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Oudh Laws Act, 1876 Chapter I

Title: Dower Among Muhammdans

State: Central

Year: 1876

Where the amount of dower stipulated for in any contract of dower by a Muhammadan is excessive with reference to the means of the husband, the entire sum provided in the contract shall not be awarded in any suit by decree in favour of the plaintiff, or by allowing it by way of set-off, lien or otherwise to the defendant; but the amount of the dower to be allowed by the Court shall be reasonable with reference to the means of the husband and the status of the wife. Rule applicable after husbands death.- This rule shall be applicable whether the suit to enforce the contract be brought in the husband's life time or after his death.

Oudh Laws Act, 1876 Section 5

Title: Muthammadan Dower Contracts How to Be Enforced

State: Central

Year: 1876

Where the amount of dower stipulated for in any contract of dower by a Muhammadan is excessive with reference to the means of the husband, the entire sum provided in the contract shall not be awarded in any suit by decree in favour of the plaintiff, or by allowing it by way of set-off, lien or otherwise to the defendant; but the amount of the dower to be allowed by the Court shall be reasonable with reference to the means of the husband and the status of the wife. Rule applicable after husbands death.- This rule shall be applicable whether the suit to enforce the contract be brought in the husband's life time or after his death.

Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 Section 5

Title: Rights of Dower Not to Be Affected

State: Central

Year: 1939

Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any right which a married woman may have under Muslim law to her dower or any part thereof on the dissolution of her marriage.

Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....these rules, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "Act" means The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. (25 of 1986); (b) "Code" means theCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)-; and (c) "Form" means form annexed to these rules. RULE 3 SERVICE OF SUMMONS (1) Every summons issued by a Magistrate on an application made under the Act, shall be in writing, in duplicate, signed by the Magistrate or by such other officer as he may, from time to time, direct and shall bear the seal of the Court. (2) Every such summons shall be accompanied by a true copy of the application. (3) Every such summons issued under Sub-rule (1) shall specify the date of the first hearing of the application which shall not be later than seven days from the date on which the summons is issued. (4) Every summons shall be served by a police officer or by an officer of the Court issuing it. (5) The summons shall, if practicable, be served personally on the respondent, by delivering or tendering to him one of the duplicate of the summons. (6) Every respondent on whom the summons is so served shall, if so required by the serving officer, sign a receipt therefore on the back of other.....

Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 Section 3

Title: Mahr or Other Properties of Muslim Woman to Be Given to Her at the Time of Divorce

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....mahr or dower or the delivery of such properties referred to in clause (d) of sub-section (1) to the divorced woman: Provided that if the Magistrate finds it impracticable to dispose of the application within the said period, he may, for reasons to be recorded by him, dispose of the application after the said period. (4) If any person against whom an order has been made under sub-section (3) fails without sufficient cause to comply with the order, the Magistrate may issue a warrant for levying the amount of maintenance or mahr or dower due in the manner provided for levying fines under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) and may sentence such person, for the whole or part of any amount remaining unpaid after the execution of the warrant, to imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or until payment if sooner made, subject to such person being heard in defence and the said sentence being imposed according to the provisions of the said Code.

The Orissa Muhammedan Marriages & Divorces Registration Act, 1949 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1949

.....or religious rites and usages of any citizen of India. Section 27 - Repeal and savings (i) The Bengal Muhammedan Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1876 (Ben. Act I of 1876) is hereby repealed. (ii) All orders issued, appointments made, licences granted or anything done under the said Act and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue in force and be deemed to have been issued, made, granted or done under the corresponding provisions of this Act. Schedule - SCHEDULE SCHEDULE [See Sections 6 and 11] FORM 'A'-Book I Register of Marriages including marriage of women who have effected divorces of the kind known as Talaq-i-tafweez (as provided in Section 6 of the Act for the voluntary registration of Muhammedan marriages and divorces) 1. Consecutive No 2. Name of the bridegroom and that of his father, with their respective residences . 3. Name of the bride and that of her father, with their respective residences . 4. Whether the bride is a spinster, a widow or divorced by a former husband or has effected a divorce of the kind known as Talaq-i-tafweez and whether she is adult or otherwise 4-A. If the bride has effected a divorce of the kind known as.....

Bengal Muhammadan Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1876 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1876

.....contained in the schedule to this Act. Book III.- Register of divorces of the kind known as khula, in the Form C contained in the schedule to this Act. 77. This paragraph ins. by Ben. Act 1 of 1935. [Book IV.- Register of divorces of the kind known as Talaq-i-tafweez in the Form D contained in the schedule to this Act. Section 7 Entries to be numbered All entries in each register prescribed by the last preceding section shall be numbered in a consecutive series, which shall commence and terminate with the year a fresh series being commenced at the beginning of each year. Section 8 Application, by whom to be made Every application for registration under this Act shall be made to the Muhammadan Registrar orally as follows:- if the application be for the registration of a marriage 88. Words ins. by Ben. Act 1 of 1935. [including the registration of a marriage of a woman who has effected a divorce of the kind known as Talaq-i-tafweez]- by the parties to the marriage jointly: provided that if the man, or the woman, or both, be minors, application shall be made on their behalf by their respective lawful guardians: and provided further that, if the woman be a parda-nashin, such.....

Oudh Laws Act, 1876 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1876

.....affects the provisions of sections 102,104,105,106,107and108of the Oudh Rent Act (19 of 1868)14with regard to the limitation of suits under that Act. SECTION 17: Act 32 of 1871, section 28, to cease in any district from date of notification that it is no longer under settlement - [Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891).] SECTION 18: RECOGNISED AGENTS - [Repealed by the Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891).] SECTION 19: RULES FOR TAKING EVIDENCE Section 172 of Act No. 8 of 1859is hereby repealed, so far as the Province of Oudh is concerned, and the following section is substituted therefore: "on the day appointed for the hearing of the suit, or on some other day to which the hearing may be adjourned, the evidence of the witnesses in attendance shall be taken orally in open Court in the presence and hearing and under the personal direction and superintendence of the Judge." "A note of the essential points of the evidence of each witness is to be taken at the time, and in the course of oral examinations, by the officer who tries the case in his own language, or in English if he is .sufficiently acquainted with that language and such note shall be filed, and.....

The Indian Stamp (Assam Amendment) Act, 1989 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1989

..... PREAMBLE AN ACT further to amend the Indian Stamp Act, in its application to Assam Where it is expedient further to amend the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Act, II of 1899), (hereinafter called the principal Act), in its application to Assam, in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted in the fortieth Year of the Republic of India as follows,-- _____________________________ Published in the Assam Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 6th July, 1989. Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Indian Stamp (Assam Amendment) Act, 1989. (2) It extends to the whole of Assam. (3) It shall come into force on such date (With effect from 30. 4. 1990, vide Notification No. EST. 2/89/89, dated 6th April, 1990, and published in the Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 62, dated 11th April, 1990) as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint. Section 2 - Amendment of Schedule I of Act II of 1899 In Schedule-1 to the principal Act,-- (1) for items Nos. 1-10, 12, 15-20, 22-26, 28, 29, 31-36, 38-46, 48, 50-51, 54-61, and 63-65, the following shall be substituted, namely,-- "Description of.....

Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Schedule I

Title: First Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1899

.....ANY HIGH COURT 27[under the Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926, or] in exercise of powers conferred on such court by Letters Patent or by the Legal Practitioners Act, 1884-- (a) in the case of an Advocate or vakil Five hundred rupees. (b) in the case of an Attorney Two hundred and fifty rupees. Exemption Entry of an advocate, vakil or attorney on the roll of any High Court when he has previously been enrolled in a High Court. 28[***] 31. EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY--Instrument of The same duty as a Conveyance (No.23) for a consideration equal to the value of the property of greatest value as set forth in such instrument. EXTRACT. See COPY (No. 24). 32. FURTHER CHARGE-- Instrument of, that is to say, any instrument imposing a further charge on mortgaged property-- (a) when the original mortgage is one of the description referred to in clause (a) of Article No. 40 (that is, with possession). The same duty as a conveyance (No.23) for a consideration equal to the amount of the further charge secured by such instrument. .....