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Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Chapter III

Title: Property, Contracts, Liabilities and Suits

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....liable in respect of any contract or assurance made or executed for the purposes of this Act, or for the purposes of the Government of India Act or of any Act repealed thereby, nor shall any person making or executing any such contract or assurance on behalf of any of them be personally liable in respect thereof. ________________________ 1. Omitted by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947. Section 176 - Suits and Proceedings (1) The Federation may sue or be sued by the name of the Federation of India and a Provincial Government may sue or be sued by the name of the Province, and, without prejudice to the subsequent Provisions of this chapter, may, subject to any provisions which may be made by Act of the Federal or a Provincial Legislature enacted by virtue of powers conferred on that Legislature by this Act, sue or be sued in relation to their respective affairs in the like cases as the Secretary of State in Council might have sued or been sued if this Act had not been passed. 1(2) Rules of Court may provide that, where the Federation, the Federal Railway Authority, or a Province sue or are sued n the United Kingdom, service of all proceedings may be.....

Government of India Act, 1935 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....council of ministers. (3) If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor-General is by or under this Act required to act in his discretion or to exercise his individual judgment, the decision of the Governor-General in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor-General shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion, or ought or ought not to have exercised his individual judgment]. SECTION 10: OTHER PROVISIONS AS TO MINISTERS (1) The Governor-General's ministers shall be chosen and summoned by him, shall be sworn as members of the council, and shall hold office during his pleasure. (2) A minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of15[either Chamber of] the Federal Legislature shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a minister. (3) The salaries of ministers shall be such as the Federal Legislature may from time to time by Act determine and, until the Federal Legislature so determine, shall be determined, by the Governor-General: Provided that the salary of a minister shall not be varied during his term.....

Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Section 176

Title: Suits and Proceedings

State: Central

Year: 1935

(1) The Federation may sue or be sued by the name of the Federation of India and a Provincial Government may sue or be sued by the name of the Province, and, without prejudice to the subsequent Provisions of this chapter, may, subject to any provisions which may be made by Act of the Federal or a Provincial Legislature enacted by virtue of powers conferred on that Legislature by this Act, sue or be sued in relation to their respective affairs in the like cases as the Secretary of State in Council might have sued or been sued if this Act had not been passed. 1(2) Rules of Court may provide that, where the Federation, the Federal Railway Authority, or a Province sue or are sued n the United Kingdom, service of all proceedings may be effected upon the High Commis-sioner for India or such other representative in the United Kingdom of the Federation, Authority or Province, as may be specified in the rules]. ________________________ 1. Omitted by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947.

Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Part VIII

Title: The Federal Railway Authority

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....Authority 1 [183. Directions and Principles to be Observed by Railway Authority (1) The Authority in discharging their functions under thisAct shall act on business principles, due regard beinghad by them to theinterests of agriculture, indus-try, commerce and the general public, andinparticular shall make proper provision for meetingout of their receipts onrevenue account all expenditure to which such receiptsare applicable under theprovisions of this Part of this Act. (2) In the discharge of their saidfunctions the Authority shall beguided by such instructions on questions ofpolicy as may be given to themby the Federal Government. If any dispute arises under this sub-section between theFederal Government and the Authority as to whether a question is or is not aquestion of policy, the decision of the Governor-General in his discretion shallbe (3) The provisions of sub-section (1) of this section shallapply in relation to the discharge by the Federal Government of their functionswith respect to railways as they apply in relation to the functions of theAuthority, but nothing in this sub-section shall be construed as limiting thepowers of the Governor-General under.....

Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Section 185

Title: Acquisition and Sale of Land, Contracts and Working Agreements

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....by or against the Authority and not by or against the Federation,and, subject to any provision which may hereafter be made by Act of the FederalLegislature, the Authority may sue and be sued in the like manner and in thelike cases as a company operating a railway may sue and be sued: Provided that this sub-section does not apply in relationto any contract declared by its terms to be supplemental to a contract madebefore the establishment of the Authority, and any such supplemental contractmay be enforced in any manner in which the principal contract may be enforced. (3) The Authority may make working agreements with, andcarry out working agreements made with, any Indian State or person owning oroperating any railway in India, or in territories adjacent to India, withrespect to the persons by whom and the terms on which any of the railways withwhich the parties are respectively concerned shall be operated. ________________________ 1. Omitted, by the India (Provisional Constitution)Order, 1947.

Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Schedule VIII

Title: Eighth Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....concerned in the management of any company holding or tendering for such a contract as aforesaid, he shall forthwith make full disclosure of the facts to the Authority and shall not take part in the consideration or discussion of, or vote on, any question with respect to the contract. 8. At any meeting of the Authority a person or persons deputed by the Governor-General to represent him may attend and speak, but not vote. 9. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority may make standing orders for the regulation of their proceedings and business, and may vary or revoke any such order. 10. The proceedings of the Authority shall not be invalidated by any vacancy among their number, or by any defect in the appointment or qualification of any member. 11. At the head of the executive staff of the Authority there shall be a chief railway commissioner, being a person with experience in Railway administration, who shall be appointed by the Governor-General exercising his individual judgment, after consultation with the Authority. 12. The chief railway commissioner shall be assisted in the performance of his duties by a financial commissioner, who shall be appointed.....