Section 15B of the Census Act, 1948 – Protection of action taken in good faith

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Section 15B: Protection of action taken in good faith

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Census Commissioner or any Director of Census Operations or any census-officer or any member of the census staff for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules made thereunder.

Amendment notes (numbers in square brackets in the text above):

  1. 5. Ins. by Act 11 of 1994, s. 12.

Source: official text of The Census Act, 1948 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Census Act, 1948.