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Section 5: Penalty

The Uttar Pradesh Public Services (Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections) Act, 2020 (U.P. Act No. 10 of 2020)State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 10 of 2020

(1) Any appointing authority or officer or employee entrusted with the responsibility under sub-section (1) of section 4 who willfully acts in a manner intended to contravene or defeat the purpose of this Act shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend one thousand rupees or with both.

(2) No court shall take cognizance of an offence under this section except with the previous sanction of the State Government or an officer authorized in this behalf by the State Government by an order.

(3) An offence punishable under sub-section (1) shall be tried summarily by a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class and the provision of sub-section (1) of section 262, section 263, section 264 and section 265 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall mutatis mutandis apply.

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ActThe Uttar Pradesh Public Services (Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections) Act, 2020 (U.P. Act No. 10 of 2020)
Section5
Marginal notePenalty
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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