The Telangana General Clauses Act, 1308 F

This Act may be called the Telangana General Clauses Act, 1308 F. and shall come into force at once in the whole of the State of Telangana.

In this Act and in all Hyderabad laws as defined in clause (1-a), unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,– (1) “Constitution” means the Constitution of India; (1-a) “Hyderabad law” means,- (i) an Act of the Legislature established for the pre-Reorganisation Hyderabad State by the Constitution, including an Act made under Article 385 thereof; (ii) an Act made before the commencement of the Constitution by the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly in existence in the pre-Reorganisation Hyderabad State at the time of making of the Act; (iii) a Regulation including an Act made by H.E.H. the Nizam before the 18th day of September, 1948; and (iv) a Regulation made by H.E.H. the Nizam, the Military Governor or the Chief Minister of the pre-Reorganisation Hyderabad State on or after the said date but before the commencement of the Constitution; Explanation:- In this Act and in all Hyderabad laws whose authoritative text is in Urdu, the Urdu expression “Qanoon” shall be deemed to have the meaning assigned to “Hyderabad law” in this clause; (2) the word “Part” when used with respect to any Act shall mean a part of the Act in which the word is used; (3) the word “Chapter” when used with respect to any Act shall mean a chapter of the Act in which the word is used; (4) the word “Section” when used with respect to any Act shall mean a section of the Act in which the word is used; (5) the word “Sub-section” when used with respect to any section shall mean a sub-section of the section in which the word is used; (6) the word “Schedule” shall mean a Schedule to the Act in which the word is used; (7) (i) “Pre-Reorganisation Hyderabad State” shall mean,- (a) as respects any period before the commencement of the Constitution, the territory comprised in the Indian State of Hyderabad; (b) as respects any period after the commencement of the Constitution, the territories of the State of Hyderabad as specified in Part B of the First Schedule to the Constitution before the commencement of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Explanation.- In all Hyderabad laws whose authoritative text is in Urdu, any reference in Urdu to “Mumalik-i-Mahroosa-i-Sarkar-i-Aali” (H.E.H. the Nizam’s Dominions), and in all Hyderabad laws whose authoritative text is in English, any reference to “the Hyderabad State” or “the State of Hyderabad” shall be deemed to be references to the pre-Reorganisation Hyderabad State; (ii) Hyderabad area of the State of Andhra Pradesh means the territories transferred from the pre-Reorganisation Hyderabad State to the State of Andhra Pradesh under section 3 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956; (7-A) the word “Balda” shall mean the city of Hyderabad and shall also include suburbs; (8) the word “district” shall also extend to the city and suburbs; and the Board of Revenue, or any authority whom the Government may appoint shall exercise the powers of a District Collector for the city and suburbs; (9) “Government” means the State Government as defined in clause (60) of section 3 of the General Clauses Act, 1897. Explanation:- In all Hyderabad laws whose authoritative text is in Urdu, any reference in Urdu to “Sarkar-i-Aali” shall be deemed to be a reference to Government; (10) “Principal Revenue Department” shall mean the Board of Revenue, or the department vested with powers of the Board of Revenue, in reference to which the words “Principal Revenue Department” are used; (11) the words “Local Authority” shall mean a municipal committee, local fund committee, or such other committee which may be entitled to expend and control any local income according to law; (12) “Collector” means the Chief Officer in charge of the revenue administration of a district; Explanation:- In all Hyderabad laws any reference to “Talukdar” or “Awal Talukdar” (first Talukdar), shall be deemed to be references to the Collector; (13) “District Court” shall mean the principal Court of original jurisdiction in a district; (14) “Magistrate” shall include every person exercising all or any of the powers of a Magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, for the time being in force; (15) “Official Gazette” means the Government Gazette which is published under the orders of the Government; Explanation.- In all Hyderabad laws, for the time being in force, any references to “Jarida” “Jarida Alamia” or “Jarida-Alamia Sarkar-i-Aali” shall be deemed to be references to the Official Gazette; (16) the word “Notification” shall mean a notification published in the Official Gazette by a lawful order; (16-A) the word “Order” shall mean an order given by a Government servant in exercise of any power vested in him by law; (17) the word “Rule” shall mean a rule made in accordance with the power conferred by any law; (17-A) the words “Government Servant” shall include every person who receives a monthly pay or remuneration from the Government, or who receives any wages for Government work, or who does any Government work without wages; Explanation.- (1) Railway employees, members and servants of municipal committees shall also be considered as Government servants; Explanation.- (2) Wherever the expression “Government servant” occurs, it applies to every person who is virtually holding the office of a Government servant, whatever defect there might be in his right to hold that post; (17-B) the words “act of a Government servant” shall mean an act which he may do in the official capacity; (18) the words “Order of a Government servant” shall mean only the order made by a Government servant in the exercise of his official powers virtually vested in him or which he believes in good faith to vest in him and has not been cancelled by any other order; (19) the word “power” means a legal power; (19-A) the word “property” shall extend to both immovable and movable; (20) the words “immovable property” shall include land rights of benefits arising out of land and all things attached to the earth, or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth so long as it is thus attached or fastened; (21) the words “movable property” shall mean property of every description other than immovable property; (21-A) the word “goods” shall not extend to immovable property; (22) “rupee” means a rupee in I. G. currency and fractional denominations of a rupee shall be construed accordingly; (23) the word “writing” and the expressions including the word “writing” shall include impression of every kind and every mode by which words are represented on any material substance; (24) the word “signature” and the expressions including the word “signature” shall, when used with respect to any person who is unable to write his name, include the mark of his seal, or any other “mark”; (25) the word “document” shall include any matter recorded in writing by such means as are intended to be used, or which may be used, for the purpose of recording that matter; (25-A) the words “valuable security” shall mean a document which is or purports to be a document whereby any legal right is created, extended, transferred, restricted, extinguished, or released or whereby any person

Extent. (25-B) the word "bond" shall also include a document whereby a person promised to another to make payment of money on condition that, if a particular act is done or a particular act is not done, the said promise shall become void;

(26) the word "will" shall include a codicil and every writing having a mention of a voluntary posthumous transfer or disposition of any property;

(26-A) "registered" used with reference to a document, shall mean, in relation to any period before the first day of November 1956, registered in the pre-Reorganisation Hyderabad State, and in relation to any period commencing on or after that day, registered in the area to which this Act extends;

(27) the word "oath" shall include affirmation and every declaration of the person by law allowed to affirm or declare instead of swearing;

(28) the word "affidavit" means the statement made in writing and certified by oath before an officer of a court or other authority;

(29) The word "act" when used with respect to an offence or wrong for which a suit for damages can be instituted shall include a series of acts; and words which refer to acts done shall also extend to illegal omissions;

(30) The word "offence" shall mean any act or omission made punishable under any law by a Criminal Court;

(31) The word "abet" and its derivatives shall be used in the same meaning as in the Indian Penal Code, 1860;

(32) The word "illegal" applies to everything which is an offence or which is prohibited by law, or which forms a ground for a civil action;

(33) The words "legally bound to do" may be used in respect of a person when its omission by him is illegal;

(34) The word "injury" means every kind of damage illegally caused to any person in body, mind, reputation or goods;

(35) The words "public nuisance" shall mean a public nuisance as defined in the lndian Penal Code, 1860;

(36) An act shall be deemed "to be done in good faith" also in the case where it is in fact done in good faith even though it is done negligently;

(37) The word "imprisonment" shall include both rigorous imprisonment and simple imprisonment;

(38) "Financial Year", "month" and "year" shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in clauses (21), (35) and (66) of section 3 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (Central Act 10 of 1897);

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(40) The words importing the singular number shall also extend to the plural number;

(41) The words importing the masculine gender shall also extend to the feminine gender;

(42) The word "public" extends to every community of public or class of people;

(43) The word "person" shall include any company or association or body of persons, whether incorporated or not;

(43-A) The word "minor" means a person the eighteenth year of whose age has not been completed;

(44) The word "father" shall include every such person in whose personal law adoption is permitted and who has adopted;

(45) The word "son" shall include every such person in whose personal law adoption is permitted and who has been adopted;

(45-A) The word "cattle" shall include elephant, camel, bullock, buffalo, horse, pony, mule, ass, pig, ram and goat;

(46) The word "vessel" shall include every ship or boat, or other description of vessels which may be used in navigation; Unless a different intention appears,-

(1) every Act shall extend to the whole of the area to which this Act extends;

(2) every Act shall come into operation after one month from the date of publication thereof in the Official Gazette;

(3) when an Act comes into operation all those enactments and parts of enactments shall be repealed the subject of which has been merely repeated in, or is absolutely contradictory to that Act;

(4) by a repeal of any Act the enactments and orders which might have been repealed thereby shall not come into operation;

(5) a repeal of any Act shall not affect,-

(a) the previous operation of any repealed enactment or anything established by that enactment or duly done; or

(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability accrued or incurred under any repealed enactment; or

(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any repealed enactment; or

(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid;

and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy shall be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty forfeiture or punishment shall be so imposed as if the enactment had not been repealed.

Construction of references to repealed enactments. Where any provision of an Act is repealed and it is re-enacted in the repealing Act without any change in the objective, the references in any other enactment or instrument in respect of the provision so repealed shall, (unless a different intention appears) be the reference in respect of the provision so re-enacted.

Computation of time. Where, by any Act, an act or proceeding is done, or allowed in any Court or office on a certain date or within a prescribed period, then, if the said Court or Office is closed on that date or on the last day of the prescribed period, the act or proceeding shall be considered as done or taken on the due date or in due time if it is done on the day on which the said Court or Office is open.

Measurement of distances. Measurement of a distance for the purposes of any Act shall, unless a different intention appears, be made in a straight line on a plane.

Duty to be taken prorata in enactment. Where, by any Act, any duty of excise or in the nature thereof is leviable on a certain quantity, by weight, measure or value, of grains or marchandise then a like duty shall, unless a different intention appears, be leviable at the same rate in proportion to the quantity.

Powers conferred shall be exercisable from time to time. Where, by any Act, any power is conferred, that power may be exercised from time to time as occasion requires.

Power to appoint includes power to appoint ex-officio. Where, by any Act, a power to confer any authority or to make an appointment to fill any office or execute any function is conferred, then, unless it is otherwise expressly provided, such authority may be given, or such appointment may be made, either by name or by virtue of office; and every such authority or appointment shall take effect from the date on which intimation thereof reaches the person appointed and, where the appointment is made by notification in the Official Gazette from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette;

Explanation:- The power to confer authority includes the power to cancel or modify authority conferred.

Exercise of powers in case of transfer from one office to another. When any Government servant is invested with powers within an area or land, and is transferred to any other office of a like nature either equal to, or higher than the office aforesaid, then unless it is otherwise directed, the said person may exercise the same powers in the area of land to which he is transferred.

Power to appoint includes power to suspend or dismiss. Where, by any Act, a power to make any appointment is conferred on any officer, then, unless it is otherwise expressly provided, he shall also have power to suspend or dismiss any person appointed in exercise of that power.

Substitution of functionaries. In any Act, it shall be sufficient, for the purpose of indicating that a law relates to every person or persons for the time being exercising the powers in an office, to mention the designation of the officer at the time or generally exercising the said powers.

The law which applies to any officer shall also apply to the successors of that officer and such of his deputies and subordinates as may be lawfully discharging the duties of that officer.

Where, by any Act, a power to make orders, rules or forms is conferred, then, such power shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of that Act, and the rules made shall be published in the Official Gazette and, on the publication, shall have the force of law; and the aforesaid powers shall also include the power to add, to vary or rescind the orders, rules or forms made thereunder in such manner and subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be laid down in that Act.

Making and issuing of rules etc., between passing and enforcement of enactments. Where, by any Act, which is not to come into operation immediately on the passing thereof, a power is conferred to make rules or to issue orders with respect to the application of the relevant Act, or with respect to the appointment of any Judge or officer or with respect to the establishment of a Court or officer, or with respect to the person by whom or the time when, or the place where, or the manner in which, or the fees for which anything is to be done under the Act, then, that power may be exercised at any time after the passing of the Act; but rules, or orders so made and issued shall not take effect till the commencement of the Act.

Where, by any Act, a power to make rules is given subject to the condition of the rules being made after previous publication, then, unless a contrary intention appears, the following provisions shall apply:-

Construction of orders, etc., issued under enactments. Where, by any Act, a power to issue orders, rules or forms is conferred, then expressions in such orders, rules or forms shall, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, be taken to have the same meanings as in the Act.

Continuation of rules etc., issued under enactments repealed. Where any Act is repealed and is enforced as a new Act with or without modification, then, unless it is otherwise expressly provided, any order, rule or form issued under the repealed Act shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the new Act, continue in force, and be deemed to have been issued thereunder, unless and until it is repealed by any order, rule, form or procedure issued under the new Act.

Recovery of fines. The provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 relating to fines shall apply to all fines imposed under any Act or rule, unless the Act or rule contains an express provision to the contrary.

Provision as to offences punishable under two or more enactments. Where an act is an offence under two or more Acts, the offender shall be liable to be punished under any of those Acts; but shall not be liable to be punished separately under the two Acts for the same offence.

Appeal against orders of punishment passed by the Court or departmentally shall unless it is otherwise provided, lie to the department immediately superior to the department imposing the punishment.