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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 10

Superintendent

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Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 10 is part of Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 - Superintendent. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Subject to the orders of the Inspector--General, the Superintendent shall manage the prison in all matters relating to welfare, discipline, labour, expenditure, punishment and control.

(2) Subject to such general or special direction as may be given by the State Government, the Superintendent of a prison other than a Central Prison, shall obey all orders not inconsistent with this Act or any rule thereunder, which may be given respecting the prison by the District Magistrate, and shall report to the Inspector--General all such orders and the action taken thereon:

Provided that the District Magistrate shall immediately forward a copy of such order to the Inspector--General of Prisons for ratification.

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What does Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 10 provide?

Section Section 10 of the Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 (Superintendent) is reproduced on this page as part of the Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963. 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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