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In the interest of general public

economic welfare of the community and the objects mentioned in Part IV of the Constitution. in respect of legislations and notifications concerning the wages, working conditions or the other amenities for the working class, the courts have … of legislations and notifications concerning the wages, working conditions or the other amenities for the working class, the courts have adopted a liberal attitude and the interest of the workers has been protected notwithstanding the hardship that

Church of Scotland

of first, Presbytery has been the form of Church Government in Scotland. The Church has independent power to legislate and to adjudicate finally in all matters of doctrine, worship, government, and discipline within itself. Its Supreme Court

judicial review

1 : review 2 : a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional ;also : the process of using this power

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Code

A body of law sanctioned by legislation in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic … body of law sanctioned by legislation in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form a compilation of laws by public authority a digest

session

court or legislature) for the transaction of business ;also : the period between the first meeting of a legislative or judicial body and the final adjournment see also regular session, special session

repeal

call by name] : to rescind or annul by authoritative act ;esp : to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment [legislatures ing statutes in light of a recent Supreme Court decision] repeal n

jurisprudence

with a specific issue or area [labor ] b : the course of court decisions as distinguished from legislation and doctrine [the decided under the source provisions "Louisiana Civil Code"] 2 : the science or philosophy of

judicial

all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction compare administrative, executive, legislative 2 : created, ordered, or enforced by a court [a foreclosure] compare conventional, legal ju·di·cial·ly adv

confirmation

confirming, assuring, or upholding [seeking of the agreement] ;specif : the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body [senate of the Supreme Court nominee] 2 : something that confirms: as a : an express or

Words

superior courts, they are presumed to have been used in the same sense when used in a subsequent legislation in the same or similar context, Keshavji Ravji and Co. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, (1990) 2 SCC … Words. See DEFAMATION. When words acquire a particular meaning or sense because of their authoritative construction by superior courts, they are presumed to have been used in the same sense when used in a subsequent legislation in

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