The Jammu and Kashmir Supersession of Town Area Committees Act, 1971

This Act may be cited as the J a m m u and Kashmir Supersession of Town Area Committees (Validation) Act, 1971.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Jammu and Kashmir Town Area Act, 2011 or any rule or notification issued thereunder, the period of supersession of Town Area Committees referred to in and as originally specified in the Notifications SRO-417 dated 5th September, 1963, SRO-275 dated 2nd October, 1964 and SRO-276 dated 23rd September, 1964 respectively, shall be deemed to have been extended till the date of the commencement of this Act and every such Committee shall continue to remain superseded till such date or dates as the Government may by notification specify in respect of each such Committee. (2) Any power or duty of any of the Committees aforesaid exercised or performed or anything done, any action or proceeding taken during the periods of supersession validated and extended under sub section (1) by any person or persons purporting to act under clause (b) of section 50 of the Jammu and Kashmir Town Area Act, 2011, shall, so far as may be consistent with the provisions of the said Act and the rules made thereunder, be as good and valid as if such person or persons were duly appointed by the Government under the aforesaid clause of sub section (2) of section 50 to exercise such power and perform such duty or to do such thing or to order such action or proceeding in relation to that Committee. (3) All powers and duties of the Committee shall continue to be exercised and performed by the person or persons appointed by the Government and exercising such powers and performing such duties immediately before the commencement of this Act : Provided that nothing in this subsection shall prevent the Government from appointing any other person or persons under clause (b) of sub section (2) of section 50 of the Jammu and Kashmir Town Area Act, 2011.

No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie in any Court against the Government or any person or officer for or on account of anything done or any action taken or any power exercised or duty performed under the provisions of section (2) of section 2 of this Act.