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The Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1955

THE PEPSU TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS ACT, 1955 THE PEPSU TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS ACT, 1955 ( ACT NO. 13 OF 1955 ) Contents SN Subject 1. PRELIMINARY 2. RESERVATION OE LAND FOR PERSONAL CULLTIVATION 3. GENERAL RIGHTS OF TENANCY 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPIETARY RIGHTS BY TENANTS 5. CEILING ON LAND AND AQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS AREA 6. CONSTITUTION OF LAND COMMISSION 7. MISCELLANEOUS [ Received the assent of the President on the 4th March, 1955, and was first published in the PATIALA AND EAST PUNJAB STATES UNION GAZETTE, Extraordinary, of the 4th March, 1955]. 1 2 3 4 Year No. Short title Whether affected by later legislation 1955 1955 13 13 The Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955 Amended by- Pepsu Act No. 27 of 1955. Pepsu Act No. 9 of 1956. Pepsu Act No. 15 of 1956. Punjab Act No. 43 of 1957. Punjab Act No. 3 of 1959. Punjab Act No. 16 of 1962. Punjab Act No. 27 of 1962. Punjab Act No 11 of 1968. Punjab Adoption of Laws (State and Concurrent subjects).....

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....and applies also to Hindus domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are outside the said territories. SECTION 02: APPLICATION OF ACT (1) This Act applies- (a) to any person who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments, including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj, (b) to any person who is a Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion, and (c) to any other person domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion, unless it is proved that any such person would not have been governed by the Hindu law or by any custom or usage as part of that law in respect of any of the matters dealt with herein if this Act had not been passed. Explanation: The following persons are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas or Sikhs by religion, as the case may be:- (a) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, both of whose parents are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas, or Sikhs by religion; (b) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, one of whose parents is a Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion and who is brought up as a member of the tribe, community, group or family to which such.....

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Chapter 1

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....a person who, though not a Hindu by religion, is, nevertheless, a person to whom this Act applies by virtue of the provisions contained in this section. Section 3 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) the expressions "custom" and "usage" signify any rule which, having been continuously and uniformly observed for a long time, has obtained the force of law among Hindus in any local area, tribe, community, group or family: Provided that the rule is certain and not unreasonable or opposed to public policy; and Provided further that in the case of a rule applicable only to a family it has not been discontinued by the family; (b) "district court" means, in any area for which there is a city civil court, that court, and in any other area the principal civil court of original jurisdiction, and includes any other civil court which may be specified by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, as having jurisdiction in respect of the matters dealt with in this Act; (c) "full blood" and "half blood" two persons are said to be related to each other by full blood when they are descended from a common ancesss but by different.....

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Section 3

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....husbands; Explanation.In clauses (c) and (d), "ancestor" includes the father and "ancestress" the mother; (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (f) (i) "sapinda relationship" with reference to any person extends as far as the third generation (inclusive) in the line of ascent through the mother, and the fifth (inclusive) in the line of ascent through the father, the line being traced upwards in each case from the person concerned, who is to be counted as the first generation; (ii) two persons are said to be "sapindas" of each other if one is a lineal ascendant of the other within the limits of sapinda relationship, or if they have a common lineal ascendant who is within the limits of sapinda relationship with reference to each of them; (g) "degrees of prohibited relationship"two persons are said to be within the "degrees of prohibited relationship" (i) if one is a lineal ascendant of the other; or (ii) if one was the wife or husband of a lineal ascendant or descendant of the other ; or (iii) if one was the wife of the brother or of the father's or mother's brother or of the grandfather's or grandmother's brother of the other; or (iv).....

Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act, 1955 Section 11

Title: Powers and Duties of the Committee

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....(b) to keep the buildings within the boundaries of the Durgah Sharif and all buildings, houses and shops comprised in the Durgah Endowment in proper order and in a state of good repair; (c) to receive all moneys and other income of the Durgah Endowment; (d) to see that the Endowment funds are spent in the manner desired by the donors; (e) to pay salaries, allowances and perquisites and make all other payments due out of, or charged on, the revenues or income of the Durgah Endowment; (f) to determine the privileges of the Khadims and to regulate their presence in the Durgah by the grant to them of licences in that behalf, if the Committee thinks it necessary so to do; (g) to define the powers and duties of the Advisory Committee; (h) to determine the functions and powers, if any, which the Sajjadanashin may exercise in relation to the Durgah; (i) to appoint, suspend or dismiss servants of the Durgah Endowment; (j) to make such provision for the education and maintenance of the indigent descendants of Khawaja Moin-ud-din Chishti and their families and the indigent Khadims and their families residing in India as the Committee considers expedient consistently with the.....

Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....Committee and entrust any person with full powers of the Committee until a new Committee is constituted in accordance with the provisions of this Act. SECTION 09: POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO APPOINT NAZIM (1) The Central Government may, in consultation with the Committee, appoint a person to be the Nazim of the Durgah and the Nazim shall in virtue of his office be the Secretary of the Committee: Provided that no such consultation shall be necessary in the case of the appointment of the first Nazirn, (2) The Nazirn shall be paid such salary and allowances as the Central Government may fix out of the revenues of the Durgah Endowment. (3) The Committee shall exercise its powers of administration, control and management of the Durgah Endowment through the Nazim SECTION 10: ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ADVISE NAZIM - For the purpose of advising the Nazim in the discharge of his functions under this Act and also for such other purposes as may be specified in any bye-laws of the Committee, the Central Government may, in consultation with the Chief Commissioner, constitute an Advisory Committee consisting of such number of persons, being Hanafi Muslims, not exceeding seven, as the.....

The Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Rajasthan

Year: 1955

THE DURGAH KHAWAJA SAHEB ACT, 1955 THE DURGAH KHAWAJA SAHEB ACT, 1955 ACT NO.36 OF 1955 [14th October, 1955] An Act to make provision for the proper administration of the Durgah and the Endowment of the Durgah of Khawaja Moin-ud-din Chishti, generally known as Durgah Khawaja Saheb, Ajmer. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- 1.Short title and Commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act, 1955. (2) It shall come into force on such date {1st March,1956, vide notification No.S.R.O.482, dated 24-2-1956, Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Sec.3, page 333.} as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2.Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of Ajmer, acting in his individual capacity; (b) "Committee" means the Committee constituted under section 4; (c) "Durgah" means the institution known as the Durgah Khawaja Saheb, Ajmer, and includes the premises called the Durgah Sharif with all buildings contained therein, together with all additions thereto or all.....