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What are legal supports provided to whistle blowers in india in govt


25-Sep-2023 (In Criminal Law)
Do we have any legal support in India for #Targeted Individuals or #Whistel Blowers who are subjected to Surveillance, Gang Stalking And various other tortures on behest of Govt. Agencies.
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Section 11 of the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 protect the Whistle Blower

(1) The Central Government shall ensure that no person or a public servant who
has made a disclosure under this Act is victimised by initiation of any proceedings or otherwise
merely on the ground that such person or a public servant had made a disclosure or rendered
assistance in inquiry under this Act.
(2) If any person is being victimised or likely to be victimised on the ground that he
had filed a complaint or made disclosure or rendered assistance in inquiry under this Act,
he may file an application before the Competent Authority seeking redress in the matter, and
such authority shall take such action, as deemed fit and may give suitable directions to the
concerned public servant or the public authority, as the case may be, to protect such person
from being victimised or avoid his victimisation:
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