Chapter V MISCELLANEOUS

20.

1. (1) The Government shall have the power to issue policy directions to the Commission on matters concerning water in the State.
2. (2) If any question arises as to whether any such direction to a matter of policy involves public interest, the decision of the Government thereon shall be final.

21. The Chairperson, Members, Officers and other employees of the Commission shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act or rules or regulations made thereunder, to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (No. 45 of 1860).

22. No suit, prosecution or any other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government, Commission, Chairperson, Members and Officers including employees of the Commission for anything done or purported to have been done in good faith in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or rules or regulations made thereunder.

23.

1. (1) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.
2. (2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, on the table of Vidhan Sabha.

24.

Power to remove difficulties 25.

1. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order published in official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.
2. (2) Every order made under sub-section
3. (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made before Vidhan Sabha.

26. No order or proceedings made under this Act shall be appealable and no civil court shall have jurisdiction in respect of any matter which the Commission or any other authority is empowered by or under this Act to decide.