11Transfer of assets and liabilities of the Central Government to the Authority

(1) As from such day as the Central Government may, appoint by notification in the Official Gazette,--

(a) all properties and other assets vested in the Central Government for the purposes of Inland Water Transport Directorate, and administered by the Chief Engineer-cum-Administrator, Inland Water Transport Directorate, immediately before such day shall vest in the Authority;

(b) all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred, all contracts entered into and all matters and things engaged to be done by, with, or for the Central Government immediately before such day for or in connection with the purposes of Inland Water Transport Directorate shall be deemed to have been incurred; entered into and engaged to be done by, with, or for the Authority;

(c) all non-recurring expenditure incurred by the Central Government for or in connection with the purposes of Inland Water Transport Directorate up to such day and declared to be capital expenditure by the Central Government shall, subject to such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Central Government, be treated as capital provided by the Central Government to the Authority;

(d) all sums of money due to the Central Government in relation to Inland Water Transport Directorate immediately before such day shall be deemed to be due to the Authority;

(e) all suits and other legal proceedings with respect to any matter in relation to Inland Water Transport Directorate which having been instituted by or against the Central Government are pending, or which could have been so instituted, immediately before such date shall on and after such date be continued or instituted by or against the Authority; and

(f) every employee holding any office under the Central Government immediately before such day solely or mainly for or in connection with such affairs of Inland Water Transport Directorate as are relevant to the functions of the Authority under this Act shall be treated as on deputation with the Authority but shall hold his office in the Authority by the same tenure and upon the same terms and conditions of service as respects remuneration, leave, provident fund, retirement or other terminal benefits as he would have held such office, if the Authority had not been constituted and shall continue to do so until the Central Government, either on its own motion or at the request of the Authority, recalls such employee to its service or until the Authority, with the concurrence of the Central Government, duly absorbs such employee in its regular service, whichever is earlier:

Provided that during the period of deputation of any such employee with the Authority, the Authority shall pay to the Central Government in respect of every such employee, such contribution towards his leave salary, pension and gratuity as the Central Government may, by order, determine:

Provided further that any such employee, who has, in respect of the proposal of the Authority to absorb him in its regular service, intimated within such time as may be specified in this behalf by the Authority his intention of not becoming a regular employee of the Authority, shall not be absorbed by the Authority in its regular service.

(2) If any dispute or doubt arises as to which of the properties, rights or liabilities of the Central Government have been transferred to the Authority or as to which of the employees serving under the Central Government are to be treated as on deputation with the Authority, under this section, such dispute or doubt shall be decided by the Central Government in consultation with the Authority and the decision of the Central Government thereon shall be final.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) or in any other law for the time being in force, the absorption of any employee by the Authority in its regular service under this section shall not entitle such employee to any compensation under that Act or other law and no such claim shall be entertained by any court, tribunal or other authority.