Transitional provisions

which are less advantageous to them in the matter of salary and allowances: Provided that- (i) any service rendered by any officer or servant so absorbed before such constitution shall be deemed to be service rendered under the Authority; and (ii) the surplus officers and servants not so absorbed shall be continued in the service of the Authority and their salary and allowances shall be paid out of the Funds of the Authority until they are absorbed by the State Government, as aforesaid; (i) anything done or any action taken including any appointment, delegation, order, scheme, rule, bye-laws, regulation or form made or notification issued or permission granted under the said Act, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall continue in force and be deemed to have been done or taken under the provisions of this Act unless and until it is superseded by anything done or any action taken under the said provisions; (j) all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred, all contracts entered into, all allotments and transfers of land made and all matters and things engaged to be done in or as respects the area covered by the urban area of Bikaner, by, with or for the Trust for such area shall, immediately before such constitution, be deemed to have been incurred, entered into, made or engaged to be done by, with or for the Authority; (k) notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the validity of any declaration of application, publication, notification, appointment, order, allotment of land, proposal, award, proceeding, consultation, inquiry, certification, compromise, sanction, agreement, notice, approval, decision, dispute, withdrawal of any legal proceeding, final scheme or act made, held, issued entered into, given, taken, decided, drawn up, or done, before such constitution, by or on behalf of the Trust, shall be deemed as if they were made, held, issued, entered into, given, taken, decided, drawn up or done under this Act by or on behalf of the Authority; (l) all compromises, defence or withdrawals, made in or from any legal proceeding, any offence compounded or any claim admitted, by or on behalf of the Trust before such Constitution shall be deemed to have made by or on behalf of the Authority and may be enforced by or against the Authority as effectively as they could be enforced by or against the Trust before such constitution; (m) all suits, prosecutions and other legal proceedings instituted by, for, or against the Trust may be continued or instituted by, for, or against the Authority; (n) all properties movable and immovable and all rights, title and interest in any property vested in the Trust shall vest in the Authority and all such properties in possession of the Trust shall be deemed to be in possession of the Authority; (o) all rents, fees and other sums of money due to the Trust shall be deemed to be due to the Authority; and (p) all sums or charges which the Trust was, immediately before such constitution, be entitled to levy, assess and recover for or in respect of development or improvement of any land in the urban area of Bikaner, may continue to be levied, assessed and recovered by the Authority under the corresponding provisions of this Act.