DEFENCE OF INDIA BILL, 1962.

Summary

This two-page Lok Sabha notice lists amendments proposed to the Defence of India Bill, 1962, by N. G. Ranga, Himmatsinghji, C. L. Narasimha Reddy, Narendra Singh Mahida, and Krishpal Singh. The proposals address definitions, land and premises regulation, and procedural safeguards in the exercise of official powers.

The amendments seek to narrow or clarify administrative authority. They define an “officer” as a District Collector or an officer immediately below that rank who is not a Gazetted Officer; replace “control” with “regulations”; exclude cultivation of agricultural land and crops from a provision; and state that the Bill should not empower the Government to introduce co-operative or collective farming. Another proposal requires officers to maintain proceedings and records, state their reasons for action, and present them to higher administrative authorities and the courts when called for.

Key points

• The document is a Lok Sabha notice of amendments to the Defence of India Bill, 1962.
• Five members jointly propose amendments across clauses 2 and 3.
• One amendment defines an officer as a District Collector or an officer immediately below that rank who is not a Gazetted Officer.
• The proposals distinguish regulation from control and remove a reference to cultivation of agricultural land and crops.
• A proposed proviso would prevent the Government from introducing co-operative or collective farming.
• The notice proposes procedural accountability through maintained records, stated reasons, and possible review by higher authorities and courts.