IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA FIRST APPEAL NO. 289 OF 2005 M/S SALGAOCAR ENGINEERS PVT.LTD., AND ANR., ... Appellants Versus MR. DODDI VENUGOPAL RAO, MARGAO GOA ... Respondent Shri M. S. Sonak, Advocate for the Appellants. Coram:- D. G. KARNIK & F. M. REIS, JJ. Date:- 4th October, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing for the appellants. None present for the respondent. 2. The appeal arises out of judgment and decree passed in Special Civil Suit No.159/1991/B by the Civil Judge Senior Division, Margao. The suit was valued at Rs.20,00,000/- for the purpose of jurisdiction. 3. The Goa Civil Courts Act was amended by the Goa Civil Courts ( Amendment) Act, 2009. Section 20A introduced by the amendments says that all the appeals which are valued up to Rs.20,00,000/- or below and pending before the High Court immediately before the commencement of Goa Civil Courts ( Amendment) Act, 2009, shall, on such commencement stand transferred to the concerned District Court. Section 6 of the Goa Civil Courts Act, as amended, confers the jurisdiction on the District Court to hear all the appeals where the subject matter does not exceed Rs.20,00,000/-. As such the present appeal stands transferred to the District Court, Margao Goa. D. G. KARNIK, J. F. M. REIS, J. at*