This 844-word Act enables members of the armed forces to exercise ‘certain special powers’ in ‘disturbed areas’. It was passed by Parliament on September 11, 1958. Subsequent amendments have added that the Act shall be applicable in such areas in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.
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- Government of India, New Delhi
