Power to make regulations
Section 13 of the Post Office Act, 2023 deals with power to make regulations. The Director General may, with the prior approval of the Central Government, by notification, make regulations for carrying out the provisions of this Act. The Act came into force on 18 Jun 2024.
The Director General may, with the prior approval of the Central Government, by notification, make regulations for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Section 13, The Post Office Act, 2023 (Act 43 of 2023).
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Mohana Ramaswami v. The Secretary, Ministry of Communications
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
DATE VERIFIED Final Order 2026-02-19 (order-1.pdf) via get_order_markdown — index and body agree. Reg.51 framed under s.13 (DG with prior Central Govt approval) is not ultra vires/manifestly arbitrary; read with Reg.65(1)(c)/(2), return-to-sender arises only when the addressee is dead AND there is no person to whom the item could properly be delivered. Instructions cannot supplant Regulations. Interim direction: legal heirs found at the deceased's residence must be treated as persons to whom delivery can properly be made pending clarifying amendment.
On this section: s.13 regulation-making power of the Director General (prior Central approval) upheld; Regulations made thereunder construed purposively for delivery to deceased addressees' legal heirs.
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument states that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
Questions about Section 13
What have the courts held on Section 13 of the Post Office Act?
Mohana Ramaswami v. The Secretary, Ministry of Communications (19 Feb 2026) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.13 regulation-making power of the Director General (prior Central approval) upheld; Regulations made thereunder construed purposively for delivery to deceased addressees' legal heirs.
How do I find court cases under Section 13 of the Post Office 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: Post Office Act 2023 13, section 13 Post Office Act 2023, section 13 of the Post Office Act. People searching for it also type section 13 post office act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Mohana Ramaswami v. The Secretary, Ministry of Communications (19 Feb 2026).
What should I read with Section 13 of the Post Office Act, and has it changed?
The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently The Post Office Regulations, 2024 (2024).
When did Section 13 of the Post Office Act come into force?
Section 13 of the Post Office Act, cited as Post Office Act 2023 13, came into force on 18 Jun 2024, having been enacted on 24 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 9. Power to intercept, open or detain any item or deliver item to customs authority184 words
- 14. Laying of rules and regulations in Parliament140 words
- 4. Exclusive privilege in respect of postage stamps125 words
- 2. Definitions120 words
- 16. Repeal and savings98 words
- 15. Power to remove difficulties96 words
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