The Goa Vexatious Litigation (Prevention) Act, 2007

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    "title": "The Goa Vexatious Litigation (Prevention) Act, 2007",
    "short_title": "The Goa Vexatious Litigation (Prevention) Act, 2007",
    "act_number": "(Goa Act 20 of 2007)",
    "act_year": 2007,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Goa",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Goa Vexatious Litigation (Prevention) Act, 2007",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Government\" means the Government of Goa;\n(b) \"Notification\" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;\n(c) \"Official Gazette\" means the Official Gazette of the Government.",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Declaration of a person as a vexatious litigant.",
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            "content": "(a) the Advocate General; or\n(b) the person against whom another person has instituted or conducted proceedings, civil or criminal.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Leave of Court necessary for vexatious litigant to institute or continue any civil or criminal proceedings.",
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            "content": "(a) no proceedings, civil or criminal, shall be instituted by the said person in the High Court or any other Court subordinate to the High Court; and-\n(b) no proceedings, civil or criminal, if already instituted by the said person in the High Court or any other Court subordinate to the High Court, shall be continued by him, without obtaining leave of the Court:\nExplanation.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Proceedings instituted or continued without leave to be dismissed.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Savings.",
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            "content": "Notifications\nNotifications\n7/4/2007-LA.",
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        "Act Number": "(Goa Act 20 of 2007)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2007",
        "Short Title": "The Goa Vexatious Litigation (Prevention) Act, 2007",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Goa"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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