Authority

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.... in different statutes and can be given a different meaning or connotation depending upon the context in which it is used. The purpose and object of using such expression should be understood from the provisions of the relevant law and the purpose sought to be achieved. The word 'authority' is derived from the latin word auctoritas, meaning intention, advice, opinion, influence or command which originate from an auctor, indicating that authority originates from a master, leader or author, and essentially is imposed by superior upon inferior either by force of law (structural authority) or by force of argument (sapiential authority) Farlex Free Dictionary explains the word 'authority' as fo....

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.... power to act that is officially or formally granted (as by statute, corporate bylaw, or court order). 3. ....... 4 (a) a government agency or corporation that administers a revenue-producing public enterprise. Example : the transit authority (b) a government agency or public office responsible for an area of regulation. Example : should apply for a permit to the permitting authority." In Law Lexicon, 2nd Edition, 1997 pg. 171, the word 'authority' has been explained and elucidated as follows :          "A person or persons, or a body, exercising power of command; generally in the plural: as, the civil and military authorities. Power or admitted right to command or to act, whether ori....

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....n 'authority'. The authority, therefore, should be understood on its plain language and without necessarily curtailing its scope. It will be more appropriate to understand this expression and give it a meaning which should be in conformity with the context and purpose in which it has been used. M/S. OCL INDIA LTD. VERSUS STATE OF ORISSA & ORS.- [2022 (11) TMI 287 - SUPREME COURT] In Blacks Law Dictionary the meanings of the word authority are: "permission; right to exercise powers -- often synonymous with power. The power delegated by a principal to his agent. The lawful delegation of power by one person to another. Power of agent to affect legal relations of principal by acts done in accordance with principals ....