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Vesting of estates or tenures under the management of State Government. - When the interest of [an intermediary] in an estate or tenure which is under the management of the State Government under the Court of Wards Act, 1879 (Bengal Act 9 of 1879) or the Chota Nagpur Encumbered Estates Act, 1876 (6 of 1876) or under any law for the time being in force relating to the management of private estates by the Government, is transferred to the State under the provisions of this Act, then notwithstanding any thing contained in the aforesaid Acts, the estate or tenure shall vest in the State and the provisions of the said Acts shall cease to apply to the said estate or tenure and all the provisions of this Act shall apply thereto. [42A. Power to transfer cases. - (1) The Collector of the district may, within his jurisdiction, at any stag. - (a) transfer any inquiry under Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 pending before him for disposal to any other officer competent to dispose of the same or withdraw any such inquiry from any such officer, and dispose of the same, or re-transfer it to any other officer competent to dispose of the same or re-transfer the same for disposal to the officer from whom it was withdrawn, and (b) transfer any inquiry under Chapters V and VI pending before a Compensation Officer for disposal to any other Compensation Officer or re-transfer the same for disposal to the Compensation Officer from whom it was withdrawn. (2) The District Judge may, within his jurisdiction, at any stage transfer an inquiry under Chapter IV from one Claims Officer for disposal to another Claims officer competent to dispose of the same or re-transfer the same for disposal to the Claims Officer from whom it was withdrawn. (3) The High Court may at any stage transfer an inquiry under Chapter IV pending before a Claims Officer in one district for disposal to a Claims Officer competent to dispose of the same in another district.