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Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 Section 17

Title: Trial of Election Petition

State: Karnataka

Year: 1993

.....Judge (Junior Division)] dismissing an election petition under this sub-section shall be deemed to be an order made under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 18. (2) Where more election petitions than one are presented to the1[Civil Judge (Junior Division)] in respect of the same election the1[Civil Judge (Junior Division)] may, try them separately or in one or more groups. (3) Any candidate not already a respondent shall, upon application made by him to the1[Civil Judge (Junior Division)] within fourteen days from the date of commencement of the trail and subject to any order as to security for costs which may be made by the1[Civil Judge (Junior Division)], be entitled to be joined as a respondent. Explanation.-- For the purpose of this section, a trail of petition shall be deemed to commence on the date fixed for the respondents to appear before the1[Civil Judge (Junior Division)] and answer the claim or claims made in the petition. (4) The1[Civil Judge (Junior Division)], may upon such terms as to costs and otherwise as he may deem fit, allow the particulars of any corrupt practice alleged in the petition to be amended or amplified in such manner as may.....

Disputed Elections (Prime Minister and Speaker) Act, 1977 Section 5

Title: Presentation of Petition

State: Central

Year: 1977

.....for the use of the Election Commission, and every such copy shall be attested by the petitioner under his own signature to be a true copy of the petition. (4) At the time of presenting a petition, the petitioner shall deposit with the Election Commission in such manner as may be prescribed a sum of two thousand rupees as security for costs. (5) The Authority trying a petition may at any time during the course of the trial of the petition call upon the petitioner to give such further security for costs as it may direct. (6) No person shall be entitled to be joined as a respondent to a petition under sub-section (3) of section 10 unless he has given such further security for costs as the Authority may direct.

Presidency-towns Insolvency Act, 1909 Section 13

Title: Proceedings and Order on Creditors Petition

State: Central

Year: 1909

.....the petition and order service thereof on the debtor. (4) The Court shall dismiss the petition (a) if it is not satisfied with the proof of the facts referred to in sub-section (2); or (b) if the debtor appears and satisfies the Court that he is able to pay his debts, or that he has not committed an act of insolvency or that for other sufficient cause no order ought to be made. (5) The Court may make an order of adjudication if it is satisfied with the proof above referred to, or if on a hearing adjourned under sub-section (3) the debtor does not appear and service of the petition on him is proved, unless in its opinion the petition ought to have been presented before some other Court having insolvency jurisdiction. (6) Where the debtor appears on the petition and denies that he is indebted to the petitioner, or that he is indebted to such an amount as would justify the petitioner in presenting a petition against him, the Court, on such security (if any) being given as the Court may require for payment to the petitioner of any debt which may be established against the debtor in due course of law, and of the costs of establishing the debt, may, instead of dismissing the.....

Companies Act, 2013, Section 272

Title: Petition for Winding Up

State: Central

Year: 2013

.....shares, or that the company may have no assets at all or may have no surplus assets left for distribution among the shareholders after the satisfaction of its liabilities, and shares in respect of which he is a contributory or some of them were either originally allotted to him or have been held by him, and registered in his name, for at least six months during the eighteen months immediately before the commencement of the winding up or have devolved on him through the death of a former holder. (4) The Registrar shall be entitled to present a petition for winding up under subsection (1) on any of the grounds specified in sub-section (1) of section 271, except on the grounds specified in clause (b), clause (d) or clause (g) of that sub-section: Provided that the Registrar shall not present a petition on the ground that the company is unable to pay its debts unless it appears to him either from the financial condition of the company as disclosed in its balance sheet or from the report of an inspector appointed under section 210 that the company is unable to pay its debts: Provided further that the Registrar shall obtain the previous sanction of the Central Government to.....

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Section 14

Title: No Petition for Divorce to Be Presented Within One Year of Marriage

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....petition without prejudice to any petition which may be brought after 4 [expiration of the said one year] upon the same or substantially the same facts as those alleged in support of the petition so dismissed. (2) In disposing of any application under this section for leave to present a petition for divorce before the 5 [expiration of one year] from the date of the marriage, the court shall have regard to the interests of any children of the marriage and to the question whether there is a reasonable probability of a reconciliation between the parties before the expiration of the 6 [said one year]. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 68 of 1976, section 9, for certain words (w.e.f. 27-5-1976). 2. Substituted by Act 68 of 1971, section 9, "before three years have elapsed" (w.e.f.27-5-1976). 3. Substituted by Act 68 of 1976, section 9, for "expiry of three years" (w.e.f. 27-5-1976). 4. Substituted by Act 68 of 1976, section 9, for "expiration of the said three year" (w.e.f. 27-5-1976). 5. Substituted by Act 68 of 1976, section 9, for "expiration of three years" (w.e.f. 27-5-1976). 6. Substituted by Act 68 of 1976, section 9, for "said three years".....

Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 Section 33

Title: Election Petition

State: Karnataka

Year: 1976

.....respondents to his petition all the candidates at the election. (4) An election petition,- (a) shall contain a concise statement of the material facts on which the petitioner relies; (b) shall set forth full particulars of any corrupt practice that the petitioner alleges, including as full a statement as possible of the names of the parties alleged to have committed such corrupt practice and the date and place of the commission of each such practice; and (c) shall be signed by the petitioner and verified in the manner laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908) for the verification of pleadings. (5) Every election petition shall be tried as expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made to conclude the trial within six months from the date of presentation of the election petition under sub-section (1): Provided that where the petitioner alleges any corrupt practice the petition shall also be accompanied by an affidavit in the prescribed form in support of the allegation of such corrupt practice and the particulars thereof. (6) Any schedule or annexure to the petition shall also be signed by the petitioner and verified in the same.....

THE ORISSA MERGED TERRITORIES PETITION WRITERS' CONTINUANCE OF LICENCES ACT, 1956 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1956

.....to have come into force on the 1st July, 1956. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context- (i) "petition writer" means a person carrying on his profession as such under the term and conditions of a valid licence in any of the merged territories of the State of Orissa during the period from the 1st January, 1948 to the 30th June, 1951; (ii) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the High Court under this Act. Section 3 - Right to continue profession A petition writer shall, subject to the prescribed rules, be entitled to continue his profession as such for his life time. Section 4 - Power of High Court to make rules The petition writers shall be governed by such rules as the High Court may, from time to time, make as regards control, discipline and conditions of their licences. Orissa State Acts

Charitable & Religious Trusts Act 1920 Section 5

Title: Procedure on Petition

State: Central

Year: 1920

.....of the proceedings and, if such suit is so instituted, shall continue the stay until the suit is finally decided. (4) If no such undertaking is given, or if after the expiry of the three months no such suit has been instituted, the court shall itself decide the question. (5) On completion of the inquiry provided for in sub-section (2), the Court shall either dismiss the petition or pass thereon such other order as it thinks fit; Provided that, where a suit has been instituted in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3), no order shall be passed by the court which conflicts with the final decision therein. (6) Save as provided in this section, the Court shall not try or determine any question of title between the petitioner and any person claiming title adversely to the trust.

Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 Section 25

Title: Dismissal of Petition

State: Central

Year: 1920

(1) In the case of a petition presented by a creditor, where the Court is not satisfied with the proof of his right to present the petition or of the service on the debtor of notice of the order admitting the petition, or of the alleged act of insolvency, or is satisfied by the debtor that he is able to pay his debts, or that for any other sufficient cause no order ought to be made, the Court shall dismiss the petition. (2) In the case of a petition presented by a debtor, the Court shall dismiss the petition if it is not satisfied of his right to present the petition.

Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 Section 15

Title: Election Petition

State: Karnataka

Year: 1993

.....or seats in a Grama Panchayat shall be called in question except by an election petition presented on one or more of the grounds specified in sub-section (1) of section 19 and section 20 to the 1 [Civil Judge (Junior Division)] within whose territorial jurisdiction the panchayat area concerned or the major portion of the panchayat area concerned is situate by any candidate at such election or by any voter qualified to vote at such election together with a deposit of five hundred rupees as security for costs, within thirty days from , but not earlier than, the date of declaration of the result of the election of the returned candidate or if there are more than one returned candidate at the election, and if the dates of declaration of the results of the their election are different, the last of those dates. (2) A petitioner shall join as respondent to his petition,- (a) where the petitioner, in addition to claiming a declaration that the election of all or of any of the returned candidates is void , claims a further declaration that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected all the contesting candidates other than the petitioner, and where no such further.....