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Indian Easements Act, 1882 Section 54

Title: Grant May Be Expressed or Implied

State: Central

Year: 1882

The grant of a licence may be expressed or implied from the conduct of the grantor, and an agreement which purports to create an easement, but is ineffectual for that purpose, may operate to create a licence.

Indian Easements Act, 1882 Section 61

Title: Revocation Express or Implied

State: Central

Year: 1882

The revocation of a licence may be express or implied. Illustrations (a) A, the owner of a field, grants a licence to B, to use a pain across it. A, with inlent to revoke the licence, locks a gate across the path. The licence is revoked. (b) A, the owner of a field, grants a licence to B, to slack hay on the field, A lets or sells the field to C. The licence is revoked.

Transfer of Property Act, 1882 Section 79

Title: Mortgage to Secure Uncertain Amount when Maximum is Expressed

State: Central

Year: 1882

If a mortgage made to secure future advances, the performance of an engagement or the balance of a running account, expresses the maximum to be secured thereby, a subsequent mortgage of the same property shall, if made with notice of the prior mortgage, be postponed to the prior mortgage in respect of all advances or debits not exceeding the maximum, though made or allowed with notice of the subsequent mortgage. Illustration A mortgages Sultanpur to his bankers, B & Co., to secure the balance of his account with them to the extent of Rs. 10,000. A then mortgages Sultanpur to C, to secure Rs. 10,000, C having notice of the mortgage to B & Co., and C gives notice to B & Co. of the second mortgage. At the date of the second mortgage, the balance due to B & Co. does not exceed Rs. 5,000.B & Co. subsequently advance to A sums making the balance of the account against him exceed the sum of Rs. 10,000. B & Co. are entitled, to the extent of Rs. 10,000, to priority over C.

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.....

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.....

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 Chapter XI

Title: Misconduct of Inferior Ministerial Officers

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....the Court may inquire into such charge, and may make such order for the repayment or payment of any money so extorted, or of any money so levied as aforesaid, and of damages and costs, by such officer, as it thinks fit. Section 81 - Court empowered to summon witnesses, etc For the purposes of any inquiry under this Chapter, the Small Cause Court shall have all the powers or summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses and compelling the production of documents which it possesses in suits under this Act. Section 82 - Enforcement of order Any order under this Chapter for the payment or repayment of money may, in default of payment of the amount payable thereunder, be enforced by the person to whom such amount is payable as if the same were a decree of the Small Cause Court in his favour.

Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 Section 80

Title: Extortion or Default of Officers

State: Central

Year: 1882

If any clerk, bailiff or other inferior ministerial officer of the Small Cause Court is charged with extortion or misconduct while acting under colour of its process, or with not duly paying or accounting for any money levied by him under its authority, the Court may inquire into such charge, and may make such order for the repayment or payment of any money so extorted, or of any money so levied as aforesaid, and of damages and costs, by such officer, as it thinks fit.

Indian Trusts Act, 1882 Chapter IX

Title: Of Certain Obligations in the Nature of Trusts

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....performance could be enforced, the former must hold the property for the benefit of the latter to the extent necessary to give effect to the contract. Section 92 - Purchase by person contracting to buy property to be held on trust Where a person contracts to buy property to be held on trust for certain beneficiaries and buys the property accordingly, he must hold the property for their benefit to the extent necessary to give effect to the contract. Section 93 - Advantage secretly gained by one of several compounding creditors Where creditors compound the debts due to them, and one of such creditors, by a secret arrangement with the debtor, gains an undue advantage over his co-creditors, he must hold for the benefit of such creditors the advantage so gained. Section 94 - Constructive trust in cases not expressly provided for (Rep. by the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988, sec. 7 (w.e.f. 19.5.1988)). Illustrations (a) A, an executor, distributes the assets of his testator B to the legatees without having paid the whole of B's debts. The legatees hold for the benefit of B's creditors, to the extent necessary to satisfy their just demands, the assets so.....

Indian Trusts Act, 1882 Section 94

Title: Constructive Trust in Cases Not Expressly Provided for

State: Central

Year: 1882

(Rep. by the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988, sec. 7 (w.e.f. 19.5.1988)). Illustrations (a) A, an executor, distributes the assets of his testator B to the legatees without having paid the whole of B's debts. The legatees hold for the benefit of B's creditors, to the extent necessary to satisfy their just demands, the assets so distributed. (b) A by mistake assumes the character of s trustee for B, and under colour of the trust receives certain money. B may compel him to account for such moneys. (c) A makes a gift of a lakh of rupees to B, reserving to himself, with B's assent, power to revoke at pleasure the gift as to Rs.10,000. The gift is void as to Rs. 10,000, and a holds that sum for the benefit of A.