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The Railways Act, 1989

Representation of railway administration

In force From 01 Jul 1990 Act 24 of 1989 As on 19 Oct 2026

Act 24 of 1989 Ministry Railways Enacted 03 Jun 1989 In force 01 Jul 1990 Cited by 3 provisions

Section 195 of the Railways Act, 1989 deals with representation of railway administration. A railway administration may, by order in writing, authorise any railway servant or other person to act for, or represent it, as the case may be, in any proceeding before any civil, criminal or other court. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1990.

(1) A railway administration may, by order in writing, authorise any railway servant or other person to act for, or represent it, as the case may be, in any proceeding before any civil, criminal or other court.

(2) A person authorised by a railway administration to conduct prosecutions on its behalf shall, notwithstanding anything in section 302 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), be entitled to conduct such prosecutions without the permission of the Magistrate.

Section 195, The Railways Act, 1989 (Act 24 of 1989).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

Referred to by 3

  1. s. 38 Powers of the Tribunal
  2. s. 116 Powers of Commissioner in relation to inquiries
  3. s. 197 Matters supplemental to the definitions of "railway" and "railway servant"

Judgments citing this section

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  1. High Court 06 Nov 2007 KLHC010294952000

    … He is aggrieved by the refusal on the part of the Central Government Labour Court, Kozhikode to permit the railways to be represented by its standing counsel in the ID. Several contentions have been raised in support of the OP. The petitioner would contend that in view of the Section 195 of the Railways Act the Railways is entitled to be represented by its standing counsel. Second is that as held by the Allahabad, High Court in I.C.I. INDIA LTD and PRESIDING OFFICER, LABOURT COURT (IV) and another reported in 1992 (64) FLR 968, Section 36(4) of the Industrial Disputes Act is O.P. …

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Questions about Section 195

What does Section 195 of the Railways Act deal with?

Section 195 of the Railways Act is headed "Representation of railway administration". A railway administration may, by order in writing, authorise any railway servant or other person to act for, or represent it, as the case may be, in any proceeding before any civil, criminal or other court.

How do I find court cases under Section 195 of the Railways 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: Railways Act 1989 195, section 195 Railways Act 1989, section 195 of the Railways 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 195 of the Railways Act, and has it changed?

3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.

When did Section 195 of the Railways Act come into force?

Section 195 of the Railways Act, cited as Railways Act 1989 195, 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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