(1) Save as provided by or under this Act, the validity of any proceedings or order taken or made under this Act shall not be called in question in any court or before any other authority.
(2) No civil court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit, or proceed with any suit instituted after the appointed day, for specific performance of a contract for transfer of land which affects the right of the State Government to the surplus area under this Act.
22. No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against any authority in respect of anything done in good faith in pursuance of the provisions of this Act.
23. If, during the course of any proceedings under this Act, any person makes a declaration or a statement or furnishes any information which is false or which he knows or has reason to believe to be false or which he does not believe to be true, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to 1[two years, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees] or with both.
24. Any amount payable under this Act including the amount of penalty imposed under this Act may be recovered as arrears of land revenue.
1 Substituted for words “six months or with fine which may extent to one thousand rupees” by Punjab Act No. 22 of 1976, Section 3 Courtfees.
Bar of jurisdiction.
Indemnity.
Penalty for making false statements.
Mode of recovery.
Correction of clerical errors.
25. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provision or give such directions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing such a difficulty.