law: Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
  49. Dissolution of State Boards Constituted Under the Act.
  (1)
  
  As and when the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of
  
  1974), comes into force in any State and the State Government constitutes a [
  
  29 State Pollution Control Board 29 ] under that Act, the State Board
  
  constituted by the State Government under this Act shall stand dissolved and
  
  the Board first-mentioned shall exercise the powers and perform the functions
  
  of the Board second-mentioned in that State.
  (2)
  
  On the dissolution of the State Board constituted under this Act, -
  (a) all the members shall vacate their offices as such;
  (b) all moneys and other property of whatever kind
  
  (including the fund of the State Board) owned by, or vested in, the
  
  State-Board, immediately before such dissolution, shall stand transferred to
  
  and vest in the [ 30 State Pollution Control Board 30 ];
  (c) every officer and other employee serving under the
  
  State Board immediately before such dissolution shall be transferred to and
  
  becomes an officer or other employee of the [ 30 State Pollution Control Board
  
  30 ] and hold office by the same tenure and at the same remuneration and on the
  
  same terms and conditions of service as he would have held the same if the
  
  State Board constituted under this Act had not been dissolved and shall
  
  continue to do so unless and until such tenure, remuneration and terms and
  
  conditions of service are duly altered by the [ 31 State Pollution Control
  
  Board 31 ] :
  Provided that the tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of
  
  service of any such officer or other employee shall not be altered to his
  
  disadvantage without the previous sanction of the State Government;
  (d) all liabilities and obligations of the State Board of
  
  whatever kind, immediately before such dissolution, shall be deemed to be the
  
  liabilities or obligations, as the case may be, of the [ 32 State Pollution
  
  Control Board 32 ] and any proceeding or cause of action, pending or existing
  
  immediately before such dissolution by or against the State Board constituted
  
  under this Act in relation to such liability or obligation may be continued and
  
  enforced by or against the [ 32 State Pollution Control Board 32 ].