NEA Act 82Chapter IX · Legal and Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 82 · Legal proceedings
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(1) Where immediately before the appointed day the Union is a party to any
legal proceedings with respect to any property, right or liability and such property, right or liability
devolves on the State of Manipur or the State of tripura under this Act, then, the State of Manipur or, as
the case may be, the State of Tripura shall be deemed to be substituted for the Union as a party to those
proceedings and the proceedings may continue accordingly.
(2) Where immediately before the appointed day the autonomous State of Meghalaya is a party to any legal proceedings with respect to any property, right or liability of that State, and such property, right or liability devolves on the State of Meghalaya under this Act, then, the State of Meghalaya shall be deemed to be substituted for the autonomous State of Meghalaya as a party to those proceedings and the proceedings may continue accordingly.
(3) Where immediately before the appointed day the existing State of Assam is a party to any legal proceedings with respect to any property, rights or liabilities subject to apportionment under this Act, the successor State, 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 Assam as a party to those proceedings or added as a party thereto, as the case may be, and the proceedings may continue accordingly.
(2) Where immediately before the appointed day the autonomous State of Meghalaya is a party to any legal proceedings with respect to any property, right or liability of that State, and such property, right or liability devolves on the State of Meghalaya under this Act, then, the State of Meghalaya shall be deemed to be substituted for the autonomous State of Meghalaya as a party to those proceedings and the proceedings may continue accordingly.
(3) Where immediately before the appointed day the existing State of Assam is a party to any legal proceedings with respect to any property, rights or liabilities subject to apportionment under this Act, the successor State, 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 Assam as a party to those proceedings or added as a party thereto, as the case may be, and the proceedings may continue accordingly.
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