law: Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008
  41. Offences by
  
  Government Departments. -
  1. 
  
   Where
  
  an offence under this Act has been committed by any Department of Government or
  
  any of its undertakings, the Head of the Department or its undertakings shall
  
  be deemed to be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to be proceeded
  
  against and punished accordingly unless he proves that the offence was
  
  committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to
  
  prevent the commission of such offence.
  2. 
  
   Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been
  
  committed by any Department of Government or its undertakings and it is proved
  
  that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is
  
  attributable to any neglect on the part of any officer, other than the Head of
  
  the Department, or its undertakings, such officer shall also be deemed to be
  
  guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished
  
  accordingly.