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The Government decided a political question (act of the State) which adversely affected the plaintiff.…

An act of State, being a sovereign political decision, is not justiciable in municipal civil courts, so the civil court had no jurisdiction to try the suit: "No".

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The Government decided a political question (act of the State) which adversely affected the plaintiff. Plaintiff challenged the decision in a civil court Decide whether the civil court had the jurisdiction to try the suit

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An act of State, being a sovereign political decision, is not justiciable in municipal civil courts, so the civil court had no jurisdiction to try the suit: "No".

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