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Constitution of India Article 25

Title: Freedom of Conscience and Free Profession, Practice and Propagation of Religion

State: Central

Year: 1950

(1) Subject to public order, morality and health and to the other provisions of this Part, all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practise and propagate religion. (2) Nothing in this article shall affect the operation of any existing law or prevent the State from making any law (a) regulating or restricting any economic, financial, political or other secular activity which maybe associated with religious practice; (b) providing for social welfare and reform or the throwing open of Hindu religious institutions of a public character to all classes and sections of Hindus. Explanation I.The wearing and carrying of kirpans shall be deemed to be included in the profession of the Sikh religion. Explanation II.In sub-clause (b) of clause (2), the reference to Hindus shall be construed as including a reference to persons professing the Sikh, Jaina or Buddhist religion, and the reference to Hindu religious institutions shall be construed accordingly.

Air Force Act, 1950 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....he - is ordered by land, sea or air, and that he will obey all commands of any officer set over him, even to the peril of his life. (3) The fact of an enrolled person having taken the oath or affirmation directed by this section to be taken shall be entered on his enrolment paper and authenticated by the signature of the officer administering the oath or affirmation. CHAPTER 04: CONDITIONS OF SERVICE SECTION 18: TENURE OF SERVICE UNDER THE ACT - Every person subject to this Act shall hold office during the pleasure of the President. SECTION 19: TERMINATION OF SERVICE BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT - Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder, the Central Government may dismiss, or remove from the service any person subject to this Act. SECTION 20: DISMISSAL, REMOVAL OR REDUCTION BY CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF AND OTHER OFFICERS - (1)9[The Chief of the Air Staff] may dismiss or remove from the service any person subject to this Act other than an officer. (2)9[The Chief of the Air Staff] may reduce to a lower grade or rank or the ranks, any warrant officer or any non-commissioned officer. (3) An officer having power not less than.....

Geneva Conventions Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....power to sentence him to death or to imprisonment for a term of two years or more, shall not proceed with the trial until it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court that a notice containing the particulars mentioned in the next following sub-section, so far as they are known to the prosecutor, has been served not less than three weeks previously on the protecting power (if there is a protecting power) and, if the accused is a protected prisoner of war, on the accused and the prisoners' representative. (2) The particulars referred to in the foregoing sub-section are - (a) the full name and description of the accused, including the date of his birth and his profession or trade, if any, and, if the accused is protected prisoner of war, his rank and arm, regimental, personal or serial number; (b) his place of detention, internment or residence; (c) the offence with which he is charged- and (d) the Court before which the trial is to take place and the time and place appointed for the trial. (3) For the purposes of this section a document purporting - (a) to be signed on behalf of the protecting power or by the prisoners representative or by the person accused, as the case may.....

National Security Guard Act, 1986 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....the character of such person, knowing or having reason to believe such statement to be false, or knowingly and wilfully suppresses any material fact, shall, on conviction by a Security Guard Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. SECTION 34: FALSIFYING OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND FALSE DECLARATIONS - Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,- (a) in any report, return, list, certificate, book or other document made or signed by him, or of the contents of which it is his duty to ascertain the accuracy knowingly makes, or is privy to the making of, any false or fraudulent statement; or (b) in any document of the description mentioned in clause (a) knowingly makes, or is privy to the making of, any omission, with intent to defraud, or (c) knowingly and with intent to injure any person, or knowingly and with intent to defraud, suppresses, defaces, alters or makes away with any document which it is his duty to preserve or produce; or (d) where it is his official duty to make a declaration respecting any matter, knowingly makes a false.....

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 Chapter II

Title: Working Journalists

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....the order shall come into operation on the date of publication or on such date, whether prospectively or retrospectively, as may be specified in the order. Section 13 - Working journalists entitled to wages at rates not less than those specified in the order On the coming into operation of an order of the Central Government under section 12, every working journalist shall be entitled to be paid by his employer wages at the rate which shall in no case be less than the rate of wages specified in the order. Section 13A - Power of Government to fix interim rates of wages (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, where the Central Government is of opinion that it is necessary so to do, it may, after consultation with the Board, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix interim rates of wages in respect of working journalists. (2) Any interim rates of wages so fixed shall be binding on all employers in relation to newspaper establishments and every working journalist shall be entitled to be paid wages at a rate which shall, in no case, be less than the interim rates of wages fixed under subsection (1). (3) Any interim rates of wages fixed under sub-section (1).....

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 Section 5

Title: Payment of Gratuity

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....thereof in excess of six months, If the period of such past service exceeds ten years. Explanation.--For the purposes of this sub-section and sub-section (1) of section 17, "family" means-- (i) in the case of a male working journalist, his widow, children, whether married or unmarried, and his dependent parents and the widow and children of his deceased son: Provided that a widow shall not be deemed to be a member of the family of the working journalist if at the time of his death she was not legally entitled to be maintained by him; (ii) in the case of a female working journalist, her husband, children, whether married or unmarried, and the dependent parents of the working journalist or of her husband, and the widow and children of her deceased son: Provided that if the working journalist has expressed her desire to exclude her husband from the family, the husband and his dependent parents shall not be deemed to be a pan of the working journalist's family, and in either of the above two cases, if the child of a working journalist or of a deceased son of a working journalist has been adopted by another person and if under the personal law of the adopter, adoption is.....

Oudh Laws Act, 1876 Part II

Title: General Laws to Be Administeredin Oudh

State: Central

Year: 1876

.....or any other enactment, altered or abolished, or has been modified by any such custom as is above referred to: (c) the rules contained in this Act: (d) the rules published in the Official Gazette as provided by section 40, or made under any other Act for the time being in force in Oudh: (e) the Regulations and Acts specified in the second schedule hereto annexed, subject to the provisions of section 4, and to the modifications mentioned in the third column of the same schedule: (f) subject to the modifications hereinafter mentioned, all enactments for the time being in force and expressly, or by necessary implication, applying to1[ the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956 were comprised in Part A States and Part C States ] or Oudh, or some part of Oudh: (g) in cases not provided for by the former part of this section, or by any other law for the time being in force, the Courts shall act according to justice, equity and good conscience. ______________________ 1. Substituted for "Part A States and Part C States" by 2.A.L.O. 1956 w.e.f 1-11-1956. Section 4 - Validity of local customs and mercantitle usage All local customs and mercantile.....

Oudh Laws Act, 1876 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1876

.....as renters land liable to sale in execution of a decree shall be subject to the following restrictions :- No ancestral land shall be sold in satisfaction of a decree without the permission of the17[State Government]. SECTION 21: APPOINTMENT OF MANAGER OF LAND ATTACHED [Repealed by the Oudh Civil Courts Act, 1879 (13 of 1879).] SECTION 22: SERVICE OF PROCESS WITHIN JURISDICTION OF LUCKNOW CIVIL COURT Notwithstanding anything contained in the said Code, any Civil Court sitting within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the Lucknow Civil Court but exercising jurisdiction beyond such limits, may cause summonses, warrants, notices and other processes to be served within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the Lucknow Civil Court without causing the same processes to be served through such Court. SECTION 23: SECTION SUBSTITUTED FOR ACT 19 OF 1868, SECTION 109 [Repealed by the Oudh Rent Act, 1886 (22 of 1886). ] SECTION 24: SECTION SUBSTITUTED FOR ACT 19 OF 1868, SECTION 118 - [Repealed by the Oudh Rent Act, 1886 (22 of 1886).] SECTION 25: RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY IN JUDGMENT JUDGMENT--DEBTOR'S SIR LAND - [Repealed by the Ouch Rent Act, 1886Amendment Act, 1901 (U.P. 4 of 1901).].....

Punjab Laws Act, 1872 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....repealed in so far as they are inconsistent with those of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act. 1937(26 of 1937)-See Section 6-of that Act. SECTION 06: DECISIONS IN CASES NOT SPECIALLY PROVIDED FOR In cases not otherwise specially provided for, the Judges shall decide according to justice, equity and good conscience. SECTION 07: LOCAL CUSTOMS AND MERCANTILE USAGES WHEN VALID All local customs and mercantile usage's shall be regarded as valid, unless they are contrary to justice, equity or good conscience, or have, before the passing of this Act been declared to be void by any competent authority. SECTION 08A-8C: DESCENT OF JAGHIRS [These sections and the heading "Discent of Jaghirs" were repealed by the Pun- jab Jaghirs Act, 1941 (Punj. 5 of 1941),S. 13.] SECTION 09--20 PRE--EMPTION [Repealed by the Punjab Pre -emption Act. 1905 (Punj Act 2 of 1905). section 2(1).] SECTION 21: DECREES CONCERNING LAND Copy of decrees affecting land to be forwarded to Deputy Commissioner.- I Repealed by the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (17 of 1887).] SECTION 22:-32: INSOLVENCY [Repealed by the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1907 (3 of 1907).] SECTION 33: SAVING OF PREVIOUS.....

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....shall apply to every newspaper establishment in which twenty or more persons are employed on any day, as if such newspaper establishment were a factory to which the aforesaid Act had been applied by a notification of the Central Government under sub-section (31 of Sec. 1- thereof, and as if a newspaper employee were an employee within the meaning of that Act. SECTION 16: EFFECT OF LAWS AND AGREEMENTS INCONSISTENT WITH THIS ACT (1) The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law or in the terms of any award, agreement or contract of service, whether made before or after the commencement of this Act : Provided that where under any such award, agreement, contract of service or otherwise a newspaper employee is entitled to benefits in respect of any matter which are more favourable to him than those to which he would be entitled under this Act, the newspaper employee shall continue to be entitled to the more favourable benefits in respect of that matter, notwithstanding that he receives benefits in respect of other matters under this Act. (2) Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to preclude.....