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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 19

Title: Voidability of Agreement Without Free Consent

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....a contract voidable. Illustrations (a) A, intending to deceive B, falsely represents that five hundred maunds of indigo are made annually at A's factory, and thereby induces B to buy the factory. The contract is voidable at the option of B. (b) A, by a misrepresentation, leads B erroneously to believe that five hundred maunds of indigo are made annually at A's factory. B examines the accounts of the factory, which show that only four hundred maunds of indigo have been made. After this B buys the factory. The contract is not voidable on account of A's misrepresentation. (c) A fraudulently informs B that A's estate is free from encumbrance. B thereupon buys the estate. The estate is subject to a mortgage. B may either avoid the contract, or may insist on its being carried out and the mortgage debt redeemed. (d) B, having discovered a vein of ore on the estate of A, adopts means to conceal, and does conceal, the existence of the ore from A. Through A's ignorance B is enabled to buy the estate at an undervalue. The contract is voidable at the option of A. (e) A is entitled to succeed to an estate at the death of B, B dies; C, having received intelligence of B's death,.....

COMPANIES ACT, 1956 Section 58

Title: Expert's consent to issue of prospectus containing statement by him

State: Central

Year: 1956

A prospectus inviting persons to subscribe for shares in or debentures of a company and including a statement purporting to be made by an expert shall not be issued unless (a) he has given his written consent to the issue thereof with the statement included in the form and context in which it is included, and has not withdrawn such consent before the delivery of a copy of the prospectus for registration; and (b) a statement that he has given and has not withdrawn his consent as aforesaid appears in the prospectus.

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 Section 27

Title: Refusal or Withdrawal of Consent by State Board

State: Central

Year: 1974

.....thereto, or the outlet is so established as to comply with any conditions imposed by the Board to enable it to exercise its right to take samples of the effluent.] 2 [(2) A State Board may from time to time review- 3 [(a) any condition imposed under section 25 or section 26 and may serve on the person to whom a consent under section 25 or section 26 is granted a notice making any reasonable variation of or revoking any such condition.] (b) the refusal of any consent referred to in sub-section (1) of section 25 or section 26 or the grant of such consent without any condition, and may make such orders as it deemed fit.] (3) Any condition imposed under section 25 or section 26 shall be subject to any variation made under sub-section (2) and shall continue in force until revoked under that sub-section. __________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 53 of 1988, section 13, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 29-9-1988). 2. Substituted by Act 44 of 1978, section 14, for sub-section (2). 3. Substituted by Act 53 of 1988, section 13, for clause (a) (w.e.f. 29-9-1988).

Christian Marriage Act1872 Section 19

Title: Consent of Father, or Guardian, or Mother

State: Central

Year: 1872

The father, if living, of any minor, or, if the father be dead, the guardian of the person of such minor, and, in case there be no such guardian, then the mother of such minor, may give consent to the minor's marriage, and such consent is hereby required for the same marriage, unless no person authorized to give such consent be resident in India.

Karnataka Police Act, 1963 Section 173

Title: Consent, Etc., of a Competent Authority May Be Proved by Writing Under His Signature

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

Whenever under this Act, the doing or the omitting to do anything or the validity of anything depends upon the consent, approval, declaration, opinion or satisfaction of a competent authority a written document signed by a competent authority purporting to convey or set forth such consent, approval, declaration, opinion or satisfaction shall be sufficient evidence thereof.

Bombay Police Act, 1951, (Maharashtra) Section 164

Title: Consent, Etc., of a Competent Authority May Be Proved by Writing Under His Signature

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1951

Whenever under this Act, the doing or the omitting to do anything or the validity of anything depends upon the consent, approval, declaration, opinion or satisfaction of a competent authority, a written document signed by a competent authority purporting to convey or set forth such consent, approval, declaration, opinion or satisfaction shall be sufficient evidence thereof.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Section 147

Title: Consent or Agreement by Persons Under Disability

State: Central

Year: 1908

In all Suits to which any person under disability is a party, any consent or agreement, as to any proceeding shall, if given or made with the express leave of the Court by the next friend or guardian for the suit, have the same force and effect as if such person, were under no disability and had given such consent or made such agreement.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 196

Title: Prosecution for Offences Against the State and for Criminal Conspiracy to Commit Such Offence

State: Central

Year: 1973

.....of section 195 apply, no such consent shall be necessary. (3) The Central Government or the State Government may, before according sanction4[under sub-section (1 ) or sub-section (1 A) and the District Magistrate may, before according sanction under sub-section (1A)] and the State Government or the District Magistrate may, before giving consent under sub-section (2 ), order a preliminary investigation by a police officer not being below the rank of Inspector, in which case such police officer shall have the powers referred to in sub-section (3 ) of section 155 . _______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 63 of 1980, Section 3, for "section 153B, section 295A or section 505" (w.e.f. 23-9-1980). 2. Inserted by Act 63 of 1980, Section 3 (w.e.f. 23-9-1980). 3 . Substituted by Act 45 of 1978, Section 16, for "a cognizable offence" (w.e.f. 18-12-1978). 4. Substituted by Act 63 of 1980, Section 3, for "under sub-section (1)" (w.e.f. 23-9-1980).

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, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....as in the (Depositories Act, 1996) (22 of 1996); (12B) "derivative" has the same meaning as in clause (aa) of (S.2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956) (42 of 1956);] (13) "director" includes any person occupying the position of director, by whatever name called; (14) "District Court" means the principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in a district, but does not include a High Court in the exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction ; [(14A) "dividend" includes any interim dividend;] (15) "document" includes summons, notice, requisition, order, other legal process, and registers, whether issued, sent or kept in pursuance of this or any other Act or otherwise ; [(15A) "employees stock option" means the option given to the whole-time directors, officers or employees of a company, which gives such directors, officers or employees the benefit or right to purchase or subscribe at a future date, the securities offered by the company at a pre-determined price;] (16) "existing company" means an existing company as defined in (section 3); (17) "financial year" means, in relation to any body corporate, the period in respect of which.....