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The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955

24 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 1The West Bengal Hindu Social Disabilities Removal Act, 1948 (West Bengal Act XXXVII of 1948)
  2. 2The Hyderabad Harijan Temple Entry Regulations, 1358 F (No. LV of l358 Fasli)
  3. 3The Hyderabad Harijan (Removal of Social Disabilities) Regulations, 1358F (No. LVI of 1358. Fasli)
  4. 4The Madhya Bharat Harijan Ayogta Nivaran Vidhan, Samvat 2005 (Madhya Bharat Act No. 15 of 1949)
  5. 5The Central Provinces and Berar Temple Entry Authorisation Act, 1947 (Central Provinces and Berar Act XLI of 1947)
  6. 6The East Punjab (Removal of Religious and Social Disabilities) Act, 1948 (East Punjab Act XVI of 1948)
  7. 7The Saurashtra Harijan (Removal of Social Disabilities) Ordinance (No. XL of 1948)
  8. 7AUnlawful compulsory labour when to be deemed to be a practice of "untouchability"
  9. 8The Travancore-Cochin Removal of Social Disabilities Act, 1125K (Travancore-Cochin Act VIII of 1125)
  10. 9The Travancore-Cochin Temple Entry (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1950 (Travancore-Cochin Act XXVII of 1950)
  11. 10The United Provinces Removal of Social Disabilities Act, 1947 (U.P. Act XIV of 1947)
  12. 11Enhanced penalty on subsequent conviction
  13. 12Presumption by Courts in certain cases
  14. 13Limitation of Jurisdiction of Civil Courts
  15. 14Offences by companies
  16. 14AProtection of action taken in good faith
  17. 15ADuty of State Government to ensure that the rights accruing from the abolition of "untouchability" may be availed of by the concerned persons
  18. 16Act to override other laws
  19. 16AProbation of Offenders Act, 1958, not to apply to persons above the age of fourteen years
  20. 16BPower to make rules
  21. 17Repeal
  22. 18The Travancore-Cochin Removal of Social Disabilities Act, 1125K (Travancore-Cochin Act VIII of 1125)
  23. 19The Travancore-Cochin Temple Entry (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1950 (Travancore-Cochin Act XXVII of 1950)
  24. 20The Coorg Scheduled Castes (Removal of Civil and Social Disabilities) Act, 1949 (Coorg Act I of 1949)