Act 51 of 1962

The Defence of India Act, 1962

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 of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
  • Enacted 1962-12-12
  • 49 sections
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1 Short title, extent, application, duration and savings. RepealedRead
2 Definitions. RepealedRead
3 Power to make rules. RepealedRead
4 Special powers to control civilian personnel employed in connection with the Armed Forces of the Union. RepealedRead
5 Enhanced penalties. RepealedRead
6 Temporary amendments to Acts. RepealedRead
7 Constitution of Civil Defence Service. RepealedRead
8 Appointment of members and officers. RepealedRead
9 Dismissal of members of Civil Defence Service. RepealedRead
10 Functions of members of Civil Defence Services. RepealedRead
11 Penalty. RepealedRead
12 Power to make rules. RepealedRead
13 Constitution of Special Tribunals. RepealedRead
14 Jurisdiction of Special Tribunals. RepealedRead
15 Procedure of Special Tribunals. RepealedRead
16 Exclusion of public from proceedings of Special Tribunals. RepealedRead
17 Power of Special Tribunals. RepealedRead
18 Sentences of Special Tribunals. RepealedRead
19 Definitions. RepealedRead
20 Liability for employment in national service. RepealedRead
21 National Service Tribunals. RepealedRead
22 Notified establishments. RepealedRead
23 Employment of technical personnel in the national service. RepealedRead
24 Reinstatement. RepealedRead
25 Relinquishment of employment by dismissal of, and engagement by Establishment of, technical personnel. RepealedRead
26 Penalties and procedure. RepealedRead
27 Service of summons, notices, orders, etc. RepealedRead
28 Power to make rules. RepealedRead
29 Requisitioning of immovable property. RepealedRead
30 Payment of compensation. RepealedRead
31 Power to obtain information and give direction. RepealedRead
32 Power of entry into, and inspection of, property, etc. RepealedRead
33 Eviction from requisitioned property. RepealedRead
34 Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning. RepealedRead
35 Release from requisition. RepealedRead
36 Acquisition of requisitioned property. RepealedRead
37 Compensation for acquisition of requisitioned property. RepealedRead
38 Power to make rules. RepealedRead
39 Certain properties requisitioned under previous law to be deemed to be requisitioned under this Chapter. RepealedRead
40 Power to delegate. RepealedRead
41 Rules to be laid before Houses of Parliament. RepealedRead
42 Jurisdiction of ordinary courts. RepealedRead
43 Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments. RepealedRead
44 Ordinary avocations of life to be interfered with as little as possible. RepealedRead
45 Savings as to orders. RepealedRead
46 Chapter III not to apply to measures taken for the protection of Armed Forces. RepealedRead
47 Protection of action taken under the Act. RepealedRead
48 Repeal and saving. RepealedRead
49 Validation of certain requisitions. RepealedRead
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