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Government

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Person

whether incorporated or not, a society, club or other institution, a local authority, the Central Government or a State Government and every artificial judicial person not falling within any of the preceding descriptions. [Gujarat Value Added Tax Act,

Public servant

of a muni-cipality is a 'public servant' within the meaning of the s. 2; Maharudrappa Danappa Kesarappanavar v. State of Mysore, AIR 1961 SC 785: (1962) 1 SCR 129. (ii) The Minister is a 'public servant'. In … 1 SCR 129. (ii) The Minister is a 'public servant'. In accordance with the instructions issued by the Government he was to preside over the meetings of the Advisory Committee. He was doing so as a Minister

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Sovereignty

body politic, or society which constitutes the state and the power is independent of the particular form of government whether monarchial, autocratic or democratic, Govindrao v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1982 SC 1201. Means the Supreme, … rank; supreme dominion authority or rule. Sovereignty is the right to govern. The term sovereignty as applied to states implies 'Supreme, absolute, uncontrollable power by which any state is governed, and which resides within itself, whether residing

Corporation owned or controlled by the State

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Local authority

board, body of port commissioners or other authority legally entitled to, or entrusted by the Central or any State Government with, the control or management of any municipal or local fund. [Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885), … levels, body of port commissioners or other authority legally entitled to, or entrusted by the Union or any State Government with, the control or management of any area or local fund. [Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003) s.

power

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 … 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

Government Analyst

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Officer

does not matter whether the office is humble or exalted and the remuneration must be made by the government, Manshanker Prabhashanker Dwivedi v. State of Gujarat, AIR 1970 Guj 97 (102). (Indian Penal Code, s. 161) An … authority and is required to perform the duties incidental to an office in an officer, B. Veeraswamy v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR 1959 AP 413 (416). (Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, s. 44A) A person to be

Tax

Edn., p. 1469. Some general principles of taxation have been said to be:- (1) The subjects of every State ought to contribute to the support of the Government as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective

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