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1 [32. Governments suits.- ( 1 ) No subordinate Court other than the Court of 2 [Civil Judge (Senior Division)] and no court of small causes shall receive or register any suit in which 3 [the Crown] or any officer of the 4 [Government] in his official capacity is a party. ( 2 ) In every such case the Plaintiff shall be referred to Court of the 5 [Civil Judge (Senior Division)] and such suit shall be instituted only in the Court of the 6 [Civil Judge (Senior Division)] and shall be heard by such 7 [Civil Judge], subject to the provisions of section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908). ( 3 ) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to a suit against the administration of a Government Railway ; or to apply to any suit merely because an officer of the 8 [Government] is a party thereto, in his capacity of,- ( a ) member of a local authority, (b) curator, guardian, manager or representative of a private person or estate in virtue of an appointment, delegation, declaration or exercise of powers under :- (i) Order 32, rule 4( 4 ), of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908) ; ( ii ) Section 69 or 71 of the Indian Lunacy Act, 1912 (IV of 1912) ; ( iii ) Section 7,18 or 42 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (VII of 1890) ; ( iv ) Section 1 or 17 of the Ahmedabad Talukdars Act, 1862 (Bom. VI of 1862) ; ( v ) Section 3, 19( 1 ), 19( 2 ), 20, 22( 1 ) or 41( 1 ) of the Bombay Court of Wards Act, 1905 (Bom. 1 of 1905)].