(1) All matters and proceedings relating to land reforms and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto pending before any court or any other authority referred to in any of the provisions of the enactments omitted under sub-section (1) of section 37 within the territorial jurisdiction of a Regional Land Reforms Tribunal on the date specified by the State Government under sub-section (1) of section 8, shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 20, stand transferred to such Regional Land Reforms Tribunal for disposal in accordance with the provisions of this Act:
Provided that the provisions of this sub-section shall not apply to the High Court or the Supreme Court.
(2) Where any matter or proceeding stands transferred under subsection (1),—
(a) the court or other authority referred to in sub-section (1) shall, as soon as may be, forward the records of such matter or proceeding, as the case may be, to such Tribunal, and
(b) the Tribunal shall, on receipt of such records, proceed to dispose of such matter or proceeding, so far as may be, in the same manner as provided in this Act from the stage reached before such transfer or from any earlier stage or de novo as the Tribunal may deem fit:
Provided that any interim order granted on a matter or proceeding by a court shall stand vacated on the expiry of twelve weeks from the date appointed by the State Government under sub-section (1) of section 8 unless such Tribunal by an order varies, modifies or extends the same earlier on an examination of the record of such matter or proceeding.
(3) The expression "Regional Land Reforms Tribunal" in subsection (1) and sub-section (2), in relation to a matter or proceeding, shall mean the Special Land Reforms Tribunal so long as the Regional Land Reforms Tribunal having jurisdiction to dispose of such matter or proceeding, is not established. On the establishment of such Regional Land Reforms Tribunal, all such matters and proceedings, except the matters or proceedings which have been heard in part or heard but have not been disposed of finally by the Special Land Reforms Tribunal, shall stand transferred to such Regional Land Reforms Tribunal on the date appointed by the State Government under sub-section (1) of section 8.
Transfer of pending cases from courts etc.
159 The West Bengal Land Reforms Tribunal Act, 1991.
[West Ben. Act (Chapter 11.—Regional Land Reforms TribunaL—Sections 13, 14.— Chapter Ill.—Special Land Reforms Tribunal.—Section 15.)
(4) In the case of any doubt as to which Regional Land Reforms Tribunal a matter or proceeding pending before a court or other authority referred to in sub-section (1) shall be transferred to or whether the same shall be transferred to the Special Land Reforms Tribunal, such matter or proceeding shall be transferred to the Special Land Reforms Tribunal which shall either dispose of it or assign it to a Regional Land Reforms Tribunal for disposal.
Procedure of 13. The procedure of transfer of a matter or proceeding under transfer of application section 12 shall be such as may be prescribed.
etc.
Exclusion of 14. No appeal, revision or petition against any decision of a Regional jurisdiction of other Land Reforms Tribunal shall lie before any other Tribunal or before any Tribunals court except the Supreme Court. and courts.
CHAPTER III Special Land Reforms Tribunal Establishment of Special Land Reforms Tribunal.