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Citizenship Act, 1955 Section 4

Title: Citizenship by Descent

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....or nationality of another country within six months of attaining full age.] (2) If the Central Government so directs, a birth shall be deemed for the purposes of this section to have been registered with its permission, notwithstanding that its permission was not obtained before the registration. (3) For the purposes of the proviso to sub-section (1), any 1[person] born outside undivided India who was, or was deemed to be, a citizen of India at the commencement of the Constitution shall be deemed to be a citizen of India by descent only. _______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 39 1992 section 2, for "any male person" w.e.f. 10-12-1992. 2. Sub-sec 1 substituted by Citizenship Amdt Act, 2003 (6 of 2004).

The Punjab Jagirs Act, 1941 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1941

.....either no succession has taken place since such acceptance, or else in all succession which have taken place, since such acceptance the Jagir has in fact not devolved otherwise then it would have devolved had the said rule of descent been in force. (2) Any declaration made under sub-section (1) may be amended, varied or rescinded by the Government, but always subject to proviso thereto. 8. Power to annex certain condition to assignments when the rule is decent of declared - When Government makes any declaration under section 7 it may, by notification in the official Gazette, direct that the rule of descent thereby declared to prevail shall be subject to the following conditions or either of them, namely:- (a) that each successor to the jagir shall be approved and accepted as such by the Government; (b) that any successor to the jagir shall, if government so requires, make such provision out of the jagir as Government may consider suitable for the maintenance of the widow or widows (if any) and other members of the family (if any) of the last or any previous holders of the jagir : Provided that" (1) Government shall not refuse to approve and accept a successor to the.....

Government of India Act, 1915-19 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1935

State: Central

Year: 1915

.....inconsistent with the scheme of Federation embodied in this Act: Provided that after the establishment of the Federation, if any Instrument has in fact been accepted by His Majesty, the validity of that Instrument or of any of its provisions shall not be called in question and the provisions of this Act shall, in relation to the State, have effect subject to the provisions of the Instrument. (5) It shall be a term of every Instrument of Accession that the provisions of this Act mentioned in the Second Schedule thereto, may, without affecting the accession of the State, be amended by or by authority of Parliament, but not such amendment shall, unless it is accepted by the Ruler in a supplementary Instrument, be construed as extending the func­tions which by virtue of the Instrument are exercisable by His Majesty or any Federal Authority in relation to the State. (6) An Instrument of Accession or supplementary Instrument shall not be valid unless it is executed by the Ruler himself, but, subject as afore­said, references in this Act to the .Ruler of a State include references to any persons for the time being exercising the powers of the Ruler of the State, whether by.....

The Citizenship Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....that- (a) the registration or certificate of naturalisation was obtained by means of fraud, false representation or the concealment of any material fact; or (b) that citizen has shown himself by act or speech to be disloyal or disaffected towards the Constitution of India as by law established; or (c) that citizen has, during any war in which India may be engaged, unlawfully traded or communicated with an enemy or been engaged in, or associated with, any business that was to his knowledge carried on in such manner as to assist an enemy in that war; or (d) that citizen has, within five years after registration or naturalisation, been sentenced in any country to imprisonment for a term of not less than two years; or (e) that citizen has been ordinarily resident, out of India for a continuous period of seven years, and during that period, has neither been at any time a student of any educational institution in a country outside India or in the service of a Government in India or of an international organisation of which India is a member, not registered annually in the prescribed manner at an Indian consulate his intention to retain his citizenship of India. (3) The Central.....

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.....

Government of India Act, 1935 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....inconsistent with the scheme of Federation embodied in this Act: Provided that after the establishment of the Federation, if any Instrument has in fact been accepted by His Majesty, the validity of that Instrument or of any of its provisions shall not be called in question and the provisions of this Act shall, in relation to the State, have effect subject to the provisions of the Instrument. (5) It shall be a term of every Instrument of Accession that the provisions of this Act mentioned in the Second Schedule thereto, may, without affecting the accession of the State, be amended by or by authority of Parliament, but not such amendment shall, unless it is accepted by the Ruler in a supplementary Instrument, be construed as extending the functions which by virtue of the Instrument are exercisable by His Majesty or any Federal Authority in relation to the State. (6) An Instrument of Accession or supplementary Instrument shall not be valid unless it is executed by the Ruler himself, but, subject as aforesaid, references in this Act to the Ruler of a State include references to any persons for the time being exercising the powers of the Ruler of the State, whether by reason of the.....

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....of any creditor to proceed against the son, grandson or great-grandson, as the case may be; or (b) any alienation made in respect of or in satisfaction of, any such debt, and any such right or alienation shall be enforceable under the rule of pious obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as it would have been enforceable as if the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 had not been enacted. Explanation. "For the purposes of clause (a), the expression "son", "grandson" or "great-grandson" shall be deemed to refer to the son, grandson or great-grandson, as the case may be, who was born or adopted prior to the commencement of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005. (5) Nothing contained in this section shall apply to a partition, which has been effected before the 20th day of December, 2004. Explanation. "For the purposes of this section "partition" means any partition made by execution of a deed of partition duly registered under the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908) or partition effected by a decree of a court.] Substituted by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, sec.3 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS [The Hindu Succession.....

Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1954

.....the period allowed the Asami pays to the applicant or deposits in the Court the' amount mentioned in the notice, the Court shall enter full satisfaction and dismiss the application and the amount deposited shall be paid to the applicant. Section97 Order for payment on failure to comply with the notice under Section 96 (1) If the Asami, who has been duly served under Section 96, fails to pay or deposit the said amount in the Court and also does not file any objection, the Tahsildar shall make any order for the payment of the amount and in default for the ejectment of the Asami from the holding. (2) If the Asami appears and contests the claim the application shall be treated as a suit and, if necessary, the Court shall order the applicant to pay any additional court-fee payable according to the law relating to suit for arrears of rent or ejectment. (3) If the applicant fails to pay the court-fee within the time so allowed, the application shall be rejected. (4) If the court-fee has been duly paid, the Court shall, where the Asami pleads that the applicant is not the land-holder or that he himself is the Bhumidhar of the holding or any part thereof, transfer the.....

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 Section 4

Title: Amendment of Section 4

State: Central

Year: 2003

In section 4 of the principal Act, for sub-section (1), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:-- "(1) A person born outside India shall be a citizen of India by descent,-- (a) on or after the 26th day of January, 1950, but before the 10th day of December, 1992, if his father is a citizen of India at the time of his birth; or (b) on or after the 10th day of December, 1992, if either of his parents is a citizen of India at the time of his birth: Provided that if the father of a person referred to in clause (a) was a citizen of India by descent only, that person shall not be a citizen of India by virtue of this section unless-- (a) his birth is registered at an Indian consulate within one year of its occurrence or the commencement of this Act, whichever is later, or, with the permission of the Central Government, after the expiry of the said period; or (b) his father is, at the time of his birth, in service under a Government in India: Provided further that if either of the parents of a person referred to in clause (b) was a citizen of India by descent only, that person shall not be a citizen of India by virtue of this section, unless-- (a) his.....

Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Chapter III

Title: Provisions with Respect to Discrimination, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....to them. (2) A Commission so appointed shall investigate the matters referred to them and present to the Governor-General a report setting out the facts as found by them and making such recommendations as they think proper. (3) If it appears to the Governor-General upon consideration of the Commissioner's report that anything therein contained requires explanation, or that he needs guidance upon any point not originally referred by him tothe Commission, he may again refer the matter to the Commission for furtherinvestigation and a further report. (4) For the purpose of assisting a Commission appointed under this section in investigating any matters referred to them, the 1 [Federal] Court, if requested by the Commission so to do, shall make such orders and issue such letters of request for the purposes of the proceedings of the Commission as they may make or issue in the exercise of the jurisdiction of the Court. (5) After considering any report made to him by the Commission, the Governor-General shall give such decision and make such order, if any, in the matter of the complaint as he may deem proper: 2 [Provided that if, before the Governor-General has given any.....