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Nothing in section 4 shall be held to prevent the Civil Courts from entertaining the following suits : (a) suits 1[against 2[Government]] to contest the amount claimed, or paid under protest, or recovered, as land-revenue, on the ground that such amount is in Saving of certain suits. 1 The words “against the Crown” were substituted for the words “against Government” by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council. 2 This word was substituted for the word “Crown” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. 1876 : Act X] Maharashtra Revenue Jurisdiction Act 7 excess of the amount authorized in that behalf 1[by 2[State] Government] or that such amount had, previous to such claim, payment or recovery, been satisfied, in whole or in part or that the plaintiff, or the person whom he represents is not the person liable for such amount ; (b) suits between private parties for the purpose of establishing any private right, although it may be affected by any entry in any record of revenue-survey or settlement or in any village papers ; (c) suits between superior holders or occupants and inferior holders or tenants, regarding the dues claimed or recovered from the latter ; and nothing in section 4, clause (g), shall be held to prevent the Civil Courts from entertaining suits, other than suits 3[against the 4[Government] for possession of any land being a whole survey-number or a recognized share of a survey number ; 5[and nothing in section 4 shall be held to prevent the Civil Courts in the districts mentioned in the Second Schedule hereto annexed from exercising such jurisdiction as, according to the terms of any law in force on the twenty-eighth day of March, 1876, they could have exercised over claims 3[against 4[Government]]— (a) relating to any property appertaining to the office of any hereditary officer appointed or recognized under 6Bombay Act No. III of 1874 or any other law for the time being in force, or of any other village-officer or servant ; (b) to hold land wholly or partially free form payment of land-revenue ; (c) to receive payments charged on, or payable out of the land-revenue.]