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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Chapter III

Title: Parties to Notes, Bills and Cheques

State: Central

Year: 1881

..... When the holder of an accepted bill of exchange enters into any contract with the acceptor which, under section 134 or 135 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), would discharge the other parties, the holder may expressly reserve his right to charge the other parties, and in such case they are not discharged. Section 40 - Discharge of indorser's liability Where the holder of a negotiable instrument, without the consent of the indorser, destroys or impairs the indorser's remedy against a prior party, the indorser is discharged from liability to the holder to the same extent as if the instrument had been paid at maturity. Illustration A is the holder of a bill of exchange made payable to the order of B, which contains the following indorsements in blank:-- First indorsement, "B". Second indorsement, "Peter Williams". Third indorsement "Wright & Co.". Fourth indorsement, "John Rozario". This bill A puts in suit against John Rozario and strikes out, without John Rozario's consent, the indorsements by Peter Williams and Wright & Co. A is not entitled to recover anything from John Rozario. Section 41 - Acceptor bound, although indorsement.....

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881 Section 40

Title: Discharge of indorser's liability

State: Central

Year: 1881

Where the holder of a negotiable instrument, without the consent of the indorser, destroys or impairs the indorser's remedy against a prior party, the indorser is discharged from liability to the holder to the same extent as if the instrument had been paid at maturity. Illustration A is the holder of a bill of exchange made payable to the order of B, which contains the following indorsements in blank:-- First indorsement, "B". Second indorsement, "Peter Williams". Third indorsement "Wright & Co.". Fourth indorsement, "John Rozario". This bill A puts in suit against John Rozario and strikes out, without John Rozario's consent, the indorsements by Peter Williams and Wright & Co. A is not entitled to recover anything from John Rozario.

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1881

.....When the holder of an accepted bill of exchange enters into any contract with the acceptor which, under section 134 or 135 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), would discharge the other parties, the holder may expressly reserve his right to charge the other parties, and in such case they are not discharged. SECTION 40: DISCHARGE OF INDORSER'S LIABILITY Where the holder of a negotiable instrument, without the consent of the indorser, destroys or impairs the indorser's remedy against a prior party, the indorser is discharged from liability to the holder to the same extent as if the instrument had been paid at maturity. Illustration A is the holder of a bill of exchange made payable to the order of B, which contains the following indorsements in blank- First indorsement, "B". Second indorsement, "Peter Williams". Third indorsement "Wright & Co." Fourth indorsement "John Rozario". This bill A puts in suit against John Rozario and strikes out, without John Rozario's consent, the indorsements by Peter Williams and Wright & Co. A is not entitled to recover anything from John Rozario. SECTION 41: ACCEPTOR BOUND, ALTHOUGH INDORSEMENT FORGED An acceptor of a bill of.....

Foreign Recruiting Act, 1874 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1874

.....that is to say, taking the word in its ordinary acceptation, to persons emigrating with a view to obtaining employment in husbandly or manufactures. The object of the present Bill is to confer on the Governor-General in Council the power of control which thus appears to be wanting, and which at the same time it is manifestly desirable he should possess".- --- Gazette of India, 1874, Part V, page 1. An Act to control recruiting in '[India] for the service of Foreign States. Preamble.- WHEREAS it is expedient that the 2[Central Government] should exercise lull control over recruiting in1[India] for the service of Foreign States: It is hereby enacted as follows:- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE - This Act may he called the Foreign Recruiting Act 1874. Local extent.- It extends lo the whole of India3[* * * ]4[* * * * *] SECTION 02: "FOREIGN STATE" DEFINED --- In this Act--- "Foreign State" includes any persons or person exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of Government in or over any country, colony, province or people, beyond the limits of5[India] . SECTION 03: POWER TO PROHIBIT OR PERMIT RECRUITING --- If any person is, within the limits of6[India], obtaining or.....

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.....

Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 Schedule III

Title: Third Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....and Surgery (Nat.) West Bengal L.M.S. (Nat.) (West Bengal) Certificate of qualification Certificate under Article by the State Medical Faculty under Article 6-D of the Statutes of the State Medical Faculty, West Bengal. 6-C (West Bengal) Certificate of qualification Certificate under Article by the State Medical Faculty under Article 6-D or 6-E of the Statutes of the State Medical Faculty, West Bengal 6-D or 6-E (West Bengal) Government of Bengal Licensed Medical Practitioner L.M.P. (Campbell Medical (Campbell Medical School) School) Diploma of Medical College, (Bengal) Dip. Med. Coll. (Bengal) Licensed Medical Practitioner L.M.P. (Dacca Medical (Dacca Medical School) School) (This qualification shall be a recognised medical qualification only when granted before the 15th August, 1947.) Diploma of Medical College (Calcutta) Dip. Med. Coll., (Calcutta) State Medical Faculty .....

Medical Council Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....ACT, 1956 MEDICAL COUNCIL ACT, 1956 102 of 1956 30th December, 1956 "The objects of this Bill are to amend the Indian Medical Council Act, 1933 (Act 27 of 1933)- (a) to give representation to licentiate members of the medical profession, a large number of whom are still practising in the country, (b) to provide for the registration of the names of citizens of India who have obtained foreign medical qualifications which are not at present recognised .under the existing Act; (e) to provide for the temporary' recognition of medical qualifications granted by medical institutions in countries outside India with which no scheme of reciprocity exists in cases where the medical practitioners concerned are attached for the time being to any medical institution in India for the purpose of teaching or research or for any charitable object; (d) to provide for the formation of a Committee of Post-graduate Medical Education for the purpose of assisting the Medical Council of India to prescribe standards of post-graduate medical education for the guidance of Universities and to advise Universities in the matter of securing uniform standards for post-graduate medical education.....

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.....