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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 38

Disposal of Undelivered Postal Articles at Office of Post Master General

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Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 38 is part of Indian Post Office Act, 1898 - Disposal of Undelivered Postal Articles at Office of Post Master General. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Every postal article received at the office of the Post Master General under sub-section (3) of Section 37 shall be dealt with as follows:--

(a) if practicable, it shall be re-directed and forwarded by post to the addressee; or

(b) if it cannot be re-directed and forwarded as aforesaid, it shall be opened by some officer, appointed by the Post Master General in this behalf and bound to secrecy, in order to ascertain the name and address of the sender.

(2) If the name and address of the sender are so ascertained, it shall be returned by post to the sender, free of further charge or subject to such further charge as the Central Government may, by rule, direct.

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What does Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 38 provide?

Section Section 38 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (Disposal of Undelivered Postal Articles at Office of Post Master General) is reproduced on this page as part of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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