[17. Liability of officer or other employee of a coking coal mine or coke oven plant for transfer
to any other coking coal mine or coke oven plant.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) or in any other law for the time being in force, the services of
any officer or other employee employed in a coking coal mine or coke oven plant shall be liable to be
transferred to any other coking coal mine or coke oven plant and such transfer shall not entitle such
officer or other employee to any compensation under this Act or any other law for the time being in force
and no such claim shall be entertained by any court, tribunal or other authority.]
18. Provident fund.—(1) Where a coking coal mine or coke oven plant has established a provident
fund for the benefit of its employees, the monies relatable to the employees, whose services have become
transferred, by or under this Act, to the Central Government or a Government company, shall, out of the
monies standing, on the appointed day, to the credit of such provident fund, stand transferred to, and vest
in, the Central Government or the Government company, as the case may be.
1. Subs. by Act 57 of 1986, s. 6, for section 17 (w.e.f. 1-5-1972).
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(2) The monies which stand transferred, under sub-section (1), to the Central Government or a
Government company shall be dealt with by that Government or company, as the case may be, in such
manner as may be prescribed.
19. Superannuation, welfare and other funds.—Where a superannuation, welfare or other fund has
been established for the benefit of the employees whose services stand transferred to the Central
Government or a Government company, the coking coal mine or coke oven plant, by which such
employees were employed, shall distribute the amount due to each such employee as if the employee had
superannuated, or his services with the coking coal mine or coke oven plant had terminated, on the day
immediately preceding the specified date.