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INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 Section 182

Title: Testator's belief as to his ownership immaterial

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....and to C an estate which Will, under a settlement, belong to B ifhis elder brother(who is married and has children) shallleave no issue living at hisdeath. B must elect to give up the estateor to lose the legacy. (iv) A, a person of the age of 18, domiciled in 1 [India] but owning real property in England, to which C is heir atlaw, bequeaths a legacy to C and, subjectthereto, devises and bequeaths to B"all my property whatsoever and wheresoever", and dies under 21. The real property in England does not pass by theWill. Cmay claim his legacy without giving up thereal property in England. ________________________ 1. Substitutedby Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "the States".

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....1908, `India', means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under s. 2(e) of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, `India' means for the purposes of this Act the territories to which this Act extends (i.e., whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). According to s. 2(27) of Customs Act, 1962, `India' includes the territorial waters of India. SECTION 19: "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person, who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgement or a judgement which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgement which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgement. Illustrations (a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a Judge. (b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge. (c) A member of a Panchayat which has power.....

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.....

Marine Insurance Act, 1963 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....NEGOTIATION OF CONTRACT (1) Every material representation made by the assured or his agent to the insurer during the negotiations for the contract, and before the contract is concluded, must be true. If it be untrue the insurer may avoid the contract. (2) A representation is material which would influence the judgment of a prudent insurer in fixing the premium, or determining whether he will take the risk. (3) A representation may be either as to a matter of fact, or as to a matter of expectation or belief. (4) A representation as to a matter of fact is true, if it be substantially correct, that is to say, if the difference between what is represented and what is actually correct would not be Considered material by a prudent insurer. (5) A representation as to a matter of expectation or belief is true if it be made in good faith. (6) A representation may be withdrawn or corrected before the contract is concluded. (7) Whether a particular representation be material or not, is, in each case, a question of fact. SECTION 23: WHEN CONTRACT IS DEEMED TO BE CONCLUDED A contract of marine insurance is deemed to be concluded when the proposal of the assured is accepted by the.....

Companies Act, 1956 Part 3

Title: Prospectus and Allotment, and Other Matters Relating to Issue of Shares or Debentures

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....1934), repayment of such deposit shall be made in full on or before the 1st day of April, 1975, and such repayment shall be without prejudice to any action that may be taken under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 for the acceptance of such deposit in contravention of such direction. 6[(3A) Every deposit accepted by a company after the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1998, shall, unless renewed in accordance with the rules made under sub-section (1), be repaid in accordance with the terms and conditions of such deposit.] (4) Where any deposit is accepted by a company after the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1974, in contravention of the rules made under sub­section (1), repayment of such deposit shall be made by the company within thirty days from the date of acceptance of such deposit or within such further time, not exceeding thirty days, as the Central Government may, on sufficient cause being shown by the company, allow. (5) Where a company omits or fails to make repayment of a deposit in accordance with the provisions of clause (c) of sub-section (3), or in the case of a deposit referred to in sub-section (4), within the time.....

Companies Act, 1956 Section 56

Title: Matters to Be Stated and Reports to Be Set out in Prospectus

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....disclosed, he proves that he had no knowledge thereof; or (b) he proves that the non-compliance or contravention arose from an honest mistake of fact on his part; or (c) the non-compliance or contravention was in respect of matters which, in the opinion of the Court dealing with the case4[were immaterial] or was otherwise such as ought, in the opinion of that court, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, reasonably to be excused: Provided that no director or other person shall incur any liability in respect of the failure to include in a prospectus a statement with respect to the matters specified in clause 18 of Schedule II, unless it is proved that he had knowledge of the matters not disclosed. (5) This section shall not apply - (a) to the issue to existing members or debenture-holders of a company of a prospectus or form of application relating to shares in or debentures of the company whether an applicant for shares or debentures will or will not have the right to renounce in favour of other persons; or (b) to the issue of a prospectus or form of application relating to shares or debentures which are, or are to be, in all respects uniform with.....

Marine Insurance Act, 1963 Section 48

Title: Deviation

State: Central

Year: 1963

(1) Where a ship, without lawful excused, deviates from the voyage contemplated by the policy, the insured is discharged from liability as from the time of deviation, and it is immaterial that the ship may have regained her route before any loss occurs. (2) There is a deviation from the voyage contemplated by the policy-- (a) where the course of the voyage is specifically designated by the policy, and that course is departed from; or (b) where the course of the voyage is not specifically designated by the policy, but the usual and customary course is departed from. (3) The intention to deviate is immaterial; there must be a deviation in fact to discharge the insurer from his liability under the contract.

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 22

Title: Of Election

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....England does not pass by theWill. Cmay claim his legacy without giving up thereal property in England. ________________________ 1. Substitutedby Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "the States". Section 182 - Testator's belief as to his ownership immaterial The provisions of sections 180 and 181apply whether the testator does or does not believe that which he professes todispose of by his Will to be his own. Illustrations (i) The farm of Sultanpur was theproperty of C. A bequeathed it to B,giving a legacy of 1,000rupees to C. C has elected to retain hisfarm of Sultanpur, which is worth 800rupees. C forefeitshis legacy of 1,000 rupees, of which 800 rupees goes to B, andthe remaining 200 rupees falls into the residuarybequest, or devolves according to the rules of intestate succession, as thecase may be. (ii) A bequeaths an estate to B in case B'selder brother (who is married and has children) shallleave no issue living at hisdeath. A also bequeaths to C a jewel, which belongs to B. B must elect to give up the jewelor to lose the estate. (iii) A bequeaths to B 1,000rupees, and to C an estate which Will, under a settlement, belong to B ifhis elder brother(who.....

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.....

Sale of Goods Act, 1930 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1930

.....identified and agreed upon at the time a contract of sale is made; and (15) expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Contract Act, 1872, have the meanings assigned to them in that Act. Section 3 Application of provisions of Act 9 of 1872 The unrepealed provisions of the Contract Act, 1872, save insofar as they are inconsistent with the express provisions of this Act, shall continue to apply to contracts for the sale of goods. CHAPTER 2 FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT Section 4 Sale and agreement to sell (1) A contract of sale of goods is a contract whereby the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to the buyer for a price. There may be a contract of sale between one part-owner and another. (2) A contract of sale may be absolute or conditional. (3) Where under a contract of sale the property in the goods is transferred from the seller to the buyer, the contract is called a sale, but where the transfer of the property in the goods is to take place at a future time or subject to some condition thereafter to be fulfilled, the contract is called an agreement to sell. (4) An agreement to sell becomes a sale when the time elapses or.....