LawgistThe Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act
44Presiding Officers and employees of the Tribunals, etc., to be public servants
1 [44. Officers of Highways Administration to be public servant.--The officer or officers constituting the Highways Administration and any other officer authorised by such Administration under this Act, shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).]
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1. Subs. by Act 7 of 2017, s. 167, for section 44 (w.e.f. 26-5-2017).
MISCELLANEOUS
- 40 Right of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner
- 41 Finality of orders
- 42 Duty of village officials
- 43 Conduct of inquiry
- 44 Presiding Officers and employees of the Tribunals, etc., to be public servants
- 45 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 46 Offences by companies
- 47 Procedure for service of notices, etc
- 48 Act to have overriding effect
- 49 Power to remove difficulties
- 50 Power to make rules
