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Indian Easements Act, 1882 Section 18

Title: Customary Easements

State: Central

Year: 1882

An easement may be acquired in virtue of a local custom. Such easements are called customary easements. Illustrations (a) By the custom of a certain village every cultivator of village land is entitled, as such, to graze his cattle on the common pasture. A having become the tenant of a plot of uncultivated land in the village breaks up and cultivates that plot. He thereby acquire? an easement to graze his cattle in accordance with the custom. (b) By the custom of a certain town no owner or occupier of a house can open a new window therein so as substantially to invade his neighbour's privacy. A builds a house in the town near B's house. A thereupon acquires an easement that B shall not open new windows in his house so as to command a view of the portions of A's house which are ordinarily excluded from observation, and B acquires a like easement with respect to A's house.

Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 Section 17

Title: Adjustment of Customary or Interim Bonus Against Bonus Payable Under the Act

State: Central

Year: 1965

Whether in any accounting year (a) an employer has paid any puja bonus or other customary bonus to an employee; or (b) an employer has paid a part of the bonus payable under this Act to an employee before the date on which such bonus becomes payable, then, the employer shall be entitled to deduct the amount of bonus so paid from the amount of bonus payable by him to the employee under this Act in respect of that accounting year and the employee shall be entitled to receive only the balance.

Bombay Hereditary Offices Act, 1874, (Maharashtra) Section 16

Title: Rights of Individuals to Exact Customary Service from Village Servants Not Affected

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1874

Nothing in the last preceding section shall be held to affect any rights of individuals or village communities to exact such service as may be customary from village servants whose watans were originally granted or are now held for the performance of such service, but who have been relieved by 1[the 2[State] Government] of liability to perform such service to the State. ________________ 1 The words "the Provincial Government" were substituted for the word "Government" by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council. 2 This word was substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.

The Nagaland Jhumland Act, 1970 Complete Act

State: Nagaland

Year: 1970

.....such instruments as the amount to be paid in case of a breach of conditions thereof may, notwithstanding anything in section 74 of the Indian Contract Act. 1872 be recovered from him in case of such branch under the Bengal Demands Recovery Act. 1913 (Bengal Act 3 of 1913) or any other law for the time being in force. 34. Power to remove difficulties (1) If difficulty or doubt arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act the State Government may by order published in the Gazette, make such provision, not inconsistent with the purpose of this Act as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the removal if the difficulty or doubt and the Order of the State Government in such cases shall be final. (2) Every order made under his section shall he laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Nagaland Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of seven days, which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following the Nagaland Legislative Assembly agree in making any modification in the order or the Nagaland legislative Assembly.....

The Kerala Agrarian Relations Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1960

.....granted in respect of any hut not belonging to him and situated. (a) in a plantation; or (b) in any area of land which is appurtenant to a mill, factory or workshop, and in connection with the employment of such person in the plantation, mill, factory or workshop, unless he was, immediately before the commencement of this Act, entitled to the rights of a Kudikidappukaran or the holder of a protected Ulkudi or Kudikidappu under any law. Explanation I.-- For the purpose of this clause "hut" means any dwelling house which has a value not exceeding four hundred rupees or the monthly rent of which does not exceed four rupees. Explanations II.-- Any person who was in occupation of a kudikidappu on the 11th day of April, 1957, and who continued to be in such occupation at the commencement of this Act shll be deemed to be in occupation of such Kudikadappu with permission as required under this clause. Explanation III.-- Where any kudikidappukaran secures any mortgage with possession over the land in which the kudikidappu is situate, his kudikidappu right shall revive on the redemption of the mortgage, provided that he has at the time of the redemption no homestead or land,.....

The Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Nomination & Election of the Syiem, Deputy Syiem, Myntri, Basan & Rangbah Shnong of Bhowal Syiemship) Act, 2008 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 2008

.....or (d) he is found to be mentally unfit to carry out his functions; or (e) he is found incapable of carrying on the administration to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee due to ill health, old age or habitual drunkenness; or (f) he violated any customary rights and practices prevailing in the Elaka and duly recognized by the Executive Committee; or (g) he has been convicted of an offences involving moral turpitude; or (h) he is found to have oppressed the people of the Elaka and they have just cause for dissatisfaction with his mis-rule; or (i) he has lost the confidence of the majority of his electors or of the people of the Elaka; or (j) he is an undischarged insolvent; or (k) he is found to have been conducting himself in a manner derogatory to his office or pre-judicial to the interest of the Elaka or part thereof; or (l) has been conducting himself in a manner which may undermine the authority of the Executive Committee or the District Council; or (m) he fails to convene the annual Durbar Pyllun. Provided further that (i) any complaint against the Syiem should be brought before the Durbar Hima for necessary decision and (ii) the Syiem shall.....

Marine Insurance Act, 1963 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....any express or implied warranty. (4) Whether any particular circumstance, which is not disclosed, be material or not is, in each case, a question of fact. (5) The term "circumstance" includes any communication made to, or information received by, the assured. SECTION 21: DISCLOSURE BY AGENT EFFECTING INSURANCE Subject to the provisions of the preceding section as to circumstances which need not be disclosed, where an insurance is effected for the assured by an agent, the agent must disclose to the insurer- (a) every material circumstance which is known to himself, and an agent to insure is deemed to know every circumstance which in the ordinary course of business ought to be known by, or to have been communicated to, him; and (b) every material circumstance which the assured is bound to disclose, unless it comes to his knowledge too late to communicate it to the agent. SECTION 22: REPRESENTATIONS PENDING NEGOTIATION OF CONTRACT (1) Every material representation made by the assured or his agent to the insurer during the negotiations for the contract, and before the contract is concluded, must be true. If it be untrue the insurer may avoid the contract. (2) A representation is.....

The Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Appointment & Succession of Syiem, Deputy Syiem & Electors of Myriaw Syiemship) Act, 2007 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 2007

.....or (d) he is found to be mentally unfit to carry out his functions; or (e) he is found incapable of carrying on the administration to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee due to ill health, old age or habitual drunkenness; or (f) he violates any customary rights and practices prevailing in the Hima and duly recognized by the Executive Committee; or (g) he has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude; or (h) he is found to have oppressed the people of the Hima and they have just cause for dissatisfaction with his misrule; or (i) he has lost the confidence of the majority of his electors or of the people of the Hima; or (j) he is an undischarged insolvent; or (k) he does not reside within the Hima; or (l) he is found to have been conducting himself in a manner derogatory to his Office or prejudicial to the interest of the Hima or part thereof; or (m)he has been conducting himself in a manner which may undermine the authority of the Executive Committee or the District Council. Provided that:- 1. every such case shall be placed before the Council in its next Session and 2. the Syiem shall not be removed from Office or punished with.....

The Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Nomination and Election of the Syiem, Deputy Syiem, Lyngdoh and Sordar of Rambrai Syiemship) Act, 2010 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 2010

.....or (d) he is found to be mentally unfit to carry out his functions; or (e) he is found incapable of carrying on the administration to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee due to ill health, old age or habitual drunkenness; or (f) he violates any customary rights and practices prevailing in the Hima and duly recognized by the Executive Committee; or (g) he has been convicted of an offences involving moral turpitude; or (h) he is found to have oppressed the people of the Hima and they have just cause for dissatisfaction with his mis-rule; or (i) he has lost the confidence of the majority of his electors or of the people of the Hima; or (j) he is an undischarged insolvent; or (k) he is found to have been conducting himself in a manner derogatory to his office or prejudicial to the interest of the Hima or part thereof; or (l) he has been conducting himself in a manner which may undermine the authority of the Executive Committee or the District Council; or (m) he fails to convene the annual Durbar Hima or Durbar Pyllun. Provided that the Syiem shall not be removed from office or punished with suspension unless he is given an opportunity of being heard. .....

The Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Nomination & Election of the Syiem, Deputy Syiem & Headmen of Langrin Syiemship) Act, 2007 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 2007

.....or (d) he is found to be mentally unfit to carry out his functions; or (e) he is found incapable of carrying on the administration to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee due to ill health, old age or habitual drunkenness; or (f) he violates any customary rights and practices prevailing in the Elaka and duly recognized by the Executive Committee; or (g) he has been convicted of an offences involving moral turpitude; or (h) he is found to have oppressed the people of the Elaka and they have just cause for dissatisfaction with his misrule; or (i) he has lost the confidence of the majority of his electors or of the people of the Elaka; or (j) he is an undischarged insolvent; or (k) he is found to have been conducting himself in a manner derogatory to his office or pre-judicial to the interest of the Elaka or part thereof; or (l) he has been conducting himself in a manner which may undermine the authority of the Executive Committee; or (m) he fails to convene the annual Durbar Hima or Durbar Pyllun. Provided further that (i) any complaint against the Syiem should first be brought to the knowledge of the Durbar Hima and (ii) the Syiem shall not be.....