(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section (4), the Government may, after such enquiry as it thinks fit, at any time by notification in the 9[Official Gazette]-
9. Substituted for the word “Jarida” by the A.P.A.O., 1957.
Removal of Board or member.
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(a) dissolve any Board and establish in its place a fresh Board; or
(b) remove all or any of the members of the Board and appoint in their place new members.
(2) The dissolution of a Board or the occurrence of any vacancy on the Board through death, resignation or removal of its members under clause (b) of subsection (1) shall not save to the extent, if any, directed by Government, in any way affect the validity of any proceeding pending before the Board and the said proceedings shall be continued before the said Board or before any other Board established in place of the said Board, as the case may be, as if there has been no dissolution of the Board or the occurrence of any such vacancy.
(3) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the proceedings pending before any Board which has been dissolved under sub-section (1) and in place of which no other Board has been established shall be deemed to be civil proceedings for the purposes of the 10Indian Limitation Act, 1908, and the period during which such proceedings were pending before the Board shall be excluded in computing their period of limitation in regard to any suit or application which may be instituted in any civil court to enforce any claim which was the subject matter of the proceedings pending before the Board so dissolved.
11[5-A. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sections, if in view of the reorganisation of States under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Central Act 37 of 1956), a Board is not or cannot for any reason, be reconstituted on the first day of November, 1956, in accordance with the
10. Since repealed by Central Act 36 of 1963.
11. Section 5-A inserted by A.P.A.O., 1957.
Temporary arrangement for exercise of functions of Board.
6 [Act No. XII of 1952] provisions of section 4, for the area to which this Act extends, then until such Board is so reconstituted, the Government may appoint such authority possessing such qualification as it may by general or special order specify, to exercise the functions of the Board under this Act.]
12[5-B. Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Board shall stand dissolved with effect from the commencement of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Jagirdars Debt Settlement (Amendment) Act, 1963 and all the proceedings pending before the Board at such commencement, shall stand transferred to, and be disposed of by, the Court of the First Additional Chief Judge of the City Civil Court, Hyderabad in accordance with the provisions of this Act, as if it were a Board constituted under section 4 for the settlement of debts.]