Section 4 of The Revocation of West Bengal Incentive Schemes and Obligations in the Nature of Grants and Incentives Act, 2025 — Overriding effect
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- (1)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any judgement, arbitral award, decree, order or direction of any authority, court or tribunal, the State Government and/or its Authorised Agents shall no longer have any past, present or future liabilities or obligations under the West Bengal Incentive Schemes and/or under any Grants and Obligations, of any nature whatsoever, or for any Incentive under any contract or agreement or promises or any law of the State Legislature.
- (2)The State Government is empowered to extend the operation of this Act to any other Schemes and/or Grants and/or Obligations, as may be notified from time to time by inclusion in Schedule.
- (3)The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any,—
- (a)Grants, Obligations, eligibility certificate, registration certificate, sanction letter, allotment or any other instrument by virtue of any law other than this Act or any decree of any Court or authority;
- (b)law for the time being in force, judgements, awards, decrees, decisions, directions or orders passed by any court, tribunal or authority.
- (4)Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no suit or other proceeding shall lie or be maintained or be proceeded with or continued in any court or before any tribunal or authority for claiming any Incentive and/or for payment and/or refund of any Incentive under any Schemes or Grants or Obligations, and no enforcement shall be made by any court, tribunal or authority of any judgement, decree, order, arbitral award or direction of any authority directing payment and/or refund of any benefits or Incentive under any Schemes or Grants or Obligations, and all such proceedings, irrespective of the stage and nature of such proceedings, if pending, shall abate forthwith.