PUNE: 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 Justice KT 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…
The Supreme Court had set up a committee under the chairmanship of Justice KT 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…
