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Section 20: Pending Proceedings

The Puducherry Civil Courts Act, 1966Union territory Act of Puducherry · Act 12 of 1966

(1) Any proceeding of a Civil nature pending in a Court immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, on such commencement, be deemed to be transferred to the Court exercising jurisdiction under this Act in which the proceedings would have lain if it had been instituted after such commencement, and the Court to which the proceedings in transferred shall proceed to try, hear and determine the matter as if it has been pending therein.

(2) Any appeal from a decree or order passed by a Court and not appealed against before the commencement of this Act shall lie to the Court exercising jurisdiction under this Act to which such appeal would have lain if it had been preferred after such commencement.

(3) Any decree or order passed before the commencement of this Act by any court shall be deemed, for the purpose of execution, to have been passed by the Court exercising jurisdiction under this Act which corresponds, so far as may be, to the jurisdiction of the Court which passed the decree or order.

Provided that nothing in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be construed as extending the period of limitation to which any suit or appeal or application my be subject.

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ActThe Puducherry Civil Courts Act, 1966
Section20
Marginal notePending Proceedings
JurisdictionUnion territory of Puducherry
StatusIn force as published by the source

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