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Indian Divorce Act, 1869 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1869

.....for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes in England and it omits the provision in 20 and 21 Vic. Ch.85 respecting the occasional trial of questions of fact by juries. In respect of fees, it has been considered that the Act 20 of 1862 (lately continued by the governor-general in Council for another year) renders special legislation unnecessary. The power of intervening in suits, given by 23 and 24 Vic. Ch. 144, to the Attorney General and the Queen's Proctor is, in this Bill, given to the Advocate General and the Solicitor to Government. There are also other variations of a minor and verbal character. The Draft Bill having been submitted to the Judges of the several High Courts, with request that they would favour the Government with their opinions on it communications have been received, from the Judges at Calcutta and Bombay and will be laid before the Council. In these letters there are several important suggestions, and the Honourable the Chief Justice of the High Court at Calcutta has intimated that he considers it doubtful whether decrees by the High Court under the proposed Act, dissolving the marriages of persons who have been married in England would have legal effect.....

Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....ACTS Nothing in this Act shall be construed to be in derogation of the provisions of the Reformatory Schools Act, 1897 (8 of 1897), or any State Act enacted in modification of the said Act or otherwise relating to juvenile offenders. SECTION 25: REPEAL AND SAVINGS (1) As from the date of the coming into force in any State of the provisions other than section 1 of this Act, all State Acts relating to suppression of immoral traffic in119[persons] or to the prevention of prostitution, in force in that State immediately before such date shall stand repealed. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of any State referred to in sub- section (1), anything done or any action taken (including any direction given, in any register, rule or order made, any restriction imposed) under the provisions of such State Act shall in so far as such thing or action is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act be deemed to have been done or taken under the provisions of this Act as if the said provisions were in force when such thing was done or such action was taken and shall continue in force accordingly until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act. Explanation: in.....

The Orissa Shops & Commercial Establishments Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1956

.....establishment and includes an apprentice, but does not include a member of the employer's family. It also includes any clerical or other staff of a factory or industrial establishment who falls outside the coverage of the Factories Act, 1948 (LXIII of 1948); (7) "employer" means a person having charge of, or owning or having ultimate control over the affairs of an establishment and includes the manager, agent or other person acting in the general management or control of an establishment; (8) "establishment" means a shop or a commercial establishment, (9) "family" in relation to an employer means the husband or wife, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister of such employer who lives with and is dependent on him; (10) "Inspector" means an Inspector appointed under this Act; (11) "leave" means leave provided for in Chapter IV of this Act; (12) "night" means a period of at least twelve consecutive hours which shall include the interval between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.; (13) "opened" means opened for the service of any customer or for any business connected with the establishment; (14) "period of work" means the time during which an employee is at the disposal of the employer;.....

The Sikkim Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1983 Complete Act

State: Sikkim

Year: 1983

.....which carries on the business of advertising, commission agency, forwarding or commercial agency or which is a clerical department of a factory or of any industrial or commercial undertaking; (c) an insurance company, joint stock company, bank, broker's office and exchange; but does not include a factory, shop, residential hotel, restaurant, eating house, theatre or other place of public amusement or entertainment. (6) "day" means the period of twenty-four hours beginning at midnight; Provided that in the case of an employee whose hours of work extend beyond midnight, day means the period of twenty-four hours beginning when such employment commences irrespective of midnight; (7) "employer" means a person owning or having ultimate control over the affairs of an, establishment and includes the manager, agent or any other person acting in the general management or control of such establishment; (8) "establishment" means a shop, commercial establishment, residential hotel, restaurant, eating house, theatre or other place of public amusement or entertainment and includes such other establishment as the State Government may, by notification, declare to be an.....

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Chapter 4

Title: Of the Performance of Contracts

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....must be performed within a reasonable time. Explanation.The question "what is a reasonable time" is, in each particular case, a question of fact. Section 47 - Time and place for performance of promise, where time is specified and no application to be made When promise is to be performed on a certain day, and the promisor has undertaken to perform it without application by the promisee, the promisor may perform it at any time during the usual hours of business on such day and at the place at which the promise ought to be performed. Illustration A promises to deliver goods at B's warehouse on the first January. On that day A brings the goods to B's warehouse, but after the usual hour for closing it, and they are not received. A has not performed his promise. Section 48 - Application for performance on certain day to be at proper time and place When a promise is to be performed on a certain day, and the promisor has not undertaken to perform it without application by the promisee, it is the duty of the promisee to apply for performance at a proper place and within the usual hours of business. Explanation. The question "what is a proper time and place" is, in.....

Indian Trusts Act, 1882 Chapter VI

Title: Of the Rights and Liabilities of the Beneficiary

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....has himself, without coercionor undue influence having been brought to bear on him, ratified the sale to the trustee with full knowledge of the facts of the case and of his rights as against the trustee. Section 63 - Following trust-property into the hands of third persons Where trust-property conies into the hands of a third person is consistently with the trust, the beneficiary may require him to admit formally, or may institute a suit for a declaration, 'that the property is comprised in the trust. Into that into which it has been converted.--Where he trustee has disposed of trust-properly and the money or other property which he has received therefor can be traced in his hands, or the hands of his legal representative or legatee, the beneficiary has, in respect thereof, rights as nearly as may be the same as his rights in respect of the original trust-property. Illustrations (a) A, a trustee for B of Rs.10,000, wrongfully invests the Rs.10,000 in the purchase of certain land. B is entitled to the land. (b) A, a trustee, wrongfully purchases land in his own name, partly with his own money, partly with money subject to a trust for . B is entitled to a charge on.....

Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 Chapter III

Title: Maintenance

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....is, or would, if the liability to contribute were enforced, become less than what would be awarded to him or her by way of maintenance under this Act. Section 23 - Amount of maintenance (1) It shall be in the discretion of the Court to determine whether any, and if so what, maintenance shall be awarded under the provisions of this Act, and in doing so, the court shall have due regard to the considerations set out in sub-section (2), or sub-section (3), as the case may be, so far as they are applicable. (2) In determining the amount of maintenance, if any, to be awarded to a wife, children or aged or infirm parents under this Act, regard shall be had to- (a) the position and status of the parties; (b) the reasonable wants of the claimant; (c) if the claimant is living separately, whether the claimant is justified in doing so; (d) the value of the claimant's property and any income derived from such property, or from the claimant's own earnings or from any other source; (e) the number of persons entitled to maintenance under this Act. (3) In determining the amount of maintenance, if any, to be awarded to a dependant under this Act, regard shall be had to- (a).....

Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....is, or would, if the liability to contribute were enforced, become less than what would be awarded to him or her by way of maintenance under this Act. SECTION 23: AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE (1) It shall be in the discretion of the court to determine whether any, and if so what, maintenance shall be awarded under the provisions of this Act, and in doing so the court shall have due regard to the considerations set out in sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), as the case may be, so far as they are applicable. (2) In determining the amount of maintenance, if any, to be awarded to a wife, children or aged or infirm parents under this Act, regard shall be had to - (a) the position and status of the parties; (b) the reasonable wants of the claimant; (c) if the claimant is living separately, whether the claimant is justified in doing so; (d) the value of the claimant's property and any income derived from such property, or from the claimant's own earnings or from any other source; (e) the number of persons entitled to maintenance under this Act. (3) In determining the amount of maintenance, if any, to be awarded to a dependant under this Act, regard shall be had to - (a) the net value of the.....

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

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in the area where the divorced woman resides. (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. SECTION 03: MAHR OR OTHER PROPERTIES OF MUSLIM WOMAN TO BE GIVEN TO HER AT THE TIME OF DIVORCE (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in forte, a divorced woman shall be entitled to- (a) a reasonable and fair provision and maintenance to be made and paid to her within the iddat period by her former husband; (b) where she herself maintains the children born to her before or after her divorce, a reasonable and fair provision and maintenance to be made and paid by her former husband for a period of two years from the respective dates of birth of such children; (c) an amount equal to the sum of mahr or dower agreed to be paid to her at the time of her marriage or at any time thereafter according to Muslim Law; and (d) all the properties given to her before or at the time of marriage or after the marriage by her relatives or friends or the husband or any relatives of the husband or his friends. (2) Where a reasonable and fair provision and maintenance or the amount of mahr or dower due has not.....

Trusts Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1882

....."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 willful 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 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.....