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motion

from movēre to move] 1 : a proposal for action ;esp : a formal proposal made in a legislative assembly [made a to refer the bill to committee] 2 a : an application made to a court

Article III court

III of the U.S. Constitution whose judges have positions for life and cannot have their salaries reduced compare legislative court NOTE: The purpose of the salary and position guarantees enjoyed by the judges of Article III courts is

constitutional court

established by a constitution ;esp : the federal courts established by Article III of the U.S. Constitution compare legislative court

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Rajya Sabha

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 … 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

Article I court

Article I court : legislative court

Ordinance

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, … generally given to laws made by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council or Court in Colonies where representative assemblies do not exist. See also. L. E., sub tit. 'Dependencies,' etc. Means an

Presumption of fact

process of reasoning and reaches a logical conclusion as the most probable position. The above principle has gained legislative recognition in India when s. 114 is incorporated in the Evidence Act. It empowers the court to presume

Judicial review

the court to review statutes or administrative acts and determine their constitutionality. The examination of Federal and State Legislative Statutes and the acts of executive officials by the courts to determine their validity according to written Constitution,

In all

the words 'in all' which occur in clause (a), must be resolved by having regard to the underlying legislative purpose of the provisions contained in Chap. VIII of the Act which deals with third party risks. That … as reflected in that purpose. Indeed, it is in this area of legislative ambiguities, unfortunately not receding, that Courts have to fill gaps, clear doubts and mitigate hardships, Motor Owners' Insurance Company Limited v. Jadavji Keshavji Modi,

act

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 … 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

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