(1) Any admission authority or appointing authority or officer or employee entrusted with the duty or responsibility who wilfully acts in a manner intended to contravene or defeat the purpose of this Act shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ninety days or fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
(2) No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this section except with the previous sanction of the Government or officer authorized in this behalf by the Government.
10. When it comes to the notice of the Government or is brought to its notice that any person belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) is adversely affected, on account of non-compliance with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder or the Government orders issued in this behalf, by any admission authority or appointing authority, it may call for such records and pass such appropriate orders as it deems fit.
11. The Government may, by an order, provide for nomination of officers belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) in selections, screening and Department Committee for the purpose of selecting persons for appointment to public services and posts.
12. Any admissions or appointments made in contravention of the provisions of this Act shall be void.
13. The Competent Authority appointed under section 6 shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
14. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Competent Authority or its officers, for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or orders made thereunder.