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Eminent domain and police powers-distinction

Eminent domain and police powers-distinction, the concepts of eminent domain and police powers are borrowed from American law. In the exercise of its eminent domain power the State may take any property from the owner and may appropriate it for public purposes. The police and eminent domain powers are essentially distinct. Under the police power many restrictions may be imposed and the property may even be destroyed without compensation being given, whereas under the power of eminent domain, the property may be appropriated to public use on payment of compensation only, Deputy Commissioner and Collector v. Durganath Sarma, AIR 1968 SC 394 (399): (1968) 1 SCR 561....


Police power and eminent domain

Police power and eminent domain, the police and eminent domain powers are essentially distinct. Under the police power many restrictions may be imposed and the property may even be destroyed without compensation being given, whereas under the power of eminent domain, the property may be appropriated to public use on payment of compensation only, Deputy Commissioner Collector v. Durganath Sarma, AIR 1968 SC 394 (399): (1968) 1 SCR 541....


police power

police power see power ...


Police power

Police power. The court was reluctant to import this foreign doctrine, Kavalappara Kottarathil Kochuni v. State of Madras and Kerala, AIR 1960 SC 1080....


power

power 1 : capability of acting or of producing an effect [parties of unequal bargaining ] 2 a : authority or capacity to act that is delegated by law or constitution often used in pl. commerce power often cap C&P : the power delegated to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution to regulate commerce esp. among the states see also commerce clause concurrent power : a power that is held simultaneously by more than one entity ;specif : a power delegated to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution that is also held by the states enu·mer·at·ed powers [i-nü-mə-rā-təd-, -nyü-] : the powers specifically named and delegated to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution compare reserved powers in this entry executive power : the power delegated to the executive of a government ;specif : any or all of the powers delegated to the president under Article II of the U.S...


Police power

The inherent power of a government to regulate its police affairs...


Sovereign power

Sovereign power, in all Governments of constitutional limitations 'sovereign power' manifests itself in but three ways. By exercising the right of taxation; by the right of eminent domain; and through its police power, Boggs v. Meree Min Co., 14 Cal 279....


Metropolitan Police

Metropolitan Police. The area which is under the control of the Metropolitan Police is the County of London (but not the City), the County of Middlesex, Cryodon, West Ham, and such places within 15 miles of Charing Cross as the King by Order in Council has included. [(English) Metropolitan Police Act, 1829, ss. 2 and 34 and Schedule, and Metropolitan Police Act, 1839, ss. 2 and 5]The (English) Metropolitan Police Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 33), gives power to appoint an additional assistant commissioner (s. 1), amends the age for compulsory retirement for senior officers (s. 2), makes amendments as to the constitution of the Police Federation (s. 3), gives power to appoint constables for a fixed period (s. 4).The numerous Acts dealing with the Metropolitan Police are collected in Chitty's Statutes, tits. 'Police (Metropolis)' and 'Police (London),' and also in an official Metropolitan Police Guide. See also the Police Regulations of 20th August, 1920, as amended by the Police Regula...


Metropolitan Police Magistrates

Metropolitan Police Magistrates. There are 25 salaried Metropolitan Police Magistrates (maximum 27) appointed by the Crown to execute the duties of justices of the peace within the Metropolitan Police District. The qualification for this office is having practised as a barrister for at least seven years. Any such magistrate can do alone any act which may be legally done by more than one justice of the peace. there is also special jurisdiction to settle disputes about wages for labour on the Thames, to deal with cases of oppressive distraint for small rents, to order delivery to the owner of goods unlawfully detained up to 15l. value, and to give possession of deserted premises to landlords (see Ston's Justices' Manual). The senior metropolitan Magistrate is ex-officio a justice for Berkshire (Indictable Offences Act, 1848). The Metropolitan Police Courts are: Bow Street, Clerkenwell, Marylebone, Marlborough Street, Westminster, Old Street, Thames, Tower Bridge, Lambeth, Greenwich, Wool...


Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction, is a verbal coat of many colours. Jurisdiction originally seems to have had the meaning which Lord Reid ascribed to it in Anisminic Ltd. v. Foreign Compensation Commission, (1969) 2 AC 147, namely, the entitlement 'to enter upon the enquiry in question, M.L. Sethi v. R.P. Kapur, (1972) 2 SCC 427: (1973) 1 SCR 697.Jurisdiction, legal authority; extent of power; declaration of the law. Jurisdiction may be limited either locally, as that of a County Court, or personally, as where a Court has a quorum, or as to amount, or as to the character of the questions to be determined.By 'jurisdiction' is meant the extent of the power which is conferred upon the court by its constitu-tion to try a proceedings, Raja Soap Factory v. S.P. Shantharaj, AIR 1965 SC 1449 (1451): (1965) 2 SCR 800.The word 'jurisdiction' is a verbal coat of many colours. Jurisdiction originally means the entitle-ment 'to enter upon the enquiry in question'. If there was an entitlement to enter upon an enquiry, ...


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