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Repugnancy, between the two pieces of legislation, means that conflicting results are produced when both laws are applied to the same set of facts. Repugnancy arises when the provisions of both laws are fully inconsistent or are absolutely irreconcilable and that it is impossible to obey without disobeying the other. Repugnancy would arise when conflicting results are produced when both the statutes covering the same field are applied to a given set of facts, Vijay Kumar Sharma v. State of Karnataka, (1990) 2 SCC 562 (602): AIR 1990 SC 2072. See also AIR 1959 SC 648 (665). [Constitution of India, Art. 254]Repugnancy, denotes the contradictory of each other, said of clauses, Will, etc., A Dictionary of Law, Willium C. Anderson, 1889, p. 885.Repugnancy, in India, if a State law is repugnant to the Union law relating to the same subject in the concurrent list, the Union law will prevail and the State law will fail to the extent of repugnancy; however, if the State law has been assented to...
Repugnant
Repugnant, really means inconsistent with and when they cannot stand together at the same time and one law is inconsistent with another law when the command or power or provision in the one law conflicted directly with the command or power or provision in the other, Vishnu Battathiripad v. Pule Poulh, 1958 Ker LT 238: ILR 1957 Trav-Co. 670: 1958 Trav-Co. 327 (DB).Repugnant, that which is contrary to what is stated before. The rule of construction is that in a will the later of two contradictory clauses prevails, but in other writings the earlier. Conditions which are repugnant to a previous gift or limitation are void, Bradley v. Peixoto, (1797) 3 Ves 325; Britton v. Twining, (1817) 3 Mer 184; Stogdon v. Lee, (1891) 1 QB 661. See RESTRAINT ON ALIENATION.Inconsistent or irreconcilable with; contrary or contradictory to, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1306...
repugnancy
repugnancy pl: -cies 1 : the quality or fact of being inconsistent, irreconcilable, or in disagreement ;specif : a contradiction or inconsistency between sections of a legal instrument (as a contract or statute) [if two acts which cover the same subject matter are repugnant…, the latter operates to the extent of the as a repeal of the former "In re Miller, 107 F. Supp. 1006 (1952)"] 2 : an instance of contradiction or inconsistency ...
repugnant
repugnant : characterized by contradiction and irreconcilability [the arbitrator's decision was not to the Act "M. A. Kelly"] ...
repugnant verdict
repugnant verdict see verdict ...
Repugnable
Capable of being repugned or resisted...
Repugnance
The state or condition of being repugnant opposition contrariety especially a strong instinctive antagonism aversion reluctance unwillingness as of mind passions principles qualities and the like...
Repugnant
Disposed to fight against hostile at war with being at variance contrary inconsistent refractory disobedient also distasteful in a high degree offensive usually followed by to rarely and less properly by with as all rudeness was repugnant to her nature...
Repugnantly
In a repugnant manner...
Repugner
One who repugns...
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