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Section 32: Reference of Government suits.

The Bombay Civil Court's Act, 1869Central Act · Act 14 of 1869

[No Subordinate Judge or Court of Small Causes shall receive or register a suit in which the Government or any officer of Government in his official capacity is a party, but in every such case such Judge or Court shall refer the plaintiff to the District Judge, in whose Court alone (subject to the provisions of section nineteen) such suit shall be instituted.]

[Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to any suit merely because—

(a) a municipal corporation constituted under Bombay Act No. 6 of 1873, or any other enactment for the time being in force, is a party to such suit and an officer of Government is in his official capacity a member of such corporation, or

(b) an officer of a Court appointed under the Code of Civil Procedure, section 456, last paragraph, *** a party to such suit.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Bombay Civil Court's Act, 1869
Section32
Marginal noteReference of Government suits.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 10 of 1876. . Subs. by Act 10 of 1876, s. 15, for certain words (w.e.f. 28-3-1876).
  • added, Act 15 of 1880. . Added by Act 15 of 1880, s. 3 (w.e.f. 3-11-1880).
  • repealed, Act 12 of 1891. . Certain words rep. by Act 12 of 1891, s. 2 and the First Schedule, Part I (w.e.f. 21-3-1891).

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