Power of Court to disqualify
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Summary
If a person holding a conductor’s license is convicted under the Act, the convicting court may also declare that person disqualified from holding a conductor’s license for whatever period the court specifies. This disqualification is in addition to any other punishment the court imposes. An appellate court can set aside or vary any disqualification order, even if no appeal lies against the conviction itself.
Example
Priya is a bus conductor with a conductor’s license. After being convicted for a traffic offence under the Act, the court disqualifies her from holding a conductor’s license for one year in addition to a fine. She appeals and the appellate court shortens the disqualification period.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Where any person holding a conductor’s license is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court by which such person is convicted may, in addition to imposing any other punishment authorised by law, declare the person so convicted to be disqualified for such period as the Court may specify for holding a conductor’s license.
(2) The Court to which an appeal lies from any conviction of an offence under this Act may set aside or vary any order of disqualification made by the court below, and the court to which appeals ordinarily lie from such Court, may set aside or vary any order of disqualification made by that Court, notwithstanding that no appeal lies against the conviction in connection with which such order was made.
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