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The Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Act, 1920 Complete Act

State: Haryana

Year: 1920

.....disposition of property." "Appointment of an heir" includes any adoption made or purporting to be made according to custom. 3. Scope of Act. This Act shall apply only in respect of alienations of immovable property or appointments of heirs made by persons who in regard to such alienations or appointments are governed by custom. 4. Savings. This Act shall not affect any right to contest any alienation or appointment of an heir made before the date on which this Act comes into force. 5. Rights of females. Nothing in this Act shall apply to any alienation or appointment of an heir by a female. 6. Limitation on the right to contest alienations and appointments of heirs. Subject to the provisions contained in section 4 and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section 5, (See Haryana Code, Volume 1) Punjab Laws Act, 1S72, no person shall contest any alienation of ancestral immoveable property or any appointment of an heir to such property on the ground that such alienation or appointment is contrary to custom, unless such person is descended in male lineal descent from the great-great-grandfather of the persons making the alienation or.....

Companies Act, 1956 Section 176

Title: Proxies

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....by the articles. (7) Every member entitled to vote at a meeting of the company, or on any resolution to be moved thereat, shall be entitled during the period beginning twenty-four hours before the time fixed for the commencement of the meeting and ending with the conclusion of the meeting, to inspect the proxies lodged, at any time during the business hours of the company, provided not less than three days' notice in writing of the intention so to inspect is given to the company. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 53 of 2000, Section 75, for "five hundred rupees" (w.e.f. 13-12-2000). 2. Substituted by Act 65 of 1960, Section 47, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 28-12-1960). 3. Substituted by Act 53 of 2000, Section 75, for "one thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 13-12-2000).

Companies Act, 2013, Section 105

Title: Proxies

State: Central

Year: 2013

.....their issue shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees: Provided that an officer shall not be punishable under this sub-section by reason only of the issue to a member at his request in writing of a form of appointment naming the proxy, or of a list of persons willing to act as proxies, if the form or list is available on request in writing to every member entitled to vote at the meeting by proxy. (6) The instrument appointing a proxy shall-- (a) be in writing; and (b) be signed by the appointer or his attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the appointer is a body corporate, be under its seal or be signed by an officer or an attorney duly authorised by it. (7) An instrument appointing a proxy, if in the form as may be prescribed, shall not be questioned on the ground that it fails to comply with any special requirements specified for such instrument by the articles of a company. (8) Every member entitled to vote at a meeting of the company, or on any resolution to be moved thereat, shall be entitled during the period beginning twenty-four hours before the time fixed for the commencement of the meeting and ending with the conclusion of.....

Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act, 1838 Section 20

Title: Voting by Proxy

State: Central

Year: 1838

1 * * * Every proprietor entitled to vote at any general meeting may give a proxy in writing, general or special, limited or unlimited, and signed by himself or by his attorney duly authorized thereunto, to any other proprietor; and 2 * * *the proprietor to whom the proxy is given, may vote on behalf of the proprietor who had given the proxy, according- to the terms of such proxy. _______________________ 1. The words "And it is hereby enacted, that" omitted by Act 12 of 1891, section 2 and Schedule I. 2. The word "that" omitted by section 2 and schedule I by Act 12 of 1891, section 2 and Schedule I.

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 50

Title: Attendance of a Contesting Candidate or His Election Agent at Polling Stations, and Performance by Him of the Functions of a Polling Agent or Counting Agent

State: Central

Year: 1951

(1) At every election where a poll is taken, each1[contesting candidate] at such election and his election agent shall have a right to be present at any polling station provided under section 25 for the taking of the poll or at the place fixed under sub-section (1) of section 29 for the poll. (2) A1[contesting candidate] or his election agent may himself do any act or thing which any polling agent or the counting agent of such1[contesting candidate] if appointed, would have been authorised by or under this Act to do, or may assist any polling agent or the counting agent of such1[contesting candidate] in doing any such act or thing. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 58 of 1958, Section 20, for "candidate".

State Financial Corporations Act, 1951 Section 4G

Title: Proxy Voting

State: Central

Year: 1951

In a general meeting referred to in Clause (b) of Sub-section (1) of Section 4D and Sub-section (1) of Section 4E, the resolution for conversion or reduction of share capital shall be passed by shareholders entitled to vote, voting in person, or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy, and the votes cast in favour of the resolution are not less than three times the number of voles, if any, cast against the resolution by shareholders so entitled and voting.

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 38

Title: Publication of List of Contesting Candidates

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....(1), the candidates shall be classified as follows, namely:-- (i) candidates of recognised political parties; (ii) candidates of registered political parties other than those mentioned in clause (i); (iii) other candidates. (3) The categories mentioned in sub-section (2) shall be arranged in the order specified therein and the names of candidates in each category shall be arranged in alphabetical order and the addresses of the contesting candidates as given in the nomination papers together with such other particulars as may be prescribed].] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 27 of 1956, Section 21, for section 38. 2. Substituted by Act 21 of 1966, Section 8, for sub-section (2) w.e.f. 1-8-1996.

Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 Section 38

Title: New Trial of Contested Cases

State: Central

Year: 1882

Where a suit has been contested, the Small Cause Court may, on the application of either party, made within eight days from the date of the decree or order in the suit (not being a decree passed under section 522 of the {See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908), Schedule II, section 16} Code of Civil Procedure (14 of 1882)), order a new trial to be held, or alter, set aside or reverse the decree or order, upon such terms as it thinks reasonable, and may, in the meantime, stay the proceedings. Explanation.Every suit shall be deemed to be contested in which the decree is made otherwise than by consent of or in default of appearance by the defendant.

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 55A

Title: Retirement from Contest at Elections in Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies [Repealed]

State: Central

Year: 1951

1[55A. Retirement from contest at elections in Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies.- [Rep. by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1958 (58 of 1958), Section 22]. ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 27 of 1956, Section 34, for "appropriate authority".

Waste Lands (Claims) Act, 1863 Section 3

Title: Postponement of Sale Pending Enquiry, to Allow Claimant to Contest Rejection of Claim

State: Central

Year: 1863

Pending an enquiry into any claim or objection under the date last preceding section, the Collector or other officer as aforesaid shall postpone the sale or other disposition of the land; and, if he shall order that such claim or objection be rejected, he of shall further postpone the sale or other disposition of the land, to allow the claimant or objector to contest the order of rejection in the manner hereinafter provided.