No land deal final until registered, rules apex court

The Supreme Court has held that no land transaction would attain finality unless it was duly registered and no sale deed of land would get a back-dated finality by its registration subsequently. The court said that a transaction in land would only be complete on the date of the registration of the sale deed. In  [ Read More ]

Rules for common test to medical courses finalised

The central government Friday informed the Supreme Court that it had finalised the rules and regulations for all India common entrance test (CET) for post-graduate medical courses. The government also told the apex court that it had finalised the rules and regulations for undergraduate medical course. Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium told Justice R.V. Raveendran and  [ Read More ]

Good news for couples, Delhi relaxes marriage rules

Haryana’s khap panchayats, infamous for driving people to death or out of their clans and villages, be damned. Delhi is offering itself as the haven to run-away couples. Providing a helping hand to couples, the Delhi government Monday declared that a couple can marry in the capital and register their marriage within hours even if  [ Read More ]

BENGAL BONDED WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATION, 1854

An Act to amend Act No. V of 1838, relating to the Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association. Preamble.–WHEREAS the Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association are desirous that the provisions of Act No. V of 1838 should be amended, and it appears reasonable that such amendment should be made, it is enacted as follows:– 1.  1. [Repeal of  [ Read More ]

DEHRADUN ACT NO. 21 OF 1871

An Act to give validity to the operation of the general Regulations and Acts within the Dehra dun. Preamble. WHEREAS it is necessary to give validity to the operation of the general Regulations and Acts within the district under the Superintendent of the Dehra Dun 1***; It is hereby enacted as follows:– 1.Extension of Regulations  [ Read More ]

DEKKHAN AGRICULTURISTS RELIEF ACT, 1879

An Act for the relief of Indebted Agriculturists in certain parts of the Dekkhan. 1.Short title, Commencement. 1. Short title, Commencement. This Act may be cited as the 1* Dekkhan Agriculturists Relief Act, 1879: and it shall come into force on the first day of November, 1879.Local extent. 2*[This section and] sections 11, 56, 60  [ Read More ]

PROCEDURE OF THE HIGH COURT FOR UTTAR PRADESH, 1869

An Act further to amend the Procedure of the High Court of Judicature for 1[Uttar Pradesh]. Preamble.-WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the procedure of the High Court of Judicature for 2[Uttar Pradesh]; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 1.[Trial of Natives and European British subjects conjointly.] 1. [Trial of Natives and European British subjects  [ Read More ]

THE ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY ACT, 1920

An Act to 1**** incorporate a teaching and residential Muslim University at Aligarh. WHEREAS it is expedient to 1***** incorporate a teaching and residential Muslim University at Aligarh, and to dissolve the Societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21.of 1860), which are respectively known as the Muhammadan Anglo- Oriental College, Aligarh, and the  [ Read More ]

THE ANDHRA PRADESH AND MADRAS (ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES) ACT, 1959

An Act to provide for the alteration of boundaries of the States of Andhra Pradesh and Madras and for matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Tenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:– PART IPRELIMINARY   1.Short title and commencement. 1. Short title and commencement. (1) This Act may be  [ Read More ]

THE ANDHRA PRADESH AND MYSORE (TRANSFER OF TERRITORY) ACT, 1968

An Act to provide for the transfer of certain territory from the State of Mysore to the State of Andhra Pradesh and for matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Nineteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:– 1.Short title. 1. Short title. This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh  [ Read More ]