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Rules and Procedures of the Parliament

Govt. & Politics _________________________________________________   Constitutional provisions: Article 81 (Money Bill) Money bill means a bill containing only provisions dealing with the following matters- imposition, regulation, alteration, remission or repeal of any tax; borrowing money, giving guarantee or amendment of any law of financial obligation of the Govt.; custody, payment into and from Consolidated Fund; imposition, alteration or abolition of any charge from the Consolidated Fund; receipt money, custody or audit of the account of the Consolidated Fund or Public Account;   Article 83 No tax shall be levied or collected without the authority of the Act of Parliament.   Article 84 (1) (Consolidated Fund) Consolidated Fund includes- Revenues received Loans raised Repayment of loan (interest) Presentation of bill and consent of the Parliament are required in respect of expenditure from this fund,

Maxims of Equity

Maxims of Equity 1. EQUITY WILL NOT SUFFER A WRONG TO BE WITHOUT A REMEDY Meaning Where there is a right there is a remedy. This idea is expressed in the Latin Maxim ubi jus ibi remedium . It means that no wrong should go unredressed if it is capable of being remedied by courts. This maxim indicates the width of the scope and the basis of on which the structure of equity rests. This maxim imports that where the common law confers a right, it gives also a remedy or right of action for interference with or infringement of that right. Application and cases In Ashby v. White , wherein a qualified voter was not allowed to vote and who therefore sued the returning officer, it was held that if the law gives a man a right, he must have a means to maintain it, and a remedy, if he is injured in the enjoyment of it. In cases where some document was with the defendant and it was necessary for the plaintiff to obtain its discovery or production, a recourse to the Chancery Courts