Section 5 of the Census Act, 1948 – Status of census authorities as public servants

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Section 5: Status of census authorities as public servants

The Census Commissioner, all Directors of Census Operations and all census-officers shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

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

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