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Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 Section 12

Title: Penalty for Priests Neglect of Requirements of Section 6

State: Central

Year: 1936

Any priest neglecting to comply with any of the requisitions affecting him contained in section 6 shall, on conviction thereof, be punished for every such offence with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees' or with both.

Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1936

.....17: FORMAL IRREGULARITY NOT TO INVALIDATE MARRIAGE No marriage contracted under this Act shall be deemed to be invalid solely by reason of the fact that it was not certified under section 6, or that the certificate was not sent to the Registrar, or that the certificate was defective, irregular or incorrect. "Clause 17.- This new clause lays down general principles on which most discreet Judges would act and have acted." CHAPTER III- PARSI MATRIMONIAL COURTS SECTION 18: CONSTITUTION OF SPECIAL COURTS UNDER THE ACT For the purpose of hearing suits under this Act, a special Court shall be constituted in each of the Presidency-towns of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay, and in such other places in the territories of the several[State Governments] as such Governments respectively shall think fit. SECTION 19: PARSI CHIEF MATRIMONIAL COURTS The Court so constituted in each of the Presidency towns shall be entitled the Parsi Chief Matrimonial Court of Calcutta, Madras or Bombay, as the case may be. The local limits of the jurisdiction of a Parsi Chief Matrimonial Court shall be conterminous with the local limits of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction of the High Court. The.....

Invalidation of Hindu Ceremonial Emoluments Act, 1926 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1926

.....passing of this Act; It is hereby enacted as follows SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE This Act may be called the Invalidation of Hindu Ceremonial Emoluments Act, 1926. SECTION 02: EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act shall apply to the whole of the Presidency of Bombay (2) It shall come into operation on the first day of April 1928. SECTION 03: DEFINITIONS In this Act "Ceremonial emoluments" means all perquisites, fees and any other dues claimable by any person for religious ceremonials, on account of his being a hereditary priest or an alienee from a hereditary priest. SECTION 04: RIGHT TO CLAIM CEREMONIAL EMOLUMENTS No person shall be entitled to claim, as a matter of right any ceremonial emoluments from any Hindu who does not call in the services of the persons claiming those emoluments. SECTION 05: HEREDITARY PRIEST MAY BE RELIEVED OF HIS OBLIGATION TO PERFORM SERVICES AFTER THIS ACT COMES INTO OPERATION " (i) every hereditary priest who holds no inam land or receives no cash allowance or remuneration for the performance of his services to the village shall be deemed to be relieved of his obligation to perform such services when required by any villager to officiate or to provide.....

Invalidation of Hindu Ceremonial Emoluments Act, 1926 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1926

.....previous sanction of the Governor General required under section 80-A (3) of the Government of India Act has been obtained for the passing of this Act; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 1. Short title :- This Act may be called the Invalidation of Hindu Ceremonial Emoluments Act, 1926. 2. Extent and commencement :- (1) This Act shall apply to the whole of the Presidency of Bombay. (2) It shall come into operation on the first day of April 1928. 3. Definitions :- In this Act - "Ceremonial emoluments" means all perquisites, fees and any other dues claimable by any person for religious ceremonials, on account of his being a hereditary priest or an alienee from a hereditary priest. 4. Right to claim ceremonial emoluments :- No person shall be entitled to claim, as a matter of right, any ceremonial emoluments from any Hindu who does not call in the services of the persons claiming those emoluments. 5. Hereditary priest may be relieved of his obligation to perform services :- After this Act comes into operation - (i) every hereditary priest who holds no inam land or receives no cash allowance or remuneration for the performance of his services to the village shall be.....

Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 Part II

Title: Marriages Between Parsis

State: Central

Year: 1936

.....destroying or altering register Any person secreting, destroying, or dishonestly or fraudulently altering the said register in any part thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description as defined in the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) for a term which may extend to two years, or if he be a Register, for a term which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. Section 17 - Formal irregularity or altering register No marriage contracted under this Act shall be deemed to be invalid solely by reason of the fact that it was not certified under section 6, or that the certificate was not sent to the Registrar, or that the certificate was defective, irregular or incorrect.

The Eradiction of Unfair Activities at Pandharpur Temples (for Providing Better Facilities for Worship) Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1980

.....UNDER ACT TO BE PUBLIC SERVANTS All persons appointed or authorised under this Act shall he deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 2 of the Indian Penal Code. SECTION 08: PROTECTION OF ACTION TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the State Government, the District Magistrate or any person appointed or authorised under this Act for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done by any of them under this Act. SECTION 09: OVERRIDING EFFECT OF ACT The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force, or any custom or usage or any instrument having effect by virtue of any such ]aw or any judgement, decree or order of any Court or other authority. Central Bare Acts

Eradication of Unfair Activities at Pandharpur Temples (for Providing Better Facilities for Worship) Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1980

.....of these Temples; AND WHEREAS in view of continuous litigation by the interested parties, it has not been possible to bring the provisions of the Act into force, except sections 1(2), 21 to 31, 33, 34, 38 and 39 thereof; AND WHEREAS it appears that it will take some years to get a final decision of the Court in this matter, where the validity of the Act itself has also been challenged; AND WHEREAS, complaints have been received by Government from a large number of devotees of God Vithoba and Goddess Rukmini visiting the Pandharpur Temples that they are being exploited by the priests at the Temples by demanding unreasonable dakshinas, offerings, donations, gifts, fees or other charges for allowing them to enter the Temples for worshipping or for performing any religious service or ceremonies therein and on failure to meet the demands of the priests the devotees are being insulted, abused or cursed and even molested physically; AND WHEREAS, on account of the aforementioned activities of the priests, there has been great unrest and discontent amongst the millions of devotees visiting the Pandharpur Temples. AND WHEREAS, for these reasons, it is expedient to eradicate the.....

Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1971

.....dies and the report of his death is received before the publication of the list of proposed candidates, the Director shall on being satisfied of the fact of the death of the candidate, not include his name in the list of contesting candidates. (ii) The said list shall contain the names in alphabetical order and the addresses of the contesting candidates and the other particulars, as given in the nomination papers. The alphabetical order shall be determined with reference to the surnames of the candidates having surnames and the names proper of other candidates. (iii) If the list is prepared in more languages than one, the names of candidates therein shall be arranged alphabetically according to the script of such one of those languages as the Director may direct. (15) The Director shall immediately after its preparation enclose a copy of the list of candidates to be affixed in some conspicuous place in his office. Rule13. The Director shall at the meeting convened under section 14 on the day following the day of the publication of the list of candidates proceed for the co- option of a member/members from amongst the contesting candidates in the manner prescribed by.....

Karnataka (Belgaum and Gulbarga Areas) Religious and Charitable Inams Abolition Act, 1973 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Karnataka

Year: 1973

.....Act'' means the 1 [Karnataka] Land Revenue Act, 1964 (1 [Karnataka]Act 12 of 1964); (b)''appointed date'' means the date appointed under sub-section (4) of section 1; (c)1 [Belgaum and Gulbarga Areas] means the areas referred to in clauses(b) and (c) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States Re-organisation Act,1956 (Central Act 37 of 1956); (d)''Deputy Commissioner'' includes any officer not below the rank of an AssistantCommissioner authorised by the State Government by notification published in theofficial gazette, to exercise the powers of a Deputy Commissioner under thisAct; (e)"inam'' includes an inam village and a minor inam; (f)''inamdar'' means a religious or charitable institution owning an inam; (g)''inam land'' means land held by or on behalf of a religious or charitableinstitution as an inam and includes land held as Mashruth-ul-Kidmat Madath-a-Mash and also lands endowed as wakf-e-tamal and Wakf-e-nama; (h)''inam village'' means a village or portion of a village or hamlet or khandrigaheld by or on behalf of a religious or charitable institutions as an inam: (i)''land records'' means records maintained under the provisions of or for.....

The Pandharpur Temples Act, 1973 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1973

.....the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates as may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise, (a) "appointed day", " (i) in relation to the provisions of subsection (2) of section 1, sections 21 to 31, 33, 34, 38 and 39, means the 3rd July 1975 [being the date on which the provisions were brought into force under a notification issued Linder subsection (2) of section 1]; and (ii) in relation to any other provision of this Act, means the day on which that provision comes into force under a notification issued under sub-section (2) of section I (b) "authorised officer" means an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Charity Commissioner or an officer who in the opinion of the State Government is equivalent rank authorised by the State Government for the purposes of this Act; (c) "Badves", in relation to the Temple of God Vitthal, means all those persons who according to the decision of the High Court in Gangaram and others vs. Banaji Shankar and others (1891 P.J. 182) are declared to be the chief priest managers, guardians and overseers duly of the.....