The Goa Administrative Tribunal Act, 1965

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    "title": "The Goa Administrative Tribunal Act, 1965",
    "short_title": "The Goa Administrative Tribunal Act, 1965",
    "act_number": "(No. 6 of 1965)",
    "act_year": 1965,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Goa",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Goa Administrative Tribunal Act, 1965",
    "preamble": "",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "content": "",
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            "sort_order": 0
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) [\"...] 'Additional President' means the Additional President of the Tribunal.\"\n(b) Official Gazette means the Government Gazette;\n(c) prescribed, except where it occurs in the expression prescribed by regulation means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n[\"(cc) President means the President of the Tribunal.\"]\n(d) State Government means [\"the Government of Goa.\"]\n(e) Tribunal means the Administrative Tribunal constituted by this Act.",
            "footnote": "",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution of Tribunal.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[3A. Tribunal for the North Goa District.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings of Tribunal.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Sittings and decisions of Tribunal.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Jurisdiction of Tribunal.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) of the administrators of concelhos;\n(b) of the administrators of Comunidades;\n(c) of the administrators of Municipalities or other autonomous bodies; and\n(d) in election matters pertaining to Municipalities or other local authorities in respect of which appeals to the said Tribunal were allowed under any law in force immediately before the 19th December, 1961:\nExplanation.\n[6A. Transfer of Appeal, Revision, Application, other matters pending before Tribunal.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Tribunal to have powers of civil court.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) taking evidence on oath, affirmation or affidavit;\n(ii) summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses;\n(iii) compelling the discovery and production of documents and material objects;\n(iv) requisitioning any public record or any copy thereof from any court or office;\n(v) issuing summons for examination of witnesses or production of documents; and\n[\"(vi) any other matter which may be prescribed.\"]",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Government to be heard and Government Pleader to assist in certain cases.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Finality of decisions of Tribunal.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 8
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Power of review.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 9
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Execution of Orders.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Indemnity.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Power to make rules.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the process and other fees to be paid and the deposits to be made by the parties to the proceedings before the Tribunal and the manner of accounting of all moneys received by the Tribunal;\n[\"(b) the matter in respect of which powers may be vested in the Tribunal.\"]\n(c) the fee or honoraria to be paid to the [\"President or the Additional President\"] or the Government Pleader;\n(d) any other matter which has to be, or may be prescribed or provided for by rules.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Power to make regulations.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the award of costs by the Tribunal;\n(b) the right of audience before the Tribunal;\n(c) [...] Omitted.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Transitional.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Repeal.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 15
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Power to remove difficulties.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 16
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "goa239",
        "Act Number": "(No. 6 of 1965)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1965",
        "Short Title": "The Goa Administrative Tribunal Act, 1965",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Goa"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:42"
}