1966 (10) TMI 160

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....uted by the Chairman, Municipal Board. Pali, for Rs. 99/- in favour of the plaintiff is not inadmissible in evidence for want of registration, because the provisions of the Transfer of Property Act do not apply to it as it is a transfer covered by Section 2 of the Government Grants Act 1895. The revision application has been opposed on behalf of the plaintiff. 2. The first contention on behalf ....

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....sthan Adaptation of Central Laws Ordinance 1950 was passed by the then Rajpramukh. It came into force on 24-1-50. The Crown Grants Act 1895 was extended to Rajasthan under item 35 of it with effect from 24-1-50. 7. It continued in force after the coming into force of the Constitution under Article 372 of the Constitution The Act is within the legislative competence of the State under Item No. 6....

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....ts Act 1895 is applicable to Rajasthan. 10. The next contention on behalf of the applicants is that Section 2 of the Government Grants Act is not applicable to the sale-deed in question, as it is a commercial transaction and not a Government grant. I am unable to accept this contention. The Act does not make any distinction between a commercial transaction and a non-commercial transaction. Sect....

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....on 2 of the Crown Grants Act but from a perusal of the preamble to the Act it is reasonably clear that the object of the Legislature in passing the Act was to validate any provisions, restrictions, conditions and limitations over which might be contained in any Crown Grant and which otherwise might be held to be obnoxious to the restrictions imposed in respect of grants generally by the Transfer o....