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Electricity (Taxation on Consumption) Act, 1959 Section 8A

Title: Dispensing with the Performance of Certain Contracts

State: Karnataka

Year: 1959

.....with the performance of certain contracts Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force or in any judgment, decree or order of any Court or in any contract or instrument having force by virtue of any such law, but subject to section 8,- (a) the performance of any contract by the State Government or the licensee in so far as it provides for reimbursement or indemnification in favour of the consumer, of or for any amount levied on or collected from him as tax under this Act shall be and shall be deemed always to have been dispensed with and any amount due or payable by the State Government or the licensee to a consumer by way of such reimbursement or indemnification under the contract, including the amount of interest, if any, shall be deemed to be wholly discharged; (b) no Civil Court shall entertain any suit or proceeding against the State Government or the licensee for the recovery of any amount by way of such reimbursement or indemnification including interest, if any; (c) all suits and proceedings (including appeals, revisions, attachments or execution proceedings) pending on the said date against the State Government or the licensee for.....

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BOMBAY MUNICIPAL SERVANTS ACT, 1890, (Maharashtra) Section 4

Title: Power to dispense with two months' notice or with services after tender of resignation

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1890

(1) The Commissioner or officer authorised by the Municipality under section 3 (a), may,- (a) at his discretion, accept any resignation to take effect at a time less than two months from the date thereof, or, (b) at any time after any municipal officer, servant or other person employed as aforesaid, has tendered his resignation, dispenses with the services of such officer, servant or person. (2) Any such officer, servant or other person whose services are dispensed with under sub-section (1), clause (b), shall, subject to any agreement in writing previously made between him and the Corporation or Municipality or its representative, be entitled, in addition to any wages which he may have earned at the date of tendering his resignation, to fifteen, days' wages or to wages for such period longer than fifteen days, as his services may, after such tender of resignation, have been retained by the officer authorised in that behalf.

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 115

Title: Power to Dispense with Personal Attendance

State: Central

Year: 1973

The Magistrate may, if he sees sufficient cause, dispense with the personal attendance of any person called upon to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond for keeping the peace or for good behaviour and may permit him to appear by a pleader.

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 205

Title: Magistrate May Dispense with Personal Attendance of Accused

State: Central

Year: 1973

(1) Whenever a Magistrate issues a summons, he may, if he sees reason so to do, dispense with the personal attendance of the accused and permit him to appear by his pleader. (2) But the Magistrate inquiring into or trying the case may, in his discretion, at any stage of the proceedings, direct the personal attendance of the accused, and, if necessary, enforce such attendance in the manner hereinbefore provided.

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 284

Title: When Attendance of Witness May Be Dispensed with and Commission Issued

State: Central

Year: 1973

(1) Whenever, in the course of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code, it appears to a Court of Magistrate that the examination of a witness is necessary for the ends of justice, and that the attendance of such witness cannot be procured without an amount of delay, expense or inconvenience which, under the circumstances of the case, would be unreasonable, the Court or Magistrate may dispense with such attendance and may issue a commission for the examination of the witness in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter: Provided that where the examination of the President or the Vice-President of India or the Governor of a State or the Administrator of a Union Territory as a witness is necessary for the ends of justice, a commission shall be issued for the examination of such a witness. (2) The Court may, when issuing a commission for the examination of a witness for the prosecution direct that such amount as the Court considers reasonable to meet the expenses of the accused including the pleader's fees, be paid by the prosecution.

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Comptroller and Auditor-generals (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service), Act, 1971 Section 24

Title: Power to Dispense with Detailed Audit

State: Central

Year: 1971

The Comptroller and Auditor-General is hereby authorised to dispense with, when circumstances so warrant, any part of detailed audit of any accounts or class of transactions and to apply such limited check in relation to such accounts or transactions as he may determine.

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Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 Section 47

Title: Dispensing with Attendance of Juvenile or Child

State: Central

Year: 2000

If, at any stage during the course of an inquiry, a competent authority is satisfied that the attendance of the juvenile or the child is not essential for the purpose of inquiry, the competent authority may dispense with his attendance and proceed with the inquiry in the absence of the juvenile or the child.

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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 63

Title: Promise May Dispense with or Remit Performance of Promise

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....for B. B afterwards forbids him to do so. A is no longer bound to perform the promise. (b) A owes B 5,000 rupees. A pays to B, and B accepts, in satisfaction of the whole debt, 2,000 rupees paid at the time and place at which the 5,000 rupees were payable. The whole debt is discharged. (c) A owes B 5,000 rupees. C pays to B 1,000 rupees, and B accepts them, in satisfaction of his claim on A. This payment is a discharge of the whole claim.2 (d) A owes B, under a contract, a sum of money, the amount of which has not been ascertained. A, without ascertaining the amount, gives to B, and B, in satisfaction thereof, accepts, the sum of 2,000 rupees. This is a discharge of the whole debt, whatever may be its amount. (e) A owes B 2,000 rupees, and is also indebted to other creditors. A makes an arrangement with his creditors, including B, to pay them a 3 [composition] of eight annas in the rupee upon their respective demands. Payment to B of 1,000 rupees is a discharge of B's demand. _______________________ 1. But See section 135, infra. 2. See section 41, supra. 3. Substituted by Act 12 of 1891, section 2 and Schedule II, Pt. I, for "compensation".

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Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 [Repealed] Section 30

Title: Dispensing with Attendance of Juvenile

State: Central

Year: 1986

If, at any stage during the course of an inquiry, a competent authority is satisfied that the attendance of the juvenile is not essential for the purpose of the inquiry, the competent authority may dispense with his attendance and proceed with the inquiry in the absence of the juvenile.

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Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Section 42

Title: Power to Dispense with Meetings of Creditors, Etc

State: Central

Year: 1949

Notwithstandinganything to the contrary contained in 1 [2 [section 460] of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of1956)], the 3 [High Court] may, in the proceedings for winding up abanking company, dispense with any meetings of creditors or contributories 4 [***]if it considers that no object will be secured thereby sufficient to justifythe delay and expense. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act. 95 of 1956, Section 14 and Schedule, for "sections 178A and 183 of theIndian Companies Act, 1913 (7 of 1913)" w.e.f. 14-1-1957. 2. Substituted by Act 1 of 1984 Section 33, for "sections 460, 464 and 465" w.e.f. 15-2-1984. 3. Substituted byAct 52 of 1953 Section 4, for "Court". 4. The words "or with the appointment of a committee of inspection" omitted by Act 1 of 1984,Section 33 w.e.f. 15-2-1984.

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