(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, any person who is injured and in case of death, the legal representative of such deceased person, may file a claim for compensation against the owner of any animal which has caused such injury or death.
(2) The claim shall be filed within six months from the date of the incident before the Competent Authority having jurisdiction over the region where the incident causing injury or death took place.
(3) The Competent Authority shall after conducting a summary inquiry as provided under Order XXXVII of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), decide such claim within 3 months of such claim being made.
(4) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Competent Authority may file an appeal to the Administrative Tribunal of Goa, within 60 days from the date of the decision of the Competent Authority:
Provided that the Administrative Tribunal may for sufficient cause condone the delay in filing the appeal for a maximum period of 1 year.
(5) The order passed by the Administrative Tribunal shall be final and shall not be called in question in any original suit, application or execution proceeding and no injunction shall be granted by any court or other authority in respect of any action taken or to be taken in pursuance of any power conferred by or under this section.
(6) The remedy under this section shall not be in derogation of any civil or criminal remedy which is available to any person.