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Cess Act, 1880 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1880

.....Rep. by Act 1 of 1903. Section 2 Extent This Act shall take effect at once in every district and part of a district in which Bengal Act 10 of 1871 (an Act to provide for local rating for the construction and maintenance of roads and other means of communication) and Bengal Act 2 of 18771 (an Act to provide for the levy of a cess for the construction, charges and maintenance of provincial public works) may be in force on the date of the commencement of this Act. (The 22. Words subs, by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Or der, 1937 and the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950, respectively. [State Government] may, by notification, in the 33. Words subs, by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Or der. 1937. {Official Gazette], extend its provisions to any other district or part of a district situate in the territories for the time being administered by 33. Words subs, by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Or der. 1937. [it]; and this Act shall take effect accordingly therein from the date specified in such notification:) Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect any immovable property within the.....

Bengal Irrigation Act, 1876 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1876

.....1937. [Official Gazette]; and shall commence on the day which shall be in such order provided for the commencement thereof. Section 2 Repeal of Acts Rep. by Act 1 of 1903. Section 3 Interpretation-clause In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context, (1) "canal" includes (a) all canals, channels and reservoirs hitherto constructed, maintained or controlled by Government for the supply or storage of water, or which may hereafter be constructed, maintained or controlled; (b) all works, embankments, structures, supply and escape channels connected with such canals, channels or reservoirs; (c) all village-channels as defined in clause (2) of this section; (d) all drainage-works as defined in clause (3) of this section; (e) any part of a river, stream, lake, natural collection of water or natural drainage-channel to which the 44. Words "Provincial Government" first subs, for the words "Lieutenant-Governor" by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937. Thereafter, the word "State" subs, for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. [State Government] has applied the provisions of Part II of this Act, or of which.....

The Delhi (Right of Citizen to Time Bound Delivery of Services) Act, 2011 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 2011

.....related services, the citizen having applied for such services shall be entitled to seek compensatory cost in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, in case of delay in the delivery of such services, beyond the period prescribed in the Schedule. Section 9 - Appointment of competent officer (1) The Government and in the case of a local body, the local body concerned, shall appoint, by notification, an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary or its equivalent rank in the case of local body to act as competent officer empowered to impose cost against the government servant defaulting or delaying the delivery of services in accordance with this Act. (2) The Government or the local body concerned, as the case may be, shall for the purpose of payment of cost, confer on the competent officer the powers of drawing and disbursement officer in accordance with the law, procedure and rules as applicable. (3) On such demand of compensatory cost by the citizen, at the time of delivery of citizen related services, it shall be the duty of the competent officer to pay such cost to the citizen against acknowledgment and receipt as per the format as.....

Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 Section 116

Title: Remission of Tax in Areas Included or Extended in the Middle of Half-year

State: Karnataka

Year: 1976

.....owner of every building or land in such area shall be entitled,- (a) if the date of such exclusion falls within the first four months of a half-year, to a remission of the whole of the property tax payable in respect thereof for that half-year; and (b) if such date falls within the last four months of a half-year, to a remission of so much, not exceeding a half the property tax payable in respect thereof for that half-year as is proportionate to the number of days in that half-year succeeding such date. (3) No remission shall be granted under sub-section (2) in respect of any building or land unless an application for such remission is made to the Commissioner within three months from the date of the exclusion of the area in which the building or land is situated.

Mental Health Act, 1987 Section 79

Title: Application to District Court for Payment of Cost of Maintenance out of Estate of Mentally Ill Person or from a Person Legally Bound to Maintain Him

State: Central

Year: 1987

.....time being, in force, may make an application to the District Court within whose jurisdiction the estate of the mentally ill person is situate or the person legally bound to maintain the mentally ill person and having the means therefor resides; for an order authorising it (o apply the estate of the mentally ill person to the cost of maintenance or, as the case may be, directing the person legally bound to maintain the menially ill person and having themeans therefor to bear the cost of maintenance of such mentally ill person. (2) An order made by the District Court under sub-section (I) shall be enforced in the same manner, shall have the same force and effect and be subject to appeal, as a decree made by such Court in a suit in respect of the property or person mentioned therein,

High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954 Section 5A

Title: Commutation of Leave on Half Allowances into Leave on Full Allowances

State: Central

Year: 1954

1[5A. Commutation of leave on half allowances into leave on full allowances.-- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) of section 5, a Judge may be permitted to commute leave on half allowances into leave on full allowances on medical certificate up to a maximum of three months during the whole period of his service as a Judge. (2) In computing the maximum period of leave on full allowances which may be granted at one time to a Judge under sub-section (3) of section 5, the amount of commuted leave permitted to him under this section shall not be taken into account.] ___________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 78 of 1971, Section 5 (15-1-1972).

Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958 Section 5A

Title: Commutation of Leave on Half Allowances into Leave on Full Allowances

State: Central

Year: 1958

1 [5A. Commutation of leave on half allowances into leave on full allowances (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) of section 5, a Judge may be permitted to commute leave on half allowances into leave on full allowances on medical certificate up to a maximum of three months during the whole period of his service as a Judge. (2) In computing the maximum period of leave on full allowances which may be granted at one time to a Judge under sub-section (3) of section 5, the amount of commuted leave permitted to him under this section shall not be taken into account.] ________________________ 1. Inserted by the Supreme Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 1971 (77 of 1971), S. 5 (15-1-1972).

Indian Forest Act, 1927 Section 79

Title: Persons Bound to Assist Forest-officers and Police-officers

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....the offender. (2) Any person who, being bound so to do, without lawful excuse (the burden of proving which shall lie upon such person) fails- (a) to furnish without unnecessary delay to the nearest Forest-officer or Police-officer any information required by sub-section (1); (b) to take steps, as required by sub-section (1), to extinguish any forest fire in a reserved or protected forest; (c) to prevent, as required by sub-section (1), any fire in the vicinity of such forest from spreading to such forest; or (d) to assist any Forest-officer or Police officer demanding his aid in preventing the commission in such forest of any forest-offence, or, when there is reason to believe that any such offence has been committed in such forest, in discovering and arresting the offender, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both. ___________________ _ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "Crown ".

Indian Easements Act, 1882 Section 27

Title: Servient Owner Not Bound to Do Anything

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....as against the dominant owner, to use the servient heritage in any way consistent with the enjoyment of the easement; but he must not do any act tending to restrict the easement or to render its exercise less convenient. Illustrations (a) A, as owner of a house has a right to lead water and send sewage through B's land. B is not bound, as servient owner, to clear the water course or scour the sewer. (b) A grants a right of way through his land to B as owner of a field. A may feed his cattle on grass growing on the way, provided that B's right of way is not thereby obstructed; but he must not build a wall at the end of his land so as to prevent B from going beyond it, nor must he narrow the way so as to render the exercise of the right less easy than it was at the date of the grant. (c) A, in respect of his house, is entitled to an easement of support from B's wall. B is not hound, as servient owner to keep the wall standing and in repair. But he must not pull down or weaken the wall so as to make it incapable of rendering the necessary support. (d) A, in respect of his mill, is entitled to a water course through B's land. A must not drive stakes so as to.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 76

Title: Act Done by a Person Bound, or by Mistake of Fact Believing Himself Bound, by Law

State: Central

Year: 1860

Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is, or who by reason of a mistake of fact and not by reason of a mistake of law in good faith believes himself to be, bound by law to do it. Illustrations (a) A, a soldier, fires on a mob by the order of his superior officer, in conformity with the commands of the law. A has committed no offence. (b) A, an officer of a Court of Justice, being ordered by that Court to arrest Y, and, after due enquiry, believing Z to be Y, arrests Z. A has committed no offence.