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Section 20: Classes of Civil Judges and their jurisdiction

The Goa Civil Courts Act, 1965Union territory Act of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Act 16 of 1965

(1) The Civil Judges shall be of two classes, namely Senior Civil Judges and Junior Civil Judges.

(2) The jurisdiction of a Senior Civil Judge extends to all original suits and proceedings of a Civil nature.

24(3) The jurisdiction of a Junior Civil Judge extends to all original suits and proceedings of a civil nature wherein the subject matter does not exceed in amount or value 25[twenty Lakhs rupees].

26[“20A.— Transfer of pending appeals before the High Court.— All appeals which are valued upto Rupees Twenty lakhs or below and pending before the High Court immediately before the commencement of the Goa Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2009, shall, on such commencement stand transferred to the concerned District Court and such District Court may proceed to deal with such appeals from the stage which was reached before such transfer or from any earlier stage or de-novo as such District Court may deem fit:

Provided that this section will not apply to any appeals which are pending before the High Court and which are statutorily provided under the relevant Act before the High Court.”.]

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ActThe Goa Civil Courts Act, 1965
Section20
Marginal noteClasses of Civil Judges and their jurisdiction
JurisdictionUnion territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
StatusIn force as published by the source

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