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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)].
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><b><sup>1</sup>[32. Governments suits.-</b> (<i>1</i>) No subordinate Court other than the Court of <sup>2</sup>[Civil Judge (Senior Division)] and no court of small causes shall receive or register any suit in which <sup>3</sup>[the Crown] or any officer of the <sup>4</sup>[Government] in his official capacity is a party. <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) In every such case the Plaintiff shall be referred to Court of the <sup>5</sup>[Civil Judge (Senior Division)] and such suit shall be instituted only in the Court of the <sup>6</sup>[Civil Judge (Senior Division)] and shall be heard by such <sup>7</sup>[Civil Judge], subject to the provisions of section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908). <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>3</i>) 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 <sup>8</sup>[Government] is a party thereto, in his capacity of,-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) member of a local authority, <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> curator, guardian, manager or representative of a private person or estate in virtue of an appointment, delegation, declaration or exercise of powers under :- <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(i)</i> Order 32, rule 4(<i>4</i>), of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908) ; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>ii</i>) Section 69 or 71 of the Indian Lunacy Act, 1912 (IV of 1912) ; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>iii</i>) Section 7,18 or 42 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (VII of 1890) ; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>iv</i>) Section 1 or 17 of the Ahmedabad Talukdars Act, 1862 (Bom. VI of 1862) ;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>v</i>) Section 3, 19(<i>1</i>), 19(<i>2</i>), 20, 22(<i>1</i>) or 41(<i>1</i>) of the Bombay Court of Wards Act, 1905 (Bom. 1 of 1905)]. <br>