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Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 37

Title: Withdrawal of Candidature

State: Central

Year: 1951

(1) Any candidate may withdraw his candidature by a notice in writing which shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed and shall be subscribed by him and delivered before three O'clock in the afternoon on the day fixed under clause (c) of section 30 to the returning officer either by such candidate in person or by his proposer,1[***] or election agent who has been authorised in this behalf in writing by such candidate. 1[***] (2) No person who has given a notice or withdrawal of his candidature under subsection (1) shall be allowed to cancel the notice. 2[(3) The returning officer shall, on being satisfied as to the genuineness of a notice or withdrawal and the identity of the person delivering it under sub-section (1), cause the notice to be affixed in some conspicuous place in his office.] ______________________ 1. The word "seconder" and the proviso omitted by Act 27 of 1956, Section 20. 2. Substituted by Act 40 of 1961, Section 10, for sub-section (3) w.e.f. 20-9-1961.

Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Section 6

Title: Withdrawal of Candidature

State: Central

Year: 1952

(1) Any candidate may withdraw his candidature by a notice in writing in the prescribed formsubscribed by him and delivered before iforce. O'clock in theafternoon on the date fixed under clause (c) of sub section (1) of section 4, to the Returning Officer either by such candidate in person or 1 [byany one of his proposers or seconders] whohas been athorised in this behalf in writing by such candidate. (2) No person who has given a notice of withdrawal of his candidature under sub-scction (1) shall be allowed to cancel thenotice. 2 [(3) The Returning Officer shall, on being satisfied as to the genuineness of a notice ofwithdrawal and the identity of the person delivering it under sub-section (1), cause the notice to be affixed in some conspicuousplaec in his office. _____________________________________ 1.Substituted for the words "by his proposer or seconder" by thePresidential and Vice-Presidential Elections (Amendment) Act, 1974 (5 of 1974), sections(w.e.f. 23-3-1974). 2. Substituted for sub-section (3), "by his proposer or seconder" by thePresidential and Vice-Presidential Elections (Amendment) Act, 1974 (5 of 1974), sections(w.e.f. 23-3-1974).

Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1980

..... (7) "building of the warehouse class" means a building, the whole or a substantial part of which is used, or intended to be used, as a warehouse, factory, manufactory, brewery, or distillery, or for any similar purpose, which is neither a "domestic building" nor a "public building" as defined in this section, and includes a hut used or intended to be used for any of the purposes mentioned in this clause; (8) "bustee" means an area containing land not less than seven hundred square metres in area occupied by or for the purposes of any collection of huts or other structures used or intended to be used for human habitation. Explanation.-If any question arises as to whether any particular area is or is not a bustee, the Corporation shall decide the question and its decision shall be final; (9) "Kolkata" means the area described in Schedule I; 3 Clause (10) omitted by s. 2 of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1996 (West Ben. Act VI of 1996) (with retrospective effect from 4.12.1995), which was earlier as under: '(10) "candidate" in section 75 and in Schedule III means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election of a Councillor or who claims.....

Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1998 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1998

.....be presumed that the budget, as presented by the Board, has been duly approved by the Government. Section16 Vacancies not to invalidate Board's action No act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid merely by reason of the existence of any vacancy among its members or any defect in the constitution thereof. Section17 Powers and function of the Board (1)The Board shall exercise superintendence and control over the Marketing Committees. (2)The Government or the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman of the Board or any other official of the Board authorised in this behalf by the Board may call for from any Marketing Committee or any trader, godown keeper or any other functionary operating within the Market area any information or relating to agricultural produce and shall have and the power to inspect the records and accounts of such Marketing Committee, trader, godown-keeper or other functionary and shall also have power to seize or take into possession against proper receipt the records, and accounts books, stocks of notified agricultural produce along with its containers and carriers. (3)It may authorise officer/officers of the Board and/or Marketing Committees to.....

Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1971

.....assets and liabilities of the local Gurdwara so affiliated and of the registered Singh Sabha shall thereafter vest in the Committee. Section35 Act not to affect rites and practices of Sikh religion Nothing contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force shall (a) save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder, affect any honour, emolument or perquisite to which any person is entitled by custom or otherwise in any Gurdwara; (b) authorise any interference with the religious or spiritual functions performed in any Gurdwara. Section36 Members, officers and other employees to be public servants Every member of the Committee, the Executive Board, or any sub-committee, the Director Gurdwara Elections and every other officer and employee of the Committee shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code 45 of 1860. Section37 Salary, etc., of the Director Gurdwara Election to be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund of India in the first instance (1) The salaries and allowances payable to the Director Gurdwara Elections or to the officers and other.....

The Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1994

THE KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994 THE KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994 [Act No. 13 of 1994] PREAMBLE An Act to replace the present enactments relating to Panchayats and district councils by a comprehensive enactment. Whereas it is expedient to replace the present enactments relating to Panchayats' and district councils by a comprehensive enactment to establish a three-tier Panchayat Raj System in the State in line with the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, for securing a greater measure of participation of the people in planned development and in local governmental affairs, by constituting village, block and district Panchayats; And endow such Panchayats with such powers and authority to enable them to function as institutions of self-government; And entrusting such Panchayats the preparation of plans and implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice including the implementation of schemes in relation to the matters listed in the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution; Be it enacted in the Forty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Chapter I - PRELIMINARY (Pub. in K.G. Ex. No. 1175 dated 23-11-1995).....

Presidential and Vicepresidential Elections Act, 1952 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1952

.....or refusal of a vote, or (ii) by any non-compliance with the provisions of the Constitution or of this Act or of any rules or orders made under this Act; or (iii) by reason of the fact that the nomination of any candidate (other than the successful candidate), who has not withdrawn his candidature, has been wrongly accepted; or (c) that the nomination of any candidate has been wrongly rejected or the-nomination of the successful candidate has been wrongly accepted; the Supreme Court shall declare the election of the returned candidate to be void. (2) For the purposes of this section, the offences of bribery and undue influence at an election have the same meaning as in (Indian Penal Code, 1860) SECTION 19 : Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may be declared to have been elected If any person who has lodged an election petition has, in addition to calling in question the election of the returned candidate, claimed a declaration that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected and the Supreme Court is of opinion that in fact the petitioner or such other candidate received a majority of the valid votes, the Supreme Court shall, after.....

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Part V

Title: Conduct of Elections

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2 Schedule, for certain words w.e.f. 9-9-1975. 3. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "a sum of ten thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of five thousand rupees" 4. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "a sum of five thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of two thousand five hundred rupees" Section 35 - Notice of nominations and the time and place for their scrutiny The returning officer shall, on receiving the nomination paper1[under sub-section (1) or, as the case may be, sub-section (1 A) of section 33], inform the person or persons delivering the same of the date, time and place fixed for the scrutiny of nominations and shall enter on the nomination paper its serial number, and shall.....

West Bengal Municipal Elections Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1994

..... Provided that no such declaration shall be made if the question of such disqualification was raised in an election petition presented under this Act. (2) No act done by a member as aforesaid while remaining in office, shall be invalid on account of his election being declared void subsequently. (3) The casual vacancy arising out of any election being declared void under this section shall be filled up in accordance with the provision of this Act. Section 32 Disqualification on ground of corrupt practices (1) Any person who stands disqualified [under section] Section 76 may, if the period of such disqualification has not expired, submit a petition to the Governor [for removal] of such disqualification for the unexpired portion of the said period. (2) Before giving his decision on any question, or on any petition submitted under sub-section (2), the Governor may obtain the opinion of the Commission on such question or petition. Section 33 Disqualification for dismissal for corruption of disloyalty (1) A person who having held an office under the Government of India or under the Government of any State or under any Municipality has been dismissed for corruption or for.....

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Chapter I

Title: Nomination of Candidates

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2 Schedule, for certain words w.e.f. 9-9-1975. 3. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "a sum of ten thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of five thousand rupees" 4. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "a sum of five thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of two thousand five hundred rupees" Section 35 - Notice of nominations and the time and place for their scrutiny The returning officer shall, on receiving the nomination paper1[under sub-section (1) or, as the case may be, sub-section (1 A) of section 33], inform the person or persons delivering the same of the date, time and place fixed for the scrutiny of nominations and shall enter on the nomination paper its serial number, and shall.....