Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act,1997
31. Offences by government department
(1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by any
department of 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 unless he proves that the offence was committed without his
knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of
such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where
an offence under this Act has been committed by a department of 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.