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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

.....or confinement of a person according to the usages of the service and includes military or naval custody: (vi) "air force law" means the law enacted by this Act and the rules made there under and includes the usages of the service; (vii) "air force reward" includes any gratuity or annuity for long service or good conduct, badge pay or pension, and any other air force pecuniary reward; (viii) "airman" means any person subject to this Act other than an officer; (ix) "air officer" means any officer of the Air Force above the rank of group captain; (x) "air signal" means any signal intended for the guidance of aircraft, whether given by flag, ground signal, light, wind indicator or in any manner whatsoever: (xi) "Chief Legal Adviser" means a person appointed as such by5[the Chief of the Air Staff] to give advice on matters relating to air force law and to perform such other duties of a legal character as may arise in connection therewith; (xii) "civil offence" means an offence which is triable by a criminal court; (xiii) "civil prison" means any jail or place used for the detention of any criminal prisoner under the Prisons Act, 1894-, or under any other law for the time.....

Geneva Conventions Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....(d) procedural matters relating to legal representation, appeals, etc. 3. The existing law on the subject is to be found in the Geneva Convention Act, 1911 (an Act of the United Kingdom) as applied to India by the Gevena Convention Act, 1911 (British India) Order-in-Council dated the 24th October, 1916, and the Geneva Convention Implementing Act, 1936 (14 of 1936). The provisions of these Acts, however, are confined to extending protection to the two emblems, namely, the Red Cross and the Geneva Cross. 4. The Bill seeks to implement the Conventions in so far as it is necessary so to do and, at the same time, consolidates the law on the subject by repealing the United Kingdom Act of 1911andthe Central Act 14 of 1936and incorporating their provisions in the Bill." - Gaz. of Ind., 1959, Extra. Pt. II, S. 2, p. 1098. An Act to enable effect to be given to certain International Conventions done at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, 1949, to which India is a party, and for purposes connected therewith. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :- -Geneva Conventions of 12th August, 1949, were ratified by the President on the 16th October,.....

National Security Guard Act, 1986 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....the duties of his appointment, except with the previous permission in writing of the prescribed authority. SECTION 08: TENURE OF SERVICE UNDER THE ACT Every person subject to this Act shall hold office during the pleasure of the President. SECTION 09: TERMINATION OF SERVICE BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules, the Central Government may dismiss or remove from service any person subject to this Act. SECTION 10: DISMISSAL, REMOVAL OR REDUCTION BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND BY OTHER OFFICERS (1) The Director-General, any Additional Director-General or any Inspector-General may dismiss or remove from service or reduce to a lower grade or rank or the ranks, any person subject to this Act other than an officer. (2) An officer not below the rank of a Deputy Inspector-General or any prescribed officer may dismiss or remove from the service any person under his command other than an officer or an Assistant Commander. (3) Any such officer as is mentioned in sub-section (2) may reduce to it lower grade or rank or the ranks any person under his command except an officer or an Assistant Commander. (4) The exercise of any power under this Section shall be.....

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

Title: Working Journalists

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....13A to section 12 shall be construed asreferences to section 12 read with this section. (3) The Tribunal, in discharging its functions under thisAct, may act on the evidence recorded by the Wage Board or partly recorded bythe Wage Board and partly recorded by itself: Provided that if the Tribunal is of opinion that furtherexamination of any of the witnesses whose evidence has already been recorded isnecessary in the interests of justice, it may re-summon any such witness, andafter such further examination, cross-examination and re-examination, if any,as it may permit, the witness shall be discharged. (4) On the constitution of a Tribunal under sub-section(1), the Board constituted under section 9 and functioning immediately beforesuch constitution shall cease to exist and the members constituting that Boardshall be deemed to have vacated their offices: Provided that any interim rates of wages fixed by theCentral Government under section 13A in respect of working journalists and inforce immediately before the constitution of the Tribunal shall remain in forceuntil the order of the Central Government under section 12 read with thissection comes into operation]. .....

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

.....affects the provisions of sections 102,104,105,106,107and108of the Oudh Rent Act (19 of 1868)14with regard to the limitation of suits under that Act. SECTION 17: Act 32 of 1871, section 28, to cease in any district from date of notification that it is no longer under settlement - [Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891).] SECTION 18: RECOGNISED AGENTS - [Repealed by the Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891).] SECTION 19: RULES FOR TAKING EVIDENCE Section 172 of Act No. 8 of 1859is hereby repealed, so far as the Province of Oudh is concerned, and the following section is substituted therefore: "on the day appointed for the hearing of the suit, or on some other day to which the hearing may be adjourned, the evidence of the witnesses in attendance shall be taken orally in open Court in the presence and hearing and under the personal direction and superintendence of the Judge." "A note of the essential points of the evidence of each witness is to be taken at the time, and in the course of oral examinations, by the officer who tries the case in his own language, or in English if he is .sufficiently acquainted with that language and such note shall be filed, and.....

Punjab Laws Act, 1872 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....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 INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS -[Repealed by the Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891).] SECTION 34: "38 MINORS AND THE COURT OF WARDS [Repealed by the Punjab Court of Wards Act, 1903 (Punj. Act 2 of 1903),section 2(1) I SECTION 39: INDIAN PENAL CODE TO APPLY TO OFFENCES COMMITTED PREVIOUS TO 1ST JANUARY, 1862 The provisions of the Indian Penal Code-with the exception of Chapter VI, shall be applicable to all offences committed before first January, 1862, in territory which was, at the time of the commission of such offence, subject to the4[State Government] of the Punjab Saving of privileges conferred on certain Chiefs. Provided that nothing contained in this section shall affect any privilege conferred on.....

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

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....12-shall be construed as references to Sec. 12-read with this section. (3) The Tribunal, in discharging its functions under this Act, may act on the evidence recorded by the Wage Board or partly recorded by the Wage Board and partly recorded by itself: Provided that if the Tribunal is of opinion that further examination of any of the witnesses whose evidence has already been recorded Is necessary in the interests of justice it may re-summon any such witness, and after such further examination, cross-examination and re-examination. If any, as it may permit, the witness shall be discharged. (4) On the constitution of a Tribunal under sub-section (1) the Board constituted under Sec. 9-and functioning immediately before such constitution shall cease to exist and the members constituting that Board shall be deemed to have vacated their offices : Provided that any interim rates of wages fixed by the Central Government under Sec. 13-A-in respect of working journalists, and in force immediately before the constitution of the Tribunal shall remain in force until the order of the Central Government under Sec. 12- read with this section comes into operation.] SECTION.....