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Offences by Companies.— Where a person committing an offence under this Act is a company or other body corporate, or an association of persons (whether incorporated or not) every Director, Manager, Secretary, Agent or other Officer or person concerned with the Management thereof, shall unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent, be deemed to be guilty of such offence]. 146[60C. Time limit for disposal of cases.— All applications and/or proceedings under sections 7, 7A, 14 and 18C of this Act shall be disposed as far as possible within a period of three years from the date of their filing or from the date of their receipt from the Court of Senior Civil Judge, as the case may be.] 147[60D. Validation of notices, proceedings, orders, etc., of the Joint Mamlatdar under this Act.— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or in any judgment, decree or order of any Court, Tribunal or other authority to the contrary, all notices given, inquiries held, disputes decided, proceedings conducted, orders passed and all actions taken or acts done by any Joint Mamlatdar, by exercising the powers of Mamlatdar under this Act before the commencement of the Goa Agricultural Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 2014 shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be and to have always been validly given, held, decided, conducted, passed, taken or done, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (2) No court shall have jurisdiction to entertain or try any suit or legal proceedings against the Government or against any officer of the Government or any Joint Mamlatdars acting or purporting to act under this Act in connection with the exercise of powers of the Mamlatdar under this Act whatsoever on the ground that the actions taken by such officers were illegal or invalid or irregular by reason of fact that such officers were not legally empowered to perform the functions of the Mamlatdar in accordance with the provisions of this Act.] 148[60E. Regarding duties, functions and powers of Mamlatdar.— Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, including clause (15) of section 2, the Mamlatdar shall be deemed to have validly performed the duties and functions and exercised the powers of the Mamlatdar, before the date of commencement of the Goa Agricultural Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 2015, as if such powers were vested in him at all material times under this Act.]