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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Navy Act, 1957 Section 47

Disobedience and Insubordination

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Navy Act, 1957 Section 47 is part of Navy Act, 1957 - Disobedience and Insubordination. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Every person subject to naval law, who,--

(a) wilfully disobeys any lawful command of his superior officer; or

(b) in the presence of his superior officer, or otherwise shows or expresses his intention to disobey a lawful command given by such superior officer; or

(c) uses insubordinate, threatening or insulting language to his superior officer; or

(d) behaves with contempt to his superior officer;

shall, if the offence is committed on active service or in a manner to show wilful defiance of authority, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such other punishment as is hereinafter mentioned and in other cases, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or such other punishment as is hereinafter mentioned.

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Section Section 47 of the Navy Act, 1957 (Disobedience and Insubordination) is reproduced on this page as part of the Navy Act, 1957. 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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