Property vested in Trustees
Section 3 of the Victoria Memorial Act, 1903 deals with property vested in Trustees. All sums of money now in the custody of the said Provisional Executive Committee and all other property, whether movable or immovable, which have been or may hereafter be given, bequeathed or otherwise transferred for the purposes of the said Memorial or acquired for the said purposes by the Trustee The Act came into force on 20 Mar 1903.
All sums of money now in the custody of the said Provisional Executive Committee and all other property, whether movable or immovable, which have been or may hereafter be given, bequeathed or otherwise transferred for the purposes of the said Memorial or acquired for the said purposes by the Trustees shall vest in the Trustees.
Section 3, The Victoria Memorial Act, 1903 (Act 10 of 1903).
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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The Secretary & Curator, Victoria Memorial Hall v. Howrah Ganatantrik Nagrik Samity & Ors.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
DATE-VERIFIED Reportable Judgment body 'New Delhi, March 9, 2010' matches index Judgment 2010-03-09 (order-3.pdf). Property given/bequeathed/acquired for Memorial purposes vests in Trustees (s.3); Act does not confine campus use solely to Queen Victoria memory and does not bar replacing dilapidated annexes with museum/visitor facilities consistent with existing ambience; HC wrongly rejected court-appointed Expert Committee recommendation without reasons — modification allowing limited campus construction allowed.
On this section: Teaches s.3 vesting/acquisition frame: Trustees hold Memorial property and may use campus property for memorial/museum purposes without a statutory bar on non-Queen-Victoria-only facilities.
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Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 3
What have the courts held on Section 3 of the Victoria Memorial Act?
The Secretary & Curator, Victoria Memorial Hall v. Howrah Ganatantrik Nagrik Samity & Ors. (09 Mar 2010) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Teaches s.3 vesting/acquisition frame: Trustees hold Memorial property and may use campus property for memorial/museum purposes without a statutory bar on non-Queen-Victoria-only facilities.
How do I find court cases under Section 3 of the Victoria Memorial 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: Victoria Memorial Act 1903 3, section 3 Victoria Memorial Act 1903, section 3 of the Victoria Memorial Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with The Secretary & Curator, Victoria Memorial Hall v. Howrah Ganatantrik Nagrik Samity & Ors. (09 Mar 2010).
What should I read with Section 3 of the Victoria Memorial Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Victoria Memorial Rules, 1972 (1903).
When did Section 3 of the Victoria Memorial Act come into force?
Section 3 of the Victoria Memorial Act, cited as Victoria Memorial Act 1903 3, came into force on 20 Mar 1903, having been enacted on 20 Mar 1903. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Trustees527 words
- 5. Rules345 words
- 6. Power of Trustees to make regulations254 words
- 4. Officers and servants to be public servants45 words
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