Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
88. Offences by Government departments.
1. Where
an offence under this Act has been committed by any department of the
Government, the head of the department, shall be deemed to be guilty of the
offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:
Provided that nothing contained in this section shall render any
person liable to any punishment if such person proves that the offence was
committed without his knowledge or that such person exercised all due diligence
to prevent the commission of such offence.
2. Notwithstanding
anything contained in sub-section (1 ), where any offence under this Act
has been committed by a Department of the Government and it is proved that the
offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is
attributable to any neglect on the part of any officer, other than the head of
the department, such officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence
and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.