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Representation, by public bodies, associations or individuals ventilating individual grievances are considered by Petitions Committee of Lok Sabha. Representations in the form of letters, telegrams, copies of resolutions are treated as representation and considered by the Petitions Committee, representations relating to the proceedings in the House or conduct of member are also considered by Petitions Committee Practice and Procedures of Parliament, M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher, 5th Edn., 2001, P. 964.Representation, is a description, account or state-ment of facts or arguments intended to influence action or make protest, Webster American Dictionary, p. 1235.Representation, means a statement regarding a fact, A Dictionary of Law, Willium C. Anderson, 1889, p. 882.Representation, standing in the place of another for certain purposes, as heirs, executors, or administrators. See EXECUTOR; ADMINISTRATOR; PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE; REAL REPRESENTATIVE.A presentation of fact-either by words or...
Proportional representation
Proportional representation , is a system of voting deliberately designed to ensure that as far as practicable the different shades of opinion in a country shall receive a fair representation in the elected assembly i.e. a representation proportionate to their relative strength, UNESCO Report, p. 551.Means a method of representation designed to secure the election of candidates in proportion to the numerical strength of each section of political opinion thus accurately reflecting the political feeling of the country in Parliament, Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundy, p. 602....
Afford him earliest opportunity of making representation
Afford him earliest opportunity of making representation, 'Afford him earliest opportunity of making representation' The fact that the earliest opportunity'has to be afforded to the detenu for making representation against the detention order necessarily implies that as and when the representation is made, it should be dealt with promptly, Bimal Chandra Dutta v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1972 SC 2605 (2606). [Constitution of India, Art. 22(5)]...
Effective representation
Effective representation, If a procedure under Article 21 has to be reasonable, fair and just, then the words 'effective representation' appearing in Article 22(5) must be construed so as to provide a real and meaningful opportunity to the detenu to explain his case to the detaining authority in his representation. If the words 'effective representa-tion' are interpreted in an artificial or fanciful manner, then it would defeat the very object not only of Article 22(5) but also of Article 21 of the Constitution, Kamla Kanhaiyalal Khushalani v. State of Maharashtra, (1981) 1 SCC 748: AIR 1981 SC 814 (816): (1981) 2 SCR 459. [Constitution of India, Arts. 21 and 22(5)]...
fair representation
fair representation : a union's representation in good faith of all employees within the bargaining unit without unfairly discriminating against any ...
false representation
false representation : an untrue or incorrect representation regarding a material fact that is made with knowledge or belief of its inaccuracy see also misrepresentation ...
False representation
False representation. See DECEIT and REPRESENTATION....
Indecent representation of women
Indecent representation of women, means the depiction in any manner of the figure of a woman, her form or body or any part thereof in such a way as to have the effect of being indecent, or derogatory to, or denigrating, women, or is likely to deprave, corrupt or injure the public morality or morals.[Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 (60 of 1986), s. 2 (c)]...
duty of fair representation
duty of fair representation see duty ...
representation
representation 1 : one that represents: as a : a statement or account made to influence opinion or action compare warranty b : an incidental or collateral statement of fact on the faith of which a contract is entered into [the contract of sale contains a by the purchaser "U.S. Code"] ;specif : a statement of fact made by an applicant to an insurer for the purpose of obtaining insurance 2 : the act or action of representing: as a : the action or fact of one person standing for another so as to have the rights and obligations of the person represented b : the substitution of an individual or class in place of a person (as when a child or children take the share of an estate that would have fallen to a deceased parent) see also per stirpes c : the action of representing or the fact of being represented esp. in a legislative body d : the act or action by a lawyer of providing legal advice to a client and appearing (as in court) to speak and act on the client's behalf 3 : the b...
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