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Suits in which the Government is a party.— (1) No Court other than the 32[“District Court”] shall receive or register any suit in which the Central Government or the 33[Government of the Government of Goa] or any officer of Government in his official capacity, is a party: Provided that the 34 [Government] may by general or special order notified in the Official Gazette, direct that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any suit or class or category of suits of the nature referred to therein. (2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to a suit against the administration of a Government Railway. 35[26A.— Transfer of pending suits and bar on the jurisdiction.— All suits received or registered under section 26 and pending before any Court of a Senior Civil Judge immediately before the commencement of the Goa Civil Courts (Amendment) 30 section 24 of the principal Act omitted the by Amendment Goa Act 22 of 2009. 31 Substituted for the word “Administrator” by Amendment Goa Act 22 of 2009. 32 Provisions has been amended twice i.e. by Amendment Act, 1987 (Act No. 6 of 1987), and again by Goa Act No. 5 of