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Overstep

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Persona designata

to look to the provisions of the concerned statute for the exercise of his power and he cannot overstep periphery of the jurisdiction conferred on him, Thavasikani Nadar v. Election Commissioner, (1974) 2 Mad LJ 44: (1974)

Allegiance

[fr. ligo, Lat.], the natural, lawful, and faithful obedience which every subject owes to the supreme magistrate who oversteps not his prerogatives. It is either natural or perpetual, where one is a subject born, or has been

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Fraud

statute has veered round abuse of power or mala fide exercise of power. It may arise due to overstepping the limits of power or defeating the provision of statute by adopting subterfuge or the power may be

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