Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Actus judiciarius coram non judice irritus habetur; de ministeriali autem a quocunque provenit ratum esto
A judicial act before one not a judge (or without jurisdiction) is void; as to a ministerial act, from whomsoever it proceeds, let it be valid.
Ministerial
adj. Of or relating to an act that involves obedience to instructions or laws instead of discretion, judgment, or skill <the court clerk's ministerial duties include recording judgments on the docket>.
ministerial officer
See OFFICER (1).
ministerial officer.
An officer who primarily executes mandates issued by the officer's superiors. ( One who performs specified legal duties when the appropriate conditions have been met, but who does not exercise personal judgment or discretion in performing those duties.
ministerial trust
See passive trust under TRUST.
ministerial-function test
The principle that the First Amendment disallows judicial resolution of an employment-discrimination claim under Title VII, if the employee's responsibilities are religious in nature, as in acting as a liaison between a religion and its adherents, spreading faith, participating in church governance, supervising a religious order, and supervising participation in religious ritual and worship. 42 USCA ยง 2000e-1(a). See TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.
strictly ministerial duty
A duty that is absolute and imperative, requiring neither the exercise of official discretion nor judgment. 3. Torts. A legal relationship arising from a standard of care, the violation of which subjects the actor to liability. - Also termed duty of care. 4. A tax imposed on a commodity or transaction, esp. on imports; IMPOST. 0 A duty in this sense is imposed on things, not persons.