Misconduct
Section 28 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 deals with misconduct. If any telegraph officer, or any person not being a telegraph officer but having official duties connected with any office which is used as a telegraph office, is guilty of any act of drunkenness, carelessness or other misconduct whereby the correct transmission or the delivery of any message is imp The Act came into force on 01 Oct 1885.
If any telegraph officer, or any person not being a telegraph officer but having official duties connected with any office which is used as a telegraph office, is guilty of any act of drunkenness, carelessness or other misconduct whereby the correct transmission or the delivery of any message is impeded or delayed, or if any telegraph officer loiters or delays in the transmission or delivery of any message, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.
Section 28, The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (Act 13 of 1885).
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 28
What does Section 28 of the Indian Telegraph Act deal with?
Section 28 of the Indian Telegraph Act is headed "Misconduct". If any telegraph officer, or any person not being a telegraph officer but having official duties connected with any office which is used as a telegraph office, is guilty of any act of drunkenness, carelessness or other misconduct whereby the correct transmission or the delivery of any message is imp
How do I find court cases under Section 28 of the Indian Telegraph 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: Indian Telegraph Act 1885 28, section 28 Indian Telegraph Act 1885, section 28 of the Indian Telegraph 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 28 of the Indian Telegraph Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Indian Wireless Telegraphy (Demonstration) Rules, 1962 (1962).
When did Section 28 of the Indian Telegraph Act come into force?
Section 28 of the Indian Telegraph Act, cited as Indian Telegraph Act 1885 28, came into force on 01 Oct 1885, having been enacted on 22 Jul 1885. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 7. Power to make rules for the conduct of telegraphs901 words
- 4. Exclusive privilege in respect of telegraphs, and power to grant licenses597 words
- 19A. Person exercising legal right likely to damage telegraph or interfere with telegraphic communication to give notice325 words
- 16. Exercise of powers conferred by section 10, and disputes as to compensation, in case of property other than that of a local authority325 words
- 3. Definitions316 words
- 5. Power for Government to take possession of licensed telegraphs and to order interception of messages296 words
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