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Ambernath Interim Municipality (Constitution and Actions) Validation Act, 1965, (Maharashtra) Preamble

Title: the Ambernath Interim Municipality (Constitution and Actions) Validation Act, 1965

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1965

THE AMBERNATH INTERIM MUNICIPALITY (CONSTITUTION AND ACTIONS) VALIDATION ACT, 1965 [Act No. 49 of 1965]1 [14th December, 1965] PREAMBLE An Act to validate the constitution of an interim municipality for Ambernath municipal district and to make certain consequential provisions upon conversion of village panchayat into a municipality. WHEREAS, by Government Notification, Local Self-Government and Public Health Department, No. DTM. 2553/A, dated the 6th May, 1959, issued under section 4 of the Bombay District Municipal Act, 1901 (Bom. III of 1901), the State Government declared the local area specified therein which was within the limits of certain village to be a permanent municipal district with effect from the 11th May, 1959 under the name of the municipal district of Ambernath; AND WHEREAS, relying on section 191-B of the said District Municipal Act as it stood before its amendment by Bombay Act VIII of 1959 (which came into force on the 13th March, 1959), the persons vacating office as members of the village panchayat constituted an interim municipality for the newly created municipal district with effect from the 11th May, 1959, with the Sarpanch and Deputy.....

Lokayukta Act, 1984 Section 20

Title: Prosecution for False Complaint

State: Karnataka

Year: 1984

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, whoever makes any false and frivolous or vexatious complaint under this Act shall, on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees but which may extend to five thousand rupees. (2) No court, except a court of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate First Class shall take cognizance of an offence under sub-section (1). 1 [(2A) No such court shall take congizance of an offence under sub-section (1) except on a complaint made by a person against whom false, frivolous or vexatious complaint was made after obtaining the previous sanction of the Lokayukta or Upalokayukta as the case may be] (3) The prosecution in relation to an offence under sub-section (1) shall be conducted by the Public Prosecutor and all expenses connected with such prosecution shall be borne by the State Government. ____________________ 1. Inserted by Act 31 of 1986 w.e.f. 16.6.1986.

Companies Act, 1956 Section 625

Title: Payment of Compensation in Cases of Frivolous or Vexatious Prosecution

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....of any case instituted upon the complaint of a shareholder against the company or any officer thereof in pursuance of section 621, the provisions of section 250 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), shall not apply and the following provisions shall apply instead. (2) If the Magistrate by whom any such case is heard discharges or acquits all or any of the accused, and is of opinion that the accusation against them or any of them was false and either frivolous or vexatious, the Magistrate may, by his order of discharge or acquittal, if the shareholder upon whose complaint the accusation was made is present, call upon him forthwith to show cause why he should not pay compensation to such accused, or to each or any of such accused when there is more than one, or if such shareholder is not present, direct the issue of a summons to him to appear and show cause as aforesaid. (3) The Magistrate shall record and consider any cause which such shareholder may show; and if the Magistrate is satisfied that the accusation was false and other frivolous or vexatious, he may, for reasons to be recorded, direct that compensation to such amount as he may determine be paid by.....

The Maharashtra Vexatious Litigation (Prevention) Act, 1971 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1971

.....obtain leave before instituting or continuing proceedings shall be published in the Official Gazette and may also be published in such other manner as the High Court thinks fit. SECTION 03: PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED OR CONTINUED WITHOUT LEAVE TO BE DISMISSED Any proceedings instituted or continued in any Court by a person against whom an order under sub-section (1) of the last preceding section has been made, without obtaining the leave referred to in that section, shall be dismissed by the Court Provided that, this section shall not apply to any proceedings instituted for the purpose of obtaining such leave. SECTION 04: SAVINGS The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of any other law for the time being in force for prevention of vexatious proceedings or other abuse of legal process, or which require consent, sanction or approval in any form of any other authority for the institution or continuance of any proceedings. Maharashtra State Acts

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Section 35A

Title: Compensatory Costs in Respect of False or Vexatious Claims or Defences

State: Central

Year: 1908

.....this section in respect of a false or vexatious claim or defence shall be taken into account in any subsequent suit for damages or compensation is respect of such claim or defence.] __________________ 1. Section 35A was Inserted by Act 9 of 1922, section 2, which, under section 1(2) thereof may be brought into force in any State by the State Government on any specified date. It has been so brought into force in Bombay, Bengal, U.P., Punjab, Bihar, C.P., Assam, Orissa and Tamil Nadu. 2. Substituted by Act 66 of 1956, section 4, for "not being an appeal" (w.e.f. 1-1-1957). 3. Substituted by Act 104 of 1976, section 14(i), for "excluding an appeal" (w.e.f. 1-2-1977). 4. Substituted by Act 66 of 1956, section 4, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-1-1957). 5. Substituted by Act 104 of 1976, section 14(ii), for "one thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 1-2-1977). 6. Inserted by Act 2 of 1951, section 7 (w.e.f. 1-4-1951). 7. Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956, for "a Part B State". 8. Substituted by Act 2 of 1951, section 7, for "under that Act" (w.e.f. 1-4-1951).

Glanders and Farcy Act 1899 Section 12

Title: Vexatious Entries, Searches and Seizures

State: Central

Year: 1899

(1) Whoever, being an Inspector appointed under this Act, vexatiously an unnecessarily enters or searches any field, building or other place, or seizes or detains any horse on the pretence that it is diseased, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. (2) No prosecution under this section shall be instituted after the expiry of three months from the date on which the offence has been committed.

Dourine Act, 1910 Section 13

Title: Vexatious Entried and Searches

State: Central

Year: 1910

(1) Whoever, being an inspector appointed under this Act, vexatiously and unnecessarily enters or searches any field, building or other place, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may entend to five hundred rupees, or with both. (2)No prosecution under this this section shall be instituted after the expiry of three months from the date on which the offence has been committed.

Animal Disease (Control) Act, 1961 Section 28

Title: Penalty for Vexatious Entry, Inspection or Seizure

State: Karnataka

Year: 1961

(1) Whoever, being an Inspector or a Veterinary Officer, appointed under this Act, vexatiously and unnecessarily enters or inspects any land, building or other place or any vessel or vehicle or seizes or detains any animal, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both. (2) No prosecution under this section shall be instituted after the expiry of three months from the date on which the offence has been committed.

Companies Act, 2013, Section 245

Title: Class Action

State: Central

Year: 2013

..... (c) to declare a resolution altering the memorandum or articles of the company as void if the resolution was passed by suppression of material facts or obtained by mis-statement to the members or depositors; (d) to restrain the company and its directors from acting on such resolution; (e) to restrain the company from doing an act which is contrary to the provisions of this Act or any other law for the time being in force; (f) to restrain the company from taking action contrary to any resolution passed by the members; (g) to claim damages or compensation or demand any other suitable action from or against-- (i) the company or its directors for any fraudulent, unlawful or wrongful act or omission or conduct or any likely act or omission or conduct on its or their part; (ii) the auditor including audit firm of the company for any improper or misleading statement of particulars made in his audit report or for any fraudulent, unlawful or wrongful act or conduct; or (iii) any expert or advisor or consultant or any other person for any incorrect or misleading statement made to the company or for any fraudulent, unlawful or wrongful act or conduct or any likely act or.....

Bombay Diseases of Animals Act, 1948, (Maharashtra) Section 29

Title: Penalty for Vexatious Entry, Inspection and Seizure

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1948

(1) Whoever, being an Inspector or a Veterinary Surgeon, appointed under this Act, vexatiously and unnecessarily enters or inspects any land, building or other place or any vessel or vehicle or seizes or detains any animal shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both. (2) No prosecution under this section shall be instituted after the expiry of three months from the date on which the offence has been committed.