The Disaster Management Act

Prohibition against discrimination

Power to issue direction by Central Government

Powers to be made available for rescue operations

Making or amending rules, etc., in certain circumstances

Power of requisition of resources, provisions, vehicles, etc., for rescue operations, etc

Payment of compensation

Direction to media for communication of warnings, etc

Authentication of orders of decisions

Delegation of powers

Annual report

Bar of jurisdiction of court

Act to have overriding effect

Action taken in good faith

Immunity from legal process

Power of Central Government to make rules

Power to make regulations

Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament

Power of State Government to make rules

Power to remove difficulties


MISCELLANEOUS


Officers and employees of the Central Government, National
Authority, National Executive Committee, State Government, State Authority, State Executive
Committee or District Authority shall be immune from legal process in regard to any warning in respect
of any impending disaster communicated or disseminated by them in their official capacity or any action
taken or direction issued by them in pursuance of such communication or dissemination. 

LAWGIST

# 74 Immunity from legal process