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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Post Office Act, 1898 Section 48

Exemption from liability in respect of money orders No suit of other legal proceeding shall be instituted against the 3

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Post Office Act, 1898 Section 48 is part of Post Office Act, 1898 - Exemption from liability in respect of money orders No suit of other legal proceeding shall be instituted against the 3. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

a) [a] Substituted for the words 'the Crown' by A.L.O., 1950. [Government] or any officer of the Post Office in respect of-

(a) anything done under any rules made by the 3 (b) [b] Substituted for the words 'Governor-General in Council' by A.O., 1937. [Central Government] under this Chapter; or (b) the wrong payment of a money order caused by incorrect or incomplete information given by the remitter as to the name and address of the payee,

provided that, as regards incomplete information, there was reasonable justification for accepting the information as a sufficient description for the purpose of identifying the payee; or (c) the payment of any money order being refused or delayed by, or on account of, any accidental neglect, omission or mistake, by, or on the part of, an officer of the Post Office, or for any other cause whatsoever, other than the fraud or wilful act or default of such officer; or (d) any wrong payment of a money order after the expiration of one year from the date of the issue of the order; 3 (c) [c] Inserted by the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1912 (3 of 1912), S. 8. [or (e) any wrong payment or delay in payment of a money order beyond the limits of 3 (d) [d] Substituted for 'the States' by the Finance Act, 1950 (25 of 1950), S. II and Sch. IV (1-4-1950). [India] by an officer of any post office, not being one established by the Central Government.] CHAPTER 10 : PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

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