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Societies Registration Act, 1860 Section 12

Title: Societies Enabled to Alter, Extend or Abridge their Purposes

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whenever it shall appear to the governing body of any society registered under this Act, which has been established for any particular purpose or purposes, that it is advisable to alter, extend, or abridge such purpose to or for other purposes within the meaning of this Act, or to amalgamate such society either wholly or partially with any other society, such governing body may submit the proposition to the members of the society in a written or printed report, and may convene a special meeting for the consideration thereof according to the regulations of the society; but no such proposition shall be carried into effect unless such report shall have been delivered or sent by post to every member of the society ten days previous to the special meeting convened by the governing body for the consideration thereof, nor unless such proposition shall have been agreed to by the votes of three-fifths of .the members delivered in person or by proxy, and confirmed by the votes of three-fifths of the members present at a second special meeting convened by the governing body at an interval of one month after the former meeting.

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Constitution of India Part 3

Title: Fundamental Rights

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....the enforcement of section 3 of the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, article 22 shall stand amended as directed in section 3 of that Act. For the text of section 3 of that Act, Article 23 to 24 - Right against Exploitation Article 23 - Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour (1) Traffic in human beings and beggar and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law. (2) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from imposing compulsory service for public purpose, and in imposing such service the State shall not make any discrimination on grounds only of religion, race, caste or class or any of them. Article 24 - Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc. No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment. Article 25 to 28 - Right to Freedom of Religion Article 25 - Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion (1) Subject to public order, morality and health and to the other provisions of this.....

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Constitution of India Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1949

.....of this Constitution if- (a) he or either of his parents or any of his grand- parents was born in India as defined in (Government of India Act, 1935) (as originally enacted); and (b) (i) in the case where such person has so migrated before the nineteenth day of July, 1948. he has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India since the date of his migration, or (ii) in the case where such person has so migrated on or after the nineteenth day of July, 1948, he has been registered as a citizen of India by an officer appointed in that behalf by the Government of the Dominion of India on an application made by him therefor to such officer before the commencement of this Constitution in the form and manner prescribed by that Government : Provided that no person shall be so registered unless he has been resident in the territory of India for at least six months immediately preceding the date of his application. ARTICLE 7: Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan: Notwithstanding anything in (Art.5) and (Art.6), a person who has after the first day of March, 1947, migrated from the territory of India to the territory now included in Pakistan shall not be.....

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Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Chapter II

Title: Civil Services-general Provisions

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....not being an order ofthe Governor-General or a Governor. (4) Notwithstandinganything in this section, but subject to any other provision of this Act, Actsof the appropriate Legislature in India may regulate the conditions of serviceof persons serving His Majesty in a civil capacity in India and any rules madeunder this section shall have effect subject to the provisions of any such Act. Provided that nothingin any such Act shall have effect so as to deprive any person of any rightsrequired to be given to him by the provisions, of the last precedingsub-section. (5) No rules madeunder this section and no Act of any Legislature 1 [in India] shall beconstrued to limit or abridge the power of the Governor-General or a Governor todeal with the case of any person serving His Majesty in a civil capacity 1 [inIndia] in such manner as may appear to him to be just and equitable: Provided that, whereany such rule or Act is applicable to the case of any person, the case shall notbe dealt with in any manner less favourable to him than that provided by thatrule or Act. ________________________ 1.Omitted, by by theIndia (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947. 2.Subscribed by by.....

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Government of India Act, 1915-19 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1935

State: Central

Year: 1915

.....of ministers. (3) If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor-General is by or under this Act required to act in his discretion or to exercise his individual judgment, the decision, of the Governor-General in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor-General shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion, or ought or ought not to have exercised his individual judgment]. ___________________________ 1.These words up to the end of the section were omitted, by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947. 10. Other Provisions as to ministers (1) The Governor-General's ministers shall be chosen and summoned by him, shall be sworn as members of the council, and shall hold office during his pleasure. (2) A minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of 1 [either Chamber of] the Federal Legislature shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a minister. (3) The salaries of ministers shall be such as the Federal Legislature may from time to time by Act determine and, until the Federal.....

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Government of India Act, 1935 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....council of ministers. (3) If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor-General is by or under this Act required to act in his discretion or to exercise his individual judgment, the decision of the Governor-General in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor-General shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion, or ought or ought not to have exercised his individual judgment]. SECTION 10: OTHER PROVISIONS AS TO MINISTERS (1) The Governor-General's ministers shall be chosen and summoned by him, shall be sworn as members of the council, and shall hold office during his pleasure. (2) A minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of15[either Chamber of] the Federal Legislature shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a minister. (3) The salaries of ministers shall be such as the Federal Legislature may from time to time by Act determine and, until the Federal Legislature so determine, shall be determined, by the Governor-General: Provided that the salary of a minister shall not be varied during his term.....

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Delhi High Court Act, 1966 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1966

.....entitled to practise or an attorney entitled to an act in the High Court of Punjab shall be recognized as advocate or an attorney entitled to practise or act, as the case may be, in the High Court of Delhi Section7 Practice and Procedure in the High Court of Delhi Subject to the provisions of the Act, the law in force immediately before the appointed day with respect to practice and procedure in the High Court of Delhi and accordingly the High Court of Delhi shall have all such powers to make rules and orders with respect to practice and procedure as are immediately before the appointed day exercisable by the High Court of Punjab and shall also have powers to make rules and orders with respect to practice and procedure for the exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction: Provided that any rules or orders which are, in force immediately before the appointed day with respect to practice and procedure in the High Court of Punjab shall, until varied or revoked .by rules or orders made by the High Court of Delhi, apply with the necessary modifications in relation to practice and procedure in the High Court of Delhi as if made by that High Court Section8.....

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Societies Registration Act, 1860 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1860

.....with Registrar of Joint-stock companies 19 Inspection of documents 20 To what societies Act applies SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860 [Act No. 21 of Yr. 1860] An Act for the registration of literary, scientific and charitable societies Whereas it is expedient the provision should be made for improving the legal condition or societies established for the promotion of literature, science, or the fine arts, or for the diffusion of useful knowledge, l [the diffusion of political education], or for charitable purposes; Comment : Charitable purposes which came within the language and spirit of the statute of Elizabeth (43 Eliz ch 4) could be grouped into four heads, (i) relief of poverty, (ii) education, (iii) advancement of religion and (iv) other purposes beneficial to the community not coming under any of the preceding heads. The words in Act 21/1860 are, therefore, to be understood as including religious purposes also. Hindu Public v. Rajdhani Puja Samithee AIR 1999 SUPREME COURT 964 It is enacted as follows :- 1. Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration Any seven or more persons associated for any literary, scientific,.....

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Societies Registration Act, 1860 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1860

.....Registrar of Joint-stock companies 19 Inspection of documents 20 To what societies Act applies SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860 [Act No. 21 of Yr. 1860] An Act for the registration of literary, scientific and charitable societies Whereas it is expedient the provision should be made for improving the legal condition or societies established for the promotion of literature, science, or the fine arts, or for the diffusion of useful knowledge, l [the diffusion of political education], or for charitable purposes; Comment : Charitable purposes which came within the language and spirit of the statute of Elizabeth (43 Eliz ch 4) could be grouped into four heads, (i) relief of poverty, (ii) education, (iii) advancement of religion and (iv) other purposes beneficial to the community not coming under any of the preceding heads. The words in Act 21/1860 are, therefore, to be understood as including religious purposes also. Hindu Public v. Rajdhani Puja Samithee AIR 1999 SUPREME COURT 964 It is enacted as follows :- 1. Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration Any seven or more persons associated for any literary, scientific,.....

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Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 Section 22

Title: Professional or Other Misconduct Defined

State: Central

Year: 1949

2[22. Professional or other misconduct defined.-- For the purposes of this Act, the expression "professional or other misconduct" shall be deemed to include any act or omission provided in any of the Schedules, but nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or abridge in any way the power conferred or duty cast on the Director (Discipline) under sub-section (1) of section 21 to inquire into the conduct of any member of the Institute under any other circumstances. ________________________ 1. Footnote under Section 21. 2. Substituted by the Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Act, 2006, dated 22nd March, 2006. Prior to substitution, it read as under:- "122. Professional misconduct defined.-- For the purposes of this Act, the expression "professional misconduct "shall be deemed to include any act or omission specified in any of the Schedules, but nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or abridge in any way the power conferred or duty cast on the Council under sub-section (1) of Section 21 to inquire into the conduct of any member of the Institute under any other circumstances."

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