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We have addressed Provincial and State Governments to clothe the Central Government with authority by a resolution passed in accordance with Section 103 of the Government of India Act to enact legislation that may be necessary for dealing with this matter.
The provision is that Section 291 of the Government of India Act should be substituted by this new section and this new section has the effect of transferring all the powers which Section 291 gave to the provincial legislatures, to the Governor-General.
Even this reactionary Government of India Act-- it was dubbed reactionary by most progressive thinkers, by most progressive leaders in our country-- and even this Section 291 of this Act does not divest the Provincial Legislatures of any power with respect to those matters specified in that section.
parliamentofindia.nic.in /ls/debates/vol9p12a.htm   (9764 words)

  
 Finance Commission, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India
By this Act, the powers of the Crown were to be exercised by the Secretary of State for India, responsible to the British Parliament and assisted by a council of 15 members, known as the Council of India.
The Government of India Act, 1915, was passed merely to consolidate the provisions of all the preceding Acts.
The Act of 1861 sowed the seed of representative institutions and the seed was quickened into life by the Act of 1909.
fincomindia.nic.in /historical.htm   (6332 words)

  
 ARCHIVES: Independence Act 1947
It removed all limitations on the responsible government (or the elected legislature) of the natives, and until they developed their own constitutions their respective governor-generals and provincial governors were to enjoy the same powers as their counterparts in the other dominions of the Commonwealth.
(b) the remainder of the territories comprised at the date of the passing of this Act in the Province of the Punjab shall be treated as the territories which are to be comprised in the new Province of East Punjab.
In the cases specified in subsection (1) of section one hundred and thirty-four inquests shall be held in all cases in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3) of that section.
pakistanspace.tripod.com /archives/47indian.htm   (3317 words)

  
 Government of India Act 1935 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On the basis of this white paper, the Government of India Act, 1935 was framed.
The Government of India Act 1919 had a Preamble explaining the overarching aim and philosophy of the Act.
Essay on The Government of India Act 1935
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Government_of_India_Act_1935   (4207 words)

  
 N. B. JEEJEEBHOY v. ASSISTANT COLLECTOR, THANA PRANT, THANA [1964] INSC 213; [1965] 1 SCR 636; AIR 1965 SC 1096 (5 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
That apart, the Amending Act though initially was only for 5 years, the life of the Act was being extended from time to time and the latest extension was for 20 years and it may have a further lease of life.
But as the Act was one of the Acts specified in the Ninth Schedule to the Constitution, being item 4 thereof, this Court held that on the language used in Art.
We, therefore, hold that the Amending Act was void at its inception and that the lands acquired should be valued in accordance with the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
www.austlii.edu.au /~andrew/CommonLII/INSC/1964/213.html   (4358 words)

  
 Ministry of Law and Justice : India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
After the commencement of the Government of India Act 1919 the legislative power was exercised by the Indian Legislature constituted thereunder.
The Government of India Act 1919 was followed by the Government of India Act 1935.
With the passing of the Indian Independence Act 1947 India became a Dominion and the Dominion Legislature made laws from 1947 to 1949 under the provisions of section 100 of the Government of India Act 1935 as adapted by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947.
lawmin.nic.in /About.htm   (257 words)

  
 Indian Statutes - Chamber Practice.com the Indian Legal Service Provider
Where, by any 12[Central Act] or Regulation, a power to appoint any person to fill any office or execute any function is conferred, then, unless it is otherwise expressly provided, any such appointment, if it is made after the commencement of this Act, may be made either by name or by virtue of office.
(1) In any 12[Central Act] or Regulation made after the commencement of this Act, it shall be sufficient, for the purpose of indicating the relation of a law to the successors of any functionaries or of corporations having perpetual succession, to express its relation to the functionaries or corporations.
Where an act or omission constitutes an offence under two or more enactments, then the offender shall be liable to be prosecuted and punished under either or any of those enactments, but shall not be liable to be punished twice for the same offence.
www.geocities.com /chamberpractise/g1.htm   (3986 words)

  
 LLRX.com - Guide to Indian Laws
The Indian Constitution was in part modeled on the Government of India Act 1935 (an act passed by the British Parliament) and the Constitutions of other nations such as the Irish Constitution.
The AIR (All India Reporter) Manual of Central Laws is an exhaustive collection of laws enacted by the Parliament together with decisions of the Supreme Court and the High Court on these laws.
The National Law School of India University is one of the premier schools of law in India.
www.llrx.com /features/indian.htm   (3104 words)

  
 Eastern Book Company - Practical Lawyer
He had the Government of India Act, 1935, before him, in addition to the reports of various committees appointed by the Constituent Assembly.
It is an irony in India's constitutional history, that the Government of India Act of 1935 (which was passed by the British Parliament), which the leaders of the Indian National Congress wanted to destroy, became the foundation of many of the articles of the Constitution adopted by the Constituent Assembly.
According to the Government of India Act, 1935, the idea of federation was, to bring the British Indian Provinces and the Princes of Indian States together for a Constitution for the whole of India.
www.ebc-india.com /lawyer/articles/93v4a1.htm   (2781 words)

  
 GENERAL CLAUSES ACT 1897   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Revival of repealed enactments.- (1) In any 1*[Central Act] or Regulation made after the commencement of this Act, it shall be necessary, for the purpose of reviving, either wholly or partially, any enactment wholly or partially repealed, expressly to state that purpose.
Gender and number.- In all 3*[Central Acts] and Regulations, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-- (1) words importing the masculine gender shall be taken to include females; and (2) words in the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa.
Successors.- (1) In any 2*[Central Act] or Regulation made after the commencement of this Act, it shall be sufficient, for the purpose of indicating the relation of a law to the successors of any functionaries or of corporations having perpetual succession, to express its relation to the functionaries or corporations.
www.austlii.edu.au /~andrew/CommonLII/IN-num_act/gca1897149/index.html   (1627 words)

  
 Civil Disobedience Movement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Although the Congress considered the 1935 reforms as highly unsatisfactory and in the words of Jawaharlal Nehru, "a new charter of slavery" or a "machine with strong brakes and no engine", it decided to contest the elections and to enter the legislatures with a view to wrecking the rotten system from within.
The All India Congress Committee adopted a resolution on 18 March, 1937 authorizing and permitting "the acceptance of office in provinces where the Congress commands a majority in the legislature." But there was one hurdle.
The Governors in the Congress majority government under section 93 of the 1935 Act and no popular governments were formed there till the end of the war.
www.careera1.com /Projects/summary/disobedience.htm   (6158 words)

  
 Learn about the Indian Constitution
India is a federal system in which residual powers of legislation remain with the central government, similar to that in Canada.
Articles pertaining to the distribution of legislative authority between the central and state governments must also be approved by 50 percent of the state legislatures.
India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.
india.suramya.com /india_constitution.php   (1052 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Editorial
India has not been a culprit of any large-scale or deep-rooted persecution of minorities and consequent migration and exodus of population as in many western countries.
The India n Constitution accords recognition to minorities based on religion, language and culture, grants them the right to conserve their language, script and culture, and to establish and administer institutions of their choice.
India is suffering from two types of opposite maladies — ill-treatment and atrocities on minorities in some places on the one hand, and too much pampering of minorities on the other without consideration for the nationality.
www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20020707/edit.htm   (7282 words)

  
 KASHMIR AND PARTITION OF INDIA (Part I)
Princely States under the Government of India Act 1935 were defined as including any territory, whether described as a state, an estate, a jagir or otherwise [1].
The code of conduct governing the relations of the princely states with the British Government was, therefore, different from that which governed the relations between provinces and the British Government [3].
It was proclaimed by the Secretary of State for India that paramountcy was to lapse after India had achieved independence and that the future relationship of the states with the rest of India was to be decided by the parties themselves through consultations and negotiations [6].
www.kashmir-information.com /Miscellaneous/Bhatt1.html   (1662 words)

  
 National Finance Commission: a historical journey -DAWN - Business; 24 January, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
AS per the Government of India Act of 1935, taxes levied and retained by the centre were import duties and receipts from Railways, Posts & Telegraphs.
The post-Independence arrangement 1948-50, when dominion of Pakistan adopted the Government of India Act, 1935, Railway budget was merged with the general budget and sharing of income tax with the provinces was suspended.
It is interesting to note that the same language in verbatim is reflected in the 1956, 1962 and 1973 Constitutions from the Government of India Act of 1935.
www.dawn.com /2005/01/24/ebr7.htm   (1092 words)

  
 Embassy of India - Welcome!
The Person of Indian Origin card scheme was launched by the Government of India on 31st March 1999 to facilitate a synergetic participation between such persons and the country of their origin.
Territories of Indian rulers under the suzerainty of His Majesty (reference para 1 of part II of the first schedule of the Government of India Act,1935 giving table of seats in the Council of States and the Federal Assembly).
In the event of continuous stay in India of the PIO card holder exceeding 180 days, he/she shall have to get himself/herself registered within 30 days of the expiry of 180 days with the concerned Foreigner Regional Registration Officer/ Foreigner Registration Officer.
www.indembassy-lisbon.org /uk/consular_piocard.html   (801 words)

  
 Government of India Act 1935   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The provisions of the Act establishing the federal central government were not to go into operation until a specified number of rulers of states had signed Instruments of Accession.
Since, this did not happen, the central government continued to function in accordance with the 1919 Act and only the part of the 1935 Act dealing with the provincial governments went into operation.
At the time of independence, the two dominions of India and Pakistan accepted the Act of 1935, with few amendments, as their provisional constitution.
www.storyofpakistan.com /articletext.asp?artid=A041   (580 words)

  
 Government of India
Provided that no person shall be so registered unless he has been resident in the territory of India for at least six months immediately preceding the date of his application.
No person shall be a citizen of India by virtue of article 5, or be deemed to be a citizen of India by virtue of article 6 or article 8, if he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of any foreign State.
Every person who is or is deemed to be a citizen of India under any of the foregoing Provisions of this Part shall, subject to the provisions of any law that may be made by Parliament, continue to be such citizen.
mha.nic.in /citizenship/const_india.htm   (361 words)

  
 Government of India Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term Government of India Act refers to any one of a series of Acts passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to regulate the government of British India, in particular:
Government of India Act 1833 (also known as the "Charter Act"), which created the post of Governor-General of India
Government of India Act 1935, which despite never being fully implemented, served as part of the constitutional basis of India and Pakistan for the initial period after the Partition
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Government_of_India_Act   (181 words)

  
 Defenceindia : Baldev Singh
Singh won an election to the Punjab provincial assembly under the Government of India Act 1935 in 1937, as a candidate of the Panthic party.
When the Cripps Mission arrived in India in 1942 to offer Indians some form of self-government, Baldev Singh was chosen to represent the Sikh community in the talks, which also included the chief Indian political party, the Indian National Congress and the Muslim separatist Muslim League party.
The Hindu and Sikh soldiers were committing acts of violence against Muslims leaving India as revenge for the killings of Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan.
www.defenceindia.com /defenceind/baldev_singh.html   (1094 words)

  
 THE CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1955   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
[any person] born outside undivided India who was, or was deemed to be, a citizen of India at the commencement of the Constitution shall be deemed to be a citizen of India by descent only.
PROVIDED that, if in the opinion of the Central Government, the applicant is a person who has rendered distinguished service to the cause of science, philosophy, art, literature, world peace or human progress generally, it may waive all or any of the conditions specified in Third Schedule III.
PROVIDED that the Central Government may entertain the application after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause from making the application in time.
www.indialawinfo.com /bareacts/citi.html   (3180 words)

  
 India Consulate New York, USA Indian Visa Passport information.
Please note that persons who were citizen of certian specified countries or whose spouse or either of whose parents, grandparents, great-grandparents were citizens at any time of these specified countries may cause an applicant to be ineligible for a PIO cards even though they fulfilled the above criteria.
However, PIO cardholders would be required to fulfill other pre-requisite conditions and formalities in connection with their studies/employment as prescribed by concerned authorities from time to time.
Prior permission of the Government of India is required by the PIO Card holders for undertaking mountaineering expeditions, missionary activities, research work and visit to the restricted/protected area.
www.indiacgny.org /php/showContent.php?linkid=53   (435 words)

  
 JURISDICTION AND SEATS OF INDIAN HIGH COURTS
In 1966 after the reorganisation of the State of Punjab, the High Court was designated as the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.
The Kerala High Court Act, 1958 laid down the powers, jurisdiction and authority of the Kerala High Court.
Under the Government of India Act, 1935 by a Letters Patent dated 2-1-1936 a High Court was established at Nagpur for the Central Provinces.
www.ebc-india.com /lawyer/hcourts.htm   (319 words)

  
 Damodar Valley Corporation - About Us - DVC Act   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
An Act to Provide for the establishment and regulation of a Corporation for the development of the Damodar Valley in the provinces of Bihar and West Bengal.
Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment and regulation of a Corporation for the development of the Damodar Valley in the provinces of Bihar and West Bengal;
And Whereas in pursuance of section 103 of the Government of India Act, 1935 (26 Geo.
www.dvcindia.org /about/dvc_act.htm   (161 words)

  
 Legal Document No 113--Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir State dated 26 October, 1947.
And whereas the Government of India Act, 1935, as so adapted by the Governor General, provides that an Indian State may accede to the Dominion of India by an Instrument of Accession executed by the Ruler thereof.
The terms of this my Instrument of Accession shall not be varied by any amendment of the Act or the Indian Independence Act, 1947, unless such amendment is accepted by me by Instrument supplementary to this Instrument.
Nothing in this Instrument shall be deemed to commit in any way to acceptance of any future constitution of India or to fetter my discretion to enter into agreement with the Government of India under any such future constitution.
www.kashmir-information.com /LegalDocs/113.html   (356 words)

  
 Instrument of Accession : HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
I hereby assume the obligation of ensuring that due effect is given to the provisions of the Act within this State so as they are applicable therein by virtue of this my Instrument of Accession.
The terms of this my Instrument of Accession shall not be varied by any amendment of the Act or of the Indian Independence Act, 1947, unless such amendment is accepted by me by an Instrument supplementary to this Instrument.
Nothing in this Instrument shall be deemed to commit me in any way to acceptance of any future Constitution of India or to fetter my discretion to enter into arrangements with the Government of India under any such future constitution.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_257223,001300430003.htm   (385 words)

  
 Kashmir: Legal Documents: Instrument of Accession
External affairs; the implementing of treaties and agreements with other countries; extradition, including the surrender of criminals and accused persons to parts of His Majesty's Dominions outside India.
Admission into, and emigration and expulsion from, India, including in relation thereto the regulation of the movements in India of persons who are not British subjects domiciled in India or subjects of any acceding State; pilgrimages to places beyond India.
Election to the Dominion Legislature, subject to the provisions of the Act and of any Order made thereunder.
www.jammu-kashmir.com /documents/instrument_of_accession.html   (716 words)

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