Consultation

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..... interactive methods by which states seek to prevent or resolve disputes.- consult, vb.-consulting, consultative, adj. Advanced Law Lexicon by P. Ramanatha Aiyar, 3rd Edition, defines 'consult': Consult. 'Consult implies a conference of two or more persons or the impact of two or more minds brought about in respect of a topic with a view to evolve a correct or atleast a satisfactory .....

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..... ng in the Constitution of India has been dealt with. In Chandramouleshwar Prasad v. The Patna High Court and Ors.- 1969 (10) TMI 92 - SUPREME COURT, this Court had occasion to consider the expression 'consultation' as occurring in Article 233 of the Constitution. The Constitution Bench of this Court explaining the expression 'consultation' held that 'consultation' is not a .....

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..... al to the other who has a counter proposal in his mind which is not communicated to the proposer the direction to give effect to the counter proposal without anything more, cannot be said to have been issued after consultation. In our opinion, the notification of October 17, 1968 was not in compliance with Article 233 of the Constitution. In the absence of consultation the validity of the notifica .....

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..... f Town and Country Planning Stroud's Judicial Dictionary (Volume 1' Third Edition, 1952, page 596) says in the context of the expression "consultation with any local authorities" that "Consultation means that, on the one side, the Minister must supply sufficient information to the local authority to enable them to tender advice, and, on the other hand, a sufficient opportu .....

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..... of minds between the parties involved in the process of consultation on the material facts and points involved to evolve a correct or at least satisfactory solution. There should be meeting of minds between the proposer and the persons to be consulted on the subject of consultation. There must be definite facts which constitute the foundation and source for final decision. The object of the consul .....

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