Section 3 in The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 3 Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) the expressions custom and usage signify any rule which, having been continuously and uniformly observed for a long time, has obtained the force of law among Hindus in any local area, tribe, community, group, or family:
Section 2 in The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 2 Application of Act. (1) This Act applies (a) to any person who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments, including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj, (b) to any person who is a Buddhist,
Hindu Marriage Act 1955 Last updated: December 2020 | 6 min read The following is a summary of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, which aims to allow a reader to understand the key points within the Act without having to read the Act itself. Introduction India, being a cosmopolitan country, allows each citizen to be governed under
160. Right of persons other than retiring directors to stand for directorship (1) A person who is not a retiring director in terms of section 152 shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be eligible for appointment to the office of a director at any general meeting, if he, or some member intending to
159. Punishment for contravention If any individual or director of a company, contravenes any of the provisions of section 152, section 155 and section 156, such individual or director of the company shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to fifty thousand
158. Obligation to indicate Director Identification Number Every person or company, while furnishing any return, information or particulars as are required to be furnished under this Act, shall mention the Director Identification Number in such return, information or particulars in case such return, information or particulars relate to the director or contain any reference of
157. Company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar (1) Every company shall, within fifteen days of the receipt of intimation under section 156, furnish the Director Identification Number of all its directors to the Registrar or any other officer or authority as may be specified by the Central Government with such fees as may
156. Director to intimate Director Identification Number Every existing director shall, within one month of the receipt of Director Identification Number from the Central Government, intimate his Director Identification Number to the company or all companies wherein he is a director. Complete: companies-act-2013
155. Prohibition to obtain more than one Director Identification Number No individual, who has already been allotted a Director Identification Number under section 154, shall apply for, obtain or possess another Director Identification Number. Complete: companies-act-2013
154. Allotment of Director Identification Number The Central Government shall, within one month from the receipt of the application under section 153, allot a Director Identification Number to an applicant in such manner as may be prescribed. Complete: companies-act-2013