Chapter VI MISCELLANEOUS

No Civil Court shall have jurisdiction to entertain, try or decide any matter which the State Government or any other person or authority is empowered by or under this Act to decide or deal with.

The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force.

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government or any officer or authority for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rules made thereunder.

The State Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by an order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.

(1) This Act shall apply to all applications for social status certificates pending before any authority at the commencement of this Act. (2) Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the validity of any action taken or order passed before the commencement of this Act.

(1) The Chhattisgarh Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Regulation of Social Status Certification) Ordinance, 2013 is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.