THE INDIAN TOLLS (ARMY AND AIR FORCE) ACT, 1901
An Act to amend law relating to the exemption from tolls of
persons and property belonging to the Army or Air Force.
It's interesting case :-
This act came in force in 1901 , around 45 years before of
independence and on other side we ( India ) allow toll base road in 1997
through NHAI amendment act .
But , in these act Government give exemption only to Defence
forces not to Service men as personal .
Captain (Capt.)/Major (Maj.) Navdeep Singh ,A most decorated officer in the history of the Indian Territorial Army fight for proper implementation of THE INDIAN TOLLS (ARMY AND AIR FORCE) ACT, 1901
Maj Navdeep Singh is a lawyer by profession and is based at
the High Court of the States of Punjab & Haryana in Chandigarh, India.
case : -
This Act which was passed in 1901 provides for toll tax
exemption to private vehicles of defence personnel irrespective of whether they
are on duty or not.
There was a controversy over implementation of the Act on
private toll operators and private toll roads and bridges but the controversy
was settled in 2003 when on a case taken up by him, the Indian Ministry of Road
Transport & Highways clarified that the Act was valid even for the present
times and toll exemption was to be granted to both ‘on duty’ and ‘off duty’
defence personnel.
Toll tax exemption to defence personnel was later challenged
in the Punjab & Haryana High Court by way of a Public Interest Litigation
(PIL) but the petition was dismissed by the Court which upheld the exemption.
The Indian Tolls (Army & Air Force) Act, 1901 was then Challenged in the
Supreme Court of India but the petition was dismissed by the Supreme Court too,
thus upholding the provisions of the Act which provides a very special
privilege to the military community.
Extra point :-
He is also credited with effective implementation of
entertainment tax exemption to serving defence personnel in cinemas and
theaters. Most of the Indian states offer entertainment tax exemption to men in
uniform but the rule was seldom followed or recognized by cinema halls.
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But its not applied on other para military forces such as CRPF, BSF, CISF etc. I am confused the numbers of martyrs of CRPF is more then ARMY & BSF, and they didn't get any subsidy or help from Govt.
ReplyDeletesir, but the bsf personnel who has going to leave not give toll tax in punjab such tolltax places wants to member are these forces with in dress but this is a issue . i am only dress up in forces not in out.
ReplyDeleteYes it is the issue for many place...Toll operators do not allow some person from forces ...but As I think there is PIL in some court !
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