Protection of action taken in good faith

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the State Government or any officer of the Highway Authority for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rules made thereunder. If the court award a sum in excess of the sum awarded as compensation by the Collector, the Court may direct that an interest on such excess amount at the rate of 7 percentum per annum from the date of which the rights on interest over such land were extinguish under the provision of section 23 to the date of payment of such excess shall be paid into the Court.