Prohibition on hawking, etc., and begging
Section 144 of the Railways Act, 1989 deals with prohibition on hawking, etc., and begging. If any person canvasses for any custom or hawks or exposes for sale any article whatsoever in any railway carriage or upon any part of a railway, except under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence granted by the railway administration in this behalf, he shall be punishable wit The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1990.
(1) If any person canvasses for any custom or hawks or exposes for sale any article whatsoever in any railway carriage or upon any part of a railway, except under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence granted by the railway administration in this behalf, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both:
Provided that, in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment of the court, such punishment shall not be less than a fine of one thousand rupees.
1[(2) No person shall be permitted to beg in any railway carriage or upon any part of the railway.]
(3) Any person referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) may be removed from the railway carriage or any part of the railway or railway station, as the case may be, by any railway servant authorised in this behalf or by any other person whom such railway servant may call to his aid.
Section 144, The Railways Act, 1989 (Act 24 of 1989).
Questions about Section 144
What does Section 144 of the Railways Act deal with?
Section 144 of the Railways Act is headed "Prohibition on hawking, etc., and begging". If any person canvasses for any custom or hawks or exposes for sale any article whatsoever in any railway carriage or upon any part of a railway, except under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence granted by the railway administration in this behalf, he shall be punishable wit
How do I find court cases under Section 144 of the Railways Act?
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When did Section 144 of the Railways Act come into force?
Section 144 of the Railways Act, cited as Railways Act 1989 144, came into force on 01 Jul 1990, having been enacted on 03 Jun 1989. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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