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Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act, 1951 Section 22

Title: Apportionment of Joint Debts

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....the debtor became a displaced person, and the value of the immovable property shall be deemed to be the value of the verified claim in respect thereof; (g) where the relationship between the joint debtors is that of principal and surety, nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the institution of a suit for the recovery of the debt against the surety but no decree shall be passed in such suit for an amount in excess of the amount decreed or which can be decreed against the principal debtor in accordance with the provisions of this Act: Provided that the total amount which may be recovered from the principal debtor and the surety shall not exceed the amount decreed or which can be decreed by the Tribunal against the principal debtor in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

Displaced Persons Debts Adjustment Act, 1951 Section 22

Title: Apportionment of Joint Debts

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....the debtor became a displaced person, and the value of the immovable property shall be deemed to be the value of the verified claim in respect thereof; (g) where the relationship between the joint debtors is that of principal and surety, nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the institution of a suit for the recovery of the debt against the surety but no decree shall be passed in such suit for an amount in excess of the amount decreed or which can be decreed against the principal debtor in accordance with the provisions of this Act: Provided that the total amount which may be recovered from the principal debtor and the surety shall not exceed the amount decreed or which can be decreed by the Tribunal against the principal debtor in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 Section 79

Title: Appointment of Joint Committees

State: Karnataka

Year: 1993

.....of the Joint Committee. (4) The Government may by general or special order provide for the following matters, namely:- (a) the procedure of the Joint Committee; (b) The total number of members of the Committee; (c) The number of members to be appointed or elected under sub sections (2) and (3); (d) The manner of election or appointment under sub-sections (2) and (3); (e) The term of Office; (f) The powers of the committee which shall not be in excess of the powers that can be exercised by the local authorities or statutory bodies concerned; (g) the provisions of funds to the Joint Committee and its administration; (h) the manner of selection of the chairperson of Joint Committee; (5) The Joint Committee may be dissolved after serving the purpose for which it was constituted. (6) The Government may issue such direction as it thinks necessary in regard to the distribution of its assets and liabilities when the Joint committee is dissolved]. _______________ 1. Substituted by Act 37 of 2003 w.e.f. 1.10.2003.

The Valliamma Thampuran Kovilakam Estate and the Palace Fund (Partition) and the Kerala Joint Hindu Family System(Abolition) Amendment Act, 1978 [1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1978

.....of Cochin" shall be, and shall be deemed to have been, omitted with effect on and from the 28 th day of December, 1971. 3. Substitution of new section for section 3." For section 3 of the Principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:" "3 . Partition of the Estate and the Palace Fund ."(1) The senior most male member of the family shall, within sixty days from the date of commencement of the Valiamma Thampuran Kovilakam Estate and the Palace Fund. (Partition) and the Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Amendment Ordinance, 1978, direct the Board to effect partition of the Estate and the Palace Fund among all the members entitled to a share of the Estate and Palace Fund under section 4 of the Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act, 1975 (30 of 1976), and such direction shall be published by the Board in the Gazette. (2) If the seniormost male member fails to direct the Board as required by subsection (1), the Board shall, on the expiry of the period specified in that subsection, proceed to effect the partition of the Estate and the Palace Fund among the members referred to in subsection (1), and the partition so effected shall be.....

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 Chapter 3

Title: Joint Boards

State: Central

Year: 1974

.....Union territory for which the Joint Board is constituted. (4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 4 and sections 5 to 12 (inclusive) shall apply in relation to the Joint Board and its member-secretary as they apply in relation to a State Board and its member-secretary. (5) Any reference in this Act to the State Board shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as including a Joint Board. _________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 44 of 1978, section 9, for certain words. 2. Substituted by Act 53 of 1988, section 7, for clause (f). 3. Substituted by Act 44 of 1978, section 9, for certain words (w.e.f. 29-9-1988). 4. Substituted by Act 53 of 1988, section 7, for clause (f) (w.e.f. 29-9-1988). Section 15 - Special provision relating to giving of directions Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act where any Joint Board is constituted under section 13, (a) the Government of the State for which the Joint Board is constituted shall be competent to give any direction under this Act only in cases where such direction relates to a matter within the exclusive territorial jurisdiction of.....

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 43

Title: Any One of Joint Promisors May Be Compelled to Perform

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....D the sum of 3,000 rupees. C is compelled to pay the whole. A is insolvent, but his assets are sufficient to pay one-half of his debts. C is entitled to receive 500 rupees from A's estate, and 1,250 rupees from B. (c) A, B and C are under a joint promise to pay D 3,000 rupees. C is unable to pay anything, and A is compelled to pay the whole. A is entitled to receive 1,500 rupees from B. (d) A, B and C are under a joint promise to pay D 3,000 rupees, A and B being only sureties for C. C fails to pay. A and B are compelled to pay the whole sum. They are entitled to recover it from C. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 12 of 1891, section 2 and Schedule II Pt. I for "one".

Electricity Act, 2003 Section 83

Title: Joint Commission

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....subject to renewal for each further period, if any, as may be stipulated in the agreement: PROVIDED that the Joint Commission, constituted under section 21A of the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998, and functioning as such immediately before the appointed day, shall be the Joint Commission for the purposes of this Act and the Chairperson, Members, Secretary and other officers and employees thereof shall be deemed to have been appointed as such under this Act and they shall continue to hold office, on the same terms and conditions on which they were appointed under the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998. (2) The Joint Commission shall consist of one Member from each of the participating States and Union territories and the Chairperson shall be appointed from amongst the Members by consensus, failing which by rotation. (3) An agreement under sub-section (1) shall contain provisions as to the name of the Joint Commission, the manner in which the participating States may be associated in the selection of the Chairperson and Members of the Joint Commission, manner of appointment of Members and appointment of Chairperson by rotation or consensus, places at.....

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 Section 61

Title: Power of Central Government to Supersede the Central Board and Joint Boards

State: Central

Year: 1974

.....sub-section (1), the Central Government may (a) extend the period of supersession for such further term, not exceeding six months, as it may consider necessary; or (b) reconstitute the Central Board or the Joint Board, as the case may be, by fresh nomination or appointment, as the case may be, and in such case any person who vacated his office under clause (a) of sub-section (2) shall not be deemed disqualified for nomination or appointment: Provided that the Central Government may at any time before the expiration of the period of supersession, whether originally specified under sub-section (1) or as extended under this sub-section, take action under clause (b) of this sub-section.

Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Section 31

Title: Joint Sitting Both Chambers in Certain Cases

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....shall meet accordingly: Provided that, if it appears to the Governor-General that the Bill is such a Bill as is mentioned in the proviso to sub-section (1) of this, section, he may summon the Chambers to meet in a joint sitting for the purpose aforesaid at any date, whether in the same session or in the next session. (3) The functions of the Governor-General under the provisos to the two last preceding sub-sections shall be exercised by him in his discretion. (4) If at the joint sitting of the two Chambers the Bill, with such amendments, if any, as are agreed to in joint sitting, is passed by a majority of the total number of members of both Chambers present and voting, it shall be deemed for the purposes of this Act to have been passed by both Chambers: Provided that at a joint sitting-- (a) if the Bill, having been passed by one Chamber, has not been passed by the other Chamber with amendments and returned to the Chamber in which it originated, no amendment shall be proposed to the Bill other than such amendments (if any) as are made necessary by the delay in the passage of the Bill ; (b) if the Bill has been so passed and returned, only such amend­ments as.....

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 44

Title: Effect of Release of One Joint Promisor

State: Central

Year: 1872

Where two or more persons have made a joint promise, a release of one of such joint promisors by the promisee does not discharge the other joint promisor or joint promisors; neither does it free the joint promisors so released from responsibility to the other joint promisor or joint promisors.1 ______________________ 1 . See section 138. infra.