Repealed or not in force

The Defence of India Act, 1962

49 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. VI — REQUISITIONING AND ACQUISITION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
  2. 1The word "by" omitted by Act 52 of 1964, s. 3 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 29-12-1964)
  3. I — PRELIMINARY
  4. 2Definitions
  5. II — EMERGENCY POWERS
  6. 3Power to make rules
  7. 4Special powers to control civilian personnel employed in connection with the Armed Forces of the Union
  8. 5Enhanced penalties
  9. 6Temporary amendments to Acts
  10. III — CIVIL DEFENCE SERVICES
  11. 7Constitution of Civil Defence Service
  12. 8Appointment of members and officers
  13. 9Dismissal of members of Civil Defence Service
  14. 10Functions of members of Civil Defence Services
  15. 11Penalty
  16. 12Power to make rules
  17. IV — SPECIAL TRIBUNALS
  18. 13Constitution of Special Tribunals
  19. 14Jurisdiction of Special Tribunals
  20. 15Procedure of Special Tribunals
  21. 16Exclusion of public from proceedings of Special Tribunals
  22. 17Power of Special Tribunals
  23. 18Sentences of Special Tribunals
  24. V — EMPLOYMENT OF TECHNICAL PERSONNEL IN THE NATIONAL SERVICE
  25. 19Definitions
  26. 20Liability for employment in national service
  27. 21National Service Tribunals
  28. 22Notified establishments
  29. 23Employment of technical personnel in the national service
  30. 24Reinstatement
  31. 25Relinquishment of employment by dismissal of, and engagement by Establishment of, technical personnel
  32. 26Penalties and procedure
  33. 27Service of summons, notices, orders, etc
  34. 28Power to make rules
  35. VI — REQUISITIONING AND ACQUISITION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
  36. 29Requisitioning of immovable property
  37. 30Payment of compensation
  38. 31Power to obtain information and give direction
  39. 32Power of entry into, and inspection of, property, etc
  40. 33Eviction from requisitioned property
  41. 34Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning
  42. 35Release from requisition
  43. 36Acquisition of requisitioned property
  44. 37Compensation for acquisition of requisitioned property
  45. 38Power to make rules
  46. 39Certain properties requisitioned under previous law to be deemed to be requisitioned under this Chapter
  47. VII — SUPPLEMENTAL
  48. 40Power to delegate
  49. 41Rules to be laid before Houses of Parliament
  50. 42Jurisdiction of ordinary courts
  51. 43Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments
  52. 44Ordinary avocations of life to be interfered with as little as possible
  53. 45Savings as to orders
  54. 46Chapter III not to apply to measures taken for the protection of Armed Forces
  55. 47Protection of action taken under the Act
  56. 48Repeal and saving
  57. 49Validation of certain requisitions