law: Pension’s Act, 1871
  6. Civil Court empowered to take
  
  cognizance of such claims
  A Civil Court, otherwise competent to try the same, shall take
  
  cognizance of any such claim upon receiving a certificate from such Collector,
  
  Deputy Commissioner or other officer authorized in that behalf that the case
  
  may be so tried, but shall not make any order or decree in any suit whatever by
  
  which the liability of Government to pay any such pension or grant as aforesaid
  
  is affected directly or indirectly.