Civil Court in respect of any action taken or intended to be taken in pursuance of the right conferred by this section.

Interest of State Government, Corporation, etc. not to be affected.— (1) Nothing in section 3 shall—

1. (a) affect any interest of the State Government, the Corporation or the Government Company or any bank in any property, created by any mortgage, charge, pledge, or other encumbrance; or Inserted by the Amendment Act 11 of 1993. Inserted by the Amendment Act 11 of 1993. Inserted by the Amendment Act 11 of 1993. Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. III) – 859 – Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act
2. (b) bar a suit or affect any other right or remedy against any person other than a person referred to in that section, in respect of a contract of indemnity or guarantee entered into in relation to an agreement referred to in clause (a).

1. (2) Where the property of any person referred to in section 3 is subject to any mortgage, charge, pledge, or other encumbrance in favour of the State Government, the Corporation, a Government Company or a Bank then—
   • (a) in every case of a pledge of goods, proceedings shall first be taken for sale of the goods pledged, and if the proceeds of such sale are less than the sum due, then proceedings shall be taken for recovery of the balance as if it were an arrear of land revenue: Provided that where the Collector is of the opinion that it is necessary so to do for safeguarding the recovery of the sum due to the State Government, Corporation, Government Company or Bank, as the case may be, he may, for reasons to be recorded direct proceedings to be taken for the recovery of the sum due as if it were an arrear of land revenue before or at the same time the proceedings are taken for sale of the goods pledged.
   • (b) in every case of mortgage, charge or other encumbrance of immovable property the said property or as the case may be the interest of the defaulter therein, shall first be sold in proceedings for recovery of the sum due from that person as if it were an arrear of land revenue, and any other proceedings may be taken thereafter only if the