THE INDIAN LAW REPORTS ACT, 1875 [ACT, No. 18 of 1875] [AS ON 1956] [13th October, 1875] PREAMBLE An Act for the improvement of Law Reports. [Preamble rep. by the A.O.1937.]
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionRep.by the Repealing Act, 1876 (12 of 1876).
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNo Court shall be bound to hear cited, or shall receive or treat as an authority binding on it, the report of any case {Subs.by Act 3 of 1951 for "decided on or after the said day by any High Court for a Part A State".}[decided by any High Court for a1[State], other than a report published under the authority of {The original words "the G.G.in C." have successively been amended by the Devolution Act, 1920 (38 of 1920), the A.O.1937 and the A.O.1950 to read as above.}[any State Government]. _________________________ 1. Substituted, for "Part A or Part B State" by 2 A.L.O. 1956.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNothing herein contained shall be construed to give to any judicial decision any further or other authority than it would have had if this Act had not been passed.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTHE MAJORITY ACT, 18751 [Act, No. 9 of 1875] [2nd March, 1875] PREAMBLE An Act to amend the law respecting the age of majority. WHEREAS, in the case of persons domiciled in2[India] it is expedient3[to specify the age of majority]; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- ________________________ 1. This act has been extended to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by REg. 6 of 1963, sec. 2 and Sch. I and the whole of the Union territory of Lakshadweep by Reg. 8 of 1965, sec. 3 and Sch. This Act has been extended to Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, subject to the following modification:-- In section 1 at the end, insert:-- "Provided the nothing contained in this Act shall apply to the Renoncants of the union territory of Pondicherry.". 2. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, sec. 3 and Sch., for "Part a States and Part C States". 3. Substituted by Act 33 of 1999 sec. 2, for certain words (w.e.f. 16-12-1999).
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionThis Act may be called the1[***] Majority Act, 1875. Local extent.-- 2[It extends to the whole of India3[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir]]; Commencement and operation.-- and it shall come into force and have effect only on the expiration of three months from the passing thereof. ________________________ 1. The Word "Indian" omitted by Act 33 of 1999, section 3 (w.e.f. 16-12-1999). 2. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for the original para. 3 . Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "except Part B States".
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNothing herein contained shall affect-- (a) the capacity of any persons to act in the following matters (namely),--marriage, dower, divorce and adoption; (b) the religion or religious rites and usages of any class of1[citizens of India]; or (c) the capacity of any person who before this Act comes into force has attained majority under the law applicable to him. ________________________ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "His Majesty's Subjects in India".
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section1[3. Age of majority of persons domiciled in India (1) Every person domiciled in India shall attain the age of majority on his completing the age of eighteen years and not before. (2) In computing the age of any person, the day on which he was born is to be included as a whole day and he shall be deemed to have attained majority at the beginning of the eighteenth anniversary of that day.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 33 of 1999, sec 4 for sections 3 and 4 (w.e.f. 16-12-1999).
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionPreamble1 - INDIAN LAW REPORTS ACT, 1875 Section1 - Short title Section2 - [Repealed] Section3 - Authority given only to authorized reports Section4 - Authority of judicial decisions
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