Attachment of licence
Section 57 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act deals with attachment of licence. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other section, when a licence is liable under that section to cancellation owing to default in the payment of any duty or fee payable by the holder thereof, the authority granting the licence may attach and take such licence under management, and if the prof The Act was enacted on 20 May 1949.
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other section, when a licence is liable under that section to cancellation owing to default in the payment of any duty or fee payable by the holder thereof, the authority granting the licence may attach and take such licence under management, and if the profits received from such management after meeting all the expenses of such attachment and management are less than the amount of the arrears for which the licence was attached and the amount falling due on such licence during the remaining period of such licence the difference shall be recovered from the licensee as if it were a duty or fee leviable under any one of the provisions of this Act, and in the event of the said profits exceeding the amount so due under the licence, the licensee shall not be entitled to receive any of the said profits.
Section 57, The Maharashtra Prohibition Act (Act 25 of 1949).
Questions about Section 57
What does Section 57 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act deal with?
Section 57 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act is headed "Attachment of licence". Notwithstanding anything contained in any other section, when a licence is liable under that section to cancellation owing to default in the payment of any duty or fee payable by the holder thereof, the authority granting the licence may attach and take such licence under management, and if the prof
How do I find court cases under Section 57 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Maharashtra Prohibition Act 57, section 57 Maharashtra Prohibition Act, section 57 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When was Section 57 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act enacted?
Section 57 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, cited as Maharashtra Prohibition Act 57, was enacted on 20 May 1949 as Act 25 of 1949. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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