Designated court

(1) For the purposes of this Act, the Government may, with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute one or more designated courts in the cadre of a District Judge including Additional District Judge for such area or areas or for such case or class or group of cases, as may be specified in the notification. (2) No court other than the designated court, shall have jurisdiction in respect of any matter to which the provisions of this Act are invoked. (3) Any pending case in any other court to which the provisions of this Act apply, shall, stand transferred to the designated court from the date of issue of notification under sub-section (1).