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Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Section 7

Title: Public Servant Taking Gratification Other Than Legal Remuneration in Respect of an Official Act

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....a motive or reward for doing or forbearing to do any official act or for showing or forbearing to show, in the exercise of his official functions, favour or disfavour to any person or forrendering or attempting to render any service or disservice to any person, with the Central Government or any State Government or Parliament or the Legislature of any State or with any local authority, corporation or Government company referred to in clause (c) of section 2, or with any public servant, whether named or otherwise, shall be punishable with imprisonment which shall be not less than six months but which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation. (a) "Expecting to be a public servant." If a person not expecting to be in office obtains a gratification by deceiving others into a belief that he is about to be in office, and that he will when serve them, be may be guilty of cheating, but he is not guilty of the offence defined in this section. (b) "Gratification." The word gratification" is not restricted to pecuniary gratifications or to gratifications estimable in money. (c) "Legal remuneration." The words "legal remuneration" are not restricted to.....

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JUDICIAL OFFICERS' PROTECTION ACT, 1850 Complete Act

Title: JUDICIAL OFFICERS' PROTECTION ACT, 1850

State: Central

Year: 1850

Preamble1 - JUDICIAL OFFICERS' PROTECTION ACT, 1850 Section1 - Non-liability to suit of officers acting judicially, for official acts done in good faith, and of officers executing warrants and orders

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Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Complete Act

Title: Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....- Power to try summarily Chapter III Section7 - Public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official Act Section8 - Taking gratification, in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence public servant Section9 - Taking gratification, for exercise of personal influence with public servant Section10 - Punishment for abetment by public servant of offences defined in section 8 or 9 Section11 - Public servant obtaining valuable thing, without consideration from person concerned in proceeding or business transacted by such public servant Section12 - Punishment for abetment of offences defined in section 7 or 11 Section13 - Criminal, misconduct by a public servant Section14 - Habitual committing of offence under sections 8, 9 and 12 Section15 - Punishment for attempt Section16 - Matters to be taken into consideration for fixing fine Chapter IV Section17 - Persons authorised to investigate Section18 - Power to inspect bankers books Chapter V Section19 - Previous sanction necessary for prosecution Section20 - Presumption where public servant accepts gratification other than legal remuneration Section21 - Accused person to.....

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Karnataka Local Authorities (Official Language) Act, 1981 Complete Act

Title: Karnataka Local Authorities (Official Language) Act, 1981

State: Karnataka

Year: 1981

Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA LOCAL AUTHORITIES (OFFICIAL LANGUAGE) ACT, 1981 Section 1 - Short title Section 2 - Kannada to be the official language of all the local authorities

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Official Trustees Act, 1913 Complete Act

Title: Official Trustees Act, 1913

State: Central

Year: 1913

.....etc., how paid Section22 - Right of beneficiary to inspection and copies of accounts Part VI Section23 - Transfer of Government of accumulations in the hands of Official Trustee Section24 - Mode of proceeding by claimant to recover money so transferred Section25 - Power of High Court to make orders in respect of property vested in Official Trustee Section26 - Who may apply for order under Act Section27 - Order of Court to have effect of a decree Section28 - General power of administration Section29 - Transfer of trust property by Official Trustee to original trustee or any other trustee Section30 - Rules Section31 - Division of Presidency into Provinces Section32 - Saving of provisions of Indian Registration Act, 1908 Section32A - Saving Section32B - Special provision regarding certain Official trustees affected by States' reorganisation Section33 - [Repeals] Amending Act1 - OFFICIAL TRUSTEES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964

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Karnataka Official Language Act, 1963 Complete Act

Title: Karnataka Official Language Act, 1963

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT, 1963 Section 1 - Short title and extent Section 2 - Kannada to be the official language of the State Section 3 - English to be continued to be used for official purposes until the Government otherwise directs Section 4 - Government's power to notify the official purposes for which Kannada to be used Section 5 - Language to be used in the legislature etc Section 5A - Authorised Kannada translation of Central and State Acts Section 6 - Notifications issued under section 4 to be placed before the Legislature

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Official Trustees (Amendment) Act, 1964 Complete Act

Title: Official Trustees (Amendment) Act, 1964

State: Central

Year: 1964

Preamble1 - OFFICIAL TRUSTEES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Omission of Preamble Section3 - Amendment of section 2 Section4 - Insertion of new section 3 Section5 - Amendment of section 4 Section6 - Amendment of section 5 Section7 - Amendment of section 10 Section8 - Amendment of section 12 Section9 - Amendment of section 13 Section10 - Amendment of section 15 Section11 - Amendment of section 17 Section12 - Amendment of section 19 Section13 - Amendment of section 25 Section14 - Amendment of section 30

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Official Languages Act, 1963 Complete Act

Title: Official Languages Act, 1963

State: Central

Year: 1963

Preamble1 - OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ACT, 1963 Section1 - Short Title and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Continuance of English language for official purposes of the Union and for use in Parliament Section4 - Committee on Official Language Section5 - Authorised Hindi translation of Central Acts, etc Section6 - Authorised Hindi translation of State Acts in certain cases Section7 - Optional use of Hindi or other official language in judgments, etc., of High Courts Section8 - Power to make rules Section9 - Certain provisions not to apply to Jammu and Kashmir

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Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982 Complete Act

Title: Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982

State: Central

Year: 1982

Preamble1 - GOVERNORS (EMOLUMENTS, ALLOWANCES AND PRIVILEGES) ACT, 1982 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Emoluments Section4 - Leave allowance Section5 - Use and maintenance of official residences Section6 - Household establishment Section7 - Medical treatment Section8 - Conveyance Section9 - Traveling allowance on assumption or vacation of office Section10 - Allowances for renewing furnishings and for maintenance of official residences Section11 - Other privileges and allowances Section12 - Additional expenses Section13 - Power to make rules Section14 - Validation Section15 - Saving

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Official Secrets Act, 1923 Complete Act

Title: Official Secrets Act, 1923

State: Central

Year: 1923

Preamble1 - OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT, 1923 Section1 - Short title, extent and application Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Penalties for spying Section4 - Communications with foreign agents to be evidence of commission of certain offences Section5 - Wrongful communication, etc., of information Section6 - Unauthorised use of uniforms, falsification of reports, forgery, personation and false documents Section7 - Interfering with officers of the police or members of the Armed Forces of the Union Section8 - Duty of giving information as to commission of offences Section9 - Attempts, incitements, etc. Section10 - Penalty for harbouring spies Section11 - Search-warrants Section12 - Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3, 5 and 7 Section13 - Restriction on trial of offences Section14 - Exclusion of public from proceedings Section15 - Offences by companies Section16 - Repeals

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