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Calcutta High Court (Jurisdictional Limits) Act, 1919 Schedule 1

Title: The Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1919

.....the water-line of the Howrah side of the River Hooghly to the western extremity of the northern boundary. 2. (a) When the expression "water-line" is used in this Schedule all pucca ghats and other objects permanently attached to the bank and in contact with the water shall be deemed to appertain to the area to which the land on that bank appertains, and the water in contact with such objects shall be deemed to appertain to the other side of the boundary. In the places in the Schedule where the boundary is thus described the boundary line shall be the moving edge of the water wherever it may be at any time. In the case of bridges, however, the supporting pile in contact with the bank only shall be deemed to be permanently attached to the bank and the boundary line across the bridge to be immediately above the water-line so described. (b) The expression "solid side" or "solid corner" means the line or spot marked out by solid objects, such as a pucca wall or the face of a house, the wayside lands and pavements thus being all included in the adjacent road, street or lane.

Telegraph Act, 1885 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1885

.....to amend th law relating to telegraphs in India; It is hereby enacted as follows :- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, LOCAL EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. 1[(2) It extends to the whole of India2[* * *].] (3) It shall come into force on the first day of October, 1885. SECTION 02: REPEAL AND SAVINGS [Rep. by the Repeating Act, 1938 (1 of 1938). Sec. 2 and Sch.] SECTION 03: DEFINITIONS -In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context,- 3[(1) "telegraph" means any appliance, instrument, material or apparatus used or capable of use for transmission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images, and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, visual or other electro-magnetic emissions. Radio waves or Hertzian waves, galvanic, electric or magnetic means; Explanation.- "Radio waves" or Hertzian waves" means electromagnetic waves of frequencies lower than 3,000 giga-cycles per sound propagated in space without artificial guide.] (2) "telegraph officer" means any person employed either permanently or temporarily in connection with a telegraph established, maintained or worded by4[the Central Government] or by a.....

Calcutta High Court (Jurisdictional Limits) Act, 1919 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1919

.....said High Court; It is hereby enacted as follows : Section 1 Short title This Act may be called the Calcutta High Court {Jurisdictional Limits) Act, 1919. Section 2 Limits of ordinary original civil jurisdiction The ordinary original civil jurisdiction of the High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal shall be exercised within the limits set out in the schedule : Provided that nothing in this Act shall affect any suit or other legal proceeding pending in any Court at the date of the commencement of this Act. SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE (See section 2) 1. The limits within which the ordinary original civil jurisdiction of the High Court shall be exercised are as follows : North. A line commencing on the western side of the river Hooghly at a point where the straight line joining reference pillar No. I (in a compound on the riverside of the Ghusri Cotton Mill, Howrah) and reference pillar No. II (near the south-western end of Chitpur Toll Bridge) meets the western water-line of the river Hooghly, and thence along the said line to the point where it meets the eastern water-line of the river Hooghly near the south bank of the opening of Circular Canal; thence along the.....