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Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950 Complete Act

Title: Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950

State: Central

Year: 1950

Preamble1 - TELEGRAPH WIRES (UNLAWFUL POSSESSION) ACT, 1950 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Duty to declare possession of telegraph wires Section4 - Duty to have telegraph wires converted or sold Section4A - 4A. Prohibition of sale or purchase of telegraph wires Section5 - Penalty for unlawful possession of telegraph wires Section6 - Penalty for contravention of provisions of Section 3 or Section 4 Section6A - Powers of search and seizure Section6B - Confiscation of telegraph wires, conveyances, etc Section7 - Cognizance of offences Section8 - Power to make rules

Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966 Complete Act

Title: Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966

State: Central

Year: 1966

Preamble1 - RAILWAY PROPERTY (UNLAWFUL POSSESSION) ACT, 1966 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definition Section3 - Penalty for unlawful possession of railway property Section4 - Punishment for connivance at offences Section5 - Offences under the Act not to be cognizable Section6 - Power to arrest without warrant Section7 - Disposal of persons arrested Section8 - Inquiry how to be made against arrested persons Section9 - Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documents Section10 - Issue of search warrant Section11 - Searches and arrests how to be made Section12 - Officers required to assist Section13 - Power of courts to order forfeiture of vehicles, etc. Section14 - Act to override other laws Section15 - Construction of references to laws not in force in Jammu and Kashmir Section16 - Repeal and savings

Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Amendment Act, 2012, (Central) Complete Act

Title: the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Amendment Act, 2012

State: Central

Year: 2012

Preamble - THE RAILWAY PROPERTY (UNLAWFUL POSSESSION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2012 Section 1 - Short title and commencement Section 2 - Amendment of section 3 Section 3 - Amendment of section 4 Section 4 - Amendment of section 8

West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1953

.....West Bengal except the areas described in Schedule I of the Calcutta Municipal Act. 1951, as deemed to have been amended under section 594 of that Act. Section 2 Definitions In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (a) "agricultural year" means the Bengali year Commencing on the first day of Baisakh; (b) "agricultural land" means land ordinarily used for purposes of agriculture or horticulture and includes such land, notwithstanding that it may be lying fallow for the time being; (c) "charitable purpose" includes the relief of the poor, medical relief or the advancement of education or of any other object of general public utility; (d) "Collector" means the Collector of a district or any other officer appointed by the State Government to discharge any of the functions of the Collector under this Act; (e) "date of vesting" means the date mentioned in the notification under sub-section (1) of section 4; (f) "estate" or "tenure" includes part of an estate or part of a tenure; 22. Words subs, for the words "an officer not below the rank of by W.B. Act 17 of 1960. * ***** (g) "homestead" means a dwelling house together with any courtyard,.....

The Orissa Estates Abolition Act, 1951 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1951

.....minor or of unsound mind or an idiot, his guardian, Committee or other legal curator shall be deemed to be an Intermediary for the purposes of this Act. All acts done by an Intermediary under this Act shall be deemed to have been done by his heirs and successors-in-interest and shall be binding on them]; 2[(hh) ˜Intermediary interest' means an estate or any rights or interest therein held or owned by or vested in an Intermediary and any reference to ˜estate' in this Act shall be construed as including a reference to ˜Intermediary Interest' also]; (i) "Homestead" means a dwelling house used by the Intermediary for the purposes of his own residence or for the purposes of letting out on rent together with any Courtyard, compound, garden, orchard and out-buildings attached thereto and includes any tank, library and place of worship appertaining to such dwelling house but does not include any building comprised in such estate and used primarily as office or kutchery for the administration of the estate on and from the 1st day of January, 1946. (j) "Khas possession" used with reference to the possession of an Intermediary of any land used for agricultural or.....

West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1955

.....of his own interest therein, but does not include the right of the bargadar to cultivate the land of the holding; 1010. Clause (7) subs. by W.B. Act Act 50 of 1981, which was earlier as under: "(7) "land" means agricultural land other than land comprised in a tea- garden which is retained under sub-section (3) of section 6 of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953, and includes home-steads but does not include tank. Explanation: "Homestead" shall have the same meaning as in the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953.'. (7) "land" means land of every description and includes tank, tank-fishery, fishery, homestead, or land used for the purpose of livestock breeding, poultry farming, dairy or land comprised in tea garden, mill, factory, workshop, orchard, hat, bazar, ferries, tolls or land having any other sairati interests and any other land together with all interests, and benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to earth; (8) "Personal cultivation" means cultivation by a person of his own land on his own account (a) by his own labour, or (b) by the labour of any member of his family, or (c) by.....

The Orissa Cess Act, 1962 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1962

.....minor or of unsound mind or an idiot, his guardian, committee or other legal curator shall be deemed to be an Intermediary for the purposes of this Act. All acts done by an Inter mediary under this Act shall be deemed to have been done by his heirs and successors-in-interest and shall be binding on them. (v) 'khas possession' used with reference to the possession of an Intermediary of any land used for agricultural or horticultural purposes, means the possession of such Intermediary by cultivating such land or carrying on horticultural operations thereon himself with his own stock or by his own servants or by hired labour or with hired stock ; Explanation " 'Land used for horticultural purposes' means land used for the purpose of growing fruits, flowers or vegetables. (vi) 'land' means lands of whatever descrip tion and includes land which is covered with water, but does not include houses or buildings; (vii) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made by the Government under this Act; (viii) 'raiyat' means any person who holds land for the purposes of agriculture with rights of occupancy or with permanent and heritable rights therein or is a raiyat within the meaning.....

The Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1955

.....1973 1 SCWR 1 : 1972 Tax LR 581 Followed by Madras High Court in Sriramulu V. Registrar, High Court , 1974 1 MLJ 390 : 88 LW 181 (DB) Court fees Act is a fiscal Act where an adjudication given by a Tribunal could fall within two provisions of the court fees Act, one of which was for the litigant and other more liberal, the court would apply that provision which was beneficial to the litigant " Diwan Brothers V. Central Bank of India and Others AIR 1976 SC 1503 : 1976 3 SCC 800. When plaintiff dexterously couch pleadings with a view to defeat the provisions of the Court fees Act, it is incumbent on the court look into the allegations in the plaint and see what is the substantive relief asked for .- Shamsher Singh V. Rajinder Prasad and Others, AIR 1973 SC 2284 : 1974 1 SCJ 270 : 1973 SCD 844 2. Application of Act " (1) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to " (a) (Proceedings in the Presidency Court of Small Causes, Madras ( omitted ) by Act XLIII of 1979. (b) documents presented or to be presented before an officer serving under the Central Government. (2) Where any other law contains provisions relating to the levy of fee in respect of proceedings under.....

THE RANCHI DISTRICT ABORIGINAL RAIYAT'S AGRICULTURAL LANDS RESTORATION ACT, 1947 Complete Act

State: Jharkhand

Year: 1947

.....under Section 76 of the Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885 (VIII of 1885), shall be deemed to be an "improvement" in relation to a holding for purposes of this Act. Section 3 - Effect of provisions of this Act where inconsistent with other law The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force. Section 4 - Procedure for effecting restoration of holdings sold for arrears of rent If the holding of any aboriginal raiyat has been sold in execution of a decree for arrears of rent in any of the years, 1930 to 1942 in pursuance of the Congress Movement and if the aboriginal raiyat or, if he is dead, his legal representative- (a) applies in the prescribed form and in the prescribed manner to the Deputy Commissioner within twelve months from the date of the commencement of this Act for the restoration of such holding to his ownership and possession, and (b) deposits with the Deputy Commissioner within the time allowed by him such sum as may be determined by him having regard to the amount for which the holding was sold to the auction-purchaser or alienated to the person in possession of the holding either, in whole.....

Bengal Agricultural and Sanitary Improvement Act, 1920 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1920

.....simple enough in the case of small schemes. The relevant sections of the Bengal Tenancy Act, even though coupled with the Land Improvements Loans Act, are practically inoperative; the application of the Bengal Embankment Act is necessarily limited. The procedure prescribed in the Bengal Drainage and the Bengal Sanitary Drainage Acts is more applicable to large schemes, whilst the Bengal Sanitary Drainage Act, as its name implies, cannot be utilised for purely agricultural projects. Moreover, even for large schemes, the procedure of these two Acts is unnecessarily rigid, cumbrous and dilatory. The Bengal Sanitary Drainage Act is the less elaborate of the two, but there are many matters in the Bengal Drainage Act which should be inserted in statutory rules rather than in the law. Neither Act contains provision for the execution of works initiated by private individuals or bodies of agriculturists registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 (2 of 1912). Finally the provisions of both Acts for the apportionment and recovery of costs are unnecessarily rigid. It'is, therefore, desired to consolidate and amend the Bengal Drainage Act and the Bengal Sanitary Drainage Act.....