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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Section 20

Title: Other Suits to Beinstituted Where Defendants Reside or Cause of Action Arises

State: Central

Year: 1908

.....A resides at Simla, B at Calcutta and C at Delhi, A, B and C being together at Benaras, B and C make a joint promissory note payable on demand, and deliver it to A. A may sue B and C at Benaras, where the cause of action arose. He may also sue them at Calcutta, where B resides, or at Delhi, where C resides; but in each of these cases, if the non-resident defendant objects, the suit cannot proceed without the leave of the Court. __________________ 1. Explanation I omitted by Act 104 of 1976, section 7 (w.e.f. 1-2-1977). 2. Substituted by Act 104 of 1976, section 7(ii), for Explanation II (w.e.f. 1-2-1977). 3. Substituted by Act 2 of 1951, section 3, for "the States" (w.e.f. 1-4-1951).

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Section 85

Title: Persons Specially Appointed by Government to Prosecute or Defend on Behalf of Foreign Rulers

State: Central

Year: 1908

(1) The Central Government may, at the request of the Ruler of a foreign State or at the request of any person competent in the opinion of the Central Government to act on behalf of such Ruler, by order, appoint any persons to prosecute or defend any suit on behalf of such Ruler, and any persons so appointed shall be deemed to be the recognized agents by whom appearances, acts and applications under this Code may be made or done on behalf of such Ruler. (2) An appointment under this section may be made for the purpose of a specified suit or of several specified suits, or for the purpose of all such suits as it may from time to time be necessary to prosecute or defend on behalf of such Ruler. (3) A person appointed under this section may authorise or appoint any other persons to make appearances and applications and do acts in any such suit or suits as if he were himself a party thereto.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 303

Title: Right of Person Against Whom Proceedings Are Instituted to Be Defended

State: Central

Year: 1973

Any person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court, or against whom proceedings are instituted under this Code, may of right be defended by a pleader of his choice.

Code of Civil Procedure 1908 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1908

.....under the Government; (d) every officer of a Court of Justice whose duty it is, as such officer, to investigate or report on any matter of law or fact, or to make, authenticate or keep any document, or to take charge or dispose of any property, or to execute any judicial process, or to administer any oath, or to interpret, or to preserve order in the Court, and every person especially authorized by a Court of Justice to perform any of such duties; (e) every person who holds any office by virtue of which he is empowered to place or keep any person in confinement; (f) every officer of the Government whose duty it is, as such officer, to prevent offences, to give information of offences, to bring offenders to justice, or to protect the public health, safety or convenience; (g) every officer whose duty it is, as such officer, to take, receive, keep or expend any property on behalf of the Government, or to make any survey, assessment or contract on behalf of the Government, or to execute any revenue process, or to investigate, or to report on, any matter affecting the pecuniary interests of the Government, or to make, authenticate or keep any document relating to the pecuniary.....

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Order 1 Rule 1 to 13

Title: Parties to Suits

State: Central

Year: 1908

.....in such persons, whether jointly, severally or in the alternative; and (b) if such persons brought separate suits, any common question of law or fact would arise.] 2. Power of Court to order separate trials Where it appears to the Court that any joinder of plaintiffs may embarrass or delay the trial of the suit, the Court may put the plaintiffs to their election or order separate trials or make such other order as may be expedient. 2[3. Who may be joined as defendants All persons may be joined in one suit as defendants where-- (a) any right to relief in respect of, or arising out of, the same act or transaction or series of acts or transactions is alleged to exist against such persons, whether jointly, severally or in the alternative; and (b) if separate suits were brought against such persons, any common question of law or fact would arise.] 3[3-A. Power to order separate trials where joinder of defendants may embarrass or delay trial Where it appears to the Court that any joinder of defendants may embarrass or delay the trial of the suit, the Court may order separate trials or make such other order as may be expedient in the interests of justice.] 4......

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.....

Delhi Cooperative Societies Act, 1972 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1972

.....to receive, on the issue of the order of amalgamation, division or reorganisation, his share or interest, if he be a member and the amount in satisfaction of his dues, if he be a creditor (5) On the issue of an order under sub-section (1), the provisions of subsections (2) , (3) and (4) of Section 19 shall apply to the co-operative societies so amalgamated, divided or re-organised as if the amalgamation, division or reorganisation had been made under Section 15 Section17 Registrar to prepare scheme of amalgamation of co-operative bank in certain cases When an order of moratorium has been made by the Central Government under sub-section (2) of Section 45 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, in respect of a co-operative bank, the Registrar with the previous approval of the Reserve Bank in writing, may, during the period of moratorium, prepare a scheme (a) for the reorganisation of the Co-operative Bank; or (b) for the amalgamation of the co-operative bank with any other cooperative bank Section18 Liability of a co-operative bank to the Deposit Insurance Corporation Notwithstanding anything contained in Sections 15 and 16 or any other provision of this Act, where a.....

Delhi High Court Act, 1966 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1966

.....prepaid and duly sent by registered post, acknowledgement due the declaration referred to in this clause shall be made notwithstanding the fact that the acknowledgement having been lost or mislaid, or for any other reason, has not been received within thirty days from the date of the issue of the summons; (46) substitute for a summons a letter signed by the Registrar, where the defendant is of a rank entitling him to such mark of consideration and sand it in such a mode or manner as he thinks fit (O.V, rule 30); (47) to give notice of the deposit by the defendant to the plaintiff under O.XXIV, rule 2 of the Code; (48) mark the documents produced by the plaintiff under O.VII, rule 17 of the Code for the purpose of identification and after comparing the copy with the original, if it is found correct, certify it to be so and return the book to the plaintiff and cause a copy to be filed; (49) applications under O. XXXIII, except under rule 9; (50) receive the decree transferred to this Court for execution under O. XXI, rule 7 of the Code; (51) direct the applicant to file certified copy of the decree under O. XXI, rule 11(3) of the Code; (52).....

The Pondicherry Village and Commune Panchayats Act, 1973 Complete Act

State: Pondicherry

Year: 1973

.....hearing, nyaya panchayat to pass decree. 291. Contents of decree. 292. Decree may award interest or order payment by installments. 293. Satisfaction of decree to be recorded. 294. Execution of decree. 295. Appeal. Criminal jurisdiction. 296. Nyaya panchayat to take cognizance of and try certain offences. 297. Certain persons accused to theft not to be tried by the nyaya panchayat. 298. Compounding of offences. 299. Compensation to complainant, etc. 300. Compensation to accused for false or frivolous case. 301. Conviction by a nyaya panchayat not a previous conviction. 302. Inquiry by a nyaya panchayat under section 202, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. 303. Youthful offenders. 304. Order to maintain wives and children. Miscellaneous. 305. Res-judicta and pending suits and cases. 306. Institution of suits and cases. 307. Summons to be issued to the defendant or accused. 308. Disposal of suits and cases in absence of party concerned. 309. Issue of summons to witnesses. 310. Assistance of police to the nyaya panchayat. 311. Fresh hearing of pending suits, etc., if more than one-half of members vacate office. 312. Nyaya panchayat not.....

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Rule 1 to 7

Title: Summary Procedure

State: Central

Year: 1908

.....suit. (5) The defendant may, at any time within ten days from the service of such summons for judgment, by affidavit or otherwise disclosing such facts as may be deemed sufficient to entitle him to defend, apply on such summons for leave to defend such suit, and leave to defend may be granted to him unconditionally or upon such terms as may appear to the Court or Judge to be just: Provided that leave to defend shall not be refused unless the Court is satisfied that the facts disclosed by the defendant do not indicate that he has a substantial defence to raise or that the defence intended to be put up by the defendant is frivolous or vexatious: Provided further that, where a part of the amount claimed by the plaintiff is admitted by the defendant to be due from him, leave to defend the suit shall not be granted unless the amount so admitted to be due is deposited by the defendant in Court. (6) At the hearing of such summons for judgment,-- (a) if the defendant has not applied for leave to defend, or if such application has been made and is refused, the plaintiff shall be entitled to judgment forthwith; or (b) if the defendant is permitted to defend as to the whole or.....