Section 5S
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Provisions relating to applications, actions, Proceedings and matters pending in ahY ceurt,
Where the President makes an Order under or purporting to. be under section 2 of this Act, the provisions of this Act shall apply to any application, action, proceedings or matter in relation to any particular land or any land in any area, pending in any court at the time of publication of such Order and whether or not such application, action,
Proceedings or matter had been instituted before or after the coming into force of this Act and accordingly—
the court shall be entitled to revoke, alter or modify any order previously made or to permit the amend.
ment of any pleadings or the taking of any steps by any party, or to make such orders as may be necessary, in order to comply with or to conform to the provisions of this Act;
any party shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 4 of this Act, be entitled to make any appli-cation referred to in that section before the expiry
{e) where any application invoking the jurisdictior vested in the Court of Appeal under Article 140 of the Constitution ig pending in such Court at the time of publication of such Order, sych application shell stand removed to the Supreme Court and the
Supreme Court shall hear and finally dispose of auch application within tag monthe of the date of
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Act, No. 2 of 1980 6 Nothing contained in section 3 of this Act shall affect the powers which the Supreme Court may otherwise law-Powers of Court not t affected by section 3, fully exercise in respect of any application made under
Article 126 of the Constitution or in the exercise of the jurisdiction referred to in section 4 (1) of this Act.