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THE TELANGANA (TRANSFER OF PENDING CASES OF STATE
OF TELANGANA FROM THE A.P. ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL TO
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD) ACT, 2016.
(ACT NO. 14 OF 2017)
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Sections
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Transfer of pending and disposed of cases.
4. Intimation of transfer of cases to the parties.
5. Repeal of Ordinance No.5 of 2016.
THE TELANGANA (TRANSFER OF PENDING CASES OF
STATE OF TELANGANA FROM THE A.P. ADMINISTRATIVE
TRIBUNAL TO HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT
HYDERABAD) ACT, 2016.
ACT No. 14 OF 2017.*
[27th January, 2017]
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF PENDING
CASES, BEFORE THE ANDHRA PRADESH
ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL TO THE HIGH COURT
OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD PERTAINING TO
THE STATE OF TELANGANA CONSEQUENT UPON
THE NOTIFICATION NO. G.S.R. 888 (E), DATED: 15TH
SEPTEMBER 2016, ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT
OF INIDA.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Telangana in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India
as follows:-
1. (1) This Act may be called the Telangana (Transfer of
pending Cases of State of Telangana from the A.P.
Administrative Tribunal to High Court of Judicature at
Hyderabad) Act, 2016.
(2) It shall be deemed to have been come into force with
effect from 29th September, 2016.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
(a) “CASE (S)” means and includes a Suit / Original
Application / Review / contempt or other proceedings by
whatever name called, in respect of the State of Telangana
* Received the assent of the Governor on the 24th January, 2017.
Short title and
commencement.
Definitions.
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decided or pending in the Tribunal as on the date of this
Act;
(b) “HIGH COURT” means, the High Court of Judicature
at Hyderabad as specified in Part IV of the Andhra Pradesh
Reorganization Act, 2014;
(c) “STATE OF TELANGANA” means the State of
Telangana with the territories as specified in section 3 of the
Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014;
(d) “TRIBUNAL” means the Andhra Pradesh
Administrative Tribunal established under sub-section (2) of
section 4 of the Administrative Tribunals, Act, 1985.
3. All the pending cases, before the Tribunal, pertaining to
State of Telangana, as on the date of this Act shall stand
transferred to the High Court including the records of
pending and disposed cases.
4. As soon as after the transfer of pending cases under
section 3 the High Court shall intimate the parties and their
counsel accordingly.
5. The Telangana (Transfer of pending cases of State of
Telangana from the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal
to High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad) Ordinance, 2016
is hereby repealed.
* * *
Transfer of
pending and
disposed of
cases.
Intimation of
transfer of cases
to the parties.
Repeal of
Ordinance No.5 of
2016.
Central Act 6 of 2014.
Central Act 13 of 1985.
About this act
- Jurisdiction
- Telangana
- Enactment date
- 2017-01-24
- Sections available
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2016-09-29
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