Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
Bare Act · 1955
An Act to prescribe punishment for the 2 [preaching and practice of "Untouchability"] for the enforcement of any disability arising therefrom and for matters connected therewith.
In the syllabus of: Andhra Pradesh APO · Maharashtra Civil Judge · Telangana APO · Telangana Higher Judiciary · UPSC Law Optional
- Act number
- 22 of 1955
- Enacted
- 8 May 1955
- Contents
- 23 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Punishment for enforcing religious disabilities
- Section 4 – Punishment for enforcing social disabilities
- Section 5 – Punishment for refusing to admit person to hospitals, etc
- Section 6 – Punishment for refusing to sell goods or render services (preview)
- Section 7 – Punishment for other offences arising out of "untouchability" (preview)
- Section 7A – Unlawful compulsory labour when to be deemed to be a practice of "untouchability" (preview)
- Section 8 – Cancellation or suspension of licences in certain cases (preview)
- Section 9 – Resumption or suspension of grants made by Government (preview)
- Section 10 – Abetment of offence (preview)
- Section 10A – Power of State Government to impose collective fine (preview)
- Section 11 – Enhanced penalty on subsequent conviction (preview)
- Section 12 – Presumption by Courts in certain cases (preview)
- Section 13 – Limitation of Jurisdiction of Civil Courts (preview)
- Section 14 – Offences by companies (preview)
- Section 14A – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 15 – Offences to be cognizable and triable summarily (preview)
- Section 15A – Duty of State Government to ensure that the rights accruing from the abolition of "untouchability" may be availed of by the concerned persons (preview)
- Section 16 – Act to override other laws (preview)
- Section 16A – Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, not to apply to persons above the age of fourteen years (preview)
- Section 16B – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 17 – Repeal (preview)