Census Act, 1948
7.Powers call upon certain persons to assistance:-
The District Magistrate, or such authority as
the State Government may appoint in this behalf for any local area, may, by
written order which shall have effect throughout the extent of his district or
of such local area, as the case may be, call upon-
(a) all owners and occupiers of land, tenure-holders, and farmers and assignees
of land revenue, or their agents,
(b) all members of the district, municipal, panchayat
and other local authorities and officers and servants of such authorities, and
(c) all officers and members of staff of any factory, firm or
establishment, to give such assistance as shall be specified in the order
towards the taking of a census of the persons who are, at the time of the
taking of the census, on the lands of such owners, occupiers, tenure-holders,
farmers and assignees, or in the premises of factories, firms and other
establishments, or within the areas for which such local authorities are
established, as the case may be, and the persons to whom an order under this
section is directed shall be bound to obey it and shall, while acting in
pursuance of such order, be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of
the Indian Penal Code.