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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

.....in the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970). Explanation II : For the purposes of this section, a transaction is a commercial transaction, if it is connected with the industry, trade or business of the party incurring the liability.] (2) Where such a decree is silent with respect to the payment of further interest on such principal sum] from the date of the decree to the date of payment or other earlier date, the court shall be deemed to have refused such interest, and a separate suit therefor shall not lie. SECTION 35: COSTS (1) Subject to such conditions and limitations as may be prescribed, and to the provisions of any law for the time being in force, the costs of and incident to all suits shall be in the discretion of the court, and the court shall have full power to determine by whom or out of what property and to what extent such costs are to be paid, and to give all necessary directions for the purposes aforesaid. The fact that the court has no jurisdiction to try the suit shall be no bar to the exercise of such powers. (2) Where the court directs that any costs shall not follow the event, the court shall state its reasons in.....

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

.....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.....

Delhi Cooperative Societies Act, 1972 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1972

.....as member of a co-operative society except the following, namely : (a) an individual competent to contract under Section 11 of the Indian Contract Act, 1972 (b) any other co-operative society (c) the Central Government; and (d) such class or classes of persons or association of persons as may be notified by the Lieutenant-Governor in his behalf : Provided that the provisions of clause (a) shall not apply to an individual seeking admission to a society exclusively formed for the benefit of students of a school or college (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Lieutenant- Governor may, having regard to the fact that the interest of any person or class of persons conflicts or is likely to conflict with the objects of any society or class of societies, by general or special order, published in the Delhi Gazette, declare that any person or class of persons engaged in or carrying on any profession, business or employment shall be disqualified from being admitted, or for continuing as members or shall be eligible for membership only to a limited extent of any specified society or class of societies, so long as such person is or such persons are.....

Delhi High Court Act, 1966 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1966

.....entitled to practise or an attorney entitled to an act in the High Court of Punjab shall be recognized as advocate or an attorney entitled to practise or act, as the case may be, in the High Court of Delhi Section7 Practice and Procedure in the High Court of Delhi Subject to the provisions of the Act, the law in force immediately before the appointed day with respect to practice and procedure in the High Court of Delhi and accordingly the High Court of Delhi shall have all such powers to make rules and orders with respect to practice and procedure as are immediately before the appointed day exercisable by the High Court of Punjab and shall also have powers to make rules and orders with respect to practice and procedure for the exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction: Provided that any rules or orders which are, in force immediately before the appointed day with respect to practice and procedure in the High Court of Punjab shall, until varied or revoked .by rules or orders made by the High Court of Delhi, apply with the necessary modifications in relation to practice and procedure in the High Court of Delhi as if made by that High Court Section8.....

The Pondicherry Village and Commune Panchayats Act, 1973 Complete Act

State: Pondicherry

Year: 1973

.....the body constituted for the administration of a commune panchayat under this Act; (7) "company" means any company is defined in the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956), and includes " (a) any foreign company within the meaning of section 591 of that Act: (b) any co-operative society registered or deemed to be registered under the law relating to co-operative societies for the time being in force; and (c) any body corporate, or any firm or association carrying on business in the Union territory whether incorporated or not and whether its principal place of business is situated in the said Union territory or not; (8) "Director" means a Director appointed under section 195 and also includes any officer authorized by the Government to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Director; (9) "election authority" means such authority, not being president or vice-president or a member of the village panchayat or the chairman or vice-chairman or a member of the commune panchayat council as the Government may, by notification, appoint; (10) "executive authority" means, in the case of a village panchayat having an executive officer, the executive officer.....

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.....