IN THE instant case‚ the appointment of Lokayukta in the State of Gujarat was challenged. The Governor of Gujarat had appointed R.A. Mehta J. (Retd.) as Lokayukta in consultation with the Hon’ble Chief Justice of Gujarat under section 3(1) of the Gujarat Lokayukta Act‚ 1986 (hereinafter the Act)‚ without consulting the Chief Minister and his Council of Ministers. Opposing this decision of the Governor‚ the State of Gujarat filed a writ petition in the High Court of Gujarat‚ challenging the appointment
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Sir John Kerr Sir John Kerr was an eminent lawyer. He was the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the 18th Governor-General. He is best known for being the controversial figure at the centre of the dismissal of the Labor government of Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975‚ an event which sparked the most significant constitutional crisis in Australian history. On that day Kerr dismissed Prime Minister Whitlam and appointed Malcolm Fraser to form a caretaker government‚ pending
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Bush v Schiavo 885 So. 2d 321 (2004) a. Plaintiff: Jeb Bush‚ Governor of Florida b. Defendant: Michael Schiavo‚ Spouse of Theresa Schiavo II. Court Decision By: Supreme Court of Florida III. Procedural History: Mr. Schiavo requested the guardianship court to permit him to end the life-prolonging procedures that were supporting his wife‚ who was in a persistent vegetative state. Theresa Schiavo’s parents‚ Robert and Mary Schindler‚ opposed the motion and brought the case in to trial. After the
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slaves are cargo and should be treated as such. The slaves murdered the people on the ships and should be punished due to their crimes. This also brought the attention of President Martin Van Buren played by Nigel Hawthorne. Along his side‚ was the governor of
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However skyrocketing inflation and the highest unemployment figures in Australia’s history also accompanied his rise to power. When Sir Paul Hasluck retired as governor general in 1974 Sir John was appointed in his place. Whitlam believed that because of Sir John’s connections to the labour party he would be a favourable candidate. The Governor Generals roll was not considered that important by the public. The government its self had become very unpopular with its mishandling of the economy and various
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are located in the State House in Trenton. The Executive Branch carries out programs established by law. The chief of the executive branch is the governor. The governor’s office is located in the State House in Trenton. The governor signs bills into law or vetoes them. He can also recommend laws and call the legislature into special session. The governor has the power to grant pardons and is the only person with the authority to call in the National Guard. The Judiciary Branch punishes violators
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You may not know that the Martha Cook Building is the only dorm on campus that is supervised by a Board of Governors consisting of five women who were formerly residents of MCB. The Board of Governors was established in 1915 at the request of William Cook. William Cook donated the money to build first‚ the Martha Cook Building and later the Law Quad next door. All of the governors share a vested interest in seeing the traditions of the building continue while we serve the ever changing needs
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disaster properness plan. Mayor Nagin ordered police around 7pm to stop rescue efforts of victims and have rescue officials focus more towards the looting that was occurring. Martial Law was declared. Governor Kathleen Blanco seemed less worried and did not feel the catastrophe was as severe. Governor Blanco phoned the President that evacuation of Louisiana and the order of National Guard was not necessary (Starling‚ 2010). With massive flooding within less than two hours of the storm hitting and causing
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STATE OF ALABAMA Montgomery‚ Alabama Office of the Legislative Analyst June 21‚ 1988 MEMORANDUM FOR THE GOVERNOR FROM: [NAME WITHHELD]‚ Legislative Analyst SUBJECT: Flying of Confederate Flag over Capital Building ISSUE: Presentation of analysis for your decision: BACKGROUND: The office of the Governor has received several demands by members representing the state’s chapter of the NAACP to remove the Confederate flag (“flag”). Earlier this year 13 African-American legislators were
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Introduction Davenport S. & Parker D.’s statement (as above) explores the concept of the ‘separation of powers’ doctrine and how this is embedded within the ‘Commonwealth Constitution’. It also states that Australia is a ‘constitutional democracy’. To address the meaning of this statement it is important to separate the statement into individual questions. What is a constitutional democracy? What is the doctrine of separation of powers? And lastly‚ what are the three parts that make up the separation
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