Section 74 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 – Immunity from legal process

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Section 74: Immunity from legal process

Officers and employees of the Central Government, National Authority, National Executive Committee, State Government, State Authority, State Executive Committee 1[, District Authority or Urban Authority] shall be immune from legal process in regard to any warning in respect of any impending disaster communicated or disseminated by them in their official capacity or any action taken or direction issued by them in pursuance of such communication or dissemination.

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