Right to appeal to Supreme Court preserved for pending appeals; new appeals subject to amended constitutional criteria.

The Act preserves Supreme Court jurisdiction over appeals that were pending immediately before commencement or those preferred after commencement based on certificates granted by High Courts before commencement, allowing those appeals to be heard as if the Act had not been passed; otherwise, appeals from civil proceedings instituted before commencement must satisfy the Act's amended constitutional appeal criteria to lie to the Supreme Court.

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