Lawgist31Protection of action taken in good faith
(1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or any officer of that Government or the existing, or new, Government company in which the undertakings of the Company have vested under this Act or other person authorised by that Government or Government company for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
(2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or any of its officers or other employees or the existing, or new, Government company aforesaid or any officer or other person authorised by that Company for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
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- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Transfer to, and vesting in, the Central Government of the undertakings of the Company
- 4 General effect of vesting
- 5 Power of Central Government to direct vesting of the undertakings of the Company in an existing Government company
- 6 Transfer of undertakings of the Company from an existing Government company to a new Government company
- 7 Company to be liable for certain prior liabilities
- 8 Payment of amount
- 9 Payment of further amount
- 10 Management, etc., of the undertakings of the Company
- 11 Duty of persons in charge of management of the undertakings of the Company to deliver all assets, etc
- 12 Duty of persons to account for assets, etc., in their possession
- 13 Continuance of employees
- 14 Provident fund and other funds
- 15 Appointment of Commissioner of Payments
- 16 Payment by the Central Government to the Commissioner
- 17 Certain powers of the Central Government or Government company
- 18 Claims to be made to the Commissioner
- 19 Priority of claims
- 20 Examination of claims
- 21 Admission or rejection of claims
- 22 Disbursement of money by the Commissioner
- 23 Disbursement of amounts to the Company
- 24 Undisbursed or unclaimed amount to be deposited with the general revenue account
- 25 Act to have overriding effect
- 26 Assumption of liability
- 27 Management to continue to vest in the Custodian until alternative arrangements have been made
- 28 Contracts to cease to have effect unless ratified by the Central Government or the Government company
- 29 Penalties
- 30 Offences by companies
- 31 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 32 Delegation of powers
- 33 Power to make rules
- 34 Power to remove difficulties
- 35 Repeal and saving
