Where any Bombay Act 1[or Maharashtra Act] made after the commencement of this Act authorizes or requires any document to be served by post whether the expression "serve" or either of the expressions "give" or "send" or any other expression is used, then, unless a different intention appears, the service shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, prepaying and posting by registered post, a letter containing the document and, unless the contrary is proved, to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.
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1. These words were inserted by Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 1 · Short title.Section 1A · Extension of application of Act to Acts, rules, etc., made on or after the 1st day of November, 1956.Section 1B · Extension of application of Act to Acts, rules, etc., of State of Maharashtra.Section 2 · Repeal.Section 3 · Definitions.Section 4 · Application of certain foregoing definitions to previous Bombay Acts.Section 5 · Coming into operation of Bombay Acts or Maharashtra Acts.Section 6 · Printing of date on which Act is published after having received the assent of the Governor, Governor-General, or His Majesty as the case may require.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.