Major Port Trusts Act,1963
Act No : 38
Section :
Transfer of assets and liabilities of Central Government, etc., toBoard.
29. Transfer of assets and liabilities of Central Government, etc., to Board. (1) As from the appointed day in relation to any port- - (a) all property, assets and funds 1*[and all rights to levy rates] vested in the Central Government or, as the case may be, any other authority for the purposes of the port immediately before such day, shall vest in the Board; (b) all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred, all contracts entered into and all matters and things engaged to be done, by, with or for the Central Government or, as the case may be, the other authority immediately before such day, for or in connection with the purposes of the port, shall be deemed to have been incurred, entered into and engaged to be done by, with or for the Board; (c) all non-recurring expenditure incurred by the Central Government or any State Government for or in connection with the purposes of the port up to such day and declared to be capital expenditure by the Central Government shall be treated as the capital provided by the Central Government or, as the case may be, the State Government to the Board; (d) all rates, fees, rents and other sums of money due to the Central Government or, as the case may be, the other authority in relation to the port immediately before such day shall be deemed to be due to the Board; (e) all suits and other legal proceedings instituted by or against the Central Government or, as the case may be, the other authority immediately before such day for any matter in relation to the port may be continued by or against the Board; (f) every employee serving under the Central Government or, as the case may be, the other authority immediately before such day solely or mainly for or in connection with the affairs of the port shall become an employee of the Board, shall hold his office or service therein by the same tenure and upon the same terms and conditions of service as he would have held the same if the Board had not been established and shall continue to do so unless and until his employment in the Board is terminated or ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ins. by Act 29 of 1974, s. 13 (w.e.f. 1.2.1975). 657 until his tenure, remuneration or terms and conditions of service are duly altered by the Board: Provided that the tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of service of any such employee shall not be altered to his disadvantage without the previous sanction of the Central Government. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, (14 of 1947.), or in any other law for the time being in force, the transfer of the services of any employee under this section to the Board shall not entitle such employee to any compensation under that Act or other law, and no such claim shall be entertained by any Court, Tribunal or other authority.
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