Section 24
Transitory provision.
The Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983
About this Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of Tribunals for the determination, in a fair manner, of the question whether a person is an illegal migrant to enable the Central Government to expel illegal migrants from India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Where in any suit or other legal proceeding pending, whether in a civil
court or in any Tribunal established under any other law for the time being in force, immediately before
the commencement of this Act, a question arises as to whether a person is or is not an illegal migrant,
such court or Tribunal shall, without deciding such question, make an order transferring such suit or other
legal proceeding to the Tribunal under this Act within the territorial limits of whose jurisdiction such
court or other Tribunal is situate and on such transfer such question shall be dealt with by such Tribunal
in accordance with the provisions of this Act.