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Constitution of India Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1949

.....of this Constitution if- (a) he or either of his parents or any of his grand- parents was born in India as defined in (Government of India Act, 1935) (as originally enacted); and (b) (i) in the case where such person has so migrated before the nineteenth day of July, 1948. he has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India since the date of his migration, or (ii) in the case where such person has so migrated on or after the nineteenth day of July, 1948, he has been registered as a citizen of India by an officer appointed in that behalf by the Government of the Dominion of India on an application made by him therefor to such officer before the commencement of this Constitution in the form and manner prescribed by that Government : Provided that no person shall be so registered unless he has been resident in the territory of India for at least six months immediately preceding the date of his application. ARTICLE 7: Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan: Notwithstanding anything in (Art.5) and (Art.6), a person who has after the first day of March, 1947, migrated from the territory of India to the territory now included in Pakistan shall not be.....

National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 Chapter 4

Title: Powers and Duties of the Board

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....of their rights; (e) setting up of local level committee to grant approval for guardianship; and (f) such other programmes which promote the objectives of the Trust. (3) While earmarking funds for the purposes of clause (c) of sub-section (2), preference shall be given to women with disability or to persons with servere disability and to senior citizens with disability. Explanation:--For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression,-- (a) "persons with severe disability" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it under sub-section (4) of section 56 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996); (b) "senior citizen" means a person who is above the age of sixty-five years or more.

National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 Section 11

Title: Powers and Duties Ofboard

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....of their rights; (e) setting up of local level committee to grant approval for guardianship; and (f) such other programmes which promote the objectives of the Trust. (3) While earmarking funds for the purposes of clause (c) of sub-section (2), preference shall be given to women with disability or to persons with servere disability and to senior citizens with disability. Explanation:--For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression,-- (a) "persons with severe disability" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it under sub-section (4) of section 56 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996); (b) "senior citizen" means a person who is above the age of sixty-five years or more.

Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Chapter V

Title: General

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....Acts 1[274. Saving for certain Funds Acts Notwithstanding anything in this Art, the India Military Funds Act, 1866 the East India Annuity Funds Act, 1874 and the Bombay Civil Fund Act, 1882, shall con-tinue to have effect but subject to the following adaptations, that is to say, that anything to be done under the said Acts by or to the Secretary of State in Council shall, after the commencement of Part III of this Act, be done by or to the Secretary of State, and for any reference in the said Acts to the revenues of India there shall be substituted a reference to the revenues of the Federation. ________________________ 1. Omitted, by the India (Provisional Constitution)Order, 1947. Section 275 - Persons not to be disqualified by sex for holding certain offices A person shall not be disqualified by sex for being appointed to any civil service of, or civil post under, the Crown in India other than such a service or post as may be specified by any general or special order made-- (a) by the Governor-General in the case of services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Federation; (b) by the Governor of a Province in the case of services and posts in.....

Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Section 295

Title: Provisions as to Death Sentences

State: Central

Year: 1935

1[(1) Where any person has been sentenced to death in a Province, the Governor-General in his decision shall have all such powers of suspension, remission or commutation of sentence as were vested in the Governor-General in Council immediately before the commencement of Part III of this Act, but save as aforesaid no authority in India outside a Province shall have any power to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted in the Province. Provided that nothing in this sub-section affects any power of any officer of His Majesty's forces to suspend, remit or commute a sentence passed by a court-martial.] (2) Nothing in this Act shall derogate from the right of His Majesty or of the Governor-General, if any, such right is delegated to him by His Majesty, to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment. ________________________ 1. Omitted by the India (provisional Constitution) Order, 1947.

Government of India Act, 1915-19 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1935

State: Central

Year: 1915

.....of ministers. (3) If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor-General is by or under this Act required to act in his discretion or to exercise his individual judgment, the decision, of the Governor-General in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor-General shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion, or ought or ought not to have exercised his individual judgment]. ___________________________ 1.These words up to the end of the section were omitted, by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947. 10. Other Provisions as to ministers (1) The Governor-General's ministers shall be chosen and summoned by him, shall be sworn as members of the council, and shall hold office during his pleasure. (2) A minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of 1 [either Chamber of] the Federal Legislature shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a minister. (3) The salaries of ministers shall be such as the Federal Legislature may from time to time by Act determine and, until the Federal.....

Constitution of India Part 5

Title: The Union

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....of the Legislative Assemblies of the States under sub-clauses (a) and (b) by the total number of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament, fractions exceeding one-half being counted as one and other fractions being disregarded. (3) The election of the President shall be held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting at such election shall be by secret ballot. 1 [Explanation.--In this article, the expression "population" means the population ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published: Provided that the reference in this Explanation to the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published shall, until the relevant figures for the first census taken after the year 2 [2026] have been published, be construed as a reference to the 1971 census.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, section 12, for the Explanation (w.e.f. 3-1-1977). 2. Substituted by the Constitution (Eighty fourth Amendment) Act 2001 section 2 for "2000". (w.e.f. 21.02.2002). Article 56 - Term of.....

Constitution of India Chapter 1

Title: The Executive

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Pondicherry.] ________________________ 1. Inserted by the Constitution (Seventieth Amendment) Act, section 2 (w.e.f. 1-6-1995). Article 55 - Manner of election of President (1) As far as practicable, there shall be uniformity in the scale of representation of the different States at the election of the President. (2) For the purpose of securing such uniformity among the States inter se as well as parity between the States as a whole and the Union, the number of votes which each elected member of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly of each State is entitled to cast at such election shall be determined in the following manner:-- (a) every elected member of the Legislative Assembly of a State shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the State by the total number of the elected members of the Assembly; (b) if, after taking the said multiples of one thousand, the remainder is not less than five hundred, then the vote of each member referred to in sub-clause (a) shall be further increased by one; (c) each elected member of either House.....

Constitution of India Article 72

Title: Power of President to Grant Pardons, Etc., and to Suspend, Remit or Commute Sentences in Certain Cases

State: Central

Year: 1950

(1) The President shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence-- (a) in all cases where the punishment or sentence is by a Court Martial; (b) in all cases where the punishment or sentence is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends; (c) in all cases where the sentence is a sentence of death. (2) Noting in sub-clause (a) of clause (1) shall affect the power conferred by law on any officer of the Armed forces of the Union to suspend, remit or commute a sentence by a court martial. (3) Nothing in sub-clause (c) of clause (1) shall affect the power to suspend, remit or commute a sentence of death exercisable by the Governor1[***] of a State under any law for the time being in force. ________________________ 1. The words "or Rajpramukh" omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, section 29 and Schedule.

Constitution of India Part 6

Title: The States

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....Legislature of a State shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting, other than the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such.The Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes. (2) A House of the Legislature of a State shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof, and any proceedings in the Legislature of a State shall be valid notwithstanding that it is discovered subsequently that some person who was not entitled so to do sat or voted or otherwise took part in the proceedings. (3) Until the Legislature of the State by law otherwise provides, the quorum to constitute a meeting of a House of the Legislature of a State shall be ten members or one-tenth of the total number of members of the House, whichever is greater. (4) If at any time during a meeting of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of a State there is no quorum, it shall be the duty of the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, either to adjourn the House or to suspend the meeting until there is a quorum. .....