of India Act, or an Act made by the Provincial Legislature or Governor of a Province or the Coorg Legislative Council under the Government of India Act, 1935. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(46)]...
University
University, an association of learners, and of teachers and examiners of the learners, upon whose report the association grants upon whose report the association grants titles called 'degrees' (such as 'Master of Arts,' 'Doctor of Divinity'), showing that the holders have attained some definite proficiency.The English Universities are those of Oxford, Cambridge (incorporated by 13 Eliz. c. 29, by the two names of the Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford and Cambridge respectively, with the direction that they shall be called and named by none other name for evermore), Durham, London, Victoria of Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, and East Midland University Nottingham, the graduates of which (see University of Liverpool Act, 1904; (English) University of Leeds Act, 1904; and (English) Sheffield University Act, 1914) have equal statutory privileges and exemptions; and Reading University (see 18 & 19 Geo. 5, c. 25). There is also the Uni...
act
act 1 a : something done by a person in accordance with his or her free will [a tortious ] see also actus reus b : the failure to do something that one has a legal duty to do called also negative act 2 a often cap : the formal product of a legislative body : the formally declared will of a legislature the final requirement of which is usually the signature of the proper executive officer : statute [an of Congress] b : a decision or determination of a sovereign, a legislative council, or a court of justice compare bill 3 often cap : a formal record of something done or transacted [given as my free and deed] [matters of procedure are provided for in that Act "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 81(a)(6)"] vi 1 : to carry into effect a determination of the will : take action 2 : to discharge the duties of a specified office or post : perform a specified function used with a prepositional phrase [declaring what officer shall then as President "U.S. Constitution art. II"] ...
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 party with another political party but not in case of a split in the original party, Constitution of India, 10th Sch., paras 4 & 5.Speaker, Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, Chairman, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of a State Legislative Assembly and Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Legislative councils of State are exempted from disqualification as long as he holds that office and does not join any other party, Law of Elections, P.D.T. Achary, 2004, p. 190.Decision on questions, as to disqualification on ground of defection shall be of the Speaker of the Chairman, as the case may be, of the House to which the member belongs, the question of disqualification of the Speaker or the Chairman shall be decided by a member to be elected by that House, no Court has any jurisdiction in the matter of...
Ordinance
Ordinance, may be purely administrative in nature, establishing offices, prescribing duties, or setting salaries; it may have to do with the routine or procedure of the governing body. Or it may be a governmental exercise of the power to control the conduct of the public establishing rules which must be complied with, or prohibiting certain actions or conduct. In any event it is the determination of the sovereign power of the state as delegated to the municipality. It is a legislative enactment, within its sphere, as much as an act of the State legislature, Municipal Ordinances, Judith O' Gallagher, 1A, 01 at 3 (2nd Edn., 1998).Ordinance, law, rule, prescript. The precise distinction between an Ordinance and an Act of Parliament is a subject of controversy between learned authors: see Co. Litt. 159 b, and Mr. Hargreaves' note thereto.The name generally given to laws made by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council or Court in Colonies where representative ass...
Jamaica Government Act
Jamaica Government Act (English) (29 & 30 Vict. c. 12). Jamaica is administered by a governor, called captain-general, assisted by a legislative council and a privy council. And see 25 & 26 Vict. c. 55....
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