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Representation of the People Act, 1951 Part V

Title: Conduct of Elections

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2 Schedule, for certain words w.e.f. 9-9-1975. 3. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "a sum of ten thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of five thousand rupees" 4. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "a sum of five thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of two thousand five hundred rupees" Section 35 - Notice of nominations and the time and place for their scrutiny The returning officer shall, on receiving the nomination paper1[under sub-section (1) or, as the case may be, sub-section (1 A) of section 33], inform the person or persons delivering the same of the date, time and place fixed for the scrutiny of nominations and shall enter on the nomination paper its serial number, and shall.....

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Chapter I

Title: Nomination of Candidates

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2 Schedule, for certain words w.e.f. 9-9-1975. 3. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "a sum of ten thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of five thousand rupees" 4. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "a sum of five thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of two thousand five hundred rupees" Section 35 - Notice of nominations and the time and place for their scrutiny The returning officer shall, on receiving the nomination paper1[under sub-section (1) or, as the case may be, sub-section (1 A) of section 33], inform the person or persons delivering the same of the date, time and place fixed for the scrutiny of nominations and shall enter on the nomination paper its serial number, and shall.....

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 33

Title: Presentation of Nomination Paper and Requirements for a Valid Nomination

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....which are held simultaneously, from more than two such Council constituencies. Explanation. -For the purposes of this sub-section, two or more bye-elections shall be deemed to be held simultaneously where the notification calling such bye-elections are issued by the Election Commission under sections 147, 149, 150 or, as the case may be, 151 on the same date.] ______________________ 1. Substituted By Act 27 of 1956, Section 16, for section 3 2. Substituted by Act 21 of 1996, Section 6 w.e.f. 1-8-1975. 3. Inserted by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2 and Schedule w.e.f. 9-9-1975. 4. Substituted by Act 38 of 1978, Section 3 and the Second Schedule, for "Clause (f) of section 7". 5. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 29, for the proviso w.e.f. 14-12-1966. 6. Substituted by Act 40 of 1961, Section 8, for sub-section (6) w.e.f. 20-9-1961. 7. Inserted by Act 21 of 1996, Section 6 w.e.f. 1-8-1996.

The Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1994

THE KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994 THE KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994 [Act No. 13 of 1994] PREAMBLE An Act to replace the present enactments relating to Panchayats and district councils by a comprehensive enactment. Whereas it is expedient to replace the present enactments relating to Panchayats' and district councils by a comprehensive enactment to establish a three-tier Panchayat Raj System in the State in line with the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, for securing a greater measure of participation of the people in planned development and in local governmental affairs, by constituting village, block and district Panchayats; And endow such Panchayats with such powers and authority to enable them to function as institutions of self-government; And entrusting such Panchayats the preparation of plans and implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice including the implementation of schemes in relation to the matters listed in the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution; Be it enacted in the Forty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Chapter I - PRELIMINARY (Pub. in K.G. Ex. No. 1175 dated 23-11-1995).....

West Bengal Municipal Elections Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1994

..... Provided that no such declaration shall be made if the question of such disqualification was raised in an election petition presented under this Act. (2) No act done by a member as aforesaid while remaining in office, shall be invalid on account of his election being declared void subsequently. (3) The casual vacancy arising out of any election being declared void under this section shall be filled up in accordance with the provision of this Act. Section 32 Disqualification on ground of corrupt practices (1) Any person who stands disqualified [under section] Section 76 may, if the period of such disqualification has not expired, submit a petition to the Governor [for removal] of such disqualification for the unexpired portion of the said period. (2) Before giving his decision on any question, or on any petition submitted under sub-section (2), the Governor may obtain the opinion of the Commission on such question or petition. Section 33 Disqualification for dismissal for corruption of disloyalty (1) A person who having held an office under the Government of India or under the Government of any State or under any Municipality has been dismissed for corruption or for.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Part 6

Title: Testamentary Succession

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....of ministers of religion; for the formation or support of a public garden; All these bequests are void. _____________________ 1. Added by Act 51 of 1991, section 6. INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925Chapter 8 - OF THE VESTING OF LEGACIES Section 119 - Date of vesting of legacy when payment or possession postponed Where by the terms of a bequest the legatee is not entitled to immediate possession of the thing bequeathed, a right to receive it at the proper time shall, unless a contrary intention appears by the will, become vested in the legatee on the testator's death, and shall pass to the legatee's representatives if he dies before that time and without having received the legacy, and in such cases the legacy is from the testator's death said to be vested in interest. Explanation.An intention that a legacy to any person shall not become vested in interest in him is not to be inferred merely from a provision whereby the payment or possession of the thing bequeathed is postponed, or whereby a prior interest therein is bequeathed to some other person, or whereby the income arising from the fund bequeathed is directed to be accumulated until the time of payment arrives,.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 6

Title: Of the Construction of Wills

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....of determining questions as to what person or what property is denoted by any words used in a Will, a Court shall inquire into every material fact relating to the persons who claim to be interested under such Will, the property which is claimed as the subject of disposition, the circumstances of the testator and of his family, and into every fact a knowledge of which may conduct to the right application of the words which the testator has used. Illustrations (i) A, by his Will, bequeaths 1,000 rupees to his eldest son or to his youngest grand-child, or to his cousin, Mary; a Court may make inquiry in order to ascertain to what person the description in the Will applies. (ii) A, by his Will, leaves to B "my estate called Black Acre." It may be necessary to take evidence in order to ascertain what is the subject-matter of the bequest; that is to say, what estate of the testator's is called Black Acre. (iii) A, by his Will, leaves to B "the estate which I purchased of C". It may be necessary to take evidence in order to ascertain what estate the testator purchased of C. Section 76 - Misnomer or misdescription of object (1) Where the words used in a Will to.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Section 76

Title: Misnomer or Misdescription of Object

State: Central

Year: 1925

(1) Where the words used in a Will to designate or describe a legatee or a class of legatees sufficiently show what is meant, an error in the name or description shall not prevent the legacy from taking effect. (2) A mistake in the name of a legatee may be corrected by a description of him, and a mistake in the description of a legatee may be corrected by the name. Illustrations (i) A bequeaths a legacy to "Thomas, the second son of my brother John". The testator has an only brother named John, who has no son named Thomas, but has a second son whose name is William. William Will have legacy. (ii) A bequeaths a legacy "to Thomas, the second son of my brother John". The testator has an only brother, named John, whose first son is named Thomas and whose second son is named William. Thomas Will have the legacy. (iii) The testator bequeaths his property "to A and B, the legitimate children of C". C has no legitimate child, but has two illegitimate children, A and B. The bequest to A and B takes effect, although they are illegitimate. (iv) The testator gives his residuary estate to be divided among "my seven children" and, proceeding to enumerate them, mentions six names on

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Complete Act

Title: Indian Succession Act, 1925

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....- Short title Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Power of State Government to exempt any race, sect or tribe in the State from operation of Act Part 2 Section4 - Application of Part Section5 - Law regulating succession to deceased person's immovable and movable property, respectively Section6 - One domicile only affects succession to movables Section7 - Domicile of origin of person of legitimate birth Section8 - Domicile of origin of illegitimate child Section9 - Continuance of domicile of origin Section10 - Acquisition of new domicile Section11 - Special mode of acquiring domicile in India Section12 - Domicile not acquired by residence as representative of foreign Government, or as part of his family Section13 - Continuance of new domicile Section14 - Minor's domicile Section15 - Domicile acquired by woman on marriage Section16 - Wife's domicile during marriage Section17 - Minor's acquisition of new domicile Section18 - Lunatic's acquisition of new domicile Section19 - Succession to movable property in India in absence of proof of domicile elsewhere Part 3 Section20 - Interests and powers not acquired nor lost by marriage Section21 - Effect of marriage.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....To meet the immediate requirements of the country soon after independence the Merchant Shipping Laws. (Extension to Acceding States and Amendment) Act, 1949 was enacted, by which the British Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1938 were extended to the Acceding States (later known as Part B States) and Indian Consular Officers were empowered to perform functions in relation to Indian ships outside India and provision was made to enable Government to prescribe the proper national colours for ships registered in India, The Control of Shipping Act, 1947, was another short-term measure which continued the war-time control over Indian shipping and controlled the coastal trade by a system of licensing. This Act, which has been renewed from time to time, is due to expire on the 31st March, 1958. 3. The present Bill revises and consolidates all laws in force in India relating to merchant shipping, whether passed by the British Parliament or the Indian Legislature, and makes provision for the matters discussed in the succeedihg paragraphs, which also indicate the principal changes made in the law ........... -Gaz. of Ind., 1958, Extra., Pt. II, S. 2, p. 203.Act 21 of 1966.- The minimum.....