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Apr 08 2022 (SC)

Noel Harper Vs. Union Of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... the effects of such funding and hospitality were quite noticeable and to have some control over such funding and hospitality and to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain persons or associations, with a view to ensuring that parliamentary institutions, political associations and academic and other voluntary organisations as well as individuals working in the important areas of national life may function in a manner consistent with the values of a sovereign democratic republic the foreign contribution (regulation) act, 1976 (49 of 1976) was enacted. ..... chapter ii is about regulation of foreign contribution and foreign hospitality ..... must follow that acceptance of foreign contribution is otherwise prohibited by law and violation of such restriction has been made an offence under chapter viii of the 2010 act. ..... we are not so much concerned with the other chapters, namely, chapters iv to ix of the 2010 act, except section 17 (in chapter iv) which deals with foreign contribution through scheduled (e) if the holder of the certificate has not been engaged in any reasonable activity in its chosen field for the benefit of the society for two consecutive years or has become ..... chapter i of the 2010 act deals with short title, extent, application and commencement of the act as well as definitions of certain expressions referred to therein ..... the other provisions in chapter iv are about accounts, intimation, audit and disposal of assets, etc .....

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Mar 28 2014 (HC)

Association for Democratic Reforms and anr. Vs. Union of India and ors ...

Court : Delhi

..... have unanimously planked their submissions on a conjoint reading of section 2(e)(iii) of the foreign contribution (regulation) act, 1976 and section 591(2) of the companies act, 1956 to contend that since a citizen of india - mr.anil agarwal holds more than one-half of share-capital of vedanta (a company incorporated in the united kingdom), vedanta is not a foreign company within the meaning of section 591 of the companies act, 1956 and neither vedanta nor its subsidiaries sterlite and sesa can be treated as a foreign source within the meaning of the foreign contribution (regulation) act, 1976.37. ..... at this juncture it would be apposite to take notice of the preamble of the act, which unequivocally spells out the solemn object of the legislation: an act to regulate the acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain persons or associations, with a view to ensuring that parliamentary institutions, political associations and academic and other voluntary organizations as well as individuals working in the important areas of national life may function in a manner consistent with the values of a sovereign democratic republic, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 35. ..... part xi of the companies act, 1956 under the caption companies incorporated outside india has sections 591 to 608 as a part of the chapter. .....

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Mar 31 2001 (HC)

Jagadish and Kamala Mittal Museum of Indian Arts Vs. Secretary, Minist ...

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 2001(3)ALD799

..... , represented by its trustee secretary filed this writ petition to issue a writ of certiorari or any other order or writ quashing the impugned letter dated 5-5-1997 issued by the ministry of home affairs, government of india as illegal, arbitrary and to declare that the petitioner's trust is deemed to have been granted registration under the provisions of section 11 of the foreign contributions (regulations) act, 1976 and pass such other orders which are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.2. ..... rule 3 of the foreign contribution (regulation) rules, 1976, contemplates that an application for obtaining prior permission of the central government to receive foreign contribution or hospitality. ..... chapter ii of the act deals with regulation of foreign contribution and foreign hospitality. ..... accordingly the trust made application for registration to receive foreign contributions, by application dated 4-6-1994 with a covering letter dated 20-6-1994 addressed to the respondent no.1, which was made under the provisions of the foreign contribution (regulations) act, 1976 (for brevity the act) and the same was acknowledged by the respondent on 24-6-1994. .....

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Jun 30 2010 (FN)

R (on the Application of Smith) (Fc) (Respondent) Vs. Secretary of Sta ...

Court : UK Supreme Court

..... regarding the circumstances leading to private smith's death had been extended to include "circumstances that took place outside the british army base and hospital", and argued originally that, as "these matters took place outside the jurisdiction of the uk", they "can form no part of the ..... army act 1955, the air force act 1955 and the naval discipline act 1957 ("the service acts"), backed up by rules and regulations, including the queen's regulations 1975, in force in 2003; and it remains so since their replacement from 31 october 2009 by the armed forces ..... of state immunity, under international and common law, precluding civil suits in one state against a foreign state or its servants in respect of sovereign activities of that foreign state: see eg littrell v united states of america (no 2) [1995] 1 wlr 82, holland v lampen-wolfe [2000] 1 wlr 1573 and jones v ministry ..... adopted on 22 may 2003 under chapter vii of the un charter, had recognised "the specific authorities, responsibilities, and obligations under applicable international law of these states as occupying powers under unified command ('the authority')", and called upon the authority (in ..... acts that would constitute degrading or inhuman treatment in respect of prisoners may not reach the threshold of ill-treatment when they occur in the armed forces, provided they contribute to the specific mission of the armed forces in which they form part, for example training for battle-field conditions: engel v the netherlands (no 1) (1976 .....

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Jul 15 1915 (PC)

Jitendra Nath Palit Vs. Lokendra Nath Palit and ors.

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : 34Ind.Cas.657

..... and section 12 of that chapter laysdown, amongst other matters, that it shall be the duty of the syndicate to consider and report upon matters to be submitted to the senate, to administer the funds and to keep the accounts of the university, to correspond on the business of the university with the government and all other authorities and persons, and generally to conduct the affairs of the university in accordance with the act of incorporation and act viii of 1934, the regulations and the resolutions of the senate and the syndicate, and ..... being found insufficient for the purpose, the said university should make such a recurring grant or contribution as would supplement such deficiency, (b) that the founder's object being the promotion and diffusion of scientific and technical education and the cultivation and advancement of science, pure and applied, amongst his countrymen by and through indigenous agency, such chairs should always be filled by indians to be nominated by the governing ..... the albert victor hospital and sreemutty rani palit, who are beneficiaries under the indenture of the 8th october 1912, and each of them, necessary and proper parties, and is not the ..... enter into the conditions therein contained, the main contentions urged being that these conditions involve(a) the creation of a governing body, some members of which are foreign to the university and the others of whom, although members of the university, could not be nominated in such a manner to serve on this body. .....

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Aug 23 2019 (HC)

M/S Advantages India & Anr vs.union of India & Ors

Court : Delhi

..... page 46 of 59 less involve a prima facie violation of the provisions of the foreign contribution (regulation) act, 2010 (42 of 2010) with regard to receipt of foreign contribution of an amount of than one crore rupees or equivalent; (ii) central bureau of investigation (cbi) with regard to offences involve a prima facie violations of the foreign contribution (regulation) act, 2010 (42 of 2010) involving receipt of foreign contribution of an amount of one crore rupees or equivalent or above and in any other case which may be specifically entrusted to the cbi by the central government under the said act. ..... present batch of writ petitions seek to challenge the constitutional validity of section 43 of the foreign contribution (regulation) act, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as fcra ) and rule 22 of foreign contribution (regulation) rules, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as fcrr) on the ground that they are arbitrary, unreasonable, ultra vires and violative of articles 14 and 21 of the constitution of india. ..... he emphasises that there is no duplicity of actions taken under chapter v, vi and section 43 of fcra as offences punishable under the said act as mentioned in chapter viii, can only be investigated by the authorities specified under section 43 of fcra ..... the cases of 32 ngos have been referred to cbi and of 09 other ngos to state police for investigation under section 28 of fcra, 1976 and section 43 of fcra, 2010 under notification dated 27th october, 2011 ..... and wave hospitality (p) ltd .....

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Oct 24 1985 (HC)

Tri-sure India Ltd. Vs. A.F. Ferguson and Co. and Others

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : [1987]61CompCas548(Bom)

..... date, on december 9, 1974, the controller of capital issues had passed an order for diluting the foreign equity holding with a view to comply with the foreign exchange regulation act, 1973, and thereupon the plaintiffs had decided to issue to the public 2,63,680 equity shares of the face value ..... krishnan conceded that the institute of chartered accountants have published internal control system questionnaire in the year 1976, and this publication nowhere sets out that while checking the internal control system, it is necessary to check the procedure from the beginning to the end in respect of production of ..... man stealing the money in consequence of there being want of proper control over him, then the fact of there being a breach of duty by the auditor is what we lawyers call a causa causans, which contributed to, but would not be the cause of the loss.'40. ..... friern hospital management committee [1957] 2 all er 118, referred to the statement of law contained in a scottish case dealing with negligence of a medical practitioner with approval and the statement reads as under :'in the realm of diagnosis and treatment, there is ample scope for genuine difference of opinion, and one man clearly is not negligent merely because his conclusion differs from that of other professional men, nor because he has displayed less skill ..... krishnan conceded that there is no specific reference in the chapter or any other part of the book to the requirement of the auditor to check the procedure from the .....

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Sep 26 1978 (HC)

Orient Paper Mills Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : AIR1979Cal114,83CWN328

..... (a) customs and central excise (b) income-tax (c) foreign exchange regulation act (d) insurance (e) capital (f) favour shown by separate state governments (g) employment of relatives and retired high government officials on large salaries (h) employment of sons and wives of high executives (i) manufacture of sub-standard products and high profiteering ..... that even assuming in the instant case that the matters referred to in schedule 'c' are not definite matter of public importance, in respect of various questions put in parliament from time to time and the statements made by the ministers thereon, the commission has jurisdiction not only to hold an inquiry in matters of public importance, but also for the purpose of 'performing such functions' as may ..... the public share-holders are very much interested and concerned as they would be deprived of earning dividends on their holdings, if large salaries are paid to the wives and other relatives of the senior executives of birla group of concerns when the recipients of the salaries do not, work at all nor do they make any contribution to the company. ..... specified in section 162 of the evidence act relates to all claims of privilege provided by the relevant sections of chapter ix of part hi of the act, section 123 is only one of, such ..... placed himself under obligation to the birla group of concerns by receiving free treatment at the bombay hospital run by them. ..... notification has already been quashed by this court on 10th of december, 1976. .....

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Mar 02 1976 (HC)

Jamnadas Devsibhai Bhate and ors. Vs. the Commissioner, Nagpur Divisio ...

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : AIR1976Bom129; 1976MhLJ267

..... the urgency by reference only to the time likely to be taken up by the inquiry under section 5-a which, as we have pouted out above, s not the correct test for determining the question of urgency and secondly the observation seems to proceed on the assumption that the only time which s likely to be taken up in the inquiry under section 5-a is merely the period given by the section for filing objections against ..... should be suitability from public health point of view and sufficient for a well planned layout providing for all kinds of rural amenities like approach and internal roads, wells, hospital, schools, community halls, play grounds, parks, burial ..... while deciding the suitability of the land propose for house sites and in preparing layout, the principals of villages sites and regulation of building rules may be adhered expect in regard t the size ..... of the land is borne out by the central government whereas the government is contributing rs 200- per hut so that the landless labourers and their families will get huts free of costs. ..... 1976, adopted the arguments advanced by the counsel in other cases and further contended that the provisions of sub-section that the provisions of sub-sections (1), (2) and (4) of section 17 of the act ..... scheme is framed for the purposes of achieving and object solemnly declared in the constitution and particularly in chapter iv relating to directive principles of the state ..... was for the purpose of housing a member of the staff of a foreign consulate. .....

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Apr 25 1997 (HC)

Nachane Ashiwni Shivram and ors. Etc. Vs. State of Maharashtra and anr ...

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : 1997(4)ALLMR602; 1997(3)BomCR680; (1997)4BOMLR556; 1998(2)MhLj234

..... government, make regulations generally to carry out the purposes of this act, and, without prejudice to the generality of this power, such regulations may provide for-- (j) the courses and period of study and of practical training to be undertaken the subjects of examination and the standards of proficiency therein to be obtained, in universities of medical institutions for grant of recognised medical qualifications :(k) the standards of staff, equipment, accommodation, training and other facilities for ..... circumstances, we hold that the bharati vidyapceth's medical college and bharati vidyapeeth's dental college and hospital in pune will be governed by the rules framed by ..... will be made by taking into consideration the constitutional reservations and also the specified reservations as listed below :-- (i) constitutional reservations (b)(annexure --b) (ii) children of defence personnel (annexure -- c) (iii) physically handicapped (ph) (annexure -- d)(iv) maharashtra-karnataka disputed border area residents (mkb) (annexure -- e) the specific reservations mentioned at (ii), (iii) of rule 2(c) and (c) of rule 1 of chapter vi will be provided from 70% open category seats of ..... contribute for the upkeep and ..... and dental colleges are permitted to be filled in on the basis of merit by private colleges by sons and daughters of nris/ foreign ..... [1976]2scr347 the supreme court has unequivocally held that the preamble of our constitution guarantees equality of status and of opportunity and that .....

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