Chapter VII Miscellaneous

26. Officers to be public servants.––Every officer or staff appointed to exercise functions under the Act shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Ranbir Penal Code.

27. Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.––No Civil Court shall have jurisdiction in respect of any matter to which any provision of the Act applies and no injunction shall be granted by any Civil Court in respect of anything which is done or intended to be done by or under this Act.

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

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the Act, the Government may, by order published in the Government Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty : Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of the commencement of this Act.

(1) The Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of the Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for–– (a) the manner of holding inquiry under section 5 subject to such rules as may be prescribed under sub-section (1) of section 8 ; (b) the power and procedure of the Tribunal for other purposes under subsection (2) of section 8 ; (c) the maximum maintenance allowance which may be ordered by the Tribunal under sub-section (2) of section 9 ; (d) the scheme for management of old-age homes, including the standards and various types of services to be provided by them which arc necessary for medical care and means of entertainment to the inhabitants of such homes under sub-section (2) of section 19 ; (e) the powers and duties of the authorities for implementing the provisions of this Act under sub-section (1) of section 22 ; (f) a comprehensive action plan for providing protection of life and property of senior citizens under sub-section (2) of section 22 ; (g) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed. (3) Every rule made under the Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of State Legislature.