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TypeBare Act JurisdictionWest Bengal Government

Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 Section 161

Thc Chairman may, subject lo the conlrol of !he Board,

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Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 Section 161 is part of Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 - Thc Chairman may, subject lo the conlrol of !he Board,. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1956. XIV of 1956.1 P*\u~rs~f Chaihun ns (a) institute, defend or direcl the wilhdrawal of, lcgal [oimli[ulion, ctc., oflcgal proccedings under h i s Acl or any rule made hereundcr; prncccdinFs and obtaining (b) compound any offence againsl this Act or any rulc made ~ ~ ~ d ~ d ~ hereunder which, under any law for Ihe Limc being in force, may lawfully bc compounded; (c) admil, compromise or withdraw any claim made undcr this Acl or any rule made hereunder; and (d) obtain such legal advice and assistance as he may from lime to lime [hink i~ necessary or expedient to obtain, or u he may be desired by the Board 10 obtain, for any of the purposes referred to in the foregoing clauses of this s e c ~ o n , or for securing thc IawFuI exercise or discharge of any power or duty vcsicd in or imposed upon thc Board or any Section 162 - omccr or scrvani of thc Board

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What does Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 Section 161 provide?

Section Section 161 of the Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 (Thc Chairman may, subject lo the conlrol of !he Board,) is reproduced on this page as part of the Howrah Improvement Act, 1956. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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