Information to competent authority
Section 68S of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 deals with information to competent authority. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, the competent authority shall have power to require any officer or authority of the Central Government or a State Government or a local authority to furnish information in relation to such persons, points or matters as in the opinion of the compet The Act came into force on 14 Nov 1985.
1[68S. Information to competent authority.-- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, the competent authority shall have power to require any officer or authority of the Central Government or a State Government or a local authority to furnish information in relation to such persons, points or matters as in the opinion of the competent authority will be useful for, or relevant to, the purposes of this Chapter.
(2) Every officer referred to in section 68T may furnish suo motu any information available with him to the competent authority if in the opinion of the officer such information will be useful to the competent authority for the purposes of this Chapter.]
Section 68S, The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Act 61 of 1985).
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Questions about Section 68S
What does Section 68S of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act deal with?
Section 68S of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act is headed "Information to competent authority". [68S. Information to competent authority.-- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, the competent authority shall have power to require any officer or authority of the Central Government or a State Government or a local authority to furnish information in relation to such persons, p
How do I find court cases under Section 68S 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 68S, section 68S NDPS Act, section 68S 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.
What should I read with Section 68S of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 68T (Certain officers to assist Administrator, competent authority and Appellate Tribunal), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 68S of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act come into force?
Section 68S of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, cited as NDPS Act 68S, 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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