Section 21. Transfer of pending proceeding.

(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 existing Union territories shall, stand transferred to the corresponding court, tribunal, authority or officer in the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. (2) In this section,-- (a) “proceeding” includes any suit, case or appeal; and (b) “corresponding court, tribunal, authority or officer”, in the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, means-- (i) the court, tribunal, authority or officer in which, or before whom, the proceeding would have laid if the proceeding had been instituted after the appointed day, or (ii) in case of doubt, such court, tribunal, authority or officer in that Union territory as may be determined after the appointed day by the Administrator of the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, or before the appointed day by the existing Union territories, to be the corresponding court, tribunal, authority or officer. Explanation.--For the purposes of this sub-section, “Administrator” means the administrator appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution.