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Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....any pressed package of cotton of whatever size or density ; (b) "Cotton" means ginned or unsigned cotton, or cotton waste ; (c) "cotton" ginning factory" means any place where cotton is ginned or where cotton fibre is separated from cotton seed by any process whatever involving the use of steam, water or other mechanical power or of electrical power ; (d) "cotton pressing factory" means any factory as defined in the 949 Indian Factories Act, 1911 (12 of 1911), in which cotton is pressed into bales ; {See now the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948), s.2 (m).}This Act has Been amended in its application to-- (1) the State of Bombay by Bom.Acts 4 of 1936 and 20 of 1938, (2) the C.P. by C.P Act 24 of 1936 and to Madhya Pradesh by C.P.& Berar Acts 33 of 1939, 1 of 1942, 13 of 1947 and 47 of 1947, (3) the Punjab by Pun.Act 12 of 1941, (4) the U.P.by U.P.Act 15 of 1941, (5) Madras by Mad.Act 10 of 1953, (6) Hyderabad by Hyderabad Act 33 of 1954. (e) "cotton waste" means droppings striplings, fly and other waster products of a cotton mill or of a cotton ginning factory or of a cotton pressing factory, but does not include yarn waste ; (f) "Indian Central Cotton.....

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Section 380

Title: Local Extent of Certificate

State: Central

Year: 1925

Section 380 - Local extent of certificate A certificate under this Part shall have effect throughout 1 [India]2 [* * *]. 3 [This section shall apply in 1 [India]4 afterthe separation of Burma and Aden from India to certificates granted in Burmaand Aden before the date of the separation, or after that date in proceedingswhich were pending at that date.] 5 [It shall also apply in 1 [India] 6 [* * *]7 after the separation of Pakistan from India to certificates granted before thedate of the separation, or after that date in proceedings pending at that datein any of the territories which on that date constituted Pakistan.] _____________________ 1. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951,section 3 and Schedule, for "theStates". 2. The words "of India" omitted by the A.O. 1950. 3. Inserted by the A.O. 1937. 4. 1st April, 1937. 5. Added by the A.O. 1948. 6. The words "of India" omitted by Act 48 of 1952,section 3 andSchedule II. 7. 15th August, 1947.

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 14

Title: Of Specific Legacies

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....C": "the money due to me on the bond of D": "my mortgage on the Rampur factory": "one-half of the money owing to me on my mortgage of Rampur factory": "1,000 rupees, being part of debt due to me from C": "my capital stock of 1,000 in East India Stock": "my promissory notes of the Central Government for 10,000 rupees in their 4 per cent. loan": "all such sums of money as my executors may, after my death, receive in respect of the debt due to me from the insolvent firm of D and Company": "all the wine which I may have in my cellar at the time of my death": "such of my horses as B may select": "all my shares in the Imperial Bank of India": "all my shares in the Imperial Bank of India which I may possess at the time of my death": "all the money which I have in the 5 1/2 per cent. loan of the Central Government": "all the Government securities I shall be entitled to at the time of my decease". Each of these legacies is specific. (ii) A, having Government promissory notes for 10,000 rupees, bequeaths to his executors "Government promissory notes for 10,000 rupees in trust to sell" for the benefit of B. The legacy is specific. (iii) A, having property.....

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Section 142

Title: Specific Legacy Defined

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....C": "the money due to me on the bond of D": "my mortgage on the Rampur factory": "one-half of the money owing to me on my mortgage of Rampur factory": "1,000 rupees, being part of debt due to me from C": "my capital stock of 1,000 in East India Stock": "my promissory notes of the Central Government for 10,000 rupees in their 4 per cent. loan": "all such sums of money as my executors may, after my death, receive in respect of the debt due to me from the insolvent firm of D and Company": "all the wine which I may have in my cellar at the time of my death": "such of my horses as B may select": "all my shares in the Imperial Bank of India": "all my shares in the Imperial Bank of India which I may possess at the time of my death": "all the money which I have in the 5 1/2 per cent. loan of the Central Government": "all the Government securities I shall be entitled to at the time of my decease". Each of these legacies is specific. (ii) A, having Government promissory notes for 10,000 rupees, bequeaths to his executors "Government promissory notes for 10,000 rupees in trust to sell" for the benefit of B. The legacy is specific. (iii) A, having property.....

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 16

Title: Of Ademption of Legacies

State: Central

Year: 1925

..... "the debt which C owes me": "2,000 rupees which I have in the hands of D": "the money due to me on the bond of E": "my mortgage on the Rampur factory". All these debts are extinguished in A's lifetime, some with and some without his consent. All the legacies are adeemed. (ii) A bequeaths to B his interest in certain policies of life assurance. A in his lifetime receives the amount of the policies. The legacy is adeemed. Section 155 - Ademption pro tanto by testator's receipt of part of entire thing specifically bequeathed The receipt by the testator of a part of an entire thing specifically bequeathed shall operate as an ademption of the legacy to the extent of the sum so received, Illustration A bequeaths to B "the debt due to me by C'. The debt amounts to 10,000 rupees. C pays to A 5,000 rupees the one-half of the debt. The legacy is revoked by ademption, so far as regards the 5,000 rupees received by A. Section 156 - Ademption pro tanto by testator's receipt of portion of entire fund of which portion has been specifically bequeathed If a portion of an entire fund or stock is specifically bequeathed, the receipt by the testator of a portion of the fund or.....

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INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 Section 156

Title: Ademption pro tanto by testator's receipt of portion of entire fund of which portion has been specifically bequeathed

State: Central

Year: 1925

If a portion of an entire fund or stock is specifically bequeathed, the receipt by the testator of a portion of the fund or stock shall operate as an ademption only to the extent of the amount so received; and the residue of the fund or stock shall be applicable to the discharge of the specific legacy. Illustration A bequeaths to B one-half of the sum of 10,000 rupees due to him from W. A in his lifetime receives 6,000 rupees, part of the 10,000 rupees. The 4,000 rupees which are due from W to A at the time of his death belong to B under the specific bequest.

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Part 9

Title: Probate, Letters of Administration and Administration of Assets of Deceased

State: Central

Year: 1925

..... (viii) The person to whom probate was, or letters of administration were, granted has subsequently become of unsound mind. INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925Chapter 4 - OF THE PRACTICE IN GRANTING AND REVOKING PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION Section 264 - Jurisdiction of District Judge in granting and revoking probates, etc. (1) The District Judge shall have jurisdiction in granting and revoking probates and letters of administration in all cases within his district. (2) Except in cases to which section 57 applies, no court in any local area beyond the limits of the towns of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay,1[***] shall, where the deceased is a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina or an exempted person, receive applications for probate or letters of administration until the State Government has, by a notification in the Official Gazette, authorised it so to do. ______________________ 1. The words "and the province of Burma" omitted by the A.O. 1937. Section 264 - Jurisdiction of District Judge in granting and revoking probates, etc. (1) The District Judge shall have jurisdiction in granting and revoking probates and letters of administration in all cases.....

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 3

Title: Alteration and Revocation of Grants

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....or suggestion, or by concealing from the Court something material to the case; or (c) the grant was obtained by means of an untrue allegation of a fact essential in point of law to justify the grant, though such allegation was made in ignorance or inadvertently; or (d) the grant has become useless and inoperative through circumstances; or (e) the person to whom the grant was made has wilfully and without reasonable cause omitted to exhibit an inventory or account in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VII of this Part, or has exhibited under that Chapter an inventory or account which is untrue in a material respect. Illustrations (i) The Court by which the grant was made had no jurisdiction. (ii) The grant was made without citing parties who ought to have been cited. (iii) The Will of which probate was obtained was forged or revoked. (iv) A obtained letters of administration to the estate of B, as his widow, but it has since transpired that she was never married to him. (v) A has been taken administration to the estate of B as if he had died intestate, but a Will has since been discovered. (vi) Since probate was granted, a latter Will has been.....

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Section 263

Title: Revocation or Annulment for Just Cause

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....or suggestion, or by concealing from the Court something material to the case; or (c) the grant was obtained by means of an untrue allegation of a fact essential in point of law to justify the grant, though such allegation was made in ignorance or inadvertently; or (d) the grant has become useless and inoperative through circumstances; or (e) the person to whom the grant was made has wilfully and without reasonable cause omitted to exhibit an inventory or account in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VII of this Part, or has exhibited under that Chapter an inventory or account which is untrue in a material respect. Illustrations (i) The Court by which the grant was made had no jurisdiction. (ii) The grant was made without citing parties who ought to have been cited. (iii) The Will of which probate was obtained was forged or revoked. (iv) A obtained letters of administration to the estate of B, as his widow, but it has since transpired that she was never married to him. (v) A has been taken administration to the estate of B as if he had died intestate, but a Will has since been discovered. (vi) Since probate was granted, a latter Will has been.....

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Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 4

Title: Of the Practice in Granting and Revoking Probates and Letters of Administration

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....the A.O. 1948, for "thewhole of British India". 2. The words "of India" omitted by the A.O.1950. 3. Inserted by A.O. 1937. 4. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951,section 3 andSchedule, for "the States". 5. 1st April, 1937. 6. Added by the A. O. 1948. 7. The words "of India" omitted by Act 42of 1953, section 4 and Schedule III. 8. 15th August, 1947. Section 273 - Conclusiveness of probate or letters of administration Probate or letters of administration shall have effect overall the property and estate, moveable or immoveable, of the deceased,throughout the State in which the same is or are granted, and shall beconclusive as to the representative title against all debtors of the deceased,and all persons holding property which belongs to him, and shall afford fullindemnity to all debtors, paying their debts and all persons delivering up suchproperty to the person to whom such probate or letters of administration havebeen granted: Provided that probates and letters of administrationgranted- (a) by a High Court, or (b) by a District Judge, where the deceased at the time ofhis death had a fixed place of abode situate within the jurisdiction of suchJudge, and such.....

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