Section 73 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 – Action taken in good faith

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Section 73: Action taken in good faith

No suit or prosecution or other proceeding shall lie in any court against the Central Government or the National Authority or the State Government or the State Authority or the District Authority 1[or the Urban Authority] or local authority or any officer or employee of the Central Government or the National Authority or the State Government or the State Authority or the District Authority 1[or the Urban Authority] or local authority or any person working for on behalf of such Government or authority in respect of any work done or purported to have been done or intended to be done in good faith by such authority or Government or such officer or employee or such person under the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder.

Source: official text of The Disaster Management Act, 2005 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.