Act Number: 51

Act Name: The Defence of India Act, 1962

Year: 1962

Enactment Date: 1962-12-12

Long Title: An Act to provide for special measures to ensure the public safety and interest, the defence of India and civil defence and for the trial of certain offences and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 24: Reinstatement.
    (1) Every person who was employed in an establishment immediately before his employment in the national service and whose employment in the national service has not been terminated by dismissal for serious misconduct shall, on his release from such employment in the national service, be entitled to be reinstated in his former employment, in accordance with such conditions as may be prescribed:
     Provided that in determining such conditions regard shall be had to the additional skill and experience acquired by him in the course of his employment in the national service.
     (2) The Central Government may by rules made in this behalf provide for the appointment of Technical Personnel (Reinstatement) Tribunals to deal with such matters in relation to reinstatement of persons released from employment in the national service as may be prescribed.
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