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(1) On the application of any of the parties or of his own motion, the Land Commissioner may at any stage after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard, transfer any application or other proceeding under this Act pending before an authorised officer to any other authorised officer for disposal. (2) Where any application or proceeding has been transferred under sub-section (1), the authorised officer to whom such transfer is made may, subject to any special directions given in the order of transfer, either hold the inquiry de novo or proceed from the stage at which the said application or other proceeding stood when it was transferred. 203 Returns and reports