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Central Provinces Court of Wards Act, 1899 Section 14

Title: Stay of Proceedings of Civil Courts

State: Central

Year: 1899

If a Civil Court has directed any process of execution to issue against any immoveable property of a Government ward or the rents thereof or any crops standing thereon, the Court of Wards may, at any time within one year after the issue of a notification under section 10, apply to the Civil Court to stay proceedings in the matter of such process, and the Civil Court may, on such terms regarding interest or compensation for delay as may appear to it to be just and reasonable, stay such proceedings accordingly.

Presidency Towns Insolvency Act, 1909 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1909

....."If this Bill be passed into law it will be necessary to repeal the 1848 Act, and this raise a question which deserves consideration. The present Act is an Act of the imperial Parliament and a vesting order made under it vests in the assignee by direct operation all the real and personal estate and effects of the insolvent in whatever part of the King's dominions they may be situate or accrue; and a discharge under the Act has effect in every part of those dominions. The Act is one of those which it is within the competency of the Legislative Council of the Governor-General to repeal, but if it be repealed and an Indian Act be substituted, it follows that these advantages must at least for the most part be abandoned, since an Act of the Indian Legislature cannot operate for this purpose outside the limits of India. In 1886 it was proposed that an Act of the Imperial Parliament should be obtained to give this authority to insolvency proceedings in India, but no such Act has as yet been passed. It is believed, however, that the advantages conferred by the Act of 1848 are of no real value, since experience has shown that in practically every case in which there are assets in both.....

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....(2) of Section 5, for the words 'but subject to any enactment', substitute the words 'but, save as otherwise provided by this Code, subject to any enactment'. [W.B. Act 8 of 1970, Section 3 and Sch., item 2]. (1) All offences under the Indian Penal Code shall be investigated, inquired into, tried and otherwise dealt with according to the provisions hereinafter contained. Trial of offences against other laws (2) All offences under any other law shall be investigated, inquired into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to the same provisions, but subject to any enactment for the time being in force regulating the manner or place of investigating, inquiring into, trying or otherwise dealing with such offences. PART 2 CONSTITUTION AND POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES: CHAPTER 2: OF THE CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES: SECTION 6: Glasses of Criminal Courts: Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law other than this Code for the time being in force, there shall be five classes of Criminal Courts in [India], namely,- : State Amendments GUJARAT.-In its application to the State of Gujarat the amendment made in Section 6 is the.....

Companies Act, 1913 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1913

.....its ordinary original civil jurisdiction; (7) "existing company "means a company formed and registered under the (Companies Act, 1866), or under any Act or Acts repealed thereby, or under (Companies Act, 1882): (8) " Insurance company " means a company that carries on the business of insurance either solely or in common with any other business or businesses: (9) "manager " means a person who, subject to the control and direction of the directors has the management of the whole affairs of a company, and includes a director or any other person occupying the position of a manager by whatever name called and whether under a contract of service or not: (9A) " managing agent " means a person, firm or company entitled to the management of the whole affairs of a company by virtue of an agreement with the company, and under the control and direction of the directors except to the extent, if any, otherwise provided for in the agreement and includes any person, firm or company occupying such position by whatever name called : Explanation.-If a person occupying the position of a managing agent calls himself a manager he shall nevertheless be regarded as managing agent and not as manager for.....

Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India Act, 1984 Chapter VIII

Title: Special Powers of the Reconstruction Bank

State: Central

Year: 1984

.....of management of an industrial concern shall be entitled to any compensation for the loss of office or for the premature termination, under this Act, of any contract of management entered into by him with such concern. (2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall affect the right of any such managing or whole-time director, or any other director or manager or any such person in charge of management to recover from the industrial concern, moneys recoverable otherwise than by way of such compensation. Section 46 - Application of Act 1 of 1956 (1) Where the management of an industrial concern, being a company as defined in the Companies Act, 1956, is taken over by the Reconstruction Bank, then notwithstanding anything contained in the said Act or in the memorandum or articles of association of such concern,-- (a) it shall not be lawful for the shareholders of such concern or any other person to nominate or appoint any person to be a director of the concern; (b) no resolution passed at any meeting of the shareholders of such concern shall be given effect to unless approved by the Reconstruction Bank; (c) no proceeding for the winding up of such concern or for the.....

Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 Section 22

Title: Suspension of Legal Proceedings, Contracts, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....passed at any meeting of the shareholders of such company shall be given effect to unless approved by the Board. (3)3[Where an inquiry under section 16 is pending or any scheme referred to in section 17 is under preparation or during the period] of consideration of any scheme under section 18 or where any such scheme is sanctioned thereunder, for due implementation of the scheme, the Board may by order declare with respect to the sick industrial company concerned that the operation of all or any of the contracts, assurances of property, agreements, settlements, awards, standing orders or other instruments in force, to which such sick industrial company is a party or which may be applicable to such sick industrial company immediately before the date of such order, shall remain suspended or that all or any of the rights, privileges, obligations and liabilities accruing or arising thereunder before the said date, shall remain suspended or shall be enforceable with such adoptions and in such manner as may be specified by the Board: Provided that such declaration shall not be made for a period exceeding two years which may be extended by one year at a time so, however, that.....

Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India Act, 1984 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1984

.....and obligations of whatever kind then subsisting of the Corporation in relation to its undertaking. (4) Unless otherwise expressly provided by this Act, all contracts, deeds, bonds, agreements, powers of attorney, grants of legal representation and other instruments of whatever nature subsisting or having effect immediately before the appointed day and to which to Corporation is a party or which are in favour of the Corporation, shall be of as full force and effect against or in favour of the Reconstruction Bank, and may be enforced or acted upon as fully and effectually as if, in the place of the Corporation, the Reconstruction Bank had been a party thereto or as if they had been issued in favour of the Reconstruction Bank. (5) If, on the appointed day, any suit, appeal or other proceeding of whatever nature in relation to the business of the undertaking which has been transferred under this section, is pending by, or against, the Corporation, the same shall not abate, be discontinued or be, in any way, prejudicially affected by reason of the transfer of the undertaking of the Corporation or of anything contained in this Act, and the suit, appeal or other proceeding may be.....

Companies Act, 1956 Complete Act

Title: Companies Act, 1956

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....to winding up Section644 - Repeal of Acts specified in Schedule XII Section645 - Saving of orders, rules, etc., in force at commencement of Act Section646 - Saving of operation of section 138 of Act 7 of 1913 Section647 - Saving of pending proceedings for winding up Section647A - Transfer of winding up proceedings to Tribunal Section648 - Saving of prosecutions instituted by liquidator or court under section 237 of Act 7 of 1913 Section649 - Construction of references to former enactments in documents Section650 - Construction of "registrar of joint stock companies" in Act 21 of 1860 [Repealed] Section651 - Construction of references to extraordinary resolution in articles, etc. Section651A - Reference of winding up of companies in other laws Section652 - Appointment under previous companies laws to have effect as if made under Act Section653 - Former registration offices continued Section654 - Registers under previous companies laws to be deemed to be part of registers under Act Section655 - Funds and accounts under Act to be in continuation of funds and accounts under previous companies law Section656 - Saving of incorporation under repealed Acts .....

Presidency-towns Insolvency Act, 1909 Part VI

Title: Procedure

State: Central

Year: 1909

.....nothing in this sub-section shall in any way limit the jurisdiction conferred on the Court under this Act. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act and rules, the costs of and incidental to any proceeding in the Court shall be in the discretion of the Court. (3) The Court may at any time adjourn any proceedings before it upon such terms, if any, as it thinks fit to impose. (4) The Court may at any time amend any written process or proceeding under this Act upon such terms, if any, as it thinks fit to impose. (5) Where by this Act or by rules the time for doing any act or thing is limited, the Court may extend the time either before or after the expiration thereof, upon such terms, if any, as the Court thinks fit to impose. (6) Subject to rules, the Court may in any matter take the whole or any part of the evidence either viva voce or by interrogatories, or upon affidavit, or by commission. (7) For the purpose of approving a composition or scheme by joint debtors the Court may, if it thinks fit, and on the report of the official assignee that it is expedient so to do, dispense with the public examination of one of the joint debtors if he is unavoidably prevented.....

Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....SECTION 09: IMPOSITION OF CESS ON SCHEDULED INDUSTRIES IN CERTAIN CASES (1) There may be levied and collected as a cess for the purposes of this Act on all goods manufactured or produced in any such scheduled industry as may be specified in this behalf by the Central Government by notified order a duty of excise at such rate as may be specified in the notified order, and different rates may be specified for different goods or different classes of goods: Provided that no such rate shall in any case exceed 13 paise per cent of the value of the goods. (2) The cess shall be payable at such intervals, within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed, and any rules made in this behalf may provide for the grant of a rebate for prompt payment of the cess. (3) The said cess may be recovered in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue. (4) The Central Government may hand over the proceeds of the cess collected under this section in respect of the goods manufactured or produced by any scheduled industry or group of scheduled industries to the Development Council established for that industry or group of industries, and where it does so, the Development Council shall utilise.....