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Companies Act, 1956 Section 625

Title: Payment of Compensation in Cases of Frivolous or Vexatious Prosecution

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....of any case instituted upon the complaint of a shareholder against the company or any officer thereof in pursuance of section 621, the provisions of section 250 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), shall not apply and the following provisions shall apply instead. (2) If the Magistrate by whom any such case is heard discharges or acquits all or any of the accused, and is of opinion that the accusation against them or any of them was false and either frivolous or vexatious, the Magistrate may, by his order of discharge or acquittal, if the shareholder upon whose complaint the accusation was made is present, call upon him forthwith to show cause why he should not pay compensation to such accused, or to each or any of such accused when there is more than one, or if such shareholder is not present, direct the issue of a summons to him to appear and show cause as aforesaid. (3) The Magistrate shall record and consider any cause which such shareholder may show; and if the Magistrate is satisfied that the accusation was false and other frivolous or vexatious, he may, for reasons to be recorded, direct that compensation to such amount as he may determine be paid by.....

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Section 26

Title: Dismissal of Frivolous or Vexatious Complaints

State: Central

Year: 1986

1 [26.Dismissal of frivolous or vexatious complaints Where a complaint instituted before the DistrictForum, the State Commission or, as the case may be, the National Commission isfound to be frivolous or vexatious, it shall, for reasons to be recorded inwriting, dismiss the complaint and make an order that the complainant shall payto the opposite party such cost, not exceeding ten thousand rupees, as may bespecified in the order.] ______________________ 1.Substituted by Act 50 of 1993, section 20, for section 26(w.r.e.f. 18-6-1993).

Christian Marriage Act1872 Section 49

Title: Liability for Frivolous Protest Against Issue of Certificate

State: Central

Year: 1872

Every person entering a protest with the Marriage Registrar, under this Part, against the issue of any certificate, on grounds which such Marriage Registrar, under section 44, or a Judge of the High Court or the District Judge, under section 45 or 46, declares to be frivolous and such as ought not to obstruct the issue of the certificate, shall be liable for the costs of all proceedings in relation thereto and for damages, to be recovered by suit by the person against whose marriage such protest was entered.

Bombay Children Act, 1948, (Maharashtra) Section 101

Title: Compensation for False and Frivolous or Vexatious Information

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1948

.....and shall consider any cause which such informer may show. (3) The magistrate may by the order directing payment of the compensation further order that in default of payment the person ordered to pay such compensation shall suffer simple imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days. (4) When any person is imprisoned under sub-section (3), the provisions of sections 68 and 69 of the Indian Penal Code shall, so far as may be apply. (5) No person who has been directed to pay compensation under this section shall by reason of such order be exempted from any civil or criminal liability in respect of the information given by him but any amount paid as compensation shall be taken into account in any subsequent civil suit relating to such matter. (6) When an order for the payment of compensation is made under sub-section (1), the compensation shall not be paid to the person ordered to receive it before the period allowed for the presentation of an appeal has expired.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....(2) of Section 5, for the words 'but subject to any enactment', substitute the words 'but, save as otherwise provided by this Code, subject to any enactment'. [W.B. Act 8 of 1970, Section 3 and Sch., item 2]. (1) All offences under the Indian Penal Code shall be investigated, inquired into, tried and otherwise dealt with according to the provisions hereinafter contained. Trial of offences against other laws (2) All offences under any other law shall be investigated, inquired into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to the same provisions, but subject to any enactment for the time being in force regulating the manner or place of investigating, inquiring into, trying or otherwise dealing with such offences. PART 2 CONSTITUTION AND POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES: CHAPTER 2: OF THE CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES: SECTION 6: Glasses of Criminal Courts: Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law other than this Code for the time being in force, there shall be five classes of Criminal Courts in [India], namely,- : State Amendments GUJARAT.-In its application to the State of Gujarat the amendment made in Section 6 is the.....

The Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Himachal

Year: 1994

.....199. Power to remove difficulties. 200. Repeal and savings. Schedule-I, II, III, IV, AND V. -------------- THE HIMACHAL PRADESH PANCHAYATI RAJ ACT, 1994 (ACT NO. 4 OF 1994) (Passed in Hindi by the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see R.H.P. Extra., dated 5.4.1994, p. 666 and 743.) (Received the assent of the Governor, Himachal Pradesh on 22nd April, 1994 and was published in Hindi and English in R.H.P. Extra., dated the 23rd April, 1994 at p. 813- 983). Amended, repealed or otherwise affected by:- (i) H.P. Ordinance No. 3 of 1997 replaced by H.P. Act No. 10 of 1997 (Passed in Hindi by the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see R.H.P. Extra., dated 31.3.1997, p. 1109 and 1112.), published in R.H.P. Extra., dated 3-5-1997, P. 1579-1582, effective w.e.f. 16th January, 1997. (ii) H.P. Act No. 1 of 1998 (Passed in Hindi by the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see R.H.P. Extra., dated 12.12.1997, p. 4722 and 4726.), published in R.H.P. Extra., dated 9-1-1998, P. 59-64. effective w.e.f. 24th May, 2004 vide Not. No. PCH-HA(I)4/94-Loose-6025-6236, dated 24th May, 2004.....

Delhi Panchayat Raj Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1954

.....utility and declared as such under Section 1 of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, by the Chief Commissioner, or acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, or any other enactment relating to acquisition of land for a public purpose. Explanation - In this sub-section the expression "rural areas" has the meaning assigned to it in the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957]. 11. Came into force on 12-5-1956 vide Notification No. F. 17(10)/(56)-GAIR Dated 5-5-1956. [3] It shall come into force on such date as the Chief Commissioner may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint. Section2 Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (1) "Adult" means a person who has completed his twenty-first year; (2) "Bhumidhar" and "Asami" shall hear the same meaning respectively assigned to them in the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954; (3) "building" means any shop, house, hut, out-house, estate or stable whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise or whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, thatch, metal or any other material whatever and includes a wall and a well: (4) "bye-laws" means bye-laws made by the Gaon Panchayat under this.....

Companies Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....as in the (Depositories Act, 1996) (22 of 1996); (12B) "derivative" has the same meaning as in clause (aa) of (S.2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956) (42 of 1956);] (13) "director" includes any person occupying the position of director, by whatever name called; (14) "District Court" means the principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in a district, but does not include a High Court in the exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction ; [(14A) "dividend" includes any interim dividend;] (15) "document" includes summons, notice, requisition, order, other legal process, and registers, whether issued, sent or kept in pursuance of this or any other Act or otherwise ; [(15A) "employees stock option" means the option given to the whole-time directors, officers or employees of a company, which gives such directors, officers or employees the benefit or right to purchase or subscribe at a future date, the securities offered by the company at a pre-determined price;] (16) "existing company" means an existing company as defined in (section 3); (17) "financial year" means, in relation to any body corporate, the period in respect of which.....

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Complete Act

State: Rajasthan

Year: 1973

.....issued by the State Government on or after the 2nd day of December, 1974 and before the commencement of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1978 (Central Act 45 of 1978) purporting to establish any special Court of the Judicial Magistrate of the first class having jurisdiction over more than one district shall be deemed to have been issued under section 11 of the said code as amended by this Act and accordingly such notification issued and any act or proceeding done or taken or purporting to have been done or taken by virtue of it shall be deemed to be and always to have been valid" [Vide Kerala Act 21 of 1987 Punjab: In sub-section (1) of section 11, insert the following new sub-section:" "(1-A) The State Government may likewise establish as many Courts of Judicial Magistrate of the first class in respect to particular cases or to particular classes of cases, or in regard to cases generally, in any local area "[Vide Punjab Act 9 of 1978, sec 2 (wef 14-4-1978) Rajasthan: In sub-section (1) of section 11, the following new sub-section shall be inserted, namely:" "(1-A) The State Government may likewise establish as many Courts of Judicial Magistrate of.....

The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division &Amp; Commercial Appellate Division Of High Courts Act, 2015 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2015

.....APPELLATE DIVISION OF HIGH COURTS ACT, 2015 THE COMMERCIAL COURTS, COMMERCIAL DIVISION & COMMERCIAL APPELLATE DIVISION OF HIGH COURTS ACT, 2015 NO. 4 OF 2016 An Act to provide for the constitution of Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division in the High Courts for adjudicating commercial disputes of specified value and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short title, extent and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 23rd day of October, 2015. Definitions. 2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) Commercial Appellate Division means the Commercial Appellate Division in a High Court constituted under sub-section (1) of section 5; (b) Commercial Court means the Commercial Court constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3; (c) commercial dispute .....