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Home Dictionary Name: principleDirective principles of State Policy
Directive principles of State Policy, some of the important directive principles require the State to strive to secure for its citizen legal justice and free legal aid, Constitution of India, Art. 39(A).A law giving effect to any of the Directive Principles shall not be void on the ground that it is inconsistent with or takes away or abridges only of the rights conferred by Article 14 or Article 19 of the Constitution, Constitution of India, Art. 3(C).is the constitutional directions and principles fundamental in the governance of the country, Constitution of India, Art. 37.Broadly classified under three categories (i) economic ideals which State should strive to attain, (ii) directions to the legislatures and executive regarding their exercise of powers, and (iii) certain rights of the citizens which the State has to secure by its legislative and administrative policy, Commentary of the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. 11, p. 303.It is the duty of the State to apply these p...
Principle
Principle, a principle has been explained in Butterworth's words and phrases, second edition, vol. 4 p. 177 thus:A 'principle' means a general guiding rule, and does not include specific directions, which vary according to the subject-matter (Per Shearman, J., in M'Creach v. Frearson, 1922 WN 37), Consolidated Coffee Ltd. v. Coffee Board Banglore, AIR 1980 SC 1468 (1479): (1980) 3 SCC 358.Means a general law or rule adopted or professed as a guide to action, Consolidated Coffee Ltd. v. Coffee Board, Bangalore, AIR 1980 SC 1468....
Co-operative principles
Co-operative principles, means the co-operative principles specified in the First Schedule. [Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 (39 of 2002), s. 3 (g)]...
K.L.M. Principle
K.L.M. Principle, The expression 'K.L.M. Principle' came into existence in the Travancore-Cochin State by an order dated 27th September, 1950, and means that the relative seniority of the Travancore and Cochin personnel in any class or grade in the common seniority list will be determined with reference to the date of commencement of continuous service in the same or similar class of grade or posts subject, however, to the condition that the seniority of the Travancore personnel as between themselves or of the Cochin personnel as between themselves should not thereby be disturbed, C.P. Damodaran Nayar v. State of Kerala, AIR 1974 SC 1343 (1349). [States Reorganisation Act, (37 of 1956), s. 115]...
High principled
Possessed of noble or honorable principles...
Liquidation expenses principle
Liquidation expenses principle, is a statement of how, in general, the court will exercise its discretion in a common form set of circumstances, Lundy Granite Co. (in re:); Heavan Ex parte, (1871) LR 6 Ch. App 462; see also Oak Pits Colliery Co. (in re:), (1882) 21 Ch D 322....
Principle amount
Principle amount, interest accrued and added to principal amount on date of suit is principal amount for purposes of interest and not amount of loan originally advanced, Indian Bank v. M/s Kamalalaya Cloth Store, AIR 1991 Ori 44....
Principle of limitation
Principle of limitation, means an extension of period of limitation, M.N. Shitole v. State, (1969) 2 SCC 723....
Equal pay for equal work
Equal pay for equal work, it does not mean that all the members of a cadre must receive the same pay packet irrespective of their seniority, source of recruitment, educational qualifications and various other incidents of service, State of Andhra Pradesh v. G. Sreenivasa Rao, (1989) 2 SCC 290.Article 39(d) of the Constitution proclaims 'equal pay for equal work for both men and women' as a Directive Principle of State Policy. Equal pay for equal work for both men and women means equal pay for equal work for everyone and as between the sexes. The Preamble to the Constitution declares the solemn resolution of the people of India to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Democratic Republic. Again the word 'Socialist' must mean some thing. Even if it does not mean to each according to his need it must at least mean 'equal pay for equal work'.'The principle of equal pay for equal work is expressly recognized by all socialist systems of law, e.g., s. 59 of the Hungarian Labour Code, Pa...
Ratio decidendi
Ratio decidendi, is the rule deducible from the application of law of the facts and circumstances of a case which constitutes its ratio decidendi and not some conclusion based upon facts which may appear to be similar. One additional or different fact can make a world of difference between conclusions in two cases even when the same principles are applied in each case to similar facts, Regional Manager v. Pawan Kumar Dubey, AIR 1976 SC 1766: (1976) 3 SCC 334; Jahangir Khan v. State of Bihar, (1998) 1 Pat LJR 912 (Pat).Ratio decidendi, the ground of a judicial decision. The general reasons or principles of a judicial decision, as abstracted from any peculiarities of the case, are commonly styled, by writers on jurisprudence, the ratio decidendi, Austin's Jurisprudence, p. 648.Every decision contains three basic ingredients: (i) findings of material facts, direct and inferential. An inferential finding of facts is the inference which the Judge draws from the direct, or perceptible facts;...
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