https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285877 An amendment affecting only procedure applies immediately to pending proceedings, because no party has a vested right in the old procedure. Where the amendment to Section 180 of the U.P. Tenancy Act conferred jurisdiction on the revenue court even in suits by tenants against trespassers, the civil court could no longer continue with the trial. The distinction was drawn between a procedural change and one that extinguishes the substantive right to sue; only the former operated here. The civil court therefore lost jurisdiction and was bound to return the plaint for presentation before the competent forum. en-us Mon, 19 Mar 1951 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:20:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285877 An amendment affecting only procedure applies immediately to pending proceedings, because no party has a vested right in the old procedure. Where the amendment to Section 180 of the U.P. Tenancy Act conferred jurisdiction on the revenue court even in suits by tenants against trespassers, the civil court could no longer continue with the trial. The distinction was drawn between a procedural change and one that extinguishes the substantive right to sue; only the former operated here. The civil court therefore lost jurisdiction and was bound to return the plaint for presentation before the competent forum. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Mar 1951 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285877