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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Part 6

Title: Testamentary Succession

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....of ministers of religion; for the formation or support of a public garden; All these bequests are void. _____________________ 1. Added by Act 51 of 1991, section 6. INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925Chapter 8 - OF THE VESTING OF LEGACIES Section 119 - Date of vesting of legacy when payment or possession postponed Where by the terms of a bequest the legatee is not entitled to immediate possession of the thing bequeathed, a right to receive it at the proper time shall, unless a contrary intention appears by the will, become vested in the legatee on the testator's death, and shall pass to the legatee's representatives if he dies before that time and without having received the legacy, and in such cases the legacy is from the testator's death said to be vested in interest. Explanation.An intention that a legacy to any person shall not become vested in interest in him is not to be inferred merely from a provision whereby the payment or possession of the thing bequeathed is postponed, or whereby a prior interest therein is bequeathed to some other person, or whereby the income arising from the fund bequeathed is directed to be accumulated until the time of payment arrives,.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 2

Title: Of Wills and Codicils

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....imprisonment. (iv) A threatens to shoot B, or to burn his house or to cause him to be arrested on a criminal charge, unless he makes a bequest in favour of C. B, in consequence, makes a bequest in favour of C. The bequest is void, the making of it having been caused by coercion. (v) A, being of sufficient intellect, if undisturbed by the influence of others, to make a will yet being so much under the control of B that he is not a free agent, makes a Will dictated by B. It appears that he would not have executed the will but for fear of B. The Will is invalid. (vi) A, being in so feeble a state of health as to be unable to resist importunity, is pressed by B to make a Will of a certain purport and does so merely to purchase peace and in submission to B. The Will is invalid. (vii) A being in such a state of health as to be capable of exercising his own judgment and volition, B uses urgent intercession and persuasion with him to induce him to make a Will of a certain purport. A, in consequence of the intercession and persuasion, but in the free exercise of his judgment and volition makes his Will in the manner recommended by B. The Will is not rendered invalid by the.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Section 61

Title: Will Obtained by Fraud, Coercion or Importunity

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....imprisonment. (iv) A threatens to shoot B, or to burn his house or to cause him to be arrested on a criminal charge, unless he makes a bequest in favour of C. B, in consequence, makes a bequest in favour of C. The bequest is void, the making of it having been caused by coercion. (v) A, being of sufficient intellect, if undisturbed by the influence of others, to make a will yet being so much under the control of B that he is not a free agent, makes a Will dictated by B. It appears that he would not have executed the will but for fear of B. The Will is invalid. (vi) A, being in so feeble a state of health as to be unable to resist importunity, is pressed by B to make a Will of a certain purport and does so merely to purchase peace and in submission to B. The Will is invalid. (vii) A being in such a state of health as to be capable of exercising his own judgment and volition, B uses urgent intercession and persuasion with him to induce him to make a Will of a certain purport. A, in consequence of the intercession and persuasion, but in the free exercise of his judgment and volition makes his Will in the manner recommended by B. The Will is not rendered invalid by the.....

The Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 1995

..... 17. The State Coordination Committee shall meet at least once in every six months and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings as may be prescribed. 18. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the function of the State Coordination Committee shall be to serve as the state focal point on disability matters and facilitate the continuous evolution of a comprehensive policy towards solving the problems faced by persons with disabilities. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing function the State Coordination Committee may, within the State perform all or any of the following functions, namely.- (a) Review and coordinate the activities of all the Departments of Government and other Governmental and non-Govemmental Organizations which are dealing with matters relating to persons with disabilities., (b) Develop a State policy to address issues faced by persons with disabilities; (c) Advise the State Government on the formulation of policies. Programmes, legislation and projects with respect to disability; (d) Review, in consultation with the donor agencies, their funding from the.....

The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1995

.....OF RIGHTS AND FULL PARTICIPATION) ACT, 1995 THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND FULL PARTICIPATION) ACT, 1995 No.1 OF 1996 [1stJanuary,1996] An Act to give effect to the Proclamation on the Full Participation and Equality of the people with Disabilities in the Asian and Pacific Region. WHEREAS the Meeting to Launch the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons 1993-----2002 convened by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific held at Beijing on 1st to 5th December, 1992, adopted the Proclamation on the Full participation and Equality of people with Disabilities in the Asian and Pacific Region; AND WHEREAS India is a signatory to the said Proclamation; AND WHEREAS it is considered necessary to implement to Proclamation aforesaid. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--- CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY 1. Short title. Extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Persons With Disabilities (Equal Opportunities. Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. .....

The Madras Aliyasantana Act, 1949 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1949

.....in the Port St. George Gazette dt. 26/4/1949. Received the assent of this Excellency the Governor-General on the 13-4-1949.) THE MADRAS ALIYASANTANA ACT, 1949 [Act No. 9 of 1949] PREAMBLE (An Act to define and amend in certain respects the law relating to marriage, maintenance, guardianship, intestate succession, family management and partition applicable to persons governed by the Aliyasantana law of inheritance. Whereas it is expedient to define and amend in certain respects the law relating to marriage, maintenance, guardianship, intestate succession, family management and partition applicable to persons governed by the Aliyasantana Law of inheritance; it is hereby enacted as follows:- Chapter I - PRELIMINARY ( Pub. in the Port St. George Gazette dt. 26/4/1949. Received the assent of this Excellency the Governor-General on the 13-4-1949.) THE MADRAS ALIYASANTANA ACT, 1949 [Act No. 9 of 1949] PREAMBLE (An Act to define and amend in certain respects the law relating to marriage, maintenance, guardianship, intestate succession, family management and partition applicable to persons governed by the Aliyasantana law of inheritance. Whereas it is expedient to.....

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....1908, `India', means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under s. 2(e) of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, `India' means for the purposes of this Act the territories to which this Act extends (i.e., whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). According to s. 2(27) of Customs Act, 1962, `India' includes the territorial waters of India. SECTION 19: "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person, who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgement or a judgement which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgement which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgement. Illustrations (a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a Judge. (b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge. (c) A member of a Panchayat which has power.....

Specific Relief Act, 1963 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....includes every person holding property in trust; (e) all other words and expressions used herein but not defined, and defined in the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872)-, have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. SECTION 03: SAVINGS Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing in this Act shall be deemed- (a) to deprive any person of any right to relief, other than specific performance, which he may have under any contract; or (b) to affect the operation of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 ( 16 of 1908)-, on documents.1967 SECTION 04: SPECIFIC RELIEF TO BE GRANTED ONLY FOR ENFORCING INDIVIDUAL CIVIL RIGHTS AND NOT FOR ENFORCING PENAL LAWS Specific relief can be granted only for the purpose of enforcing individual civil rights and not for the mere purpose of enforcing a penal law. PART 02: SPECIFIC RELIEF CHAPTER 1 RECOVERING POSSESSION OF PROPERTY SECTION 05: RECOVERY OF SPECIFIC IMMOVABLE PROPERTY A person entitled to the possession of specific immovable property may recover it in the manner provided by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908)- SECTION 06: SUIT BY PERSONS DISPOSSESSED OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY (1) If any person is dispossessed.....

Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1992

.....of service of the Member- Secretary, officers and other employees of the Council. SECTION 09: VACANCIES IN THE COUNCIL NOT TO INVALIDATE ACTS, ETC - No act or proceeding of the Council or any committee thereof shall be culled in question on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of the Council or a committee thereof, as the case maybe. SECTION 10: DISSOLUTION OF REHABILITATION COUNCIL AND TRANSFER OF RIGHTS, LIABILITIES AND EMPLOYEES OF REHABILITATION COUNCIL TO COUNCIL (1) On and from the date of the constitution of the Council, the Rehabilitation Council shall stand dissolved and on such dissolution.- (a) all properties and assets, movable and immovable, of, or belonging to, the Rehabilitation Council shall vest in the Council; (b) all the rights and liabilities of the Rehabilitation Council shall be transferred to, and be the rights and liabilities of, the Council: (c) without prejudice to the provisions of clause (b), all liabilities incurred, all contracts entered into and all matters and things engaged to be done by, with or for the Rehabilitation Council immediately before that date, for or in connection.....

Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....in the Forty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- CHAPTER 1 : PRELIMINARY SECTION 1 : Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force on such date3 (a) [a] 7-2-1996-See Gax. of Ind.. 7-9-1996. Pt. II, S. 3(i), Ext., p. 1 (No. 84). as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint. SECTION 2 : Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.- (a) "appropriate Government" means,- (i) in relation to the Central Government or any establishment wholly or substantially financed by that Government, or a Cantonment Board constituted under the Cantonment Act, 1924 the Central Government: (ii) in relation to a State Government or any establishment wholly or substantially financed by that Government, or any local authority, other than a Cantonment Board, the State Government: (iii) in respect of the Central Co-ordination Committee and the Central Executive Committee, the Central Government: (iv) in respect of the State.....