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Delhi Gazette Extraordinary Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 2011

.....in Section 74, in sub-section (10), for the word "six", the word "seven" shall be substituted. STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS The Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 (DST Act) was repealed and simultaneously, a new Act, i.e. Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 (DVAT Act) was brought into effect, from 1st April, 2005. A Special provision in the form of Section 74(10) was inserted in the new Act with the intention that all the pending appeals, which numbered more than 60,000 under the repealed Act, shall be disposed of within a period of five years from the enforcement of the DVAT Act, so that all the pending appeals under the DST Act shall be disposed of by 31st March, 2010. However, last year around 25,000 appeals related to the DST Act were pending for disposal. Consequently, an amendment was made in Section 74 (10) of the DVAT Act on 6-1-2010 by which the said period of limitation of five years was enhanced by another one year i.e., from five years to six years. This time limit is also expiring on 31-3-2011 and more than 7500 appeals related to the DST Act are still pending. Senior officers of the Department of Trade and Taxes of the Government function in dual capacity-that of the.....

Bombay Children Act, 1948, (Maharashtra) Section 9

Title: Powers of Juvenile Courts and Other Courts Mentioned in Section 8

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1948

.....Judicial Officer and labelling it as a juvenile court does not serve the requirement of the Statute. The Statutory Scheme contemplates a Judicial Officer of a different type with more sensitive approach oriented outlook. (F) The problem child, though negative factor, is a social responsibility. The society must devote full attention to ensure that children are properly cared for and brought up in a proper atmosphere where they could receive adequate training, education and guidance. (G) The Children's Aid Society, within the meaning of Article 12, is undoubtedly an instrumentality of the State. The Society has to regulate its activities not only in accordance with the statutory requirements but also act in a manner satisfying the requirements of the constitutional provisions of Articles 21 and 24 as also the directive principles of the State policy.-Sheela Barse v. The Secretary, Children Aid Society and others, AIR 1987 SC 656. _______________ 1. These words were substituted for the words "Save as otherwise provided in this Act" by Mah. 54 of 1975, section 5.

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.....