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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Railways Act, 1989 Section 197

Matters Supplemental to the Definitions of "railway" and "railway Servant"

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Railways Act, 1989 Section 197 is part of Railways Act, 1989 - Matters Supplemental to the Definitions of "railway" and "railway Servant". Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) For the purposes of sections 67, 113, 121, 123, 147, 151 to 154, 160, 164, 166, 168, 170, 171, 173 to 176, 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 187 to 190, 192, 193, 195 and of this section, the word "railway" whether it occurs alone or as a prefix to another word, has reference to a railway or portion of a railway under construction and to a railway or portion of a railway not used for the public carriage of passengers, animals or goods as well as to a railway falling within the definition of that word in clause (31) of section 2.

(2) For the purposes of sections 7, 24, 113, 146, 172 to 176 and 188 to 190, the expression "railway servant" includes a person employed under a railway in connection with the service thereof by a person fulfilling a contract with the railway administration.

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What does Railways Act, 1989 Section 197 provide?

Section Section 197 of the Railways Act, 1989 (Matters Supplemental to the Definitions of "railway" and "railway Servant") is reproduced on this page as part of the Railways Act, 1989. 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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