Section 24 in The Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987
24. Command.
-24.1An officer of the Force appointed to command shall have toe power of command over all officers, irrespective of their seniority, placed under his command.24.2In the contingency of an officer being unable to exercise the command, due to any reason, the command shall -(a)devolve on the second-in-command. If one has been so appointed;(b)if no second-in-command has been appointed, it shall devolve on the officer who may be appointed to command by the immediate superior of the officer unable to exercise command; and(c)If no such officer has been do appointed, the command shall devolve on the senior most officer of the Force present.
