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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1881

.....When the holder of an accepted bill of exchange enters into any contract with the acceptor which, under section 134 or 135 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), would discharge the other parties, the holder may expressly reserve his right to charge the other parties, and in such case they are not discharged. SECTION 40: DISCHARGE OF INDORSER'S LIABILITY Where the holder of a negotiable instrument, without the consent of the indorser, destroys or impairs the indorser's remedy against a prior party, the indorser is discharged from liability to the holder to the same extent as if the instrument had been paid at maturity. Illustration A is the holder of a bill of exchange made payable to the order of B, which contains the following indorsements in blank- First indorsement, "B". Second indorsement, "Peter Williams". Third indorsement "Wright & Co." Fourth indorsement "John Rozario". This bill A puts in suit against John Rozario and strikes out, without John Rozario's consent, the indorsements by Peter Williams and Wright & Co. A is not entitled to recover anything from John Rozario. SECTION 41: ACCEPTOR BOUND, ALTHOUGH INDORSEMENT FORGED An acceptor of a bill of.....

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Chapter III

Title: Parties to Notes, Bills and Cheques

State: Central

Year: 1881

..... When the holder of an accepted bill of exchange enters into any contract with the acceptor which, under section 134 or 135 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), would discharge the other parties, the holder may expressly reserve his right to charge the other parties, and in such case they are not discharged. Section 40 - Discharge of indorser's liability Where the holder of a negotiable instrument, without the consent of the indorser, destroys or impairs the indorser's remedy against a prior party, the indorser is discharged from liability to the holder to the same extent as if the instrument had been paid at maturity. Illustration A is the holder of a bill of exchange made payable to the order of B, which contains the following indorsements in blank:-- First indorsement, "B". Second indorsement, "Peter Williams". Third indorsement "Wright & Co.". Fourth indorsement, "John Rozario". This bill A puts in suit against John Rozario and strikes out, without John Rozario's consent, the indorsements by Peter Williams and Wright & Co. A is not entitled to recover anything from John Rozario. Section 41 - Acceptor bound, although indorsement.....

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881 Section 40

Title: Discharge of indorser's liability

State: Central

Year: 1881

Where the holder of a negotiable instrument, without the consent of the indorser, destroys or impairs the indorser's remedy against a prior party, the indorser is discharged from liability to the holder to the same extent as if the instrument had been paid at maturity. Illustration A is the holder of a bill of exchange made payable to the order of B, which contains the following indorsements in blank:-- First indorsement, "B". Second indorsement, "Peter Williams". Third indorsement "Wright & Co.". Fourth indorsement, "John Rozario". This bill A puts in suit against John Rozario and strikes out, without John Rozario's consent, the indorsements by Peter Williams and Wright & Co. A is not entitled to recover anything from John Rozario.

Suits Valuation Act, 1887 Part II

Title: Other Suits

State: Central

Year: 1887

.....same. Section 9 - Determination of value of certain suits by High Court When the subject-matter of suits of any class, other than suits mentioned in the Court-fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870), section 7, paragraphs v and vi, and paragraph x, clause (d) is such that in the opinion of the High Court it does not admit of being satisfactorily valued, the High Court may with the previous sanction of the State Government, direct that suits of that class shall, for the purposes 1[***] of this Act and any other enactment for the time being in force, be treated as if their subject-matter were of such value as the High Court thinks fit to specify in this behalf. ___________________________ 1. Omitted by the Gujarat Court Fees Act, 2004 Prior to omission text read as under: - " of the Court-fees Act, 1870, and" Section 10 - [Repeal of section 32, Punjab Courts Act, 1884 (18 of 1884)] Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891), section 2 and Schedule I, Part I.

Suits Valuation Act, 1887 Section 11

Title: Procedure Where Objection is Taken on Appeal on Revision That a Suit or Appeal Was Not Properly Valued for Jurisdictional Purposes

State: Central

Year: 1887

.....issues for trial, or requires additional evidence to be taken, it shall direct its order to a Court competent to entertain the suit or appeal. (4) The provisions of the section with respect to an Appellate Court shall, so far as they can be made applicable, apply to a Court exercising revisional jurisdiction under section 622 of the2Code of Civil Procedure (14 of 1882) or other enactment for the time being in force. (5) This section3[xxx] shall come into force on the first day of July, 1887. _____________________ 1. Now section 99 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908.) 2. Now section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908.) 3. The words "extends to the whole of India except Part B States and "omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956.

Suits Valuation Act, 1887 Part I

Title: Suits Relating to Land

State: Central

Year: 1887

.....iv, or Schedule II, article 17, relates to land or an interest in land of which the value has been determined by rules under the last foregoing section, the amount at which for purposes of jurisdiction the relief sought in the suit is valued shall not exceed the value of the land or interest as determined by those rules. Section 5 - Making and enforcement of rules (1) The State Government shall, before making rules under section 3, consult the High Court with respect thereto. (2) A rule under that section shall not take effect till the expiration of one month after the rule has been published in the Official Gazette. Section 6 - Repeal of section 14 of Madras Civil Courts Act, 1873 On and from the date on which rules under section 3 take effect in any part of the territories under the administration of the Governor of Fort Saint George in Council to which the Madras Civil Courts Act,1873 (3 of 1873) extends, section 14 of that Act shall be repealed as regards that part of those territories.

Public Suits Validation Act, 1932 Complete Act

Title: Public Suits Validation Act, 1932

State: Central

Year: 1932

Preamble1 - PUBLIC SUITS VALIDATION ACT, 1932 Section1 - Short title and extent Section2 - Validation of certain pending public suits Section3 - Restoration of certain dismissed public suits Section4 - Retrial of certain appeals relating to public suits, 5 of 1908

Suits Valuation Act, 1887 Complete Act

Title: Suits Valuation Act, 1887

State: Central

Year: 1887

Preamble1 - SUITS VALUATION ACT, 1887 Section1 - Title and extent Part I Section2 - Extent and Commencement of Part I Section3 - Power for State Government to make rules determining value of land for jurisdictional purposes Section4 - Valuation of relief in certain suits relating to land not to exceed the value of the land Section5 - Making and enforcement of rules Section6 - Repeal of section 14 of Madras Civil Courts Act, 1873 Part II Section7 - Commencement of Part II Section8 - Court-fee value and jurisdictional value to be the same in certain suits Section9 - Determination of value of certain suits by High Court Section10 - [Repeal of section 32, Punjab Courts Act, 1884 (18 of 1884)] Part III Section11 - Procedure where objection is taken on appeal on revision that a suit or appeal was not properly valued for jurisdictional purposes Section12 - Proceedings pending at commencement of Part I or Part II

Goa Daman and Diu Suits Valuation Act 1965 Complete Act

Title: Goa Daman and Diu Suits Valuation Act 1965

State: Central

Year: 1965

Preamble1 - GOA, DAMAN AND DIU SUITS VALUATION ACT, 1965 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Power of State Government to make rules determining the value of land for jurisdictional purposes Section4 - Valuation of relief in certain suits relating to land not to exceed the value of the land Section5 - Court-fee value and jurisdictional value to be the same in certain suits Section6 - Determination of value of certain suits by High Court Section7 - Objections to jurisdiction on ground of erroneous valuation Section8 - Saving of pending proceedings Section9 - Repeal Section10 - Power to remove difficulties

Public Suits Validation Act, 1932 Section 2

Title: Validation of Certain Pending Public Suits

State: Central

Year: 1932

Where a suit relating to any of the public matters specified in sections 91 and 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, 5 of 1908.is pending at the commencement of this Act, the institution of such suit shall not be deemed to be invalid on the ground that the previous sanction of the State Government in respect of such suit has not been obtained as required by section 93 of that Code. Explanation.-For the purposes of this section a suit pending at the commencement of this Act includes a suit in respect of which an appeal lies or is pending at the commencement of this Act.