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Quo warranto

Crown Practice. The quo warranto proceeding affords a judicial remedy by which any person, who holds an independent substantive public office or franchise or liberty, is called upon to show by what right he holds the said

Reduction in rank

however, he has no right to the particular rank, his reduction from an officiating higher rank to his substantive lower rank will not ordinarily be a punishment (AIR 1958 SC 36 referred); Shitla Sahai Srivastava v. North

Adjective law

Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 42. Means the body of law in State consists of two parts, substantive and adjective law. The former prescribes those rules of civil conduct which declare the rights and duties of … of two parts, substantive and adjective law. The former prescribes those rules of civil conduct which declare the rights and duties of all who are subject to the law. The latter relates to the remedial agencies and

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Delegated legislation

unduly on personal rights and Liberties, it should be concerned only with administrative detail and not amount to substantive legislation etc. In New Zealand the Attorney-General is required to examine all regulations before they are issued to … Standing Committee. The principles which govern the delegated legislation are that it should not trespass unduly on personal rights and Liberties, it should be concerned only with administrative detail and not amount to substantive legislation etc. In

remedial

to, or being a law enacted for the purpose of providing a method of enforcing an already existing substantive right : procedural

Disposition

all other rights at the expense of and made by the deceased in favour of the beneficiary. The substantive definition of 'property' in s. 2(15) is not exhaustive but only inclusive and the supplementary operation of Explanation … Estate Duty Act,1953 desired by a deeming provision regarding 'disposition' to cover extinguishments of debts and all other rights at the expense of and made by the deceased in favour of the beneficiary. The substantive definition of

procedure

for the enforcement or administration of rights, duties, justice, or laws [civil ] [police ] compare procedural law, substantive law 2 : a particular and esp. established way of doing something [a medical ] [security s] … procedure 1 : one or more methods or steps for the enforcement or administration of rights, duties, justice, or laws [civil ] [police ] compare procedural law, substantive law 2 : a particular and

Charitable uses and trusts

some further changes chiefly affecting the formalities of conveyance and the transmission of legal estate without altering the substantive incidents of the law relating to gifts of land to charities or their right to hold or convey

Acquiescence

The result is that binding legal effect is given to silence and inaction. Acquiescence, as a principle of substantive law, is grounded in the concepts of good faith and equity. … foreign claims that according to customary international law usually call for protest to assent to pressure, or safeguard rights. The result is that binding legal effect is given to silence and inaction. Acquiescence, as a principle of

substance

substance 1 : substantive law [was a question of and not process] compare procedure 2 : something (as language) essential esp. to … question of and not process] compare procedure 2 : something (as language) essential esp. to establishing a valid right, claim, or charge [a title defective in form, not ]

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