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Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) Section 108

Title: Power of Court to Grant Relief

State: Central

Year: 1938

If any proceedings, civil or criminal, it appears to the court hearing the case that a person is or may be liable in respect of negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust but that he has acted honestly and reasonably and that having regard to all the circumstances of the case he ought fairly to be excused for the negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust, the court may relieve him either wholly or partly from his liability on such terms as it may think fit.

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Assam Rifles Act, 2006 Section 108

Title: Voting by Members

State: Central

Year: 2006

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), every decision of an Assam Rifles Court shall be passed by a majority of votes; and where there is an equality of votes on either the finding or the sentence, the decision shall be in favour of the accused. (2) No sentence of death shall be passed by a General Assam Rifles Court without the concurrence of at least two-thirds of the members of the Court. (3) In matters, other than a challenge or the finding or sentence, the presiding officer shall have a casting vote.

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Electricity Act, 2003 Section 108

Title: Directions by State Government

State: Central

Year: 2003

(1) In the discharge of its functions, the State Commission shall be guided by such directions in matters of policy involving public interest as the Central Government may give to it in writing. (2) If any question arises as to whether any such direction relates to a matter of policy involving public interest, the decision of the State Government thereon shall be final.

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Government of India Act, 1915-19 [Repealed] Section 108

Title: Exercise of Jurisdiction by Single Judges or Division Courts

State: Central

Year: 1915

(1) Each high court may by its own rules provide, as it thinks fit, for the exercise, by one or more judges, or by division courts constituted by two or more judges, of the high court, of the original and appellate jurisdiction vested in the court. (2) The chief justice of each high court shall determine what judge in each case is to sit alone, and what judges of the court, whether with or without the chief justice, are to constitute the several division courts.

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Manipur Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 Section 108

Title: Repeal and Savings

State: Central

Year: 1994

(1) The Manipur Panchayati Raj Act, 1975 is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Manipur Panchayati Raj Act, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the repealed Act) the repeal shall not affect:-- (a) the previous operations of the repealed Act or anything duly done or Buffered thereunder; or (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the repealed Act; or (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed under the repealed Act; or (d) any investigation, legal proceedings or remedy in respect of such right, privilege, obligation, liability, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid, and any such investigation, legal proceedings or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not been passed.

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Navy Act, 1957 Section 108

Title: Swearing of Interpreter and Shorthand-writer

State: Central

Year: 1957

(1) At any time during the trial, should the court think it necessary, an impartial person may be employed to serve as an interpreter and sworn or affirmed as such in the following manner : swear in the name of God "I......................................do solemnly affirm that I will to the best of my ability truly interpret and translate as I will be required to do touching the matter before this court-martial." (2) During the trial, an impartial person shall be employed as a short-handwriter and duly sworn or affirmed as such in the following manner :-- swear in the name of God "I......................................do solemnly affirm that I will truly take down to the best of my power the evidence to be given before this court-martial and such other matters as I will be required, and when required, will deliver to the court a true transcript of the same."

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Factories Act, 1948 Section 108

Title: Display of Notices

State: Central

Year: 1948

(1) In addition to the notices required to be displayed in any factory by or under this Act, there shall be displayed in every factory a notice containing such abstracts of this Act and of the rules made thereunder as may be prescribed and also the name and address of the Inspector and the certifying surgeon. (2) All notices required by or under this Act to be displayed in a factory shall be in English and in a language understood by the majority of the workers in the factory, and shall be displayed at some conspicuous and convenient place at or near the main entrance to the factory, and shall be maintained in a clean and legible condition. (3) The Chief Inspector may, by order in writing served on the manager of any factory, require that there shall be displayed in the factory any other notice or poster relating to the health, safety or welfare of the workers in the factory.

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Cantonments Act, 2006 Section 108

Title: Board to Be a Municipality for Taxation Purposes

State: Central

Year: 2006

A Board shall be dVeemed to be a municipal committee for the purposes of taxation as per the Municipal Taxation Act, (11 of 1881) 1881.

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Government of India Act, 1833 [Repealed] Section 108

Title: [Repealed]

State: Central

Year: 1833

[Repealed. 37&38 Vict., c. 35 (S.L.R.).]

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Section 108

Title: When Lapsed Share Goes as Undisposed of

State: Central

Year: 1925

Where a share which lapses is a part of the general residue bequeathed by the Will, that share shall go as undisposed of. Illustration The testator bequeaths me residue of his estate to A, B and C, to be equally divided between them. A dies before the testator. His one-third of the residue goes as undisposed of.

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