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Zilla Parishad

Zilla Parishad, means a Zilla Parishad constituted under the Zilla Parishads Act. [Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis Temporary Post-ponement of Elections (of the President, Vice-President and Chairmen of Subject Committees of Certain Zilla Parishads

Municipality

Municipality, means the Nagar Panchayat or the Municipal Council, as the case may be, constituted under the provisions of this Act. [Manipur Municipalities

House, Houses

legitimate aid to construction of the statute as contemporaneous exposition. Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company Ltd. v. Gram Panchayat, AIR 1976 SC 2463: (1976) 4 SCC 177 (181): (1977) 1 SCR 306. [Bombay Village Panchayat Act, 1933,

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Gram Sabha

body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level. [Constitution of India, Article 243(b)] Gram Sabha means a body consisting of persons registered

Committee

Committee, certain persons elected or appointed to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body or by any corporation or society; e.g., a Committee of a Town Council under the Municipal Corporations...

Collusion

res agitur. That is the true meaning of the word 'collusion' as applied to a judicial proceeding, Gram Panchayat of Village, Naulakha v. Ujagar Singh, (2000) 7 SCC 543. 'Collusion', say Spencer-Bower and Turner (para 378), is

Municipal borough

Municipal borough, 'Municipal borough' in s. 310-A(10) of the Panchayats Act would have the meaning of the word 'City', State of Gujarat v. Zinabhai Ranchhodji Darji, AIR 1972

Local bodies

Local bodies, 'local bodies' means Panchayats and Municipalities, by whatever name called, with the meaning of clause (1) of Article 243B and clause (1)

Recognised political party

as such by the Election Commission of India by notification for the time being in force. [West Bengal Panchayat Election Act, 2003, s. 2(23)]

Writing under his hand

of resignation duly signed by the person tendering his resignation also means 'writing under his hand', Vice-chairman, Village Panchayat, Maranbeed v. Channabassappa B. Gaddi, AIR 1985 Kant 252 (256). [Karnataka Village Panchayats and Local Boards Act (10

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