.....intentionally obstruct an Inspecting Officer appointed under section 7 in the performance of his duties or in the exercise of his powers under this Act or the rules made thereunder, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees".] 10. Offences by companies.-(1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub- section (1) where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of any.....
List Judgments citing this section.....4th May, 1964. Received the assent of the President on the 29th day of April, 1964.) THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS) ACT, 1963 [Act No. 16 of 1964] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the exercise of certain additional functions by the Kerala Public Service Commission Whereas it is expedient to provide for the exercise of certain additional functions by the Kerala Public Service Commission in respect of appointments of officers and servants of the Kerala State Electricity Board and their conditions of service; Be it enacted in the Fourteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Section 1 - Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Public Service Commission (Additional Functions) Act, 1963. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint. (Date of Commencement: 1-10-1966 Notification GO (MS) 183/66/PW dated 5-8-1966) Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Electricity Board" means the Kerala State Electricity Board constituted under Section 5 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948; (b) "Public Service.....
List Judgments citing this section.....any specific development programme; (5)˜cottage industry' means an industrial business or enterprise carried on in any premises to which the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948), does not apply, and includes dairy farming, bee-keeping and keeping a poultry farm; (6)˜small scale industry' means an industrial business or enterprise the capital invested in which does not exceed five lakhs of rupees; (7)˜village industry' means any industry which forms the normal occupation, whether whole-time or part-time, of any class of the rural population of the State; (8)˜machinery' includes plant, apparatus, tools and other appliances required for the purpose of carrying on any industrial operation or process; (9)˜owner' means the person who owns any industrial undertaking and includes the successor-in-interest of such person in respect of such undertaking; (10)˜prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (11)˜State means the State of Kerala; (12)˜State aid' means any aid given by or on behalf of the Government under the provisions of this Act and the rules, if any, made thereunder. CHAPTER II The State aid to.....
List Judgments citing this section.....purpose• (i) in cases where the loan exceeds two hundred and fifty rupees, unless the applicant executes a bond with two sureties, to the satisfaction of the pawnbroker or of such authority or person as may be prescribed in this behalf, agreeing to indemnify the pawnbroker in respect of any liability which may be incurred by him by reason of delivering the pledge or otherwise acting in conformity with the declaration; and (ii) in all cases, unless the declaration is duly made and delivered back to the pawnbroker within such period after the delivery of the form to the applicant, as may be prescribed. (c) The pawnbroker is hereby indemnified for not delivering the pledge to any person until expiration of the period aforesaid. (d) The pawnbroker is hereby further indemnified for delivering the pledge or otherwise acting in conformity with the declaration,unless he has had notice within the meaning of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, that the declaration was fraudulent or was false in any material particular. (2) Any person making a declaration under sub-section (1), either as an applicant, or as identifying an applicant, knowing the same to be false in any material.....
List Judgments citing this section.....as the ˜said Act') shall, in its application to the State of Kerala, be amended in the manner hereinafter provided. 3. Substitution of a new section for section 2, Central Act 26 of 1937.• For section 2 of the said Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:• "2. Application of personal law to Muslims.•Notwithstanding any custom or usage to the contrary, in all questions regarding intestate succession, special property of females including personal property inherited or obtained under contract or gift or any other provision of personal law, marriage, dissolution of marriage, including talaq, ila, zihar, lian, khula and mubaraat, maintenance, dower, guardianship, gifts, trusts and trust properties and wakfs (other than charities and charitable institutions and charitable and religious endowments), the rule of decision in cases where the parties are Muslims, shall be the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat)." 4. Repeal.•The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application (Madras Amendment) Act, 1949 (Madras Act XVIII of 1949), as in force in the Malabar disrict referred to in sub-section (2) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Central.....
List Judgments citing this sectionTHE KERALA IDENTIFICATION OF PRISONERS ACT, 1963 THE KERALA IDENTIFICATION OF PRISONERS ACT, 1963 (ACT 39 OF 1963) An Act to unify and amend the laws authorising the taking of measurements and photographs of convicts and others in the State of Kerala WHEREAS it is expedient to unify and amend the laws authorising the taking of measurements and photographs of convicts and others in the State of Kerala; BE it enacted in the Fourteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title, extent and commencement .-(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Identification of Prisoners Act, 1963. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions .-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "measurements" include finger impressions and foot-print impressions ; (b) "Police Officer" means an officer in charge of a police station, a police officer making an investigation under Chapter XIV of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Central Act 5 of 1898), or any other police officer not below the rank of a Sub Inspector; (c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. 3. Taking of measurements,.....
List Judgments citing this section.....commissioner the articles of charges or any of them are not drawn up with sufficient clearness and precision of if in the course of an inquiry new facts and circumstances necessitating the modification or alteration of the articles, of charges or any of them come to light, the commissioner may amend, alter or modify the articles of charges or any of them as is deemed necessary and may adjourn the inquiry for a reasonable time to enable the accused to submit written statement of his defence in respect of the charges modified, amended or altered. The commissioner may also, if he thinks fit, adjourn the inquiry from time to time on the application of either the prosecutor or the person accused on the ground of sickness or unavoidable absence of any witness or other reasonable cause. When such application is made and refused the commissioner shall record the application and his reasons for refusing to comply with it. 22. Report of commissioner's proceedings .- After the close of the inquiry the commissioner shall forthwith report to the Government his proceedings and shall send with the record thereof his opinion upon each of the articles of charges separately and his.....
List Judgments citing this sectionTHE KERALA WAREHOUSES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1963 ACT 14 OF 1963 [1] THE KERALA WAREHOUSES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1963 An Act to amend the Kerala Warehouses Act, 1960 Preamble .-Whereas it is expedient to amend the Kerala Warehouses Act, 1960, for the purposes hereinafter appearing; BE it enacted in the Thirteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short tille, extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Warehouses (Amendment) Act, 1963. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Amendment of Section 19.-In section 19 of the Kerala Ware houses Act, 1960- (i) in sub-section (1), after the proviso, the following further proviso shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided further that nothing contained in this sub-section shall apply to the goods deposited in a warehouse belonging to a Warehousing Corporation established under the Agricultural Produce (Development and Warehousing) Corporations Act, 1956 (Central Act 28 of 1956), where such Warehousing Corporation has agreed in the prescribed manner, to compensate the depositor against loss or damage arising from the prescribed risks." (ii) in.....
List Judgments citing this sectionTHE KERALA CONTINGENCY FUND (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1963 [1] THE KERALA CONTINGENCY FUND (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1963 [1] (Act 1 of 1963) An Act to amend the Kerala Contingency Fund Act, 1957 Preamble.-WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Kerala Contingency Fund Act, 1957, for the purpose hereinafter appearing: BE it enacted in the Thirteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title.- This Act may be called the Kerala Contingency Fund (Amendment) Act, 1963. 2. Amendment of section 2.- In sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Kerala Contingency Fund Act, 1957 (Act 6 of 1957), for the words "a sum of fifty lakhs of rupees" the words " a sum of one hundred and fifty lakhs of rupees" shall be substituted. Kerala State Acts
List Judgments citing this section.....(i) by lineal consanguinity within three degrees or by collateral consanguinity within six degrees or (ii) by marriage with any of the relatives aforesaid. Explanation.- The expressions "lineal consanguinity" and "collateral consanguinity" shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indian Sucession Act, 1925 (Central Act 39 of 1925), and degrees of relationship shall be computed in the manner laid down in that Act. (c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. Removal of the eyes of deceased persons .-(1) If any person, either in writing at any time or orally in the presence of to or more persons during his last illness, has expressed an unequivocal request that his eye or eyes be used for therapeutic purposes after his death, the party lawfully in possession of his body after his death, may, unless, the said party has reason to believe that the request was subsequently withdrawn authorise the removal of the eye or eyes from the body for the use for those purposes. Kerala State Acts
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