Chapter VI MISCELLANEOUS

(1) The State Government may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, amend the Schedule by adding or modifying or deleting any entry therein and thereupon the Schedule shall stand amended accordingly for the purposes of this Act. (2) Every notification issued under sub-section (1) shall be laid before each House of the State Legislature.

The Chairperson, Members, officers and other employees of the competitive examination authority shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings under this Act, shall lie against any public servant, in respect of anything which is done in good faith or intended to be done in the discharge of his official functions or in exercise of his powers: Provided that, the public servants in the service of any competitive examination authority shall be subject to administrative action in terms of service rules of such competitive examination authority: Provided further that, nothing shall prevent proceeding against such public servants where, prima facie case exists for establishing commission of an offence under this Act.

The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force: Provided that, the provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or any instrument having effect by virtue of any such law in force.