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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Census Act 1948 Section 14

Jurisdiction

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Census Act 1948 Section 14 is part of Census Act 1948 - Jurisdiction. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

No Court inferior to that of a1Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try, whether under this Act or under any other law, any act or omission which constitutes an offence under this Act.

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1. Substituted for "Presidency Magistrate or a Magistrate of the second class" by The Census (Amendment) Act, 1993, (Act 11 of 1994) w.e.f 14.01.1994.

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