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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

.....a person who, though not a Hindu by religion is, nevertheless, a person to whom this Act applies by virtue of the provisions contained in this section. SECTION 03: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) the expressions "custom" and "usage" signify any rule which, having been continuously and uniformly observed for a long time, has obtained the force of law among Hindus in any local area, tribe, community, group or family: Provided that the rule is certain and not unreasonable or opposed to public policy: Provided further that, in the case of a rule applicable only to a family, it has not been discontinued by the family; (b) "maintenance" includes- (i) in all cases, provision for food, clothing, residence, education and medical attendance and treatment; (ii) in the case of an unmarried daughter, also the reasonable expenses of and incidents to her marriage; (c) "minor" means a person who has not completed his or her age of eighteen years. SECTION 04: OVERRIDING EFFECT OF ACT Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act,- (a) any text, rule or interpretation of Hindu law or any custom or usage as part of that law in force immediately before.....

Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 Section 20

Title: Maintenance of Children and Aged Parents

State: Central

Year: 1956

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section a Hindu is bound, during his or her lifetime, to maintain his or her legitimate or illegitimate children and his or her aged or infirm parents. (2) A legitimate or illegitimate child may claim maintenance from his or her father or mother so long as the child is a minor. (3) The obligation of a person to maintain his or her aged or infirm parent or a daughter who is unmarried extends in so far as the parent or the unmarried daughter, as the case may be, is unable to maintain himself or herself out of his or her own earnings or other property. Explanation.-In this section "parent" includes a childless step-mother.

River Boards Act, 1956 Chapter II

Title: Establishment of River Boards

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings as may be provided by regulations made under this Act. Section 9 - Vacancy in Board, etc. not to invalidate acts or proceedings No act or proceeding of the Board shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy in the Board or any defect in the appointment of a member thereof. Section 10 - Appointment of advisory committee The Board may, from time to time, appoint one or more advisory committee or committees for the purpose of enabling it to carry out of its functions under this Act. Section 11 - Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purposes (1) The Board may associate with itself in such manner and for such purposes as may be determined by regulations made under this Act any person whose assistance or advice it may desire in performing any of its functions under this Act. (2) A person associated with the Board under sub-section (1) for any purpose shall have a right to take part in the discussions of the Board relevant to that purpose, but shall not have a right to vote at a meeting of the Board, and shall not be a.....

River Boards Act, 1956 Section 7

Title: Temporary Absence of Any Member

State: Central

Year: 1956

If any member is by infirmity or otherwise rendered temporarily incapable of carrying out his duties or is absent on leave or otherwise in circumstances not involving the vacation of his appointment, the Central Government may appoint another person to act in his place.

Faridabad Development Corporation Act, 1956 Chapter II

Title: Establishment of the Corporation

State: Central

Year: 1956

..... The Corporation may constitute such committees for general or special purposes as the Corporation deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Section 10 - Meetings of the Corporation (1) The Corporation shall meet for the transaction of business at such times and places as may be prescribed: Provided that the Chairman may, whenever he thinks fit, and shall, upon the written requisition of not less than two members, call a special meeting. (2) The Chairman or, in his absence, any member chosen by the members present from among themselves, shall preside at a meeting of the Corporation. (3) All questions which come before any meeting of the Corporation shall be decided by majority of votes of the members present, and in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman, or in his absence, any other person presiding, shall have a second or casting vote. Section 11 - Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Corporation All orders and decisions of the Corporation shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairman or any other member authorised by the Corporation in this behalf, and all other instruments issued by the Corporation shall be.....

Faridabad Development Corporation Act, 1956 Section 7

Title: Temporary Absence of Any Member

State: Central

Year: 1956

If any member of the Corporation is by infirmity or otherwise rendered temporarily incapable of carrying out his duties or is absent on leave or otherwise in circumstances not involving the vacation of his appointment, the Central Government may appoint another person to act in his place during his absence.

Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 Section 23

Title: Amount of Maintenance

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....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 estate of the deceased after providing for the payment of his debts; (b) the provision, if any, made under a will of the deceased in respect of the dependant; (c) degree of relationship between the two; (d) reasonable wants of the dependant; (e) the.....

Faridabad Development Corporation Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....to have been taken and all transactions purporting to have been made, by or with the body known as the Faridabad Development Board (including any action or transaction by which any property, asset or right was purported to have been acquired or any liability or obligation, whether by contract or otherwise, was purported to have been incurred) shall be deemed to have been validly and lawfully taken or made by or with the Corporation as if this Act were in force and the Corporation were in existence on the day on which such action was taken or transaction was made; and (b) in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision,- (i) all property and assets vesting in the body known as the Faridabad Development Board shall vest in the Corporation; (ii) all rights, liabilities and obligations of the body known as the Faridabad Development Board, whether arising out of any contract or otherwise, shall be the rights, liabilities and obligations, respectively of the Corporation; and (iii) all leases granted by, all contracts made with and all instruments executed on behalf of the body known as the Faridabad Development Board shall be deemed to have been.....

River Boards Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....of business at its meetings as may be provided by regulations made under this Act. SECTION 09: VACANCY IN BOARD, ETC., NOT TO INVALIDATE ACTS OR PROCEEDINGS No act or proceeding of the Board shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy in the Board or any defect in the appointment of a member thereof. "The Committee consider that the scope of the existing clause 9 is rather too wide and that it is not desirable to validate all acts and proceedings of the Board, notwithstanding any defect in its constitution. At the same time, they realise that it is necessary to have some saving provision and that a defect in the appointment of a member of a Board should not be a ground for invalidating the acts and proceedings thereof. The clause has been amended accordingly." SECTION 10: APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Board may, from time to time, appoint one or more advisory committee on committee, for the purpose of enabling it to carry out its functions under this Act. SECTION 11: TEMPORARY ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS WITH BOARD FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES (1) The Board may associate with itself in such manner and for such purposes as may be.....