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Armed rebellion and internal disturbance

Armed rebellion and internal disturbance, the expression 'internal disturbance' has a wider connotation than 'armed rebellion' in the sense that 'armed rebellion' is likely to pose a threat to the security of the country or a part thereof, while 'internal disturbance', though serious in nature, would not pose a threat to the security of the country or a part thereof, Naga People's Movement of Human Rights v. Union of India, (1998) 2 SCC 109: AIR 1998 SC 431 (449). (Constitution of India Art. 352)...


Armed rebellion

Armed rebellion, is likely to pose a threat to the security of the country or a part thereof, Naga People's Movement of Human Rights v. Union of India, (1998) 2 SCC 109....


Commission of rebellion

Commission of rebellion, an attaching process, formerly issuable out of Chancery, to enforce obedience to a process or decree; abolished by Order of 26th August, 1841....


Internal disturbance, Armed rebellion

Internal disturbance, Armed rebellion, See Naga People's Movement of Human Rights v. Union of India, AIR 1998 SC 431 (449): (1998) 2 SCC 109....


Rebellion

Rebellion. 1. The taking up of arms traitorously against the Crown, whether by natural subjects or others when once subdued. 2. Disobedience to the process of the courts. See next title.Open, organised, and armed resistance to an established government or ruler, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1273....


Rebellion, Commission of

Rebellion, Commission of, one of the abolished pro-cesses of contempt in the High Court of Chancery, See the (repealed) Consol. Ord. 1860, xxx., r. 5....


Rebellious

Engaged in rebellion disposed to rebel of the nature of rebels or of rebellion resisting government or lawful authority by force...


Emergency

Emergency, means a situation which is not normal, a situation which calls for urgent remedial action. Break-down of the Constitutional machinery in a State does gives rise to a situation of emergency, S.R. Bommai v. Union of India, AIR 1994 SC 1918 (2052): 1994(5) SCC 1.Emergency means situation which is not normal, situation which calls for urgent remedial action, Rameshwar Prasad v. Union of India, (2006) 2 SCC 1.Has to be laid before each House of Parliament, Constitution of India, Art. 352(4).'Proclamation of emergency arising out of war, external aggression or armed rebellion may be varied or revoked by subsequent proclamation, Constitution of India, Art. 352(2).In India, the President can issue proclamations to meet three types of emergencies viz., (i) emergency arising out of war, external aggression or armed rebellion, (ii) failure of Constitutional machinery in a State, and (iii) threat to financial stability or credit of India or any part of it.Is a situation in which the hea...


habeas corpus

habeas corpus [Medieval Latin, literally, you should have the body (the opening words of the writ)] : any of several writs originating at common law that are issued to bring a party before the court ;esp : habeas corpus ad subjiciendum in this entry [the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it "U.S. Constitution art. I"] habeas corpus ad fa·ci·en·dum et re·ci·pi·en·dum [-ad-fa-sē-en-dəm-et-ri-si-pē-en-dəm, -fa-shē-en-; -Ä d-fÄ -kē-en-dm-et-rā-kē-pē-en-dm] [New Latin, literally, you should have the body for doing and receiving] : habeas corpus cum causa in this entry habeas corpus ad pro·se·quen·dum [-ad-prÄ -si-kwen-dəm, -Ä d-prō-sā-kwen-dm] [New Latin, literally, you should have the body for prosecuting] : a writ for removing a prisoner for trial i...


insurgence

insurgence : insurgent rebellion ...


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