October 31, 2026

Section 13 – Protection for Government Property – The Railways Act, 1989

13. Protection for Government property

Nothing in sections 11 and 12 shall authorise—

  • (a) a railway administration of the Government railway to do anything on or to any works, lands or buildings vested in, or in the possession of, a State Government without the consent of that Government; and
  • (b) a railway administration of a non-Government railway to do anything on or to any works, lands or buildings vested in, or in the possession of, the Central Government or a State Government, without the consent of the Government concerned.