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Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or in any other law for the time being in force or in any judgment, decree or order of any court, any order passed by the Scrutiny Committee constituted by notification G.O.(P) No.l6/95/SCSTDD dated the 8th May, 1995 consequent to the judgment dated the 2nd September, 1994 of the Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No. 5854/1994 during the period from 8th day of May, 1995 to the 24th day of April, 2002 shall be deemed to have been issued under the provisions of this Act, as amended by the Kerala (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) regulation of Issue of Community Certificates (Amendment)Act, 2008 and accordingly anything done or any action taken by the Scrutiny Committee constituted on the 8th May, 1995 in the purported exercise of the powers conferred by or under this Act shall not be deemed to be invalid on the ground that the Scrutiny Committee had not been constituted under the provisions of this Act.] Section 31 inserted by Act 32 of 2008 (w.e.f. 01/02/2007).