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Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 Section 68

Title: Bar of Distresses Except Under This Chapter

State: Central

Year: 1882

No distress shall be levied for arrears of rent except under the provisions of this Chapter; Penalty for making illegal distresses and any person, except a bailiff appointed under section 51, levying or attempting to levy any such distress, shall, on conviction before a Presidency Magistrate, be liable to be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees and with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, in addition to any other liability he may have incurred by his proceedings.

Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 Section 24

Title: No Written Statement Except in Cases of Set off

State: Central

Year: 1882

Except in cases of set-off under the Code of Civil Procedure (14 of 1882), section 111{See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908), Schedule, Order VIII, rule 6}, no written statement shall be received unless required by the Court.

Bengal Embankment Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1882

.....subject to the Lieutenant- Governor of Bengal, but only as provided in Part IX.] (Commencement). Rep. by Act 1 of 1903. Section 2 Repeal of former Acts 33. Words rep. by Act 1 of 1903. 44. Words and figures subs, by Ben. Act 1 of 1939. [the Bengal Embankment Act, 1873], with the exception of the sections set out and schedules specified in Schedule I to this Act annexed, shall be repealed. The references in the said sections, which are mentioned in Schedule II to this Act annexed, shall be read as if the references were made to the portions of this Act mentioned against such references respectively in the third column of such schedule. Sections 80 and 81 of this Act shall be applicable respectively to the proclamation and notice mentioned in sections 26 and 28, Bengal Act 6 of 1873. Section 3 Interpretation The following words shall, for the purposes of this Act, have the meanings hereby declared, save where, from the context, a contrary intention appears : "Collector" means any Revenue-officer in independent charge of a district or portion of a district, or specially appointed by the 55. Word subs, by the Adaptation of Laws Order. 1 950. [State] Government of e(West Bengal].....

The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....for relief, whether such debt or beneficial interest be existent, accruing, conditional or contingent;] 17 ["a person is said to have notice" of a fact when he actually knows that fact, or when, but for wilful abstention from an enquiry or search which he ought to have made, or gross negligence, he would have known it. Explanation 1. "Where any transaction relating to immovable property is required by law to be and has been effected by a registered instrument, any person acquiring such property or any part of, or share or interest in, such property shall be deemed to have notice of such instrument as from the date of registration or, where the property is not all situated in one sub-district, or where the registered instrument has been registered under sub-section (2) of section 30 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), from the earliest date on which any memorandum of such registered instrument has been filed by any Sub-Registrar within whose sub-district any part of the property which is being acquired, or of the property wherein a share or interest is being acquired, is situated:] Provided that " (1) the instrument has been registered and its registration.....

Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....officer appointed under this Act shall, during his continuance as such Judge or officer, either by himself or as a partner of any other person, practice or act, either directly or indirectly, as an advocate, attorney, vakil or other legal practitioner or be concerned, either on his own account of for any other person, or as the partner of any other person, in any trade or profession. Any such Judge or officer so practicing, acting or concerned shall be deemed o have committed an offence under section 168 of the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit any such Judge or officer from being a member of any company incorporated or registered under Royal Charter, Letters Patent, 1[Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom or Central Act or Provincial Act or 2[State Act]. CHAPTER 03: LAW ADMINISTERED BY THE COURT SECTION 16: QUESTION ARISING IN SUITS, ETC. UNDER ACT TO BE DECIDED ACCORDING TO LAW ADMINISTERED BY HIGH COURT All questions, other than questions relating to procedure or practice, which arise in suits or other proceedings under this Act in the Small Cause Court shall be dealt with and determined according to the law for the.....

Trusts Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....known it, or when information of the fact is given to or obtained by his agent, under the circumstances mentioned in the section 229 Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872)-, ; and all expressions used herein and defined in the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (expressions defined in Act 9 of 1872), shall be deemed to have the meanings respectively attributed to them by that Act. SECTION 04: LAWFUL PURPOSE. A trust may be created for any lawful purpose. The purpose of a trust is lawful unless it is (a) forbidden by law, or (b) is of such a nature that, if permitted, it would defeat the provisions of any law, or (c) is fraudulent, or (d) involves or implies injury to the person or property of another, or (e) the Court regards it as immoral or opposed to public policy. Every trust of which the purpose is unlawful is void. And where a trust is created for two purposes, of which one is lawful and the other unlawful, and the two purposes, cannot be separated, the whole trust is void. SECTION 05: TRUST OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY No trust in relation to immoveable property is valid unless declared by a non-testamentary instrument in writing signed by the author of the trust or the.....

Indian Trusts Act, 1882 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....trust": "breach of trust".--A breach of any duty imposed on a trustee, as such, by any law for the time being in force, is called a "breach of trust". "registered", "notice", expressions defined in Act 9 of 1872.-- And in this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject of context, "registered" means registered under the law for the registration of documents for the time being in force a person is said to have "notice" of a fact either when he actually knows that fact or when, but for wilful abstention from inquiry or gross negligence, he would have known it, or when information of the fact is given to or obtained by his agent, under the circumstances mentioned in the Indian Contract Act, 1872, sect ion 229; and all expressions used herein and defined in the Indian Contract Act, 1872, shall be deemed to have the meanings respectively attributed to them by that Act.

Bills of Exchange Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....operates as notice that the agent has but a limited authority to sign, and the principal is only bound by such signature the agent in so signing was acting within the actual limit of his authority. SECTION 26: PERSON SIGNING AS AGENT OR IN REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY (1) Where a person signs a bill as drawer, endorser or acceptor, and adds words to his signature, indicating that he signs for or on behalf of a principal, or in a representative character, he is not personally liable thereon ; but the mere addition to his signature of words describing him as an agent, or as filling a representative character, does not exempt him from personal liability. (2) In determining whether a signature on a bill is that of the principal or that of the agent by whose hand it is written, the construction most favourable to the validity of the instrument shall be adopted. SECTION 27: VALUE DEFINED (1) Valuable consideration for a bill may be constituted by- (a) any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract ; (b) an antecedent debt or liability. Such a debt or liability is deemed valuable consideration whether the bill is payable on demand or at a future time. (2) Where value.....

Transfer of Property Act, 1882 Chapter V

Title: Of Leases of Immoveable Property

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....or (if such tender or delivery isnot practicable) affixed to a conspicuous part of the property.] _______________________ 1.Substitutedby Act3 2003, section 2, for Section "106.Durationof certain leases in absence of written contract or local usage. -Inthe absence of a contract or local law or usage to the contrary, a lease ofimmoveable property for agricultural or manufacturing purposes shall be deemedto be a lease from year to year, terminable, on the part of either lessor orlessee, by six months' notice expiring with the end of a year of the tenancy;and a lease of immoveable property for any other purpose shall be deemed to be alease from month to month, terminable, on the part of either lessor or lessee,by fifteen days' notice expiring with the end of a month of the tenancy. Everynotice under this section must be in writing, signed by or on behalf of theperson giving it, and either be sent by post to the party who is intended to bebound by it or be tendered or delivered personally to such party, or to one ofhis family or servants at his residence, or (if such tender or delivery is notpracticable) affixed to a conspicuous part of the property." Section 107 -.....

Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 Chapter VIII

Title: Distresses

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....to the Registrar of the Small Cause Court; and such amount shall be applied first in payment of the costs of the said distress and then in satisfaction of the debt; and the surplus, if any, shall be returned to the debtor: Provided that the debtor may direct that the sale shall take place in any other manner, first giving security for any extra costs thereby occasioned. Section 66 - Costs of distresses No costs of any distress under this Chapter shall be taken or demanded except those mentioned in the part (marked E) of the third schedule hereto annexed. {The second paragraph,, relating to the application of sums raised as costs towards payment of contingent charges and remuneration of bailiff, was repealed by the A.O.1937.} Section 67 - Account of costs and proceeds The Registrar of the Small Cause Court shall keep a book in which all sums received as costs upon distresses made under this Chapter, and all sums paid as remuneration to the said bailiffs, and all contingent charges incurred in respect of such distresses, shall be duly entered. He shall also enter in the said book all sums realised by sale of the property distrained and paid over to landlords.....