60. Repeal of certain Acts and savings.—(1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, the
enactments namely, the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885), and the Indian Wireless Telegraphy
Act, 1933 (17 of 1933), are hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the provisions aforesaid, anything done or any action taken
including any grant of license, registration or assignment, any order, or proceeding, pending or ongoing,
under the repealed provisions shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act, and the
provisions of this Act shall have effect in relation thereto.
(3) The provisions of Part-III of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885) shall continue to apply
to all cases pertaining to laying down of transmission lines under section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003
(36 of 2003) as if the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 has not been repealed, and the provisions of Part-III of
the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 shall continue in force with reference to section 164 of the Electricity Act,
2003 till such time as section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 is amended.
61. Existing rules to continue.—All rules, orders, made or purported to have been made under the
Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885) or under the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (17 of 1933),
shall, in so far as they relate to matters for which provision is made in this Act and are not inconsistent
therewith, be deemed to have been made under this Act as if this Act had been in force on the date on
which such rules, orders were made, and shall continue in force unless and until they are superseded by
any rules made under this Act.
62. Validation of certain acts and indemnity.—All acts of executive actions done, decisions taken,
actions done, proceedings taken and orders passed, prior to the appointed day, by the Central
Government, by any officer of the Central Government, or by any other authority, with respect to
assignment of spectrum or provision of telecommunication services, or telecommunication network or
establishment of telecommunication infrastructure, in the belief or purported belief that the acts done,
decisions taken, actions done, and proceedings taken, were being done, taken or passed under the Indian
Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885), or the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (17 of 1933), shall be as
valid and operative as if they had been done, taken or passed in accordance with law; and no suit or other
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legal proceeding shall be maintained or continued against any person whatsoever, on the ground that any
such acts, decisions, proceedings taken were not done or taken in accordance with law