1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
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3 - Employer's liability for compensation.
4 - Amount of compensation.
4A - Compensation to be paid when due and penalty for default.
5 - Method of calculating wages.
6 - Review.
7 - Commutation of half-monthly payments.
8 - Distribution of compensation.
9 - Compensation not to be assigned, attached or charged.
10 - Notice and claim.
10A - Power to require from employers statements regarding fatal accidents.
10B - Reports of fatal accidents and serious bodily injuries.
11 - Medical examination.
12 - Contracting.
13 - Remedies of employer against stranger.
14 - Insolvency of employer.
14A - Compensation to be first charge on assets transferred by employer.
15 - Special provisions relating to masters and seamen.
15A - Special provisions relating to captains and other members of crew of aircrafts.
15B - Special provisions relating to employees abroad of companies and motor vehicles.
16 - Returns as to compensation.
17 - Contracting out.
17A - Duty of employer to inform employee of his rights.
18 - [Repealed.].
18A - Penalties.
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19 - Reference to Commissioners.
20 - Appointment of Commissioners.
21 - Venue of proceedings and transfer.
22 - Form of application.
22A - Power of Commissioner to require further deposit in cases of fatal accident.
23 - Powers and procedure of Commissioners.
24 - Appearance of parties.
25 - Method of recording evidence.
25A - Time limit of disposal of cases relating to compensation.
26 - Costs.
27 - Power to submit eases.
28 - Registration of Agreements.
29 - Effect of failure to register agreement.
30 - Appeals.
30A - [Omitted.].
31 - Recovery.
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32 - Power of the State Government to make rules.
33 - [Repealed.].
34 - Publication of rules.
35 - Rules to give effect to arrangements with other countries for the transfer of money paid as compensation.
36 - Rules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament.
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1 - Short title .
2 - Repeal of Acts.
3 - Interpretation-clause.
4 - Enactments relating to contracts to be taken as part of Contract Act and supplemental to the Registration Act.
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5 - “Transfer of property” defined.
6 - What may be transferred.
7 - Persons competent to transfer.
8 - Operation of transfer.
9 - Oral transfer.
10 - Condition restraining alienation.
11 - Restriction repugnant to interest created.
12 - Condition making interest determinable on insolvency or attempted alienation.
13 - Transfer for benefit of unborn person.
14 - Rule against perpetuity
15 - Transfer to class some of whom come under sections 13 and 14.
16 - Transfer to take effect on failure of prior interest .
17 - Direction for accumulation.
18 - Transfer in perpetuity for benefit of public.
19 - Vested interest.
20 - When unborn person acquires vested interest on transfer for his benefit .
21 - Contingent interest.
22 - Transfer to members of a class who attain a particular age.
23 - Transfer contingent on happening of specified uncertain event.
24 - Transfer to such of certain persons as survive at some period not specified.
25 - Conditional transfer.
26 - Fulfilment of condition precedent.
27 - Conditional transfer to one person coupled with transfer to another on failure of prior disposition.
28 - Ulterior transfer conditional on happening or not happening of specified event.
29 - Fulfilment of condition subsequent.
30 - Prior disposition not affected by invalidity of ulterior disposition.
31 - Condition that transfer shall cease to have effect in case specified uncertain event happens or does not happen.
32 - Such condition must not be invalid.
33 - Transfer conditional on performance of act, no time being specified for performance.
34 - Transfer conditional on performance of act, time being specified.
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35 - Election when necessary.
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36 - Apportionment of periodical payments on determination of interest of person entitled.
37 - Apportionment of benefit of obligation on severance.
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38 - Transfer by person authori sed only under certain circumstances to transfer.
39 - Transfer where third person is entitled to maintenance.
40 - Burden of obligation imposing restriction on use of land, or of obligation annexed to ownership but not amounting to interest or easement.
41 - Transfer by ostensible owner.
42 - Transfer by person having authority to revoke former transfer.
43 - Transfer by unauthorised person who subsequently acquires interest in property transferred.
44 - Transfer by one co-owner.
45 - Joint transfer for consideration.
46 - Transfer for consideration by persons having distinct interests.
47 - Transfer by co-owners of share in common property.
48 - Priority of rights created by transfer.
49 - Transferee's right under policy.
50 - Rent bona fide paid to holder under defective title.
51 - Improvements made by bona fide holders under defective titles.
52 - Transfer of property pending suit relating thereto.
53 - Fraudulent transfer.
53A - Part performance.
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54 - “Sale” defined.
55 - Rights and liabilities of buyer and seller.
56 - Marshalling by subsequent purchaser.
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57 - Provision by Court for incumbranccs, and sale freed therefrom.
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58 - Mortgage , mortgagor , mortgagee , mortgage-money and mortgage- deed defined.
59 - Mortgage when to be by assurance.
59A - References to mortgagors and mortgagees to include persons deriving title from them.
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60 - Right of mortgagor to redeem.
60A - Obligation to transfer to third party instead of re -transference to mortgagor.
60B - Right to inspection and production of documents.
61 - Right to redeem separately or simultaneously.
62 - Right of usufructuary mortgagor to recover possession.
63 - Accession to mortgaged property.
63A - Improvements to mortgaged property.
64 - Renewal of mortgaged lease.
65 - Implied contracts by mortgagor.
65A - Mortgagor‟s power to lease.
66 - Waste by mortgagor in possession.
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67 - Right to foreclosure or sale.
67A - Mortgagee when bound to bring one suit on several mortgages.
68 - Right to sue for mortgage-money.
69 - Power of sale when valid.
69A - Appointment of receiver.
70 - Accession to mortgaged property.
71 - Renewal of mortgaged lease.
72 - Rights of mortgagee in possession.
73 - Right to proceeds of revenue sale or compensation on acquisition.
74 - [Repealed.].
75 - [Repealed.].
76 - Liabilities of mortgagee in possession.
77 - Receipts in lieu of interests.
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78 - Postponement of prior mortgagee.
79 - Mortgage to secure uncertain amount when maximum is expressed.
80 - [Repealed.].
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81 - Marshalling securities.
82 - Contribution to mortgage-debt.
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83 - Power to deposit in Court money due on mortgage.
84 - Cessation of interest.
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85 - [Repealed.].
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86 - [Repealed.].
87 - [Repealed.].
88 - [Repealed.].
89 - [Repealed.].
90 - [Repealed.].
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91 - Persons who may sue for redemption.
92 - Subrogation.
93 - Prohibition of tacking.
94 - Right of mesne mortgagee.
95 - Right of redeeming co-mortgagor to expenses.
96 - Mortgage by deposit of title-deeds.
97 - [Repealed.].
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98 - Rights and liabilities of parties to anomalous mortgages.
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99 - [Repealed.].
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100 - Charges.
101 - No merger in case of subsequent encumbrance.
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102 - Service or tender on or to agent.
103 - Notice, etc., to or by person incompetent to contract.
104 - Power to make rules.
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105 - Lease defined.
106 - Duration of certain leases in absence of written contract or local usage.
107 - leases how made.
108 - Rights and liabilities of lessor and lessee.
109 - Rights of lessor‟s transferee.
110 - Exclusion of day on which term commences.
111 - Determination of lease.
112 - Waiver of forfeiture.
113 - Waiver of notice to quit.
114 - Relief against forfeiture for non-payment of rent.
114A - Relief against forfeiture in certain other cases.
115 - Effect of surrender and forfeiture on under-leases.
116 - Effect of holding over.
117 - Exemption of leases for agricultural purposes.
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118 - “Exchange” defined.
119 - Right of party deprived of thing received in exchange.
120 - Rights and liabilities of parties.
121 - Exchange of money.
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122 - “Gift” defined.
123 - Transfer how effected.
124 - Gift of existing and future property.
125 - Gift to several, of whom one does not accept.
126 - When gift may be suspended or revoked.
127 - Onerous gifts.
128 - Universal donee.
129 - Saving of donations mortis causa and Muhammadan law.
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130 - Transfer of actionable claim.
130A - Repealed.
131 - Notice to be in writing, signed.
132 - Liability of transferee of actionable claim.
133 - Warranty of solvency of debtor.
134 - Mortgaged debt.
135 - Assignment of rights under policy of insurance against fire.
135A - [Repealed.].
136 - Incapacity of officers connected with Courts of Justice.
137 - Saving of negotiable instruments, etc.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
3 - Power to add to or omit from the list of psychotropic substances.
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4 - Central Government to take measures for preventing and combating abuse of and illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, etc.
5 - Officers of Central Government.
6 - The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropie Substances Consultative Committee.
7 - Officers of State Government.
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7A - National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse.
7B - Annual report of activities financed under the Fund.
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8 - Prohibition of certain operations.
8A - Prohibition of certain activities relating to property derived from offence.
9 - Power of Central Government to permit, control and regulate.
9A - Power to control and regulate controlled substances.
10 - Power of State Government to permit, control and regulate.
11 - Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, etc., not liable to distress or attachment.
12 - Restrictions over external dealings in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
13 - Special provisions relating to coca plant and coca leaves for use in the preparation of flavouring agent.
14 - Special provision relating to cannabis.
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15 - Punishment for contravention in relation to poppy straw.
16 - Punishment for contravention in relation to coca plant and coca leaves.
17 - Punishment for contravention in relation to prepared opium.
18 - Punishment for contravention in relation to opium poppy and opium.
19 - Punishment for embezzlement of opium by cultivator.
20 - Punishment for contravention in relation to cannabis plant and cannabis.
21 - Punishment for contravention in relation to manufactured drugs and preparations.
22 - Punishment for contravention in relation to psychotropic substances.
23 - Punishment for illegal import in to India, export from India or transhipment of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
24 - Punishment for external dealings in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in contravention of section 12.
25 - Punishment for allowing premises, etc., to be used for commission of an offence.
25A - Punishment for contravention of orders made under section 9A.
26 - Punishment for certain acts by licensee or his servants.
27 - Punishment for consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance.
27A - Punishment for financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders.
27B - Punishment for contravention of section 8A.
28 - Punishment for attempts to commit offences.
29 - Punishment for abetment and criminal conspiracy.
30 - Preparation.
31 - Enhanced punishment for offences after previous conviction.
31A - Death penalty for certain offences after previous conviction.
32 - Punishment for offence for which no punishment is provided.
32B - Factors to be taken into account for imposing higher than the minimum punishment.
33 - Application of section 360 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958.
34 - Security for abstaining from commission of offence.
35 - Presumption of culpable mental state.
36 - Constitution of Special Court.
36A - Offences triable by Special Courts.
36B - Appeal and revision.
36C - Application of Code to proceedings before a Special Court.
36D - Transitional provisions.
37 - Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable.
38 - Offences by companies.
39 - Power of court to release certain offenders on probation.
40 - Power of court to publish names, place of business, etc., of certain offenders.
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41 - Power to issue warrant and authorisation.
42 - Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation.
43 - Power of seizure and arrest in public place.
44 - Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest in offences relating to coca plant, opium poppy and cannabis plant.
45 - Procedure where seizure of goods liable to confiscation not practicable.
46 - Duty of land holder to give information of illegal cultivation.
47 - Duty of certain officers to give information of illegal cultivation.
48 - Power of attachment of crop illegally cultivated.
49 - Power to stop and search conveyance.
50 - Conditions under which search of persons shall be conducted.
50A - Power to undertake controlled delivery.
51 - Provisions of the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to apply to warrants, arrests, searches and seizures.
52 - Disposal of persons arrested and articles seized.
52A - Disposal of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
53 - Power to invest officers of certain departments with powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station.
53A - Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances.
54 - Presumption from possession of illicit articles.
55 - Police to take charge of articles seized and delivered.
56 - Obligation of officers to assist each other.
57 - Report of arrest and seizure.
57A - Report of seizure of property of the person arrested by the notified officer.
58 - Punishment for vexatious entry, search, seizure or arrest.
59 - Failure of officer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act.
60 - Liability of illicit drugs, substances, plants, articles and conveyances to confiscation.
61 - Confiscation of goods used for concealing illicit drugs or substances.
62 - Confiscation of sale proceeds of illicit drugs or substances.
63 - Procedure in making confiscations.
64 - Power to tender immunity from prosecution.
64A - Immunity from prosecution to addicts volunteering for treatment.
65 - [Omitted].
66 - Presumption as to documents in certain cases.
67 - Power to call for information, etc.
68 - Information as to commission of offences.
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68A - Application.
68B - Definitions.
68C - Prohibition of holding illegally acquired property.
68D - Competent authority.
68E - Identifying illegally acquired property.
68F - Seizure or freezing of illegally acquired property.
68G - Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter.
68H - Notice of forfeiture of property.
68-I - Forfeiture of property in certain cases
68J - Burden of proof
68K - Fine in lieu of forfeiture
68L - Procedure in relation to certain trust properties.
68M - Certain transfers to be null and void
68N - Constitution of Appellate Tribunal.
68-O - Appeals
68P - Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description.
68Q - Bar of jurisdiction
68R - Competent authority and Appellate Tribunal to have powers of civil court.
68S - Information to competent authority
68T - Certain officers to assist Administrator, competent authority and Appellate Tribunal.
68U - Power to take possession.
68V - Rectification of mistakes.
68W - Findings under other laws not conclusive for proceedings under this Chapter.
68X - Service of notices and orders.
68Y - Punishment for acquiring property in relation to which proceedings have been taken, under this Chapter
68Z - Release of property in certain cases.
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69 - Protection of action taken in good faith
70 - Central Government and State Government to have regard to international conventions while making rules.
71 - Power of Government to establish centres for identification, treatment, etc., of addicts and for supply of narcotic drug and psychotropic substances.
72 - Recovery of sums due to Government.
73 - Bar of jurisdiction.
74 - Transitional provisions.
74A - Power of Central Government to give directions.
75 - Power to delegate
76 - Power of Central Government to make rules
77 - Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament.
78 - Power of State Government to make rules.
79 - Application of the Customs Act, 1962.
80 - Application of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 not barred.
81 - Saving of State and special laws.
82 - Repeal and savings.
83 - Power to remove difficulties.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
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3 - Right to information.
4 - Obligations of public authorities.
5 - Designation of Public Information Officers.
6 - Request for obtaining information.
7 - Disposal of request.
8 - Exemption from disclosure of information.
9 - Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases.
10 - Severability.
11 - Third party information.
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12 - Constitution of Central Information Commission.
13 - Terms of office and conditions of service.
14 - Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner.
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15 - Constitution of State Information Commission.
16 - Term of office and conditions of service.
17 - Removal of State Chief Information Commissioner or State Information Commissioner.
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18 - Powers and functions of Information Commissions.
19 - Appeal.
20 - Penalties.
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21 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
22 - Act to have overriding effect.
23 - Bar of jurisdiction of courts.
24 - Act not to apply to certain organisations.
25 - Monitoring and reporting.
26 - Appropriate Government to prepare programmes.
27 - Power to make rules by appropriate Government.
28 - Power to make rules by competent authority.
29 - Laying of rules.
30 - Power to remove difficulties.
31 - Repeal.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
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3 - Penetrative sexual assault.
4 - Punishment for penetrative sexual assault.
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5 - Aggravated penetrative sexual assault.
6 - Punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault.
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7 - Sexual assault.
8 - Punishment for sexual assault.
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9 - Aggravated sexual assault.
10 - Punishment for aggravated sexual assault.
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11 - Sexual harassment.
12 - Punishment for sexual harassment.
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13 - Use of child for pornographic purposes.
14 - Punishment for using child for pornographic purposes.
15 - Punishment for storage of pornographic material involving child.
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16 - Abetment of an offence.
17 - Punishment for abetment.
18 - Punishment for attempt to commit an offence.
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19 - Reporting of offences.
20 - Obligation of media, studio and photographic facilities to report cases.
21 - Punishment for failure to report or record a case.
22 - Punishment for false complaint or false information.
23 - Procedure for media.
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24 - Recording of statement of a child.
25 - Recording of statement of a child by Magistrate.
26 - Additional provisions regarding statement to be recorded.
27 - Medical examination of a child.
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28 - Designation of Special Courts.
29 - Presumption as to certain offences.
30 - Presumption of culpable mental state.
31 - Application of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to proceedings before a Special Court.
32 - Special Public Prosecutors.
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33 - Procedure and powers of Special Court.
34 - Procedure in case of commission of offence by child and determination of age by Special Court.
35 - Period for recording of evidence of child and disposal of case.
36 - Child not to see accused at the time of testifying.
37 - Trials to be conducted in camera.
38 - Assistance of an interpreter or expert while recording evidence of child.
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39 - Guidelines for child to take assistance of experts, etc.
40 - Right of child to take assistance of legal practitioner.
41 - Provisions of sections 3 to 13 not to apply in certain cases.
42 - Alternative punishment.
42A - Act not in derogation of any other law.
43 - Public awareness about Act.
44 - Monitoring of implementation of Act.
45 - Power to make rules.
46 - Power to remove difficulties.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions and interpretation.
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3 - Appointment of Registrar and other officers.
4 - Power of Registrar to withdraw or transfer cases, etc.
5 - Trade Marks Registry and offices thereof.
6 - The Register of Trade Marks.
7 - Classification of goods and services.
8 - Publication of alphabetical index.
9 - Absolute grounds for refusal of registration.
10 - Limitation as to colour.
11 - Relative grounds for refusal of registration.
12 - Registration in the case of honest concurrent use, etc.
13 - Prohibition of registration of names of chemical elements or international non-proprietary names.
14 - Use of names and representations of living persons or persons recently dead.
15 - Registration of parts of trade marks and of trade marks as a series.
16 - Registration of trade marks as associated trade marks.
17 - Effect of registration of parts of a mark.
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18 - Application for registration.
19 - Withdrawal of acceptance.
20 - Advertisement of application.
21 - Opposition to registration.
22 - Correction and amendment.
23 - Registration.
24 - Jointly owned trade marks.
25 - Duration, renewal, removal and restoration of registration.
26 - Effect of removal from register for failure to pay fee for renewal.
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27 - No action for infringement of unregistered trade mark.
28 - Rights conferred by registration.
29 - Infringement of registered trade marks.
30 - Limits on effect of registered trade mark.
31 - Registration to be prima facie evidence of validity.
32 - Protection of registration on ground of distinctiveness in certain cases.
33 - Effect of acquiescence.
34 - Saving for vested rights.
35 - Saving for use of name, address or description of goods or services.
36 - Saving for words used as name or description of an article or substance or service.
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36A - Application of Act in case of international registration under Madrid Protocol.
36B - Definitions.
36C - Trade Marks Registry to deal with international applications.
36D - International application originating from India.
36E - International registrations where India has been designated.
36F - Effects of international registration.
36G - Duration and renewal of international registration.
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37 - Power of registered proprietor to assign and give receipts.
38 - Assignability and transmissibility of registered trade marks.
39 - Assignability and transmissibility of unregistered trade marks.
40 - Restriction on assignment or transmission where multiple exclusive rights would be created.
41 - Restriction on assignment or transmission when exclusive rights would be created in different parts of India.
42 - Conditions for assignment otherwise than in connection with the goodwill of a business.
43 - Assignability and transmissibility of certification trade marks.
44 - Assignability and transmissibility of associated trade marks.
45 - Registration of assignments and transmissions.
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46 - Proposed use of trade mark by company to be formed, etc.
47 - Removal from register and imposition of limitations on ground of non-use.
48 - Registered users.
49 - Registration as registered user.
50 - Power of Registrar for variation or cancellation of registration as registered user.
51 - Power of Registrar to call for information relating to agreement in respect of registered users.
52 - Right of registered user to take proceedings against infringement.
53 - No right of permitted user to take proceeding against infringement.
54 - Registered user not to have right of assignment or transmission.
55 - Use of one of associated or substantially identical trade marks equivalent to use of another.
56 - Use of trade mark for export trade and use when form of trade connection changes.
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57 - Power to cancel or vary registration and to rectify the register.
58 - Correction of register.
59 - Alteration of registered trade marks.
60 - Adaptation of entries in register to amended or substituted classification of goods or services.
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61 - Special provisions for collective marks.
62 - Collective mark not to be misleading as to character or significance.
63 - Application to be accompanied by regulations governing use of collective marks.
64 - Acceptance of application and regulations by Registrar.
65 - Regulations to be open to inspection.
66 - Amendment of regulations.
67 - Infringement proceedings by registered proprietor of collective mark.
68 - Additional grounds for removal of registration of collective mark.
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69 - Certain provisions of this Act not applicable to certification trade marks.
70 - Registration of certification trade marks.
71 - Applications for registration of certification trade marks.
72 - Consideration of application for registration by Registrar.
73 - Opposition to registration of certification trade marks.
74 - Filing of regulations governing use of a certification trade mark.
75 - Infringement of certification trade marks.
76 - Acts not constituting infringement of certification trade marks.
77 - Cancellation or varying of registration of certification trade marks.
78 - Rights conferred by registration of certification trade marks.
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79 - ic9560Omitted.ic9563.
80 - [Omitted.].
81 - [Omitted.].
82 - [Omitted.].
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83 - Establishment of Appellate Board.
84 - Composition of Appellate Board.
85 - Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or other Members.
86 - Term of office of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other Members.
87 - Vice-Chairperson or senior-most Member to act as Chairperson or discharge his functions in certain circumstances.
88 - Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other Members.
89 - Resignation and removal.
89A - Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and member.
90 - Staff of Appellate Board.
91 - Appeals to Appellate Board.
92 - Procedure and powers of Appellate Board.
93 - Bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc.
94 - Bar to appear before Appellate Board.
95 - Conditions as to making of interim orders.
96 - Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another.
97 - Procedure for application for rectification, etc., before Appellate Board.
98 - Appearance of Registrar in legal proceedings.
99 - Costs of Registrar in proceedings before Appellate Board.
100 - Transfer of pending proceedings to Appellate Board.
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101 - Meaning of applying trade marks and trade descriptions.
102 - Falsifying and falsely applying trade marks.
103 - Penalty for applying false trade marks, trade descriptions, etc.
104 - Penalty for selling goods or providing services to which false trade mark or false trade description is applied.
105 - Enhanced penalty on second or subsequent conviction.
106 - Penalty for removing piece goods, etc., contrary to section 81.
107 - Penalty for falsely representing a trade mark as registered.
108 - Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Trade Marks Office.
109 - Penalty for falsification of entries in the register.
110 - No offence in certain cases.
111 - Forfeiture of goods.
112 - Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business.
113 - Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused.
114 - Offences by companies.
115 - Cognizance of certain offences and the powers of police officer for search and seizure.
116 - Evidence of origin of goods imported by sea.
117 - Costs of defence or prosecution.
118 - Limitation of prosecution.
119 - Information as to commission of offence.
120 - Punishment of abetment in India of acts done out of India.
121 - Instructions of Central Government as to permissible variation to be observed by criminal courts.
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122 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
123 - Certain persons to be public servants.
124 - Stay of proceedings where the validity of registration of the trade mark is questioned, etc.
125 - Application for rectification of register to be made to Appellate Board in certain cases.
126 - Implied warranty on sale of marked goods.
127 - Powers of Registrar.
128 - Exercise of discretionary power by Registrar.
129 - Evidence before Registrar.
130 - Death of party to a proceeding.
131 - Extension of time.
132 - Abandonment.
133 - Preliminary advice by the Registrar as to distinctiveness.
134 - Suit for infringement, etc., to be instituted before District Court.
135 - Relief in suits for infringement or for passing off.
136 - Registered user to be impleaded in certain proceedings.
137 - Evidence of entries in register, etc., and things done by the Registrar.
138 - Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc.
139 - Power to require goods to show indication of origin.
140 - Power to require information of imported goods bearing false trade marks.
141 - Certificate of validity.
142 - Groundless threats of legal proceedings.
143 - Address for service.
144 - Trade usages, etc., to be taken into consideration.
145 - Agents.
146 - Marks registered by an agent or representative without authority.
147 - Indexes.
148 - Documents open to public inspection.
149 - Reports of Registrar to be placed before Parliament.
150 - Fees and surcharge.
151 - Savings in respect of certain matters in Chapter XII.
152 - Declaration as to ownership of trade mark not registrable under the Registration Act, 1908.
153 - Government to be bound.
154 - Special provisions relating to applications for registration from citizens of convention countries.
155 - Provision as to reciprocity.
156 - Power of Central Government to remove difficulties.
157 - Power to make rules.
158 - Amendments.
159 - Repeal and savings.
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1 - Short title, extent, commencement and application.
2 - Definitions.
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3 - Authentication of electronic records.
3A - Electronic signature.
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4 - Legal recognition of electronic records.
5 - Legal recognition of electronic signatures.
6 - Use of electronic records and electronic signatures in Government and its agencies.
6A - Delivery of services by service provider.
7 - Retention of electronic records.
7A - Audit of documents, etc., maintained in electronic form.
8 - Publication of rule, regulation, etc., in Electronic Gazette.
9 - Sections 6, 7 and 8 not to confer right to insist document should be accepted in electronic form.
10 - Power to make rules by Central Government in respect of electronic signature.
10A - Validity of contracts formed through electronic means.
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11 - Attribution of electronic records.
12 - Acknowledgment of receipt.
13 - Time and place of despatch and receipt of electronic record.
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14 - Secure electronic record.
15 - Secure electronic signature.
16 - Security procedures and practices.
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17 - Appointment of Controller and other officers.
18 - Functions of Controller.
19 - Recognition of foreign Certifying Authorities.
20 - [Omitted.].
21 - Licence to issue electronic signature Certificates.
22 - Application for licence.
23 - Renewal of licence.
24 - Procedure for grant or rejection of licence.
25 - Suspension of licence.
26 - Notice of suspension or revocation of licence.
27 - Power to delegate.
28 - Power to investigate contraventions.
29 - Access to computers and data.
30 - Certifying Authority to follow certain procedures.
31 - Certifying Authority to ensure compliance of the Act, etc.
32 - Display of licence.
33 - Surrender of licence.
34 - Disclosure.
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35 - Certifying authority to issue electronic signature Certificate.
36 - Representations upon issuance of Digital signature Certificate.
37 - Suspension of Digital Signature Certificate.
38 - Revocation of Digital Signature Certificate.
39 - Notice of suspension or revocation.
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40 - Generating key pair.
40A - Duties of subscriber of Electronic Signature Certificate.
41 - Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate.
42 - Control of private key.
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43 - Penalty and compensation for damage to computer, computer system, etc.
43A - Compensation for failure to protect data.
44 - Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc.
45 - Residuary penalty.
46 - Power to adjudicate.
47 - Factors to be taken into account by the adjudicating officer.
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48 - Appellate Tribunal.
49 - [Omitted.].
50 - [Omitted.].
51 - [Omitted.].
52 - [Omitted.].
52A - [Omitted.].
52B - [Omitted.].
52C - [Omitted.].
52D - Decision by majority.
53 - [Omitted.].
54 - [Omitted.].
55 - Orders constituting Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings.
56 - [Omitted.].
57 - Appeal to Appellate Tribunal.
58 - Procedure and powers of the Appellate Tribunal.
59 - Right to legal representation.
60 - Limitation.
61 - Civil court not to have jurisdiction.
62 - Appeal to High Court.
63 - Compounding of contraventions.
64 - Recovery of penalty or compensation.
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65 - Tampering with computer source documents.
66 - Computer related offences.
66A - Punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.
66B - Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device.
66C - Punishment for identity theft.
66D - Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource.
66E - Punishment for violation of privacy.
66F - Punishment for cyber terrorism.
67 - Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.
67A - Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form.
67B - Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form.
67C - Preservation and retention of information by intermediaries.
68 - Power of Controller to give directions.
69 - Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource.
69A - Power to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource.
69B - Power to authorise to monitor and collect traffic data or information through any computer resource for cyber security.
70 - Protected system.
70A - National nodal agency.
70B - Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as national agency for incident response.
71 - Penalty for misrepresentation.
72 - Penalty for Breach of confidentiality and privacy.
72A - Punishment for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract.
73 - Penalty for publishing electronic signature Certificate false in certain particulars.
74 - Publication for fraudulent purpose.
75 - Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India.
76 - Confiscation.
77 - Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment.
77A - Compounding of offences.
77B - Offences with three years imprisonment to be bailable.
78 - Power to investigate offences.
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79 - Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases.
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79A - Central Government to notify Examiner of Electronic Evidence.
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80 - Power of police officer and other officers to enter, search, etc.
81 - Act to have overriding effect.
81A - Application of the Act to electronic cheque and truncated cheque.
82 - Controller, Deputy Controller and Assistant Controller to be public servants.
83 - Power to give directions.
84 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
84A - Modes or methods for encryption.
84B - Punishment for abetment of offences.
84C - Punishment for attempt to commit offences.
85 - Offences by companies.
86 - Removal of difficulties.
87 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
88 - Constitution of Advisory Committee.
89 - Power of Controller to make regulations.
90 - Power of State Government to make rules.
91 - [Omitted.].
92 - [Omitted.].
93 - [Omitted.].
94 - [Omitted.].
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Interpretation.
3 - Meaning of publication.
4 - When work not deemed to be published or performed in public.
5 - When work deemed to be first published in India.
6 - Certain disputes to be decided by Appellate Board.
7 - Nationality of author where the making of unpublished work is extended over considerable period.
8 - Domicile of Corporations.
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9 - Copyright Office.
10 - Registrar and Deputy Registrars of Copyrights.
11 - Appellate Board.
12 - Powers and procedure of Appellate Board
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13 - Works in which copyright subsists.
14 - Meaning of copyright.
15 - Special provision regarding copyright in designs registered or capable of being registered under the Designs Act, 2000.
16 - No copyright except as provided in this Act.
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17 - First owner of copyright.
18 - Assignment of copyright.
19 - Mode of assignment.
19A - Disputes with respect to assignment of copyright.
20 - Transmission of copyright in manuscript by testamentary disposition.
21 - Right of author to relinquish copyright.
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22 - Term of copyright in published literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
23 - Term of copyright in anonymous and pseudonymous works.
24 - Term of copyright in posthumous work.
25 - [Omitted.].
26 - Term of copyright in cinematograph films.
27 - Term of copyright in sound recording.
28 - Term of copyright Government works.
28A - Term of copyright in works of public undertakings.
29 - Term of copyright in works of international organisations.
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30 - Licences by owners of copyright.
30A - Application of sections 19.
31 - Compulsory licence in works withheld from public.
31A - Compulsory licence in unpublished or published works.
31B - Compulsory licence for benefit of disabled.
31C - Statutory licence for cover versions.
31D - Statutory licence for broadcasting of literary and musical works and sound recording.
32 - Licence to produce and publish translations.
32A - Licence to reproduce and publish works for certain purposes.
32B - Termination of licences issued under this Chapter.
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33 - Registration of copyright society.
33A - Tariff Scheme by copyright societies.
34 - Administration of rights of owner by copyright society.
34A - [Omitted.].
35 - Control over the copyright society by the author and other owners of rights.
36 - Submission of returns and reports.
36A - Rights and liabilities of performing rights societies.
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37 - Broadcast reproduction right.
38 - Performer’s right.
38A - Exclusive right of performers.
38B - Moral rights of the performer.
39 - Acts not infringing broadcast reproduction right or performer’s right.
39A - Certain provisions to apply in case of broadcast reproduction right and performer’s.
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40 - Power to extend copyright to foreign works.
40A - Power of Central Government to apply Chapter VIII to broadcasting organisations and performers in certain other countries.
41 - Provisions as to works of certain international organisations.
42 - Power to restrict rights in works of foreign authors first published in India.
42A - Power to restrict rights of foreign broadcasting organisations and performer’s.
43 - Orders under this Chapter to be laid before Parliament.
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44 - Register of Copyrights.
45 - Entries in Register of Copyrights.
46 - Indexes.
47 - Form and inspection of register.
48 - Register of Copyrights to be prima facie evidence of particulars entered therein.
49 - Correction of entries in the Register of Copyrights.
50 - Rectification of Register by Appellate Board
50A - Entries in the Register of Copyrights, etc., to be published.
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51 - When copyright infringed.
52 - Certain acts not to be infringement of copyright.
52A - Particulars to be included in records and video Films.
52B - [Omitted.].
53 - Importation of infringing copies.
53A - Resale share right in original copies.
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54 - Definition.
55 - Civil remedies for infringement of copyright.
56 - Protection of separate rights.
57 - Author’s special rights.
58 - Rights of owner against persons possessing or dealing with infringing copies.
59 - Restriction on remedies in the case of works of architecture.
60 - Remedy in the case of groundless threat of legal proceedings.
61 - Owner of copyright to be party to the proceeding.
62 - Jurisdiction of court over matters arising under this Chapter.
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63 - Offences of infringement of copyright or other rights conferred by this Act.
63A - Enhanced penalty on second and subsequent convictions.
63B - Knowing use of infringing copy of computer programme to be an offence.
64 - Power of police to seize infringing copies.
65 - Possession of plates for purpose of making infringing copies.
65A - Protection of technological measures.
65B - Protection of Rights Management Information.
66 - Disposal of infringing copies or plates for purpose of making infringing copies.
67 - Penalty for making false entries in register, etc., for producing or tendering false entries.
68 - Penalty for making false statements for the purpose of deceiving or influencing any authority or officer.
68A - Penalty for contravention of section 52A.
69 - Offences by companies.
70 - Cognizance of offences.
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71 - Appeals against certain orders of Magistrate.
72 - Appeals against orders of Registrar of Copyrights and Appellate Board.
73 - Procedure for appeals.
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74 - Registrar of Copyrights and Appellate Board to possess certain powers of civil courts
75 - Orders for payment of money passed by Registrar of Copyrights and Appellate Board to be executable as a decree
76 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
77 - Certain persons to be public servants.
78 - Power to make rules.
79 - Repeals, savings and transitional provisions.
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1 - Short title and extent.
2 - Act to be supplemental to Act 8 of 1890.
3 - Application of Act.
4 - Definitions.
5 - Over-riding effect of Act.
6 - Natural guardians of a Hindu minor.
7 - Natural guardianship of adopted son.
8 - Powers of natural guardian.
9 - Testamentary guardians and their powers.
10 - Incapacity of minor to act as guardian of property.
11 - De facto guardian not to deal with minor’s property.
12 - Guardian not to be appointed for minors undivided interest in joint family property.
13 - Welfare of minor to be paramount consideration.
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1 - Short title
2 - [Repealed.].
3 - Interpretation-clause.
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4 - ''Promissory note''.
5 - ''Bill of exchange''.
6 - ''Cheque''.
7 - ''Drawer.''
8 - ''Holder''.
9 - ''Holder in due course''.
10 - ''Payment in due course''.
11 - Inland instrument.
12 - Foreign instrument.
13 - ''Negotiable instrument''.
14 - Negotiation.
15 - Indorsement.
16 - Indorsement ''in blank'' and ''in full''.
17 - Ambiguous instruments.
18 - Where amount is stated differently in figures and words.
19 - Instruments payable on demand.
20 - Inchoate stamped instruments.
21 - ''At sight''.
22 - ''Maturity''.
23 - Calculating maturity of bill or note payable so many months after date or sight.
24 - Calculating maturity of bill or note payable so many days after date or sight.
25 - When day of maturity is a holiday.
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26 - Capacity to make, etc., promissory notes, etc.
27 - Agency.
28 - Liability of agent signing.
29 - Liability of legal representative signing.
30 - Liability of drawer.
31 - Liability of drawee of cheque.
32 - Liability of maker of note and acceptor of bill.
33 - Only drawee can be acceptor except in need or for honour.
34 - Acceptance by several drawees not partners.
35 - Liability of indorser.
36 - Liability of prior parties to holder in due course.
37 - Maker, drawer and acceptor principals.
38 - Prior party a principal in respect of each subsequent party.
39 - Suretyship.
40 - Discharge of indorser's liability.
41 - Acceptor bound, although, indorsement forged.
42 - Acceptance of bill drawn in fictitious name.
43 - Negotiable instrument made, etc., without consideration.
44 - Partial absence or failure of money-consideration.
45 - Partial failure of consideration not consisting of money.
45A - Holder's right to duplicate of lost bill.
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46 - Delivery.
47 - Negotiation by delivery.
48 - Negotiation by indorsement.
49 - Conversion of indorsement in blank into indorsement in full.
50 - Effect of indorsement.
51 - Who may negotiate.
52 - Indorser who excludes his own liability or makes it conditional.
53 - Holder deriving title from holder in due course.
54 - Instrument indorsed in blank.
55 - Conversion of indorsement in blank into indorsement in full.
56 - Indorsement for part of sum due.
57 - Legal representative cannot by delivery only negotiate instrument indorsed by deceased.
58 - Instrument obtained by unlawful means or for unlawful consideration.
59 - Instrument acquired after dishonour or when overdue.
60 - Instrument negotiable till payment or satisfaction.
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61 - Presentment for acceptance.
62 - Presentment of promissory note for sight.
63 - Drawee's time for deliberation.
64 - Presentment for payment.
65 - Hours for presentment.
66 - Presentment for payment of instrument payable after date or sight.
67 - Presentment for payment of promissory note payable by instalments.
68 - Presentment for payment of instrument payable at specified place and not elsewhere.
69 - Instrument payable at specified place.
70 - Presentment where no exclusive place specified.
71 - Presentment when maker, etc., has no known place of business or residence.
72 - Presentment of cheque to charge drawer.
73 - Presentment of cheque to charge any other person.
74 - Presentment of instrument payable on demand.
75 - Presentment by or to agent, representative of deceased, or assignee of insolvent.
75A - Excuse for delay in presentment for acceptance or payment.
76 - When presentment unnecessary.
77 - Liability of banker for negligently dealing with bill presented for payment.
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78 - To whom payment should be made.
79 - Interest when rate specified.
80 - Interest when no rate specified.
81 - Delivery of instrument on payment or indemnity in case of loss.
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82 - Discharge from liability.
83 - Discharge by allowing drawee more than forty-eight hours to accept.
84 - When cheque not duly presented and drawer damaged thereby.
85 - Cheque payable to order.
85A - Drafts drawn by one branch of a bank on another payable to order.
86 - Parties not consenting discharged by qualified or limited acceptance.
87 - Effect of material alteration.
88 - Acceptor or indorser bound notwithstanding previous alteration.
89 - Payment of instrument on which alteration is not apparent.
90 - Extinguishment of rights of action on bill in acceptor's hands.
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91 - Dishonour by non-acceptance.
92 - Dishonour by non-payment.
93 - By and to whom notice should be given.
94 - Mode in which notice may be given.
95 - Party receiving must transmit notice of dishonour.
96 - Agent for presentment.
97 - When party to whom notice given is dead.
98 - When notice of dishonour is unnecessary.
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99 - Noting.
100 - Protest.
101 - Contents of protest.
102 - Notice of protest.
103 - Protest for non-payment after dishonour by non-acceptance.
104 - Protest of foreign bills.
104A - When noting equivalent to protest.
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105 - Reasonable time.
106 - Reasonable time of giving notice of dishonour.
107 - Reasonable time for transmitting such notice.
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108 - Acceptance for honour.
109 - How acceptance for honour must be made.
110 - Acceptance not specifying for whose honour it is made.
111 - Liability of acceptor for honour.
112 - When acceptor for honour may be charged.
113 - Payment for honour.
114 - Right of payer for honour.
115 - Drawee in case of need.
116 - Acceptance and payment without protest.
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117 - Rules as to compensation.
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118 - Presumptions as to negotiable instruments.
119 - Presumption on proof of protest.
120 - Estoppel against denying original validity of instrument.
121 - Estoppel against denying capacity of payee to indorse.
122 - Estoppel against denying signature or capacity of prior party.
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123 - Cheque crossed generally.
124 - Cheque crossed specially.
125 - Crossing after issue.
126 - Payment of cheque crossed generally.
127 - Payment of cheque crossed specially more than once.
128 - Payment in due course of crossed cheque.
129 - Payment of crossed cheque out of due course.
130 - Cheque bearing ''not negotiable''.
131 - Non-liability of banker receiving payment of cheque.
131A - Application of Chapter to drafts.
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132 - Set of bills.
133 - Holder of first acquired part entitled to.
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134 - Law governing liability of maker, acceptor or indorser of foreign instrument.
135 - Law of place of payment governs dishonour.
136 - Instrument made, etc., out of India, but in accordance with the law of India.
137 - Presumption as to foreign law.
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138 - Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency, etc., of funds in the account.
139 - Presumption in favour of holder.
140 - Defence which may not be allowed in any prosecution under section 138.
141 - Offences by companies.
142 - Cognizance of offences.
142A - Validation for transfer of pending cases.
143 - Power of Court to try cases summarily.
143A - Power to direct interim compensation.
144 - Mode of service of summons.
145 - Evidence on affidavit.
146 - Bank's slip prima facie evidence of certain facts.
147 - Offences to be compoundable.
148 - Power of Appellate Court to order payment pending appeal against conviction.
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