Minor punishments
Section 57 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978 deals with minor punishments. Subject to the provisions of section 58, a Commanding Officer or such other officer as is, with the consent of the Central Government, specified by the Director-General may, in the prescribed manner, proceed against a person subject to this Act, otherwise than as an officer, who is charged with an o The Act came into force on 19 Aug 1978.
Subject to the provisions of section 58, a Commanding Officer or such other officer as is, with the consent of the Central Government, specified by the Director-General may, in the prescribed manner, proceed against a person subject to this Act, otherwise than as an officer, who is charged with an offence under this Act and award such person, to the extent prescribed, one or more of the following punishments, that is to say,--
(a) imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months;
(b) dismissal from the Coast Guard;
(c) detention in Coast Guard custody for a period not exceeding three months;
(d) reduction to the ranks or to a lower rank in the case of sailors;
(e) fine, in respect of civil offences;
(f) mulcts of pay and allowances;
(g) deprivation of good conduct badges;
(h) reprimand;
(i) extra work and drill for a period not exceeding fourteen days in the case of persons below the rank of an Uttam Navik or Uttam Yantrik;
(j) stoppage of leave for a period not exceeding sixty days;
(k) admonition:
Provided that no punishment specified in clauses (a) to (d) (both inclusive) shall be inflicted,--
(a) in the case of a subordinate officer, unless it is approved by an officer not below the rank of an Inspector-General; and
(b) in the case of others, unless it is approved by an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Inspector-General.
Section 57, The Coast Guard Act, 1978 (Act 30 of 1978).
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Judgments citing this section
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… liable to serve in any part of India as well as outside India and transfer of an employee is the prerogative of the employer and cannot be challenged, more so, when it was done in accordance with the requirement of their services at a particular place. He further submits that the appellant was summarily tried under Section 57 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978 for being unauthorisedly absent at his station on five occasions, for which he was awarded punishments of (i) Deprivation of Good Conduct Badge and (ii) Mulcts of pay and allowances for 256 days during April 2003 to February 2013. Further, in the month of May, 2019, the appellant was …
Made under this section, and citing it
5 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 57
What does Section 57 of the Coast Guard Act deal with?
Section 57 of the Coast Guard Act is headed "Minor punishments". Subject to the provisions of section 58, a Commanding Officer or such other officer as is, with the consent of the Central Government, specified by the Director-General may, in the prescribed manner, proceed against a person subject to this Act, otherwise than as an officer, who is charged with an o
How do I find court cases under Section 57 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 57, section 57 Coast Guard Act 1978, section 57 of the Coast Guard Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 57 of the Coast Guard Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 58 (Provisions as to award of punishments), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 5 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently SRO 33 OF 2005 (2005), then SRO 130 DATED 11 AUG 2004 (2004).
When did Section 57 of the Coast Guard Act come into force?
Section 57 of the Coast Guard Act, cited as Coast Guard Act 1978 57, 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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