The Companies Act 1956 is administered by the Government of India through the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Offices of Registrar of Companies, Official Liquidators, Public Trustee, Company Law Board, Director of Inspection, etc. The Act is 658 sections long. The Act contains provisions about Companies, directors of the companies, memorandum and articles of associations, etc. This act states and discusses every single provision requires or may need to govern a company. It mentions what type on companies their differences, constitution , management, members , capital, how should the shares should be issues, debentures, registration of charge, at the end of the act it concludes the about winding up of a company, discussing the situations a company needs to be winded up. The ways it should be done by volunteer or through courts.
Imp.The 17th Paragraph of the Indian Constitution states that untouchability is a punishable offence. For the eradication of untouchability the Untouchability Offences Act was passed by Indian Government in 1955 in which any person forcing the disabilities of untouchability can be sentenced to six months imprisonment or a fine of Rs. 500/- or both for his first offence. For every subsequent offence the sentence will include both a term in jail as well as fine. If considered necessary, the punishment can also be increased.
This Act provides penalties for the offences like preventing a person from entering into public temples or places of worship, preventing the drawing of water from sacred lakes, tanks, wells etc. Enforcing all kinds of social disabilities such as preventing people from the use of a ‘dharmasala’, any shop, public restaurant, public hospital, hotel, educational institutions or any other place of public entertainment denying the use of any road, river, well, water top, river bank, cremation ground, etc.
Enforcement of occupational, professional or trade disabilities in the matter or enjoyment of any benefit under a charitable trust preventing Harijans from pursuing any general occupation. Refusing to sell goods or render services to a Harijan, for molesting, injuring or annoying a person or organizing a boycott or taking part in the excommunication of a person on the basis of untouchability.
The Rajya Sabha passed on September, 2, 1976, the Bill to amend the Untouchability (Offences) Act, 1955 and changed its title to the “Protection of the Civil Rights Act”. This Bill had proposed stringent measures against those who still practise untouchability. It sought to make willful negligence on part of the investigating officers of complaints relating to untouchability tantamount to abatement.
Shubharti Dixit 6 years, 10 months ago
The Companies Act 1956 is administered by the Government of India through the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Offices of Registrar of Companies, Official Liquidators, Public Trustee, Company Law Board, Director of Inspection, etc. The Act is 658 sections long. The Act contains provisions about Companies, directors of the companies, memorandum and articles of associations, etc. This act states and discusses every single provision requires or may need to govern a company. It mentions what type on companies their differences, constitution , management, members , capital, how should the shares should be issues, debentures, registration of charge, at the end of the act it concludes the about winding up of a company, discussing the situations a company needs to be winded up. The ways it should be done by volunteer or through courts.
Imp.The 17th Paragraph of the Indian Constitution states that untouchability is a punishable offence. For the eradication of untouchability the Untouchability Offences Act was passed by Indian Government in 1955 in which any person forcing the disabilities of untouchability can be sentenced to six months imprisonment or a fine of Rs. 500/- or both for his first offence. For every subsequent offence the sentence will include both a term in jail as well as fine. If considered necessary, the punishment can also be increased.
This Act provides penalties for the offences like preventing a person from entering into public temples or places of worship, preventing the drawing of water from sacred lakes, tanks, wells etc. Enforcing all kinds of social disabilities such as preventing people from the use of a ‘dharmasala’, any shop, public restaurant, public hospital, hotel, educational institutions or any other place of public entertainment denying the use of any road, river, well, water top, river bank, cremation ground, etc.
Enforcement of occupational, professional or trade disabilities in the matter or enjoyment of any benefit under a charitable trust preventing Harijans from pursuing any general occupation. Refusing to sell goods or render services to a Harijan, for molesting, injuring or annoying a person or organizing a boycott or taking part in the excommunication of a person on the basis of untouchability.
The Rajya Sabha passed on September, 2, 1976, the Bill to amend the Untouchability (Offences) Act, 1955 and changed its title to the “Protection of the Civil Rights Act”. This Bill had proposed stringent measures against those who still practise untouchability. It sought to make willful negligence on part of the investigating officers of complaints relating to untouchability tantamount to abatement.
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