Section 17:
Protection of action taken in good faith.
No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall
lie against the Central Government or against the Chairman or any other member of the Coal Board or
any officer thereof or any other person in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be
done in pursuance of this Act or of any rules or orders made thereunder, or in pursuance of the Coal
Mines (Conservation, Safety and Development) Act, 1952 (12 of 1952) or any rule made thereunder.