Legal glossary

“bench”

Defined in 10 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. IBC · s. 3

    The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

    (2) "bench" means a bench of the Adjudicating Authority;
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  2. The Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 · s. 3

    (d) "Bench" means a Bench of the Tribunal;
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  3. The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 · s. 2

    (d) "Bench" means a Bench of the Appellate Tribunal;
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  4. The Income-tax Act, 1961 · s. 245A

    (a) "Bench" means a Bench of the Settlement Commission; 3[(b) "case" means any proceeding for assessment under this Act, of any person in respect of any assessment year or assessment years which may be pending before an Assessing Officer on the date on which an application under sub-section (1) of section 245C is made. 4* * * * * Explanation. —For the purposes of this clause— 5[(i) a proceeding for assessment or reassessment or recomputation under section 147 shall be deemed to have commenced—
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  5. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 · s. 2

    (a) "bench" means a bench of the Lokpal;
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  6. The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 · s. 2

    (f) "Bench" means a Bench of the Appellate Tribunal; 4[( fa) "beneficial owner" means an individual who ultimately owns or controls a client of a reporting entity or the person on whose behalf a transaction is being conducted and includes a person who exercises ultimate effective control over a juridical person;]
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  7. The Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 · s. 2

    (11) "Bench" means a Bench of the Adjudicating Authority or the Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be;
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  8. The Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 · s. 2

    (c) "Bench" means a Bench of the Claims Tribunal; - (d) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Claims Tribunal;
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  9. The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000 · s. 2

    (c) "Bench" means a Bench of the Appellate Board;
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  10. The Wealth-tax Act, 1957 · s. 22A

    (a) "Bench" means a Bench of the Settlement Commission; 7[(b) "case" means any proceeding for assessment under this Act, of any person in respect of any assessment year or assessment years which may be pending before an Assessing Officer on the date on which an application under sub-section (1) of section 22C is made:
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