Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description
Section 68P of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 deals with notice or order not to be invalid for error in description. No notice issued or served, no declaration made, and no order passed, under this Chapter shall be deemed to be invalid by reason of any error in the description of the property or person mentioned therein if such property or person is identifiable from the description so mentioned.] The Act came into force on 14 Nov 1985.
1[68P. Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description.-- No notice issued or served, no declaration made, and no order passed, under this Chapter shall be deemed to be invalid by reason of any error in the description of the property or person mentioned therein if such property or person is identifiable from the description so mentioned.]
Section 68P, The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Act 61 of 1985).
Judgments citing this section
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… ORDER: The petitioner has challenged an order dated 2O.O3.2O24 passed by the respondent No.2/The Competent Authority [SAFEM (FOP]A & NDPSAI by which the petitioner's immovable and movable properties were frozen. Section 68P of The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) forms the basis of the impugned order. The respondent No.2 found these properties to be illegally acquired by the petitioner (described as PA2 in the impugned orderf arising from recovery of 2 kgs. of Alprazolam from a residential building which …
Questions about Section 68P
What does Section 68P of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act deal with?
Section 68P of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act is headed "Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description". [68P. Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description.-- No notice issued or served, no declaration made, and no order passed, under this Chapter shall be deemed to be invalid by reason of any error in the description of the property or person mentioned therein if such property or person
How do I find court cases under Section 68P of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 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: NDPS Act 68P, section 68P NDPS Act, section 68P of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 68P of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act come into force?
Section 68P of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, cited as NDPS Act 68P, came into force on 14 Nov 1985, having been enacted on 16 Sep 1985. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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