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Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 Complete Act

Title: Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955

State: Central

Year: 1955

..... Section11 - Enhanced penalty on subsequent conviction Section12 - Presumption by Courts in certain cases Section13 - Limitation of Jurisdiction of Civil Courts Section14 - Offences by companies Section14A - Protection of action taken in good faith Section15 - Offences to be cognizable and triable summarily Section15A - Duty of State Government to ensure that the rights accruing from the abolition of "untouchability" may be availed of by the concerned persons Section16 - Act to override other laws Section16A - Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, not to apply to persons above the age of fourteen years Section16B - Power to make rules Section17 - [Repeal] Schedule1 - THE SCHEDULE

Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 Preamble 1

Title: The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955

State: Central

Year: 1955

THE PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, 1955 [Act, No. 22 of 1955] [8th May, 1955] PREAMBLE An Act to prescribe punishment for the1[preaching and practice of "Untouchability"] for the enforcement of any disability arising therefrom and for matters connected therewith. B e it enacted by Parliament in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- _________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 106 of 1976, section 2, for "practice of Untouchability" (w.e.f. 19-11-1976).

The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1955

.....Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), when any public servant is alleged to have committed the offence of abetment of an offence punishable under this Act, while acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty, no Court shall take cognizance of such offence of abetment except with the previous sanction-- (a) of the Central Government, in the case of a person employed in connection with the affairs of the Union; and (b) of the State Government, in the case of a person employed in connection with the affairs of a State. 15A. Duty of State Government to ensure that the rights accruing from the abolition of "untouchablity" may be availed of by the concerned person---(1) Subject to such rules as the Central Government may make in this behalf, the State Government shall take such measures as may be necessary for ensuring that the rights arising from the abolition of "untouchablity" are made available to, and are availed of by the persons subjected to any disability arising out of "untouchablity". (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), such measures may include--- (i) the provision of adequate.....

Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....includes-- (i) all lands and subsidiary shrines appurtenant or attached to any such place, (ii) a privately owned place of worship which is, in fact, allowed by the owner thereof to be used as a place of public worship; and (iii) such land or subsidiary shrine appurtenant to such privately owned place of worship as is allowed by the owner thereof to be used as a place of public religious worship;] 1 [(da) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (db) "Scheduled Castes" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (24) of article 366 of the Constitution;] (e) "shop" means any premises where goods are sold either whole-sale or by retail or both wholesale and by retail 4 [and includes-- (i) any place from where goods are sold by a hawker or vendor or from a mobile van or cart; (ii) a laundry and a hair cutting saloon; (iii) any other place where services are rendered to customers]. _________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 106 of 1976, section 4 (w.e.f. 19-11-1976). 2. Clause (a) re-lettered as clause (aa) by Act 106 of 1976, section 4 (w.e.f. 19-11-1976). 3. Substituted by Act 106 of 1976, section 4, for clause (b) (w.e.f. 19-11-1976). .....

Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 Section 1

Title: Short Title, Extent and Commencement

State: Central

Year: 1955

(1) This Act may be called1[the Protection of Civil Rights Act], 1955. (2) It extends2to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date3as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 106 of 1976, section 3, for "the Untouchability (Offences) Act" (w.e.f. 19-11-1976). 2. Extended to Goa, Daman and Diu with modification by Regulation 12 of 1962, section 3 and Schedule; to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Regulation 6 of 1963, section 2 and Schedule I (w.e.f. 1st July, 1965) and to Pondicherry by Regulation 7 of 1963, section 3 and Schedule I (w.e.f. 1-10-1963). 3. Came into force on 1-6-1955, vide S.R.O. 1109, dated the 23rd May, 1955, Gazette of India, 1955, Extra., Pt. II, section 3.

Specific Relief Act 1963 Section 4

Title: Specific Relief to Be Granted Only for Enforcing Individual Civil Rights and Not for Enforcing Penal Laws

State: Central

Year: 1963

Specific relief can be granted only for the purpose of enforcing individual civil rights and not for the mere purpose of enforcing a penal law.

Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 Section 15A

Title: Duty of State Government to Ensure That the Rights Accruing from the Abolition of "untouchability" May Be Availed of by the Concerned Persons

State: Central

Year: 1955

..... (vi)the identification of the areas where persons are under any disabilityarising out of "untouchability" and adoption of such measures as wouldensure the removal of such disability from such areas. (3)The Central Government shall take such steps as may be necessary to coordinatethe measures taken by the State Government under sub-section (1). (4)The Central Government shall, every year, place on the Table of each House ofParliament a report on the measures taken by itself and by the State Governmentsin pursuance of the provision of this section.] ________________________ 1.Sections 15 and 15A Substituted by Act 106 of 1976, section 17, for section15 (w.e.f. 19-11-1976).

Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 Section 13

Title: Limitation of Jurisdiction of Civil Courts

State: Central

Year: 1955

(1) No Civil Court shall entertain or continue any suit or proceeding or shall pass any decree or order if the claim involved in such suit or proceeding or if the passing of such decree or order or if such execution would in any way be contrary to the provisions of this Act. (2) No Court shall, in adjudicating any matter or executing any decree or order, recognise any custom or usage imposing any disability on any person on the ground of "untouchability".

The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010no. 38 of 2010[21st September, 2010.] Complete Act

Title: The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010no. 38 of 2010[21st September, 2010.]

Year: 2010

.....liable for any nuclear damage where such damage is caused by a nuclear incident directly due to- (i) a grave natural disaster of an exceptional character; or (ii) an act of armed conflict, hostility, civil war, insurrection or terrorism. (2) An operator shall not be liable for any nuclear damage caused to-(i) the nuclear installation itself and any other nuclear installation including a nuclear installation under construction, on the site where such installation is located; and (ii) to any property on the same site which is used or to be used in connection with any such installation; or(iii) to the means of transport upon which the nuclear material involved was carried at the time of nuclear incident: Provided that any compensation liable to be paid by an operator for a nuclear damage shall not have the effect of reducing the amount of his liability in respect of any other claim for damage under any other law for the time being in force.(3) Where any nuclear damage is suffered by a person on account of his own negligence or from his own acts of commission or omission, the operator shall not be liable to such person. 6. Limits of liability. - (1) The maximum amount of liability.....

Madras Removal of Civil Disabilities Act, 1938 (21 of 1938) Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1938

.....belonging to any of the classes or communities aforesaid, or by reason of any 3 (6) 6. Substituted for the words "acts or omissions" by Amendment Act, 1947.[act or omission] on the part of such person which would not furnish grounds for such disability if he did not belong to such class or community. SECTION 3: Discrimination against Harijans, etc., prohibited 3 (1) 1. Added by ibid.[No person owing, or being in charge of, any secular institution referred to in section 2, shall- (i) impose or cause or suffer to be imposed any restriction of any person belonging to any community or class referred to in section 2, or (ii) da or omit to do anything, or cause or suffer anything to be done or omitted to be done, so as to result in discrimination against any person belonging to any such class or community, merely on the ground that he belongs to such community or class. SECTION 4: Secular institution explained For the purposes of this Act, the expression 'secular institution includes among others- (i) any refreshment room, restaurant, cafe, coffee house, eating house, boarding house, lodging house, hostel, hotel or any other place where persons are provided with food, drink,.....