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Abdul Azeez Vs. Pathumma Bi

Court : Chennai

Subject : FamilyCivil

Acts : Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) , 1908 - Order 32, Rule 1; Majority Act, 1875 - Sections 2

Reported in : AIR1952Mad754; (1952)1MLJ463

will be no order as to costs here and in the court below. Indian Majority Act (IX of 1875), Section 2 (a)--Scope of --Code of Civil Procedure (Act V of 1908), Order XXXII, Rule 1-Muslim woman--Minor under the Indian … who (although a major according to the personal law of the lady) is still a minor under the Majority Act, 1875 is not competent to relinquish the whole or part of her dower to change its character". The Bench

Ratan and anr. Vs. Bisan Ramchandra Pardeshi

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Civil

Acts : Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 - Sections 4, 4(1), 4(2), 41 and 41(3); Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 - Sections 2, 4, 5 and 25; Indian Majority Act, 1875

Reported in : AIR1978Bom190

of the Act. Section 4 (1) defines 'minor' as a person who under the provisions of the Indian Majority Act, 1875, is to be deemed not to have attained his majority. It would, therefore, be clear that on his … any other laws would be inconsistent with the provisions of the Act. This argument ignores the provisions of Section 2 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act which clearly provides that the provisions of the Act shall be

Hanufa Bibi Vs. Mokshed Ali Mondal and anr.

Court : Kolkata

Subject : FamilyCivil

Acts : Majority Act, 1875 - Section 2; ;Guardians and Wards Act

Reported in : AIR1961Cal59,64CWN786

this point Mr. Benoy Behari Sen for the petitioner has referred us to Section 2(a) of the Indian Majority Act 1875 which provides that nothing in the Act shall affect the capacity of any person to act in the

Ganesh Ram Vs. State of Jharkhand and ors.

Court : Jharkhand

Subject : Service

Acts : Bihar Reorganization Act, 2000 - Sections 84 and 85; Minimum Wages Act, 1948 - Sections 2, 3 and 3(3); Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 - Sections 2 and 3; Indian Majority Act, 1875; Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 - Sections 79; Bihar Pension Rules, 1950 - Rule 57; Bihar Financial Rules; Bihar Service Code, 1952 - Rule 73; Bihar Junior Civil Services (Recruitment) Rules, 1951; Bihar Civil Services (Judicial Branch) Rules, 1955; Bihar Municipal Officers and Staff (Appointment, Duties, Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1955 - Rule 4

Reported in : [2006(110)FLR156]; [2006(2)JCR489(Jhr)]

of 'adolescent' i.e., those who have completed their fourteenth year but are below eighteenth year of age.The Indian Majority Act, 1875 does not impose any prohibition of employment of a minor in the services of the State, Civil Body/Government … Work etc. are guided by the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. The definition of 'employee', as laid down under Section 2(i) of the Act, means any person, who is employed for hire or reward or to do any work,

Priyesh Vasudevan Vs. Shameena

Court : Kerala

Subject : Service

Acts : Kerala Education Act; ;Kerala Education Rules, 1959 - Rules 51A and 51B; ;Indian Majority Act, 1875 - Sections 3 and 4; ;Limitation Act, 1963 - Sections 6, 7 and 8; ;Limitation Act, 1908; ;Hindu Succession Act, 1956 - Sections 20; ;Indian Succession Act, 1925 - Sections 2, 7 and 112; ;Transfer of Property Act - Sections 13 and 20; ;Land Reforms Act - Sections 82; ;Kerala Service Act - Sections 4 and 5; ;Kerala Service Rules - Rules 60, 67 and 71; ;Indian Penal Code (IPC) - Sections 187 and 312 to 316; ;Constitution of India - Articles 14 and 16; ;Hindu Law; ;Civil Law

Reported in : 2005(4)KLT1003

'minor' is defined under Section 2(e), which reads as follows:'(e) 'minor' means any person subject to the Indian Majority Act, 1875, who has not attained his majority within the meaning of that Act, and any other person who has

Lakhwinder Singh Vs. Miss Paramjit Kaur

Court : Punjab and Haryana

Subject : ContractProperty

Acts : Transfer of Property Act, 1882 - Sections 5 and 7; Indian Majority Act, 1875; Contract Act, 1875 - Sections 2, 10 and 11; Guardian and Wards Act, 1890

Reported in : AIR2004P& H6; (2003)135PLR837

1 would not be a person competent in law to contract. According to the provisions of the Indian Majority Act, 1875 every minor before joining the age of 18 years has to be looked after by his guardian and … attorney was executed was less than 18 years. Once it has been established as a fact then under Section 2, 10 and 11 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, plaintiff-respondent No. 1 would not be a person competent

Smt. Narinder Pal Kaur Chawla Vs. Shri Manjeet Singh Chawla

Court : Delhi

Subject : Family

Acts : Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 - Sections 4, 18, 18(2) and 20; Indian Majority Act, 1875; Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Sections 5, 11, 16 and 25; Hindu Marriage Act, 1995; Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act; Evidence Act, 1872 - Sections 113B; Dowry Act; Indian Penal Code (IPC) - Sections 304B, 494 and 498A; Hindu Law; Mohammedan Law; Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) - Sections 151 - Order 33, Rule 1; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) - Sections 125

Reported in : AIR2008Delhi7; 148(2008)DLT522; I(2008)DMC529

Explanation: For the purposes of this Chapter-(a) 'minor' means a person who, under the provisions of the Indian Majority Act, 1875 is deemed to have attained his majority; (b) 'wife' includes a woman who has been divorced by, or … respondent for committing bigamy (in this case the respondent has been convicted). She also filed a petition under Sections 18 and 20 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (in short the 'Act') claiming recovery of maintenance … has been convicted). She also filed a petition under Sections 18 and 20 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (in short the 'Act') claiming

Rajasekhar Vs. Siddalingappa

Court : Karnataka

Subject : Civil

Acts : Indian Majority Act, 1875 - Sections 3; Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 - Sections 6, 8, 8(3) and 11; Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) , Order 40

Reported in : ILR1986KAR2765

in law, attain majority after completing the age of 21 years as per Section 3 of the Indian Majority Act, 1875.17. Though it is seen that some dispute has been raised in regard to the date of birth of … lays down that any disposal of immoveable property by a natural guardian, in contravention of Subsection (1) or Sub-section (2) is voidable at the instance of the minor or any person claiming under him. When Section 8 does

Gulam Mustafa Vs. Tahara Begum and anr.

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : 1980CriLJ124

means a person who has not attained his majority within the meaning of Section 3 of the Indian Majority Act, 1875, where the suit relates to any of the matters mentioned in Clauses (a) and (b) of Section 2

Mohideen Ibrahim Nachi Vs. L. Mahomed Ibrahim Sahib by Agent, L.M.E. L ...

Court : Chennai

Subject : Family

Reported in : (1916)ILR39Mad608

the person of his son after the boy attained 16 years of age, the passing of the Indian Majority Act of 1875 (section 3) by continuing the minority of the boy till he completed the eighteenth year of … as the mother was not in custody of the child when she was appointed guardian of the person, Section 2 which mentions 'Order for return to her custody ' cannot confer jurisdiction on the Court to pass an