The Goa Civil Courts Act, 1965

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    "title": "The Goa Civil Courts Act, 1965",
    "short_title": "The Goa Civil Courts Act, 1965",
    "act_number": "(G. D. D. Act No. 16 of 1965)",
    "act_year": 1965,
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    "description": "The Goa Civil Courts Act, 1965",
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            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "[(a) \"Government\" means the Government of Goa;]\n[(b) \"High Court\" means the High Court of Bombay at Panaji;]\n(c) \"Official Gazette\" means the Goa [* * *] Government Gazette;\n[(d) \"State\" means the \"State of Goa\"]\nPart II\nDistrict Court",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. District Court.",
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            "title": "4. Situation of District Court.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Original jurisdiction of District Court.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Appellate jurisdiction of District Court.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Control and inspection of Courts.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Writs and Orders.",
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Additional District Judges.",
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            "content": "10. to 14.\nPart III\nCivil Judges",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Number of subordinate Civil Courts.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Appointment of Civil Judges.",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Local limits of jurisdiction of Civil Judges.",
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            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Situation of subordinate Courts.",
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            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Additional Civil Judges.",
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            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Classes of Civil Judges and their jurisdiction.",
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            "content": "[20A. Transfer of pending appeals before the High Court.",
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            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Local limits of jurisdiction.",
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            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Appeals from his decision.",
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            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Appellate jurisdiction of Civil Judge.",
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            "content": "24.",
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        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Power to invest Civil Judges with jurisdiction under special law.",
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            "content": "Part IV\nMiscellaneous",
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            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Suits in which the Government is a party.",
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            "content": "[26A. Transfer of pending suits and bar on the jurisdiction.\n[26B. Appeals.\n(a) an appeal shall lie to the High Court having jurisdiction over the State of Goa, from all decrees made by any Court of a Senior Civil Judge before the commencement of the Goa Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Act 5 of 2004), in any suit where the Central Government or the Government of Goa or any officer of the Government in his official capacity, is a party to the proceedings;\n(b) all appeals from any decree made by any Court of a Senior Civil Judge in any suit where the Central Government or the Government of Goa or any officer of the Government in his official capacity, is a party to the proceedings, pending before any District Court as on the date of commencement of the Goa Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Act 5 of 2004), shall stand transferred to the High Court having jurisdiction over the State of Goa.] .",
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            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Seal.",
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            "content": "[\"District Court of .....................\"]\n\"Civil Judge of ......\"",
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        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Temporary vacancy of Judges.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Delegation of powers of District Judge.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Ministerial Officers.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Rules for keeping proceedings.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Petition writers.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) declaring what persons shall be permitted to act as petition-writers in the Courts subordinate to it;\n(b) regulating the issue of licences to such persons, the conduct of business by them, and the scale of fees to be charged by them; and\n(c) providing a penalty of fine not exceeding fifty rupees for the breach of any of the rules so made and determining the authority by which such breaches of the rules shall be investigated, the penalties imposed, and the procedure to be followed by such authority.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Sittings of Courts.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "34",
            "title": "34. Repeal and Savings.",
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            "content": "(a) the constitution and organisation of Courts under this Act shall not prejudicially affect the continued operation of any notice served, injunction issued, direction made or proceedings taken before the commencement of this Act by any court under the powers conferred upon it by any law for the time being in force;\n(b) every proceedings pending before a Court of Comarca immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, on such commencement, stand transferred to the corresponding court of Senior Civil Judge;\n(c) every proceeding pending before any Court, of Julgado immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, on such commencement, stand transferred to the corresponding court of Junior Civil Judge; and\n(d) every decree or order made or sentence passed by a Court of Comarca or a Court of Julgado shall be deemed for the purpose of execution to have been made or passed by the corresponding court of Senior Civil Judge or Junior Civil Judge, as the case may be.\nExplanation.",
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        {
            "number": "35",
            "title": "35. Rule of construction.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "36",
            "title": "36. Removal of difficulties.",
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            "content": "Law Department\nLaw Department\nNotification\nNotification\nLD/N/25/66.",
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        "Act ID": "goa040",
        "Act Number": "(G. D. D. Act No. 16 of 1965)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1965",
        "Short Title": "The Goa Civil Courts Act, 1965",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Goa"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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