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The Territorial Army Act, 1948

The Territorial Army Act, 1948

Defence194819 sections

The Territorial Army Act, 1948, regulates the establishment and operation of India's volunteer reserve military force, which supports the regular army during emergencies and assists civil authorities in maintaining essential services. The law applies to citizen volunteers and allows the government to compulsorily draft certain government and public utility employees aged twenty to forty. It matters because it provides a cost-effective, secondary line of national defense during crises. Critically, it protects citizens by legally mandating that civilian employers reinstate returned personnel to their former jobs with intact benefits, ensuring volunteers are not penalized for serving their nation.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and application.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Constitution of the Territorial Army.
  4. 4. Personnel of the Territorial Army.
  5. 5. Officers.
  6. 6. Persons eligible for enrolment.
  7. 6A. Liability of certain persons for compulsory service in the Territorial Army.
  8. 7. Liability for military service.
  9. 7A. Reinstatement in civil employ of persons required to perform military service.
  10. 7B. Preservation of certain rights of persons required to perform military service.
  11. 8. Discharge.
  12. 9. Application of the Army Act, 1950.
  13. 10. Summary trial and punishment.
  14. 10A. Punishment for failure to lodge forms duly filled up, etc.
  15. 11. Jurisdiction to try offences.
  16. 12. Presumption as to certain documents.
  17. 13. Persons subject to this Act to be deemed part of regular forces for certain purposes.
  18. 14. Power to make rules.
  19. 15. Repeal of Act XLVIII of 1920

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