Bar of legal proceedings
Section 44 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 deals with bar of legal proceedings. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or the Reserve Bank or any officer of that Government or of the Reserve Bank or any other person exercising any power or discharging any functions or performing any duties under this Act, for anything in good fai The Act came into force on 01 Jun 2000.
No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or the Reserve Bank or any officer of that Government or of the Reserve Bank or any other person exercising any power or discharging any functions or performing any duties under this Act, for anything in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or any rule, regulation, notification, direction or order made thereunder.
Section 44, The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (Act 42 of 1999).
Questions about Section 44
What does Section 44 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act deal with?
Section 44 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act is headed "Bar of legal proceedings". No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or the Reserve Bank or any officer of that Government or of the Reserve Bank or any other person exercising any power or discharging any functions or performing any duties under this Act, for anything in good fai
How do I find court cases under Section 44 of the Foreign Exchange Management 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: Fema 44, section 44 Fema, section 44 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 44 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act come into force?
Section 44 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, cited as Fema 44, came into force on 01 Jun 2000, having been enacted on 29 Dec 1999. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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