All cases of appeals against any order or decision of the Registrar and all cases pertaining to rectification of register, pending before any High Court, shall be transferred to the Appellate Board from the date1 as notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette and the Appellate Board may proceed with the matter either de novo or from the stage it was so transferred.

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Footnote -

1. 6th October, 2003, vide Notification No. S.O. 1150 (E), dated 1st October, 2003, Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II, sec. 3(ii).