State Act

THE HIMACHAL PRADESH LOKTANTRA PRAHRI SAMMAN ACT, 2021

This Act was repealed on 1 April 2023 by the Himachal Pradesh Loktantra Prahri Samman (Repealing) Act, 2023 (43 of 2025), s.2, deemed in force from 1 April 2023 by its s.1(2) (https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/himachal-pradesh/2025/Act43of2025HP.pdf); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Committee” means Committee constituted under section 7; (b) “emergency period” means the period commencing from 25th June, 1975 to 21st March, 1977; (c) “LoktantraPrahri” means a person belonging to the Himachal Pradesh who was detained in jail or police station under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act,1971 (26 of 1971) (repealed) or the Defence of India Rules, 1971 (repealed) or Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) for political or social reasons during emergency period and a person belonging to other State who was detained in jail or police station of the State of Himachal Pradesh under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 (repealed) or the Defence of India Rules, 1971(repealed) or Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for political or social reasons during emergency period; (d) “Notification” means a notification published in the Rajpatra (e-Gazette),Himachal Pradesh; (e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (f) “SammanRashi” means such money as may be notified and awarded by the State Government to honour the LoktantraPrahri or the spouse of deceased LoktantraPrahri under section 5; and (g) “section” means a Section of this Act.