.....in any Court of Law. Section 6 - Land or building to vest in Government absolutely on possession being taken (1) When, in pursuance of an order under section 4, the Collector takes possession of any land or building by himself or through another, it shall vest absolutely in the (This word was substituted for the word "Crown" by the Adaptation Order of 1950.) [Government] free from all encumbrances other than those existing at the commencement of this Act or created with the permission of the Government after such commencement. (2) If the Collector or any person authorized by him in this behalf is opposed or impeded in taking possession of any land or building under this Act, he shall, if he is a Magistrate, enforce the surrender of such land or building to himself; and, if he is not a Magistrate, he shall apply to a Magistrate, or within the presidency-town, to the Commissioner of Police, and such Magistrate or Commissioner shall enforce the surrender of the land or building to the Collector. (3) Whoever opposes or impedes the Collector or any person authorized by him in taking possession of any land or building under this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment.....
List Judgments citing this sectionTHE MADRAS LAPSED ACTS (REMOVAL OF DOUBTS) ACT, 1948 THE MADRAS LAPSED ACTS (REMOVAL OF DOUBTS) ACT, 1948 [Act No. 5 of 1948] PREAMBLE An Act for the removal of doubts' regarding the operation of certain enactments. WHEREAS the Acts specified in the Schedule below, being Acts made by the Governor of Madras under a Proclamation issued by him under section 93 of the Government of India Act, 1935, will cease to have effect on the 30th day of April 1948 on the lapse of two years from the date on which the said proclamation was revoked; AND WHEREAS it is expedient to remove some doubts regarding the operation of those Acts; It is hereby enacted as follows.-- Section 1 - Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Madras Lapsed Acts (Removal of Doubts) Act, 1948. (2) It shall come into force on the 29th day of April 1948. Section 2 - Consequences of expiry of Acts specified in the Schedule Upon the expiry of the Acts specified in the Schedule- (a) section 8 of the Madras General Clauses Act, 1891, shall apply, as if the Acts so specified had then been repealed by a Madras Act; (b) save as provided in clause (a), the Acts, if any,.....
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