Centre invites suggestions for proposed amendment to the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act 1984
The
Ministry of Home Affairs has invited suggestions for proposed amendments in the
Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act, 1984. The proposed
amendments seek to deter the prospective violators from vandalizing and
destroying public/private property during agitations and other forms of
protests. The proposed amendments will also deter the office-bearers of these organizations.
The
Supreme Court had set up a Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. Justice K.T.
Thomas, former Judge of the Supreme Court, to examine modalities to be adopted
to make the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 (PDPP Act, 1984)
more effective and also suggest suitable changes, which could make the Statute
more meaningful.
The
Committee concluded that the present law was inadequate and ineffective to deal
with the increasing number of instances of public property damage and made some
recommendations for amendment in the Prevention of Damage to Public Properties
Act, 1984. MHA had decided to accept the recommendations of the Justice K.T.
Thomas Committee.
The
present provision of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 and
the proposed draft Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act are also
available on the Ministry of Home Affairs website www.mha.nic.in.
The
suggestions/comments on the proposed draft PDPP Act (Amendment) Bill, 2015 from
the Public and other stakeholders are solicited on or before 20th
July 2015 and the same may be sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs, CS
Division, 5th Floor, NDCC Building, Jai Singh Road, New
Delhi-110001. The suggestion could also be sent on e-mail: dircs1-mha@mha.gov.in.
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