Petitions to Central Government or Director-General against findings and sentences
Section 119 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978 deals with petitions to Central Government or Director-General against findings and sentences. Any person subject to this Act who considers himself aggrieved by a finding or sentence of any Coast Guard Court may present a petition to the Central Government or to the Director-General, and the Central Government or the Director-General, as the case may be, may pass such orders thereon as it or The Act came into force on 19 Aug 1978.
Any person subject to this Act who considers himself aggrieved by a finding or sentence of any Coast Guard Court may present a petition to the Central Government or to the Director-General, and the Central Government or the Director-General, as the case may be, may pass such orders thereon as it or he may think fit.
Section 119, The Coast Guard Act, 1978 (Act 30 of 1978).
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Sanu Krishna P.S. v. Union of India & Ors.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
After Coast Guard Court conviction/dismissal, Gujarat HC treated appeal under Coast Guard Act s.119 as the efficacious statutory remedy; Kerala HC then dismissed a later challenge to Central Government rejection of that s.119 appeal for want of territorial jurisdiction (receipt of appellate order in Kerala insufficient). DATE VERIFIED Judgment/Final Order 2019-04-03 (order-1.pdf).
On this section: s.119 — Petitions to Central Government/Director-General against findings and sentences; statutory appeal path
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Questions about Section 119
What have the courts held on Section 119 of the Coast Guard Act?
Sanu Krishna P.S. v. Union of India & Ors. (03 Apr 2019) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.119 — Petitions to Central Government/Director-General against findings and sentences; statutory appeal path.
How do I find court cases under Section 119 of the Coast Guard Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Coast Guard Act 1978 119, section 119 Coast Guard Act 1978, section 119 of the Coast Guard Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Sanu Krishna P.S. v. Union of India & Ors. (03 Apr 2019).
When did Section 119 of the Coast Guard Act come into force?
Section 119 of the Coast Guard Act, cited as Coast Guard Act 1978 119, came into force on 19 Aug 1978, having been enacted on 18 Aug 1978. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 121. Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Coast Guard611 words
- 2. Definitions593 words
- 86. Presumption as to certain documents559 words
- 123. Power to make rules490 words
- 51. Period of limitation for trial of offences under the Act323 words
- 25. Desertion and aiding desertion280 words
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