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Constitution of India Article 347

Title: Special Provision Relating to Language Spoken by a Section of the Population of a State

State: Central

Year: 1950

On a demand being made in that behalf the President may, if he is satisfied that a substantial proportion of the population of a State desire the use of any language spoken by them to be recognised throughout that State or any part thereof for such purpose as he may specify.

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....Court of Justice (including a liquidator, receiver or Commissioner) whose duty is, as such officer, to investigate or report on any matter of law or fact, or to make, authenticate, or keep any document, or to take charge or dispose of any property or to execute any judicial process, or to a administrator any oath, or to interpret, or to preserve order in the Court, and every person specially authorized by a Court of Justice to perform any of such duties; Fifth--Every juryman, assessor, or member of a Panchayat assisting a Court of Justice or public servant; Sixth--Every arbitrator or other person to whom any cause or matter has been referred for decision or report by any Court of Justice, or by any other competent public authority; Seventh--Every person who holds any office by virtue of which he is empowered to place or keep any person in confinement; Eighth--Every officer of the Government, whose duty it is, as such officer, to prevent offences, to give information of offences, to being offenders to justice, or to protect the public health, safety or convenience; Ninth--Every officer whose duty it is, as such officer, to take, receive, keep or expend any property on behalf of.....

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Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1966 Schedule I

Title: First Schedule

State: Karnataka

Year: 1966

.....257 MMD 86 dt. 4.12.1986 and Inserted by Notification NO. CMW 104 MRE 94 dt. 9.1.1995 2. Inserted by Notification No. CMW 257 MMD 86 dt. 4.12.1986 3. Inserted by Notification No. CMW 233 MRE 94 dt. 21.3.1996 4. Deleted by Notification No. CMW 272 MMD 86 dt. 14.1.1987 5. Inserted by Notification No. CMW 183 MRE 88 dt. 2.6.1989 6. Inserted by Notification No. CMW 96 MRE 94 dt.9.11.1994 7. Items 22 to 86 Inserted by Notification No. CMW 95 MRE 89 dt. 29.11.1989 8. Deleted by Notification No. CMW 258 MMD 86 dt. 7.1.1988 9. Inserted by Notification No. CMW 48 MRE 96 dt. 4.10.1996 10. Schedule inserted by Act 17 of 1980 w.e.f. 30.6.1979 11. Inserted by Notification No. CMW 76 MRE 89 dt. 9.5.1991

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Part 6

Title: Testamentary Succession

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....of determining questions as to what person or what property is denoted by any words used in a Will, a Court shall inquire into every material fact relating to the persons who claim to be interested under such Will, the property which is claimed as the subject of disposition, the circumstances of the testator and of his family, and into every fact a knowledge of which may conduct to the right application of the words which the testator has used. Illustrations (i) A, by his Will, bequeaths 1,000 rupees to his eldest son or to his youngest grand-child, or to his cousin, Mary; a Court may make inquiry in order to ascertain to what person the description in the Will applies. (ii) A, by his Will, leaves to B "my estate called Black Acre." It may be necessary to take evidence in order to ascertain what is the subject-matter of the bequest; that is to say, what estate of the testator's is called Black Acre. (iii) A, by his Will, leaves to B "the estate which I purchased of C". It may be necessary to take evidence in order to ascertain what estate the testator purchased of C. Section 76 - Misnomer or misdescription of object (1) Where the words used in a Will to.....

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 6

Title: Of the Construction of Wills

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....of determining questions as to what person or what property is denoted by any words used in a Will, a Court shall inquire into every material fact relating to the persons who claim to be interested under such Will, the property which is claimed as the subject of disposition, the circumstances of the testator and of his family, and into every fact a knowledge of which may conduct to the right application of the words which the testator has used. Illustrations (i) A, by his Will, bequeaths 1,000 rupees to his eldest son or to his youngest grand-child, or to his cousin, Mary; a Court may make inquiry in order to ascertain to what person the description in the Will applies. (ii) A, by his Will, leaves to B "my estate called Black Acre." It may be necessary to take evidence in order to ascertain what is the subject-matter of the bequest; that is to say, what estate of the testator's is called Black Acre. (iii) A, by his Will, leaves to B "the estate which I purchased of C". It may be necessary to take evidence in order to ascertain what estate the testator purchased of C. Section 76 - Misnomer or misdescription of object (1) Where the words used in a Will to.....

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Section 99

Title: Construction of Terms

State: Central

Year: 1925

In a Will (a) the word "children" applies only to lineal descendants in the first degree of the person whose "children" are spoken of; (b) the word "grand-children" applies only to lineal descendants in the second degree of the person whose ''grand-children" are spoken of; (c) the words "nephews" and "nieces" apply only to children of brothers or sisters; (d) the words "cousins", or "first cousins", or "cousins-german", apply only to children of brothers or of sisters of the father or mother of the person whose "cousins", or "first cousins", or "cousins-german", are spoken of; (e) the words "first cousins once removed" apply only to children of cousins-german, or to cousins-german of a parent of the person whose "first cousins once removed" are spoken of; (f) the words "second cousins" apply only to grand-children of brothers or of sisters of the grandfather or grandmother of the person whose "second cousins" are spoken of; (g) the words "issue" and "descendants" apply to all lineal descendants whatever of the person whose "issue" or "descendants" are spoken of; (h) words expressive of collateral relationship apply alike to relatives of full and of half blood; and

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Succession Act, 1925 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....of determining questions as to what person or what property is denoted by any words used in a will, a Court shall inquire into every material fact relating to the persons who claim to be interested under such will, the property which is claimed as the subject of disposition, the circumstances of the testator and of his family, and into every fact a knowledge of which may conduce to the right application of the words which the testator has used. SECTION 76: MISNOMER OR MISS DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT (1) Where the words used in a will to designate or describe a legatee or a class of legatees sufficiently show what is meant, an error in the name or description shall not prevent the legacy from taking effect. (2) A mistake in the name of a legatee may be corrected by a description of him, and a mistake in the description of a legatee may be corrected by the name. SECTION 77: WHEN WORDS MAY BE SUPPLIED Where any word material to the full expression of the meaning has been omitted, it may be supplied by the context. SECTION 78: REJECTION OF ERRONEOUS PARTICULARS IN DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT If the thing which the testator intended to bequeath can be sufficiently identified.....

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Karnataka Tax on Entry of Goods Act, 1979 Schedule I

Title: First Schedule

State: Karnataka

Year: 1979

.....or clutch fluid, bitumen (asphalt), tar and others, but excluding aviation fuel, liquid petroleum gas (LPG), kerosene and naptha for use in the manufacture of fertilizers. 68. Photographic paper and photo albums 69. Pipes, tubes and fittings of iron and steel other than those specified in section 14 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956), cement and asbestos. 70. Plastic sheets, granules and articles made from all kinds and all forms of plastic including articles made of polypropylene, polysterene and like materials 71. Playing cards of every description. 72. Precious stones namely diamonds, emeralds, rubies, real pearls and sapphires and articles in which such precious stones are set, semi-precious stones and articles in which such semi-precious stones are set.. 73. Pressure cookers and parts and accessories thereof 74. Raw-wool, woolen yarn and woolen blended yarn 75. Readymade garments including caps, neck ties and bows 76. Refrigerators, including deep freezers, bottle coolers, water coolers, cold storage equipments and the like and parts thereof 77. Rolling shutters and collapsible gates whether operated manually, mechanically or electrically and their.....

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Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957 Schedule II

Title: Second Schedule

State: Karnataka

Year: 1957

.....by the Forest Department shall be on the dealer. (ii) For the purpose of serial number 9 of Part T "timber, rosewood andsandalwood in cut or manufactured form" shall include door or window frames and shutters but exclude furniture. Explanation VI.--"Toilet article" means any article which is intended for use in the toilet of the human body or in perfuming apparel of any description or any substance intended to cleanse, improve or alter the complexion, skin, hair or teeth and includes deodrants and perfumes. Explanation VII.--Where tax has been levied in respect of goods mentioned in serial numbers 8(i) of Part F, 14 [and 5 of Part D] such goods taken out from containers and sold loose shall not be liable to tax under section 5 and the burden of proving that tax has been paid on the goods in question shall be on the dealer. 61 [Explanation VII A.--x x x]. 39 [Explanation VIII.--Where tax has been levied under this Act in respect of raw silk referred to in Sl. No. 7 of the Third Schedule, and out of such raw silk, silk yarn is manufactured, no tax shall be levied on such silk yarn to the extent it is manufactured out of such raw silk.]. 62 [Explanation VIII A.--x x.....

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The Tripura Sales Tax, 1976 Complete Act

State: Tripura

Year: 1976

.....or context- (a) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner appointed under section 4 ; (b) "dealer" means any person who sells taxable goods manufactured, made or processed by him in Tripura or brought by him into Tripura from any place outside Tripura for the purpose of sale of Tripura Substituted by The Tripura Sales Tax (Third Amendment) Act, 1984, w. e. f. 12.7.1984.[and includes Government and any person making a sale under section 3A ; (c) "Official Gazette" means the Tripura Gazette ; (d) "person" means and includes :- (i) an individual, (ii) a Hindu undivided or a joint family, (iii) a company, (iv) a firm, (v) an association of persons or body of individuals whether incorporated or not, (vi) a Department of any Government, (vii) a local authority, and (viii) every artificial juridical person, not falling within any of the preceding sub-clauses ; (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules under this Act ; (f) "registered dealer" means a dealer registered under this Act ; Substituted by The Tripura Sales Tax (Third Amendment) Act, 1984, w. e. f. 12.7.1984. [(g) "Sale" means any transfer of property, in goods for cash or deferred payment or.....

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