Bar of certain proceedings etc
Section 94 of the Goa Irrigation Act, 1973 deals with bar of certain proceedings etc. No suit, prosecution or other proceeding shall lie against any officer or servant of the Government, for any act done or purporting to be done under this Act, without the previous sanction of the Government.
(1) No suit, prosecution or other proceeding shall lie against any officer or servant of the Government, for any act done or purporting to be done under this Act, without the previous sanction of the Government.
(2) No officer or servant of the Government shall be liable in respect of any such act in any civil or criminal proceeding if the act was done in good faith in the course of the execution of duties or the discharge of the functions imposed by, or under, this Act.
(3) No suit shall be instituted against the Government in respect of any act done unless the suit is instituted within six months from the date of the act complained of.
(4) In the case of an intended suit against any officer or servant of the Government under sub-section (1), or the Government under sub-section (3) the person intending to sue shall be bound to give the officer or servant or Government as the case may be, at least one month's notice of the intended suit with sufficient description of the cause of action, failing which such suit shall be dismissed.
(5) Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, no civil court shall entertain any suit instituted in respect of any matter to which this Act applies.
Section 94, The Goa Irrigation Act, 1973 (Act 18 of 1973).
Questions about Section 94
What does Section 94 of the Goa Irrigation Act deal with?
Section 94 of the Goa Irrigation Act is headed "Bar of certain proceedings etc". No suit, prosecution or other proceeding shall lie against any officer or servant of the Government, for any act done or purporting to be done under this Act, without the previous sanction of the Government.
How do I find court cases under Section 94 of the Goa Irrigation Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: GOA Irrigation Act 1973 94, section 94 GOA Irrigation Act 1973, section 94 of the Goa Irrigation Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When was the Goa Irrigation Act enacted?
Goa Irrigation Act was enacted in 1973 as Act 18 of 1973. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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