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The Finance Act, 2019 (No. 2)

Protection to officers

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Section 135 of the Finance Act, 2019 (No. 2) deals with protection to officers. Protection to officers 135. (1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or any officer of the Central Government for anything which is done, or intended to be done in good faith, in pursuance of this Scheme or any rule made thereunder.

Protection to officers

135. (1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or any officer of the Central Government for anything which is done, or intended to be done in good faith, in pursuance of this Scheme or any rule made thereunder.

(2) No proceeding, other than a suit shall be commenced against the Central Government or any officer of the Central Government for anything done or purported to have been done in pursuance of this Scheme, or any rule made thereunder, without giving the Central Government or such officer a prior notice of not less than one month in writing of the intended proceeding and of the cause thereof, or after the expiration of three months from the accrual of such cause.

(3) No proceeding shall be commenced against any officer only on the ground of subsequent detection of an error in calculating the amount of duty payable by the declarant, unless there is evidence of misconduct.

Section 135, The Finance Act, 2019 (No. 2).

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  1. s. 79 Amendment of section 135

Questions about Section 135

What does Section 135 of the Finance Act, 2019 (No. 2) deal with?

Section 135 of the Finance Act, 2019 (No. 2) is headed "Protection to officers". Protection to officers 135. (1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or any officer of the Central Government for anything which is done, or intended to be done in good faith, in pursuance of this Scheme or any rule made thereunder.

How do I find court cases under Section 135 of the Finance Act, 2019 (No. 2)?

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: Finance Act, 2019 (No. 2) 135, section 135 Finance Act, 2019 (No. 2), section 135 of the Finance Act, 2019 (No. 2). 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 135 of the Finance Act, 2019 (No. 2), and has it changed?

1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Finance Act, 2019 (No. 2) enacted?

Finance Act, 2019 (No. 2) was enacted in 2019. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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