Section 16:
Transfer of pending proceedings.
(1) Every proceeding pending immediately before the
appointed day before any court (other than a High Court), tribunal, authority or officer in any area
which on that day falls within the State of Mysore shall, if it is a proceeding relating exclusively to
any part of the transferred territory, stand transferred to the corresponding court, tribunal, authority or
officer in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
(2) If any question arises as to whether any proceeding should stand transferred under
sub-section (1), it shall be referred to the High Court of Mysore and the decision of that High Court
shall be final.
(3) In this section,—
(a) "proceeding" includes any suit, case or appeal; and
(b) "corresponding court, tribunal, authority or officer" in the State of
Andhra Pradesh means—
(i) the court, tribunal, authority or officer in which, or before whom, the proceeding
would have lain if the proceeding had been instituted after the appointed day, or
(ii) in case of doubt, such court, tribunal, authority or officer in that State as may be
determined after the appointed day by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, or before the
appointed day by the Government of Mysore, to be the corresponding court, tribunal,
authority or officer.