99. Legal proceedings.—Where, immediately before the appointed day, the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir is a party to any legal proceedings with respect to any property, rights or liabilities subject to apportionment among the successor Union territories under this Act, the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir or the Union territory of Ladakh which succeeds to, or acquires a share in, that property or those rights or liabilities by virtue of any provision of this Act shall be deemed to be substituted for the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir or added as a party to those proceedings, and the proceedings may continue accordingly.
Source footnotes
Text extracted from the official PDF. Section boundaries were checked against the source index. Page numbers, watermarks and footnotes may remain in the extract; verify the linked original document.
आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
Explore the next section or browse this act in the selected language.
Next · Section 100Transfer of pending proceedings. →All sections / सभी धाराएँJAMMU AND KASHMIR REORGANISATION ACT, 2019 →
More sections of this act
Section 1 · Short title.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Formation of Union territory of Ladakh without Legislature.Section 4 · Formation of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir with Legislature.Section 5 · Governor of existing State of Jammu and Kashmir to be common Lieutenant Governor.Section 6 · Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution.Section 7 · Saving powers of the Government of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.Section 8 · Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Constitution.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 10 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.