law: Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 
  16. Transfer of
  
  pending proceedings. – 
  1.     
  
    The
  
  District Court or the Court of Session, as the case may be, with effect from
  
  such date as may be notified by the High Court, may transfer all the civil or
  
  criminal cases, pending before the courts subordinate to it, to the Gram
  
  Nyayalaya competent to try or dispose of such cases.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Gram Nyayalaya may, in its discretion, either retry the cases or proceed from
  
  the stage at which it was transferred to it.