Section 24(2)(b) in The Metal Corporation (Nationalisation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1976
(b)every suit, appeal or other proceeding of whatever nature instituted after such commencement but before the appointed day, in relation to the affairs or business of the undertaking of the Metal Corporation, and pending on the appointed day, shall not abate, be discontinued or, in any way, be prejudicially affected by reason of anything contained in this Act, but such suit, appeal or other proceeding may be continued, prosecuted and enforced by or against the Central Government or the Government company.