Indian Navy Act, 1844, 12 of 1844 (Rep., Act 8 of 1868)

Section 21. If any person belonging to the Indian Navy shall find cause for complaint of the unwholesomeness of

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

21. If any person belonging to the Indian Navy shall find cause for complaint of the unwholesomeness of the victuals or upon other just ground, he shall quietly make the same known to his Superior Officer, or Captain, or Commander-in-Chief, as the occasion may deserve, that such present remedy may be had as the matter may require; and the said Superior Officer, Captain or Commander in Chief shall as far as he is able cause the same to be presently remedied, and no person belonging to the Indian Navy upon any such or any other pretence shall attempt to stir up any disturbance upon pain of such punishment as a Court Martial shall think fit to inflict according to the degree of the offence.

Source: India Code