(1) On the commencement of this Act, the Tribunal constituted
under sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Metal Corporation of India (Acquisition of Undertaking)
Act, 1966 (36 of 1966), shall be stand abolished and every proceeding pending before it, every order
made by it and every appeal or application against any such order, shall stand abated, and, on such
abatement, the Central Government shall take charge of all records of proceedings, applications,
memoranda, registers and other documents maintained by, or in connection with any proceeding before,
the Tribunal.
(2) On the commencement of this Act,--
(a) every suit, appeal or other proceeding of whatever nature in relation to the affairs or business
of the undertaking of the Metal Corporation instituted before such commencement, and pending on
such commencement shall not abate, be discontinued or be, in any way, prejudicially affected by
reason of anything contained in this Act, but the suit, appeal or other proceeding may be continued,
prosecuted and enforced by or against the Metal Corporation and not against the Central Government
or the Government company;
(b) every suit, appeal or other proceeding of whatever nature instituted after such commencement
but before the appointed day, in relation to the affairs or business of the undertaking of the Metal
Corporation, and pending on the appointed day, shall not abate, be discontinued or, in any way, be
prejudicially affected by reason of anything contained in this Act, but such suit, appeal or other
proceeding may be continued, prosecuted and enforced by or against the Central Government or the
Government company.
(3) Anything done, any action taken or any contract entered into by the Central Government,
Administrator or the Government company at any time during the period commencing on the 22nd day of
October, 1965, and ending on the appointed day shall be deemed to have been done, taken or entered into
by the Central Government or, as the case may be, the Government company in the due course of
management of the undertaking of the Metal Corporation.