 (to be/as 1ntroduced 1n lok sabba) page v, 11ne 12 from bottom,~ before itdelhiii insert "the" ' ' page ~1, line 3 from bottom,- ; - - _  'for off'ed" read "offences't· "" page 2, line 14,- '--", - for "provision" ~ "provisions" page 2, line 33,--!2!: "mean" ~ "means" r  (1) in line 16, for (1i) in line '25, : for (iii) 1n line 35, foo' "inclu 10n" read' "inclusion" "nece s ary" read "necessary"  'f·re 19nation1f"'"fead "resignation" - ~   line 18,-  --5, in the marginal heading to clause 6,- omi t "up" -  _·:page 9,-ii'ne 'z7,-'~~ " for "ex-fficlo" read "ex-officio" _y-:i,'  ----age l~, line 11,- , rot "member" read "numberu j _ -- e 13, 11ne 27,·-for "continuousl" ~ "continuously" -   ·page 15, 11ne 21,--- - i for "panchayat" ~ rrpanchayats" 12 page 18, line 14,-f2! flsubmitten" read "s ubmi tted" 1; page 24,11ne5 3 and 4,-;, !£! lied or abuse~ any of the powers conferred "upon 1~ by or under this failed to exerc1se 1 ts powers ' j:orform its functions or has exceed-if - read -"fail-3d to exercise its powers or perform 1 ta functions ar h2s exceeded or abused any of the powers conferred upon it by or under this" 14 page 29, line 9,-before "business" insert "its" 15 page 30, line 23,-aftpr "is" insert nan" 16 page 30, in the marginal head1ng to clause 49,- after i'v acationlt  insert if of" 17 page 36, line 28,-for "think" read "thinks" --18 page 38, 11ne 31,-for !lofu ~ "or" - 19 page 38, 11ne 35,· after "behalf, or" ins ert "may" 20 page 40, line 20,-after "try" insert "any" 21 page 45,---  ~ ~1:) in the marginal heading to clause 109, "commttee" read "comm1ttee~' (1i) 1n 11ne 20, --alter "samltis" insert "ot"-22 page 46, 11ne 25,-tor it amendment" read it amendmenrs" -53, 11ne a4,-tor "second"" read "seeondlt -page 53, 11ne 34, - " ~ "1'j8" _rc~d "178" page ~, line 13, for "less" ~ "loss" page 55, line 26,-!2!:"rs 121f read "rs 12" page 56, line 25,-for "address" read "addressed" ----page 59, line 14,-for 110ff~~i~"" road "offl!~c~1! page 00, lin~ 35, for "complaint" iw "cqdlplajnant~"  page 60, against line 24, 1n the marginal heading- " -for "attendence" read uattendance" -----e 64, line ~,-tor "29" read "29 and" page 35, lin·3 2a, afto~ -ges1res to" insau' "acquire" line 29,-m "modification" r~ad "modifieationsu - e 69, line 22, ~ after "owner or it ·o~i~ "the'!· e 70, line 3,-for "persons" read "person" ----ge 72, line 12 from bottom,-for "samati" read "samiti" --e 72, line 10 from bottom,-for "ex-officio" ~  "ex-ofticio" 37 page 75, line ~3,-aftar "panchayat" insert "samiti"-38 • page 77, line 1 from bottan,-tor "urisdiction" read "jurisdiction" --39 page 78, line 7,-!2!: it proceed ing" read ii procet:ldings" 40 pag~ 79, line 14,-!2! if (i)1t re ad "(!!)" 41 p~e' 79, 1~ne·'4  j~~()mbottbm,- for "'panch~ya:ts't" -i'ead npanch~yatsn j - 42 page 81, line 5,~ -_  '   ~ - ' r'   --after "110" insert "(1)" ,     page 84,-nna'·11,-43  -', after "committee" insert "or" page 86, '~~i~~ !:f f~om "bp,t~om, -44 for ii area" ~ ii areas" 45 page 90, line 18,·'::  -- ' for "sectionstl read "section" '" -'" "-'-46 page 92, line 16 f'rool':bottom,-- '""-"  for "sections "21'" ,read "sections 27" , --,  47 page 96, line 6 fram'bo~tam,- ,  ;; 48 '-- "'---  -~- -49 for "dis putes" read "dispute" -r;,,;,: ' - -   page 101,~±i~:trom bottqm,- - - '" for uby" read'" ,·be~·~ ~  1~~-:---page 103, line ···7~; i': ,   -----  : ---  --'~"  ,  after tlrule" 'insert "or"  i • ,~,,",!",-i, •• ~   -'   ttl  i  ; : ': "' , - ~ so: correct line nunfbers on ::pages  47,48,50,56,68 -an1! 70~  1,2,'"7',34, 3s; 39,4l:t~ new delhi; september 3~966 bheri 12, jts6lrtsika ,  nib dblhll'anchayat samitis and nyaya: panchayats bill, 1966 >",   'j, ,,-  arrangement of clauses pulj:kmary  ~ part i '1baito\;,_, extent and' commencement  ~ttojll· part iipanchayat samitls j;)eclaration of blocks 'bmstitution of panchayat samitis and their incorporation composition of panchayat samiti " election and term of office of presidentaud vice-president :~~~at samiti and filling of casual vacancies   of c:dbce of members of panchayat samitt and flllin, " or:ncincies·  1iiqull:ifk:atilons for becoming a member di8qualiftcations for continuing as a member authority to decide questions of disqualifications of mem-'i ben ruling of certain casual vacancies resignation of president, vice-president or member standing committees of panchayat samiti rieht of certain officers to participate in proceedings of panchayat samiti or standing committee thereof power of' president of panchayat samiti to invite certain pel'ioili to attend ita meetinp  lui  for conduct of business at a meeting of pancharat '~'>&umti or standing committee thereof ' powers and functions of panchayat samiti    power of panchayat samiti or its standing committees to call for documents from block development ofbcer ; -'  partm nyaya panchata'diclaljds 44 45 46 47 48 49 50· establishment of nyaya panchayatl, constitl,ttion of nyaya panchayats failure to elect or co-opt qualifications for membership of nya18 panehayat disqualifications for membership vacation of seat term of office of members ofn18ya panchayats oath 10 be taken by members of n1818 panc:bayat  r,' '51 ~:-,,' 53 ' sarr~'lr-h and up-supancb duties of sarpanch and up-sarpanch vacation of oftlce of sarpaddi, ete casual vacancies secretary of a nya18 panehayat cifjil and criminal jurisdictidii of rryaya pa"c1iaytji functions of nyaya panchayal a-civil juritd!ction ·  r; ~ ~~'if"58 suits triable by nyaya pancha18ts suits which may no,t be tried by n1818 pancbayats place of suing suits not to be entertained when matter in issue fa pendid or has been decided in another nyaya panchayat or court incidental determination of questions 88 to title to jmmoy able property, etc, not binding in other actiodi lbnitation transfer of "ii:s b-criminal juriad:ctlon  "oirenceb cognizable by nyaya 'panchayats   offences which may not be tried by dysya pancbayata place of trial persons convicted or acquitted dot to be tried aptn for the same offence " lfinitation for criminal proceedfngs limitation on powers of punishment of dysya pancb, _ "'wer to let off offender alter admodiucm  cuusj!s 72 73 74 compounding of offences compensation for false, frivolous or vexatious complaintl transfer of criminal proceedings procedure 75 benc~es of nyaya panchayats procedure in civil and criminal cases 76 77 78 79 disqualifications for trying a case nyaya panchayat to sit in public power of nyaya panchayat to regulate its own procedure in  certain matters 80 81 82 83 84 duty of nyaya panchayat to effect settlement wherever possible legal practitioners excluded from appearance appearance by agent difficult cases may be referred by nyaya panchayllts to district or sessions court certain laws not to apply to nyaya panchayats judicial control of nyaya panchayats power to transfer criminal proceedings 85 revision in civil cases 86 revision in criminal cases 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 decree~ etc, not to be modified if substantial justice hu been done power to stay further proceedings order in revision to be final finality of decrees, etc, of nyaya panchayats ot proflisions tis to nyaya panclujyau jurisdiction of nyaya panchayat to be exclusive report from nyaya panchayat in maintenance casel proceeding not to be invalidated by reason of absence of some members decision of nyaya panchayat to be by majority nyaya panchayat to have no p'!wer to alter decision, etc 95 96 97 98 records of nyaya panchayats to be open to inspection inspection of nyaya panchayats and training of members thereof application of judicial o1!lcers' protection act, iuo 99 100 conviction by nyaya panchayat not a previous conviction for certain purposes 101 removal of mem'bers in certain cases 102 power to dissolve nyaya panchayat 103 legal proceedings on dissolution of nyaya panchayat power to delegate 104 power to modify certain provisions 105 ~  -,  106 power to make rules  part iv rural area advisory commit'l'destablishment of rural area advisory committee   secretary of committee functions of committee meetings power to make rules  part v amendments to thb delhi land reforms acr, 1954 anddelhi panchayat"raj acr, 1954 amendment of the delhi land reforms ,act, 1954 amendments of the delhi panchayat raj act, 1954  transitional provisions  part vi miscellanbousmembers of panchayat samiti, etc, to be public servants injunction not to be granted in certain proceedings disqualifications arising out of election offences protection of acts done in good faith  power to remove diftlculties layin, of rules  the first schedule-powers and functions" of panciia'ia'l' samitisthe second schedule-form of oath the third schedule-form of oa'l'h the fourth schedule-offences triable by nyaya pan-chaya'l'$ the fifth schedule-procedure for the trial of suits the sixth schedule-procedure for the trial of offence the seventh schedule-amendments to tid delhi puciia-yat raj act, 1954  the delhi panchayat sat\utis and nyaya s panchayats bill, 1966                                     a                                   bill '''id7' the constitution of panchayat samitib and nyaycl par-j~ <1;'  :tit in the union tbtritory of delhi and to make                                                                   certa;" ~t8               in the delhi land reforms act, 1954, and the delhi pachaytu              raj act, 1954, and for matters incidental thereto i:~ed by parliament in the seventeenth y~ of the republic  it follows:- "'  ,~'  '               part i  \"'  preliminary'!'bis act may be called the delhi panchjyat samitis and ~ort ts act 1966  title, ,  extent and extends only to the rural areas of the union territory of commence· ~~ __ ~ ~d~ (a) such areas thereof as are included in any estate owned by the central government or any local authority; and  1 (b) such other areas thereof as are held and occupied for a public purpose or a work of public utility and declared as such under section 1 of the delhi land reforms act, 1954, by the 5 administrator or acquired under the land acquisition act, 1894, or any other enactment relating to acquisition of land for a public purpose expzanation-in this sub-section, the expression "rural areas" has the meaning assigned to it in th~ delhi municipal corporation act 10 1957 6 (3) it shall come into force on such date as the administrator may, by notification in the official gazette,, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provision' of this act and for different areas is 2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,-definitions - (a) "administrator" means the administrator of delhi appointed by the president under article 239 of the constitution; (b) "block" means such area as may be declared by the administrator under section 3 to be a block; 20 (c) "block development officer" means an officer appointed -\l i as such by the administrator or by such other authority as may be specified by him in this behalf; (d) "chiej judicial magistrate" meluul the chief judicial magistrate of delhi;  (e) "circle" means the circle for which a nyaya panchayat has been established under ,section 44; (1) "delhi" means the union territory of delhi; t (g) "development commissioner" means the collector or ~~ any other officer empowered -by the administrator by notification 30-in the official gazette to discharge all or any of the functiodi of a development commissioner under this act; (h) "district judge" mean: the district judge of delhi; (i) "gaon panchayat" means a gaon panchayat established j under the delhi land reforms act, 1954; 35 ,it i (j) "metropolitan council" means the metropolitan counca of delhi const!tuted under section 3 of the delhi administration act, 1966; (k) "nyaya panchayat" means a nyaya panchayat establish-5 ed fer a c~rcle under section 44; (l) "panchayat samiti" means a panchayat samiti con:tituted under section 4; (m) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; i:> (n) "president" means the pre~ident of a panchayat samiti; (0) "rural are'a advisory committee" means the rural area advisory committee established under section 107; (p) "sarpanch" means the chairman of a nyaya panchayat; (q) "scheduled caste" means any of the scheduled castes 15 : pecified in part i of the schedule to the constitution (scheduled castes) (union territories) order, 1951; (r) "senior sub-judge" means the senior subordinate judge of delhi~ (s) "up-sarpanch" means the vice-chairman of a nyaya pan-20 chayat; (t) "vice-president" means the vice-president of a panchayat samiti; (u) "village" means the village or group of villages for which a gaon sabha has been establi~hed; 25 (v) all words and expressions used but not defined in this act and defined in the delhi panchayat raj act, 1954, shall have the meanings respectively ass:gned to them in that ~:t  part ii panchayat samltis)0 3 the administrator may, by notification in the official gazette dec!aradeclare such contiguou:: gaon sabha areas as he deems fit to b! a lion of block for the purposfs of this act and may similarly alter the limits blocks of any block by including therein or excluding therefrom any gaed sabba area 4 (1) the administrator may, by notification in the atncial gazette, constitute a panchayat samiti for a block with effect from such date as may be specified thuein comtitu tion of panchayat samitis and their incorpora_ tion (2) every panchayat samiti shall, by the name of the block fer which it is constluted, be a body corporate having perpetual f:ucces-s sion and a common [eal whh power, subject to the provisions of this act and the rule's made thereunder, to acquire, hold or dispose of property and to enter into contracts and may, by its corporae name, sue and be sued (3) if, after a panchayat samiti is constituted for a block under 10 sub-section (1) ,-(a) any gaon sabha area is included in that block, the panchayat samiti for that block shall acquire jurisdiction over such arra and all rules, notificat:ons, orders, d:rections and notices lawfully made cr issued and in force throughout the block 15 on the date of such inclu: ion, shall apply to the area so included from that date, unless the administrator o~herwise directs; (b) any gaon sabha area is excluded from that block, such arr a shall, as from the date of such exclusion, cease to be sub· ject to the juri£diction of the panchayat samiti of that blo:k 20 and to the rules, nofficatio:ls, orders, d~rections and notices lawfully made or issued and in force therein (4) when a gaon sabha area is transferred from one block to an· other, the administrator may make such incidental and consequential orders as may be nece: sary for effecting the transfer 25 5 (1) ,every panchayat samiti shall consist of a president to be elected in accordance w~th the previsions of this act and the following oher members, namely:-composi tion of panchayat samiti (i) pradhan of every gaon panchayat within the block for which the panchayat samiti is ccnstituted: 30 prov:ded that-(a) if a pradhan of any such gaon panchayat refuses to be a membrr of the panchayat samiti or resigns such membersh·p, he shall, w·th effect from the date of such refusal or re ignation and notw~thstanding anything to the contrary 35 contained in any ether law for the time being in force, cease to be a pradhan of the gaon panchayat and the person who succeeds h:m in such office shall be a member of the panchayat sam:ti in his place; (b) if at any time there is no pradhan for a gaon panchayat, the development commiss~oner shall ncminate a member of the gaon sabha to 'be :he member of the panchayat samiti to represent that gaon sabha; 5 (c) if a gao, sabha area ic; transferred from one b'ock to anether, the pradhan of tl}o gaon p=mchayat of that area r-hall cease to b~ a member of the prmchavat samiti of that block and c:hall become a member of the panchayat sam:ti of the other block; 10 (ii) member elpcted to the house of the peo:,le from the constituency of which the block forms a part; (iii) member elected to the metropolihn council from the constituency of which the block forms a part; (iv) member electe-f to th~ ml1nicinal corn"'ration of delhi 15 from any area of which the block forms a part; 20 (v) two women and follr r°'pt'esp,t~t;vec; of the sc"edll1~d castes, all six of whom sh~ll b~ elpcted in the prpc;cri'led rrannf'r hy tre merrberc: ~("fied in (oj l!s's (i) (ia), (ii,) and ev) from amonj! 'parsons who are membars of anv nann "ahha in the block but who are not already members of the panchayat samiti (2) if a per-on who is a memb"'r of the panchayat s~mi'i by virtue of clause (v) of sub-section (1) also becomes a member th~re­of by v:rtue of any other clause of that sub-s"'chon b:s membe'fsh'p 25 in the panchayat samiti under clause (v) shall cease 6 (1) the presfdent of each pttdch"yat san-ftf fh~lilte elected elec fa the prescribed m"luler, (rom amodgst the me miters of the g",od and sabhlls ;d the block for which the padch"yat samltf is cod~tftute", of 0 of } by ad elector  1 college cod!llsda,( of th~ member or the gaod dent 30 p?dch-yats w;'h:d the block fad the members specftled id clauses vice (,) to (iv) of sub-sectiod (1) of sectiod s pre, of f cha:-(2) there shall be a vice-president for each panchayat samiti sarrl who shall be elected by the members of the panchayat samiti from julin amongst themselves in the prescribed manner cf (a' 35 (3) notwithstanding anything contained in sub-s~ction (1) or vacaq su"'-~~cfnn (2), a member nominated under item (b) of the proviso to clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 5 or a member specified in dau, (ii) of the said sub-section (n "hall not b! ~lected as preident or vice-president (4) if the pradhan of a gaan panchayat is elected as fresjdent of the panchayat samiti he shall notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, cease to be the pradhan of th:! gaon panchayat from the date of such election (5) a vacancy in the office of the president or vice-pres!dent shall be filled in the manner provided in sub-section (1) or as the case may be, sub-section (2) (6) save as otherwise provided in this act,-(a) the term of office of the president or vice-president shall be five years from the date of his election but the presi- 10 dent or vice-president shall cease to hold his office even before the expiration of such term on his ceasing to be a member of the panchayat samiti; (b) when a vacancy occurs in the office 01 the president or 1 vice-president before the expiration of his term of office the 5 person elected as president or vice-president in that vacancy shall hold office for the residue of the term of his predecessor  7 save as otherwise provided in this act,-(i) (a) a member specified in clause (i) of sub-sect;on (1) of section 5 shall hold office so long as he continues to be the" 20 pradhan of the gaon panchayat; members of panchayat simiti and filling of vacancies (b) a member nominated under item (b) of the proviso to clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 5 shall hold office until the pradhan of the gaon panchayat is elected; (ii) a member specified in clau,:,e (ii), clause (ui) or clause 25 (if)) ('f sub-section (1) of rction 5 shalt hold office so long ao; he cnntinues to be a member of the body tll which he has heen elected; (iii) a member electl!)d under clause (v) of sub-section (l) of section 5 shall hold office for a term of five years from the 30 date of election disquaji-8 subiect to the provisions ot this act a person shall be disqualified to be elected or nominated as a member of a panchayat samiti if such person,-clti~s or beinga ~ber (a) is unable to read and write hindi or urdu or ~(' (b) is an undischarged insolvent or (c) is of'· w:~und mind and stands so declared by a com petent court or cd) is a servant of government or of any local authority, or (e) i!; cnnv;rt"'d of anv of'a"1ce unddr the untouch~bnity (off  n~ps) act 1955 or 0'( :m offe"r-e i"volvin~ mo"al turpitude or rrd"''re'i to {!:va ~ecur;hr for {!nod h"'h'wiour under section 110 of the code of criminal proc~dure, 1898 9 (1) s1tbie~t to the pr~vi!;ions of seetion 10 a member of a ~~~:-panchayat samiti shall cease to be such member, if hefor continuing as (al becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specifted a member in seeu:n 8; or (b) has been continuously absent from theb'rck frr more than six months; or (c) has absented himself fl"om three or more consecutive meetings of the panchayat samiti : providpti that no meetin!;! from which a m~""hr (1h~erted hims~l'f shall be countpri r{!ll;nc:t h;m und"r thic; cl=t11c:p if notice of that mpetin~ was no~ !riven to him in th~ 'dl''''~cribod mqn'ler, or the meetinl! was adiourned without tl'ansact;n~ any business either for want of quorum or for any other reason e~lanation -where a m  pti'll! wh;ch shall not cou"lt agafnt a ber under the proviso ;ntervenps betwea'l two mept;n~ which a'tainst him tho~e two m~etit'l{!c; sh~l1 hp ro~rded as being to each other for the purpose of this clause (2) (a) where the block na vo1ooment officer ic; ~atisfi~d that l>er~on has ceased to be a m~mber hj:!vinp' inc1l'"t'pd a'lv of the lifications specifipd in !l:ub-soct;nn (1), h~ fth:lll f"rthw;fh intit1,at fact bv tp{!ic:tar"'ri doc:t to tho j't'i~mber eo"t!°med a"d the same to th~ panchayat samiti at its next ordinary meet-(b) if such intim~tion rd1~t,~ to a di""1uq};firl:lt;nn undor cl~uc;e of th~ said ~ltl)-sertio'l l"lrl if tho m",,h  r ""diioc; for rostol'rt;on memhorshin to thp p!tnr-havat s~,"h; w·tl,in th;rtv ~avc; of the 1wci!~'1'\ bv him of'su,h intit'n!!ltinn 11  c:h~ l' he cft!om~d tn h~vo boed to his membershfp arid the blo~k~d~velopm~nt officer shall the fnct of such restoration to the panchayat samiti at its meeting : provided that a member shall not be so deemed restored more than once during his term of office (c) upon such restoration, he shall be deemed to have been tored also to the membership of any standing committee 01 panchayat samiti of which he has ceased to be a member u· clause (c) of sub-section (1) (d) pending such restoration the member shall be entitle( act as if he were not disqualified authority 10 (1) where intimation is given by the block to decide officer under sub-section (2) of section 9 that a person has cea que~tions to be a member of the panchayat samiti, or where an allegation of dlsqual1-  1lcations that effect is made by any person or authority to the block devel of memment officer and the block development officer has given bers tion of such allegation to the member and such member di the correctness of the 'fact so intimated or the allegation so or where any member himself entertains any doubt whether or he has become disqualified under that section, such member or a other member may, and the president at the request of the pane ayat samiti shall, within a period of two months from the date which such intimation is given or doubt is entertained, as the may be, apply to the prescribed authority for decision (2) the prescribed authority, a'fter making such inquiry as considers necessary, shall determine whether or not such member j disqualified under section 9 and its decision shall be final (3) pending such decision, the member shall be entitled as if he were not disqualified filling of certain casual vacancies 11 any vacancy occurring in the office of an elected member other than president or vice-president before the expiration of his term of office shall be filled by election of anoth~r perso':1 in the prescribed manner by all the members of the panchavat samfti including those specified in clause (v) of sub-section (1) ~f s~ct=on 5 and the person so elected shall hold office for the residue of thf term of the predecessor r~o;ignation 12 (1) the president, the vice-president or an elected or nornl- vo~preplident nated member may resi~ his office as such president vice-prelf-5 1c'e- rell-, dent or d~nt: or member by giving notice in writing addressed to the p  ",ember h s'  d d l'   otft-  c ayat ,amltj an e 'vetoing if to the block devclo?ment ~:: •• (2) except in a case where the person resigrung delivers the ,wtiee of resignation personally to the block development officer, the block development officer shall, on recelpt of a notlce 01 reslg-:-:ation, obtain confirmation from the person concerned as to its 5 _;enuineneu ,-(3) a resignation delivered personally or confirmed as aforesaid shall take effect on and from the date on wtllcn the notice was recelved by the block development officer 13 (1) for every panchayat samiti there shall committees respectively forbe standing standing committees of (i) agriculture, animal husbandry, minor irrigation, power, panchareclamatlon (mcludmg soil conservatjon and codlour bunding) yat samiti and fisheries; (ii) co-op'eration, thrift and small savings, cottage industries, rura! housing, statstics, and prohibition of, or temperance in, the consumption of mtoxicatmg drinks and of arugs which are injurious to health; (iii) welfare of women and children; (iv) social welfare; (v) works; and (vi) fidance in addition to the six standing committees referred to in (1) a panchayat samiti may, with the approval of the ia"-i,u,  ator, constitute one or more standing coiiuillttees for  matter dot specified in the said sub-sectod every standing committee shall consist of seven members iwllom the pr~dedt of the panchayat samiti shall be ez-tficio and chairman and the remaining six shan be elected by the of the panchayat sam!ti from among themselves in the --,  ~ that if the panchayat samiti so decides, it may elect in manner not more than two of the remaminl six from among persons who are members of gaon sabhas ,block but are not members of the panehayat samiti and who lave experience and knowledge of the subjects assigned to standing l,;onumttee: a-_  provlded further that in the case of the standing committee l the suojecls spe":lilea m clau;e t'j or suu-se;l 01 \l), the rad~1 yat ~alnlll sjlc:w elect two ot tne remammg six mt!mo\;;rs nom "mol p~rsous -wilo are memoers or lia~n ::):lij1:ls in me bloclt but a' not memoers of tne t'ancuayat ~amhl aaa wno have experiell ana !wowleage of co-operatun ana co~tage ,naustr  e",; provided also that in the case of a standing committee for th subject specmed ld clause tw) 01 sud-st:cton \,l}, tne idajorhy l lu: m\,nlu",r snll 0: wv ••• ~u, wod 1' lh: uu!l  t;f vi \\",nt  ------'- memb  rs vt tn: l'cucn  y,,( ')jlll s n~' i;u':-j",olle to su~n majority, such numder of women as are required to secu, sued majority shall be elected from among wumen wno are members ot lxdoll ~onas m tne tll0ck but are not memoers of lb, panchayat saduu: provided also that in the case of a standing committee for the subject speclllcu ld clause voj ot sub-section (1), the majority of me members shall be memoers of the scheduled castes and il lne number of such members of the panchayat samlti 1s not ~utti­dent to secure such majonty the requued number of such medlbers to secure such majority sh,;lll be elected tram among persons who are memoers 01 liaoll ~donas ill the block but are not members of lh:- 1"'an _l  y at ~amjli (4) every stancing committee shall, in relation to the subjects assigned to it, exercjse such of the powers and perform such of tile functions of the rancl8yac ::scuwti as the administrator may, by ""foer! specify-(5) no member of a panchayat samiti other than its president :ihall be a member of more than cne standing commttee at a timc: provided that the provisions of this sub-section shall not apply to a member of a colillillttee constltuled under clause (iii) of subsection (1) who may also become a member of any other one -committee constituted under that sub-section: provided further that where the number of members of the" panchayat samiti is not sufficient to fill as aforesaid all the seats of every such standing committee, a member of a panchayat samiti may become a member of any two such standing committees (6) all the provisions of this act relating to the duties, powers" liabilities, dsquawications and disabilities of members of the pad-f ,,"';v chayat samiti shall be applicable, 'so far as may be, to the members of any standing committee who are not members of the panchayat samiti (7) a member elected to a standing committee shall hold office 5 for such period as may be prescribed (8), any vacancy' occurring in the office of an elected member of a sanding committee before the expiration of his term of office shall -~ filled by election of another person in the manner pres-"ribed and the person so elected shall hold office for the residue t':' 10 of the 1erm of his predecessor i' , " , ~ (!a where a person elected as a member of a standing com-'-mittee :jrom among the members of the panchayat samiti ceases to be a diiii!i)lber of the panehayat samiti on any date, before the ex-) "dira&l of his term of ofbce as a member of the standing com-}5 mitteene shall cease to be a m'ember of the 'standing committee , on ajiiiif :!rom such date ~:':i ~"<' k '!ftle development commissioner and· such officers 'as the ad- ri~h~ of, ~'''' minim:ator may, by order, specify shall have the right to speak in, ~c:~~ and 0l3elrwise to take part in, the proceedings of any meeting of a to parti-panch:awet samiti or any standinjc committee thereof function ing cipate in witbm "-!be local limits of their respective jurisdictions b\jt shall ~roceed_ " not ~ -rirtue of this section, be entitled to vote at any such meet- pmgs hof t " ' -anc aya 'lng ','' w!<' samiu" or, " ',' , ""::,ij;i •• ;';t  , , stan:a~fii,;,~: ,; ,iii ',  '-' ' wd,~1  :; commit_ " thereof  ; ': 'is j~) (a) the president of a panchayat samiti may, for pur- power of rj£' consultation, invite any person having, experience and -::e;:~t ~!c1;iiii_!d knowledge i- any subject under the colisideration of the chayat samiti or a standing committee thereof to attend the samiti to  "meeting "f the panchayat samiti, or as the ease may be, the standinvi~ , ing c  tt certain ott=: __ ill ee persons  to attend , '" ('b) 5iduch person shall have the right to ~ in, and otherwise its meet-"~-t ~rt in, the proceedinrs of such meeting, but shall not, by ings ni'h'in,,_ at-· ·this section, be entitled to vote at any such meeting  - :' '(2) 4= ~rson attending a meeting under sub-section (1) shall , enun " to such adowances as may be prescribed ~ :or 16 every panchayat samiti or a standing committee thereof ~ shall, in regard to the conduct of business at its meeting (including  ---quorum) follow such procedure as may be prescribed,  7 t  - je' 'li w t r -::=; :''''':i:- "iii!ii!i; 17 (1) subject to the provisions of this act, the panchayat samiti shall exercise the' powers and perform the functions speci-5 fled i~ the first schedule (2) it shall also exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred on 'and entrusted to it by the administrator for "'carrying out the purposes of this act; but it shall not exercise'the powers or perform the functions expressly to assigned by or ~der this act or any other law to its presigent ,or to the block dev~lopinent oftlcer or any other au'thol'ityr(oi' (3) every panchayat samiti shall' endeavour to imtil among the people within ~ts, j':lrisdiction a spirit of self hel~a initiative and,~ harness their enthusiasm for raising the standa i ,ltving i~ (4) th~ panch~yat sa~'iti may; with the y,1evious approval of ,~ the administrator and subject to such'terms and conditions as may ~ be prescribed, borrow money for carrying out the purposes of this <, act ' , , -r fil 18 (a) a panchayat samin or a standing committee thereof - ? 2t may, at any time,' require the block development officer to furnish ~,=! any document in his custody !jot -, (~~ !he biock ~evelopm~nt officer s~all comply with every s~ch  '  requisition unless in his opmfon immediate compbanee therewith  ' would be prejudicial to' the interests of the panchayat samiti or of  the general public and' ,in such a case he shall refer the matter to = the president whose decision thereon shall be final n " ~ 1ae-"'-r- , 19: ~a panchayat samiti may require any village officer of any ,  village within the jurisdiction of the pancbayat samiti to furnisb =-to any information required for the purposes of this act on any -7 matter fauipg within such categories as may be prescribed in & peet of sqch village or ,any person or property therein - - 20 (j) the president of a panchayat samiti shall-powers and' (a) exerc:s! administrative control over the block develop- functions merit officer for the purpose of implementation of the resolu- of presitions of the panchayat samiti or any standing committee ~::nt and vice-s thereof; president (b) convene, preside over and conduct the meetings of the pancha~at samiti; and (c) have full access to all records of the panchayat samiti i (2) in case of emergency, the president may, in consultation (10 with the block development offic~r,' direct the  execution of any t~ work or the doing of any act which lequires the sanction of the ~, panchayat samiti or any of its standing committees and the imme-1(;,\, diate execution or the doing of· which is, in his opinion, necessary  for the "service or safety of the general pub:jic, but he shall report ,,~5 the action taken under this sub-section and the reasons therefor to :' the panchayat samiti or the concerned standing committee at its ~', next meeting: ' ", provided that be shall not direct the execution of any work or the doing of any act in contravention of any order of the government (3) the vice-president shall exercise such powers and perform such functions of the' president as the president may, from time to time, delegate to' hini 'in writing , , (4) ~,~, ,theomce of the president is vacant  ,the vi~e-presi­of' the,' p~chaiaf samiti shall exercise the powers and pe~orm fun~(ioq'~1 tht!, 'president until a new president is elected    (5) if the president has been cortinuousl absent from the block  for more than fifteen days or is incapacitated for 'mor~ than fifteen days, his powers and functions during such absence or inca-, pacity shall devolve on the vice-president ~, , (6) (a) when the office of t~e pfesident is vacant or the presi-~~'~' dent has been continuously absert from the block for more than ~' fif~een days or is incapacitqted for more than fiftet=d days, and there :t,ia 'eithe'r a' vkcancy in the office of the viee-president or the vice-"\,, 'prl!sident hils been continuous'y- absent from the block for more ','>, ~han fifteen days or is ircapacitated for more than fifteen days, ,:{ the powers and ~ fimctions of th"e ~re&ident ljiall devolve on a mem-'ber o~ tne pancbayat samiti" el':qted in the prescribed manner by '4 ~he members of the panchayat sa:miti m" ) " (b) the member of the panchayat samiti so eiected shall be styled as the temporary president and he shall exercise the powers and perform the functions of the president subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be prescribed until a new president or vice-president assumes office after his election, or until the presi- 5 dent or the vice-president returns to the block or recovers from his incapacity, as the case may be 21 any member of a panchayat samiti may draw the attention of the president or t11e block development officer to any neglect in the execution of panchayat samiti work, to any waste of panchayat 10 samiti property or to the needs of any locality and may suggest any improvement which may appear desirable right of individual members to draw attention in respect of pan--chayat samiti works, etc 22 (i) the block development officer shall-(a) issue not~ces, under instructions from the president and the chairman of standing coijldittees, for meetings of the is panchayat samiti and the standi"g committee thereof, powers and functions of block development officer (b) attend all such meetings and record and maintain the minutes thereof, (c) participate in the deliberations at such meetings, (d) draw and disburse moneys out of the panchayat samiti 20 fund: provided tha ~ the president may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, stop any such payment and place the matter before the panchayat samiti or the standing committee concerned, 25 (e) subject to the prior approval of the panchayat samiti, execute contracts for and on its behalf, (f) sign and authenticate all letters and documents for  and on behalf of the panchayat samiti, (g) take steps to remove any defect or irre~larity brought 30 to no~ice in the course of audit of the accounts of the panchayat samiti or pointed out in the report of the audit thereof, (h) report without delay all cases of fraud, embezzlement, ~ theft or loss of money or otber property of the panchayat ~",,~', samiti, ;14 0) furnish to the administrator copies of the resoiutions passed at, and proceedings of, every meeting of the panchayat samiti or any standing committee thereof and copies of or extracts from other documents required by him, (j) help the gaon panchayats in organising essential voluntary organisations for de\'elopmental work and in drawing up their plans with a view to ensure that their production programmes conform to the broad policy laid down by the panchayat samiti and are desigred to increase agricultural produce and co -operative organisation, (k) see that the plans and programmes approved by appropriate authorities are executed with efficiency and through extension methods, (1) see that the construction programmes undertaken by the gaon panchayats conform to the stal\dards laid down and are completed within the scheduled time, (m) inspect on behalf of the panchayat samiti the financial position of the gaon panchayats with special reference to the levy of taxes and their recovery, recovery of loans advanced and maintenance of regular accounts, (n) exercise general supervision over the gaon panchayat in the block for the purposes of this act, (0) exercise supervision and control over the acts ,of all "officers and serv~nts of the panchayat samiti including the ,--~~, staff borne on the establishment of the panchayat &miti and , the staff working in institutions and schemes transferred' by 'the c' administrator to the panchayat samiti in matters of execjl,tive administration and matters relating to accounts and records of the panchayat samiti, (p) exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as are conferred or imposed on him by or under this act or as may be delegated to him under section 41  - •th, ereof, the seniormost officer subordinate to him, who may "~' t at the place of the m~ting, !tall attend such meeting :t, ' ~(2) if for any reason the block dew10pment officer is unable' ttend any' meeting of the panchayat samiti or a standing com-e23 the block development officer and other officers and staft of a panchayat samiti and tre stai employed in the institutior s  under the panchayat samiti shall be subordinate to the panchayat samitl block development officer and other officers and staff of panchayat  samiti to be subor dinate to panchayat samiti 24 (1) every panchayat samiti shall have the power to create with the previous approval of the administrator, such posts of 5 officers and other employees as it may consider necessary for carrying out the purposes of this act creation of posts of officers and other employees and appointments 'thereto (2) the administrator may, at any time, create such posts for any panchayat samiti as) he may cor sider necessary for carrying out thepurpos~ of this act 10 (3) all appointments to the posts created under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) and transfers of the holders of such posts shah be made in the prescribed manner   allowan-:25 (1) tber~, shall be paid to the -members of a ranchayat 'ces fo~ samiti jncluding its president and vice-president, for att:ending a is atte~dmg f meeting of the panchayat samiti, and to the members of a stand- ~:mg 0 ing committee 9f a panchayat samiti, including its chairman for , ~cbayat attending a' meet~ng of such committee, such allowances as may "samiti or be prescribed standing ~  _ _t" -"t7' - ---• c- - , ~" - y -- ,_ --_  (~~tte~:,  (~) ~b~e fihall  als~ b~ paid to the ~eside~~ !?: r~pe~t of his 20 ~ft,f!  tours ul the block such allowances as may be prescrlb~ ' ?:7~,~;:}f1~tf- :~::~ ~': '    ~_r , ·,~dtiayat 26 (1) all moneys received by a panchayat samiti shall con-'sadibi stitute a fund called the panchayat samiti fund and shall be fund applied for the purposes specified in this act and for such 'other puxy(5ses and in such manner as may be prescdbed~  '  25  ~  w (2) all moneys received by the panchayat samiti shall be lodged in the nearest government treasury or with the-sanction    -of the administrator in any bank approved by him  ~  ~ -   _ --' ~~:--~- :~~::,:~ ~-• ~,!:  ~ 'f') ali orders of chewaes against the panc:hayet ~a!piti fund shall be liigned by' the block development ofbcer· •  ~~ 30 27 (1) the panchayat samiti fund shall consist ot-income (,) grants for meeting the liabilities transferred by administrator to the panch,at samlti; and exthe penses of panchayat samitl (i,) a':l hoc gradtl &om the consolidated f1idd of iddia; 5 (iii) grants for implementing schemes transferred by the administrator and bodies or innitutions for the development of cottage and village industries such as khaeli, silk, coir, handicrafts, haddlooms, leather works and the like; (iv) loans-10 (a) advanced by the government, or (b) raised by thl!_ panchayat samiti with the previous approval of the administrator; (v) donations and contributions received by the panch ayat samiti from local authorities or from the public in any f! is ~:'" foren;  < ('vi) sale proceeds of immovable and movable properties; (vii) such other income or receipts as may from time to time be prescribed (2) the expenses of the panchayat samiti shall include the re-20 payment of loans contracted by it, the salaries and allowances of its officers and servants, allowances 'to its members, any item of expenditure directed by the administrator for carrying out the purposes of this act and such other expenses as may be necessary for such purposes  '\  ' provided that grants referred ,to in clauses (i) and (iii) of sub-1l!et101l' (1) shall be utilised in ~ccordance with the, terms and con~ ititlbns of the same budget of 28 (1) the block development ofbcer shall in each financial frame and place before the panchayat samiti on or before the date a budget showing the probable receipts and ex penduring the following financial year, and the panchayat samiti "hslli adopt the budget with such modifications, if any, as it thinks -pill ~ i -, ••• _- ~ -,-- ·--t-:--""~··-111··- ,", " ,(!) the budget, as so adopted, shall be submifted by the block ~~c)pllnellt ofbcer on or before such date as may be "prescribed, administrator who shall cause it to be placed before th,· area ad9lijry committee fqj; f;o~idera~on~  (3) the administrator shall thereafter approve the budget with or without modification after taking into consideration the recommendations of the rural area advisory committee (4) if, for any reason, the budget is not adopted by the panchayat samiti under sub-section (1) befcre the date referred to in sub-sec- s tion (2), the block development officer shall submit the budget to the development commissioner who shall forward it to the administrator after making such modifications, if any, as he thinks fit and thereafter the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3) shall apply as they apply to a budget adopted by a panchayat samiti 10 (5) if, in the course of a financial year, the panchayat samiti finds it necessary to make any alteration in" the budget with regard to its receipts or items of expenditure, a revised or s11pplemental budget may be framed, adopted sub mitten and approved, as far as may be, in the manner provided in sub-sections (1), (2), ·(3) and (4) is accounts 29 (1) the panchayat samiti shall keep [uch accounts and sub- and audit mit such statements to the administrator and the rural area advisory commi ttee as may be prescdbed (2) (a) accounts of receipts and expenditure of every panchayat samiti shall be maintained for every financial year in such form as 20 may be prescribed (b) an ahstract of every annual account of a p8ilchayat samiti showing its income under each head of receipt, the charges for the establishment, works undertaken, the sum expended on each work the balance, if any, remaining unexpended: and such other info~la- 2sj tion as may be prescribed~ !ball be prepared by the 'pancllayat samiti :, in such form as may ·be :pj"escribed and submitted to the adminis-~ trator no· later than the fifteenth day of the secondinonth of the '1 "~ nrxt financial year (3) (a) all annual accounts and all accounts kept under sub- 3c, :4 section (1) shall be examined and audited, as roon as may be, afte-r '1 the end of each financial year by such person or authority as the j :4 administrator may appoint in this behalf 1 ~~ (b) the auditors so appointed shall be deemed to be pu'blic servants within the meaning of section 21 of the indian  penal code 4~  incurred contrary to law and surcharge the same on' the person ', incurring or authorising the incurring of, such expenditure, and ma~ charge against any person responsible therefor the amount of any deficiency, loss or unprofitable outby occasioned by the neg· ligence or misconduct of that person or any sum which ought to 5 have been but is not brought into account by that person and shall, in every such case, certify the amount due from such person explanation-it shall not be open to any person whose negligence or misconduct has caused or contributed to any such deficiency or loss or unprofitable outlay to contend that not withstand-10 ing his negligence or misconduct the deficiency or loss would not have occurred, but for the negligence (lr mi·sconduct of some other person (ii) the auditors shall state in writing the reasons for their decision in respect of every disallowance, surcharge or charge and a is copy of such decision sh~ be served on the person against whom it is made' in the manner laid down for the service of summons in the code of civil procedure, 1908  - (iii) any person aggrieved by any disallowance, surcharge or charge may, within fourteen days after the date of service on him 20 of the decision of the auditors, either-(a) make an application to the senior sub-judge to set aside such _ disallowance,  surcharge or charge and the court, after taking such evidence as is necessary, may confirm, modify or remit such disallowance, surcharge or charge with such orders as to costs as i~ may think propel' in the circumstances; or (b) in lieu of such application, prefer an appeal to the administrator who shall pass such orders as he thinks fit (iv) where an application is made to the court under sub-clause (a) of clause (iii) the auditors shall be'the sole respondents thereto, 30 and the applicant shall not make 'either the a~ministrator or any other person a party to the proceedings (v) from the decision of the court under sub-clause (a) of clause (iii), an appeal shall lie to the idgh court (vi) every sum certified by the auditors to be due from a person under this act shall be paid by such person to the block develop-3s ment officer within fourteen days after the date of service on him of the decision of the auditors unless within that time such person has made an application to the court or pr~f:rr!d an appeal to the administrator against the decision; and such sum, if not so paid, or such sum as the court or the administrator declares to be due, shall be recoverable as if it were an arrear of land revenue 5 (vii) notwithstanding anything in this section the administrator m~y at any time direct that the recovery of the whole or ally part of the amount certified by the auditors or declared by the court or the administrator to be due from any person under this act shall be waived if in his opinion such a course is justified consider- j, ing all the circumstances of the case (5) the panchayat samiti shall pay to the administrator, out of its receipts such sum as may be determined by him towards the pay and allowances of such auditors or towards any other expenditure involved in the audit of the accounts of the panchayat samiti 15 ,  30 (1) a motion exprcssing want of confidence in the president or in the vice-president of a panchayat samiti may be made in accordance with the procedure laid down in the following subsections motion of no confidence in president or vice-president (2) a written notice of intention to make the motion, in such 20 form as may be prescribed, signed by not less than one-half of the total number of members of the panchayat samiti, together with a copy of the proposed mot~on shall be delivered in person, ,by any - two of the members signing the notice, to the development commissioner 2s (3) the development commissioner shall tilen convene a meeting for the consideration of the motion at the office of thepanchayat samjti on a date appointed by him which shall not be later than thirty days from the date on which the notice under sub-section (2) was delivered to him and he shall give to the members notice uf not 30 less than fifteen clear days of such meeting in such manner· as may be prescribed:  provided that where the holding of such meeting is stayed by an order of a court, the meeting shall be adjourned, and the development commh;sioner shall hold the adjourned meeting on a date 3s<~ not later than thirty days from the date on which he receives the  intimation about the vacation-of stay, after giving to the members ~ notice, of not less than fifteen clear days of such adjourned meeting (4) the quorum for such a meeting shall be three-fifths of the -total number of members of the panchayat samiti and the development commissioner shall preside at such meeting but if within half an hour after the time appointed for the meeting, the development commissioner is not present to preside at the meeting, the meeting shall ~'and adjourned to a date to be appointed by him ~nder s sub-section (5) explanation-in the determination of three-fifths of the total nuinber of members under this section any fraction arrived at shall be construed as one -(5) if the pevelopment commissioner is unable to preside at ute 10 meeting, he shall, after recording in writing the reaso!)s for' his absence, appoint a date on which the meeting adjourned under subsection (4) shall be held: provided that-' i   l (a) the date so appointed by him shall not be later' than ~': is thirty days from the date fixed for the meeting under sub-  l', sectl:) (~:ti::d of not tess than ten clear days of the adjourned "" meeting shall be given to the members f (6) save as provided in sub-sections (3) and (4) a meeting con-20 vened for the purpose of considering a motion under this section shall not fqr any reason be adjourned (7) 4s soon as the meetin~ convened under this section commences, the development commissioner shall read to the panchayat samiti the motion for the consideration of which the meeting has 25 been convened and declare it to be open for debate (8) no debate on the motion under this section shall be ad- (, journed  (9)  s~h dt!bate shall automatically termln8te on the expiration qf two hoursf~om the time appointed for ·the· coinmencement o~ the meeting if 1t is not concluded earlier and on the conclusion of the  debate or on the expiration of the said period of two hours, whichever is earlier, the motion shall be put to vote (lfl) the development commissioner shall not speak on the merits of the motion and he shall not be entitled to vote thereon (11) a copy of the minutes of the meeting together with a copy of the motion and the result of the voting thereon shall be forwarded forthv,dth on the termination of the meeting by the development commissioner to the administrator 'i',: (12) if the motion is carried with the support of not less than ·three-fifths of the total number of members of the panchayat samiti, the administrator shall, by notification in the official gazette, remove the president or the vice-president,' as the case mav be, and the resulting vacancy in the office of president or vjce-president shall be ftlled in accordance with the provisions of this part within the prescribed time s (13) if the motion is not carr;ed by such a majority as aforesaid or· if the meeting could not be held for want of quorum, no notice of any subsequent motion expressing want of confidence in the same president or vice-president shall be made until after the expiration of six months from the date of the ft'leeung 10 31 (1) the administrator may, by order, remove from office the president, or vice-president or other member of a panchayat samiti, after giving him an opportunity of making a representation, if h e - "  ~,-~ (a) cellses to be a member of the gaod babha, or is (b) incurs any of the disqualifications specified in section 9, or power of administrator to remove· president, vice-president or member of panchayat -samiti (e) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting, or (d) is, in the opinion of the administrator, guilty of misconduct in the d;scharge of his duties, or 20 (e) is, in the opinion of the administrator, undesirable iq the public interest to be continued in office, or (f) has, in the opin;on of the administrator, acted against the interests of the gaon panchayat, or (g) disobeys any lawful order issued by any court or any 2s qther ·authority 'under this act or any other law for the time being tn· (oree, ~r   (h) has caused financial loss, waste or misappropriation of any money, or property belonging to the panchayat samiti, by neglect or misconduct in the performance of his duties 3c (2) where the president, the vice-president or a member of a panchayat samiti is removed under sub-section (1), the "a~a"cy shau, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) be fiijed in the madner specified in section 6 or section 11, as the case may be, within the prescribed time 3s (3) a president, a vice-president or a member removed fr<1m his oftice under this section shall not be eligible for re-election or renomiilation as president, vice-president or member for a period of three jears from the date of the order of removal (4) the administrator hall have power to review any order issued under sub-section (1) and pending such review to stay the ~rder of removal 32 (i) a panchayat samiti may ~ and if so required by the ad- joint 5 ministrator shall, join with one, or more than one, other local autho- ~::=_ rity in constituting a, joint committee for any purpose for which chayat they are jointly responsible samiti and (2) the constituti<'n, powers and procedure of the joint com- other mittee and the method of settling differences of ""iini"n arising in ~c:::;:ority 10 connection with such committee between the local authorities concerned  sh~1i be such as may be prescribed 33 (1) the administrator may, ·by order ib writing, cancel an, power· to resolution pas~ by a :anchayat samiti or any standing c"mmit- ::;:r~~ tee thereof if,'ift his ,opinion, such resolution-solutiod of 15 panchayat (a) is not lawfully passed; or samiti (b) is in excess or abuse of the powers ~onferred by or under this act, or a~y other law; or (c) on its execution is likely to cause danger to human life, health or safety or is likely to lead to a riot or affray 20 (2) the administration shall, before takinl action under subsection (i), give '~he ,panchayat samiti an opportunity of showing cause against the proposed order (3)' ift in th'opinion of the 'developmaat :cormnissioner, immediate action is becessary to suspend a reaolutlon on any of the grounds referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (1), he may, ~y ~ order in writing, suspend the resolution and make a report to the ) ~  administrator  f i,~ (4) the administrator may, eit~er on ~ own ~otion or on a l representation made by the panchayat samitiaggrieved by the r order made under sub-section (3), call for the record of the case in ~,'1vhich such order was made and pass such order in relation thereto fl' 18 he may deem fit but the administrator shall dot pass any order 1:' tarejudiciaf to the pa'nchayat samiti unless it is given an opportunity , of showing cause against the proposed order power of administrator to supersede panchayat samiti 34 (1) if, at any time, it appears to the administrator that a panchayat samiti is not competent to perform its functions or has ed or abused any of the powers conferred upon it by or under this failed to exercise its powers or perform its functions or has exceed-act, or any other law for the time being in force, the adm~nistrator 5 may direct the panchayat samiti to remedy such incompetency, failure, excess or abuse or to give a satisfactory explanation therefor and if the panchayat samiti fails to comply with such direction, the administrator may supersede the panchayat samiti for a period not exceeding one year from a specified date and reconstitute it in 10 accordance with this act on the expiry of that period: provided that on or before the cxp:;y of that period the admf-ilistrator may, by notification in the official gazette and, for rea-iods  to be stated therein, postpone the reconstitution of the panchayat samiti for a further period not exceeding six months 15  '  (2) when a panchayat samiti is superseded under sub-seetion (1), the administrator may cause all or any of the powers andfu1'c-,ions of the panchayat samiti to be exercised and performed' by such person or authority as the administrator may appoint in that behalf during the period of its supersession or until the panchayat 20 samiti, is reconstituted in accordance with the provisions of this act, and any person or authority so appointed may, if the administrator so directs, receive remuneration for the services rendered from the funds of the panchayat samiti ,~:""' (3) (a) with effect from the date specified for the supersession of 2s a panchayat samiti under sub-section (1) all its members including its president and vice-president shall forthwith be deemed to balre-·vacated···their offices as such and they shall not be entitled tb be restored to office after:  the expiration of the period 6f supersession '  (li) the members of a reconstituted panchayat samiti shall en-'30 ter upon their offices on the date specified for its reconstitution (4) if, at any time, it appears to the administrator that a stan-~~' ding committee of a panehayat samiti is not competent -to perform i· its functions or has failed to exercise its powers or perform its func--i tions or has exceeded or abused any of the powers conferred upon 35 it by or under this act or any other law for the time being in force, the ·administrator may direct the standing committee to remedy such incompetency, 'failure, excess or abuse, or to give a satisfactory explanation therefor and if the standing cominittee fails til comply with such direction, the administrator may dissolve the - standing committee and direct the panchayat samiti to reconstitute the standing committee immediately thereafter 35 no act of a panchayat samiti or of a standing committee acts of thereof shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of a defect in =~a~~! 5 the establishment of such panchayat samiti or standing commit- to be tnvatee, or on the ground that the president, vice-president, chairman lidated by or any member of such panchayat samati or standing committee informawas not entitled to hold, or continue in, such office by reason of any lity li  h' vacancy disqualification or by reason of any irregularity or illega ty in is etc 10 nomination, or election, as the case may be or by reason of such act having been done during the period of any vacancy in the office of the prcsicknt, vice-pj;esident, chairman or hthfr ~ember of such panchayat samiti or standing committee ' 36 (1) every m:'mber of a panchayat samiti including the president shall oa~ of 15 befo~e taking his scat make ~nd sub~r~be ~efore such authority as may be :!l:umee sp~ified by the admlnlstrator in this behalf an oa~or affirmation taken by according to the form set out fo~ the pm-pose in the second schedule members i i~ i ~ (2) if a person takes his seat at a meeting of the panchayat samiti before he has complied with the requirements of sub-section 20 (1) he shall be liable in respect of each day on wh~ch he so sits to a penalty· of twenty:fivc rupees to be recovered as a sum due to the panchayat samiti (3) the provisions of this section shall, so far as may be, apply the members of a standing committee of a panchayat samiti, are not members of the panchayat samiti ,37 (1) every panchayat samiti shall furnish to the administrator adminis- ' report on its administration for each financial year as soon as may tration after the close of such year, in such form and with such details as report may be prescribed (2) the report of the panchayat samiti ~hall be prepared by the block de\'elopment officer and the panchayat samiti shlflj consider forward it to the administrator with its resolution thereon the administrator shall cause the report to be placed before area advisory committee for consideration 38 any sum due to, or recoverable by a panchayat samiti under this act may be recovered as if it were an arrear of land revenue recovery of sums due to pancha)at samiti as arrears of land revenue 39 (1) any officer or other person whom the admini~trator mry empower in this behalf may enter on and inspe'ct,-powers of entry of inspectin, omeers (a) any 'immovable property, or any work in progress under 5 the control of any panchayat samiti; (b) any institution maintained by, or under the control of, any panchayat samiti and any records, registers or other documents kept in such institution; and (c) the office of any panchayat samiti ~nd any records, 10 registers or other documents kept therein (2) the panchayat samiti' or the institution aforesaid shall be bound to afford to the oftlcer or person referred to in sub-section (l) such access at all reasonable times, to its property or premises and to all documents as may, in the opinion of such officer, or person, be is necessary to enable him to discharge his duties under this act power of revision and review by administrator 40 (1) the administrator may, either on his own motion or on an application from any person interested, call for and examine the record of a panchayat samiti or of its standing committee or of any authority, subordinate to it in respect of any proceeding to satisfy 20  himself as to the regularity of euch proceeding or the correctness ie' gaety or propriety of any decision or order passed therein; and, if, in 8jly case, it appears ~ the admjnistrator that any such decision or order should be modifted, annulled or reversed or remitted for reconsideration, he may pais orders accordingly: provided that the administrator shall not pass any order prejudicial to any party unless such party has had an opportunity of making a representation, (2)· the administrator may stay the execution of any such deci-  sion or order pending the exercise of his powers under sub-section (1) in respect thereof (1) the administrator may, oil his own motion or on an applie&tioll received from any person interested within ninety days of the passid'  of an order under sub-section (1), review any such order, if it was passed by him uader any midake, whe:ther of fact or of law, or in ignorance of any material fact :md the pro\'isions contained in the proviso to sub ·section (1) and in sub-5~ction (2) shall apply to any 5 proceeding under this sub-section a they apply to a proceeding under sub-section (1), (4) every application preferred under sub-:;ec ~ion (1) or subsection (3) shall be accompanied by a ffe of fifteen rupees works 41 (j) the administrator may, by notification in the official delegation 10 gazette, delegate all or any of his powers or lunctions under this ~~~o;~'!r part, except those conferred upon him by this section and section 42 , to to any person or authority subordinate to him and may, in like transrl'l manner, withdraw any power or function so delegated institutions and (2) the exercise of any powers or functions delegated under sub-is secticn (1) shall be : ubject to such restrictions limitations and conditions as may be specified in the notification (3) a panchayat samlti or any person exercising or perfonning any powers or functions by or under the provisions of this part may delegate any of its or his powers or functions in writing to any person or authority, subject to such restrictions limitations and conditions as may be prescribed, (4) the administrator may transfer any institution or work under his management or con~rol to a panchayat samiti, subject to such restrictions limitations and ccnditit·ns as may be specified by hijn: provided that no such transfer shall be made unless the previous "~lrrse!nt of the panchayat samiti i - obtained (1) the administrator may, by notification in the official power to make rules for carrying out the purposes of this part, make rules in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the power, rules made under this section may provide for any of the following matters namely:-(i) the manner in which any election under this part may be held and disputes relating thereto settled: (ii) the manner of giving notices of meetings of a panchayat samiti to members; (iii) the term of office of a member elected to a standing ;,  0000mittee of a panchayat samiti; -\ (b)l8-s ':; (iv) the procedure to be followed at meetings of the panchayat samiti or standing committees thereof for the conduct of business and the number of members which shall form a quorum at any meeting; (v) the terms and conditions subject to which a panchayat 5 samiti may borrow money; (vi) the categories of matters on which information may be required by a panchayat samiti from any village officer; (vii) regulating the appointments to the posts created under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 24 and the 10 conditions of service of the holders of such posts; (viii) (a) the allowances of members of a panchayat samiti including the president and vice-president; (b) the travelling allowances of the president of a panchayat samiti; 15 (c) the allowances of members of a standing committee of the panchayat samiti; (d) the allowances of persons invited under sub-section (1) of section 15 to attend the meetings of a panchayat samiti or standing committee thereof; 20 (ix) other purposes for which the panchayat samiti fund may be applied; (x) the preparation of budget estimates of receipts and ex-; penditure of a panchayat samiti; (xi) the maintenance of the accounts of income and ex- 25 penditure and the statements that are to be submitted to the administrator or the rural area advisory committee; (xii) the form and manner of giving notices respectively under sub-section (2) and sub-section (3) of section 30; (xiii) the constitution of joint committee, its powers and 30  procedure and the method of settling difference of opinion between local authorities; (:!:iv) the form of the report of administration of a panchayat samiti and the details with which such report is to be lurnished; 3' " (xv) the procedure for making bye-laws by a panehayat samiti u'-d publication there of ; (xvi) the restrictions, limitations and conditions subject to which powers or functions may be delegated under sub-section (3) of section 41; (xvii) any other matter which has to be or may be pres-5 cribed 43, subject to such rules as rna\" be made under this part, a power of p h s  d  " l'anchnyat anc ayat amiti may, with the approval of the a mmlstrator, s 't't k  ami i () rna e bye-laws for regulating its ?~nc'r:1ure +01' the cllnjuct of make business and generally for carrying ou: any of the purposes for bye-laws 10 which it is constituted  part iii nvaya panch'wats44 (1) for the disposal of simple cases in any area to which establishthis act extends, the administrator may by notification in the om-:ea~a of 15 cial gazette, group two or more villages into a circle and ec:tah- panlish a nyaya panchayat for the circle cha: nts (2) in grouping two or more villages into a circle, the administrator shall have regard among other nntters to their contiguity, the facilities of communication available and the population in-20 volved (3) the nyaya panchayat shall be known by such name as may be specified in the notification 45 (1) a nyaya panchayat shall consist of the following mem- constitu bers, namely: _ tioll of 1 ~ ~5 nyaya pan-(a) two members elected in the prescribed manner h,y cha~ nts every gaon panchayat in the circle: [i ~ (b) persons co-opted by the elected members as provided in sub-section (2) (2) the following persons shall be co-opted by the elected '·]0 members to a nyaya panchayat,-, (a) two women, if no woman has been elected to the nyaya panchayat, or one woman if only one woman has been so elected; (b) one person belonging to the scheduled castes, jf no such person has been elected to the nyaya panchayat fuiufc tn :: !cct 46 if any gaon panchayat fails to elect a member of a nyaya panchayat or if the elected members of a nyaya parchayat fail to coopt a member as required by section 45 the administrator may 5 nominate any person who is qualified to be so elected or co-opted, as the case may be, to fill the \'acancy 47 no persori shall be eligible for election or co-option as a member of a nyaya panchayat unless he-ql;a iifications for :nember-(a) has comple-ted the' 8ge of thirty years; 10 ,)~:~ nf n::aya panchayat (b) is ordinarily resident in the case of a member to be elected, within the jurisdiction of the gaon panchayat electing him, and, in the case of a member to be co-opted within the jurisdiction of the circle for which a nyaya panchayat has been established; 15  (c) is able to read and write hindi or urdu48 (1) a person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of a nyaya panchayat-disqualifications for membnship (a) if he holds any office under any gaon panchayat in the circle or under the nyaya panchayat; or 20 (b) if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or (c) if he is undischarged insolvent; or (d) if he has been dismissed from service under the government or a local authority for misconduct; or 25 (e) if he has been sentenced by a criminal court to imprisonment for any offence involving moral turpitude, such offence' not having been pardoned; or :  :: (f) if he is convicted of any offence under the untouchability (offences) act, 1955 30 i (2) if any question arises as to whether a member of a nyaya panchayat has become subject to any of the disqualifications men-1· tioned in sub-section (1) the question shall be referred t() the i prescribed authority whos£' opc'ision shall be final vacation 49 (1) if a member of a nyaya panchayatseat (n) brcomes subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in sub-section (j) of section 48; or (b) ceases to reside for the prescribed period within the jurisdiction of the gaon panchayat which elected him or jn the case of a co-opted member, the circle, or (c) resigns his seat by writing under his hand addressed to the sarpancb; his seat shall thereupon become vacant elected or cohis seat in the (2) where a member of a gaon panchayat is 5 opted to be a member of a nyaya panchayat, gaon panchayat shall thereupon become vacant 50 (1) as nearly as possible, one-third of the members of a nyaya panchayat shall retire, as soon as may be, on the expiration of every second year in accordance with such rules as may be 10 made in this behalf term of office of members ofnyaya panehayats (2) a person retiring under the provisions of this section shan be eligible for re-election or for being co-opted again st every member shall before assuming office make and subscribe before s~ch authority as may be specified by the adminis-is trator in this behalf an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the third schedule oath to betaken' by members of nyaya panchayats sarpanch and upsarpanch 52 (1) the member shall elect in the prescribed manner one from among themselves to be the sarpanch of the nyaya panchayat and another to be the up-sarpanch 20 (2) if a nyaya panchayat fails to elect a sarpanch or an upsarpanch as required by sub-section (1), the prescribed authority may appoint any of the members to be the sarpanch or up-sarpanch, as the case may be, and such person shall be deemed to have been duly elected as the sarpanch or up-sarpanch duties of u 53 (1) the sarpanch and, in his absence, the up-sarpanch shall sarpanch r preside over every sitting of the nyaya panchayat and up-(2) in the absence of the sarpanch and up-sarpanch, the sar- sarpanch panch may nominate any member of the nyaya panchayat to prey jide over any sitting of the nyaya panchayat ~o (3) the sarpanch and up-sarpanch shall perform such other functions as are specified in this part or as may be prescribed 54 a sarpanch or up-sarpanch-vacation of office of sarpanch, etc (a) shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a member of the nyaya panchayat; (b) may, at any t;me by writing under his hand addressed to the prescribed authority, resign his office;  r, j,(c) may be removed from office 'by a resolution of the nyaya panchayat passed by a majority of not less than three-fourths of the then total members of the nyaya panchayat at a meeting convened in the prescribed manner casual vacancies 55· any casual vacancy among the members of a nyaya panchayat 5 shall be filled in, the same manner ao: a regular vacancy, but the term of office of a member so chosen shall be the residue of the term of the person if: whose vacancy he has been chosen 56 (1) the administrator ~hall appoint a secretary to each nyaya panchayat, but nothing herein contained ~hall prevent the 10 appointment of the same person as secretary to two or more dyay panchayats secretary of a nyaya panchayat (2) a secretary of a nyaya panchayat shall assist the nyaya panchayat in the performance of its functions under this part and shall perform such other functions as may be pre~cribed is  civil and criminal jurisdiction of nyaya pancl:ayat:';57 a nyaya panchayat shall try civil and criminal cases of the nature specified in this part functions of nyaya panchayat  a-civil jurisdic"ion58 (1) the following sui ts are triable by a nyaya panchayat if 20 the amount or value thereof in each case does not exceed two hundred and fifty rupee"', namely:-suits triable b) nyaya panchayats (a) suits for money due on contracts; (b) suits for the recovery of any movable property ortha value thereof; 2 (c) suits for compensation for wrongfully taking or injuring any movable property; (d) suits f()r damage by cattle trespass: 1 provided that parties may by written agreement refer anyti :uit of the nature mentioned in this sub-section to a nyaya pan- 30j chayat fl1r decision by it if the amount or value of such suit ~ do"s nrt excef'a five hundred rupees and thereupon the ny8y , panchaynt shall dispose of such suit i~ accordance with the provision,: of thi~ act (2) notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) the, administrator may, by notification in the official gazette, dpelre  that nyaya panchayats in the entire area 0: any part thereof to which this act applies may try all or any of the suits of the nature mentioned in that sub-section or the proviso thereto, the amount cr vulue whe-reof does not exceed five hundred rup~e~ and one thousaml rupees respectively 5 59 notwithstanding anything mentioned in section 58, the fol- suits which lowing suits are not triable by nyaya l'ancruyatsmay not be tried (a) suit~ on a balance of par~nership account; by nyaya panchayats, (b) suits for a share or part cf a share under an intestacy or for a legacy or part of a legacy under a will; 10 (c) ~;uits for the recovery of rent of any immovable property; (d) suits for forec1csure, sale or redemption in the case of a mortgage of, or charge upon, immovable property or for the declaration of any other right to, cr interest in, immovable property; 15 (e) suits by or aga 'nst minors or persons of unsound mind; (f) [uits by or against the central or a state government or a local authority or a public servant in his official capacity; (g) suits the cognizance of wuch by civil courts is barred under any law for the time being in force 20 60 every suit under this act shall be instituted before the nyaya plaet' of panchayat of the circle in which the defendant, or any of the defend- suing " ants where there are more than one, at the time of the commencement of the suit actually and voluntarily resides 01 carries on business or personally works for gain 61 no nyaya panchayat shall try any suit in respect of any matter suits not which is pend~lllg for decision in, or has been heard and decided by to be entertain-" another nya)-'a panchayat or a court of ccmpetent jurisdiction in a ed when ii ? former suit between the ~ arne parties or those under whom they matter in f claim issue is pending or has been decided in another nyaya panchayat or court 82 if in the decision of a suit it becomes necessary to decide incidentally any question as to title to any immovable property or the legal character of either of the parties to the suit or of the existence of any contract or obligation, the nyaya panchayat may decide such question, but any such decision shall not be evidence of such title, 5 legal character, contract or obligation in any other action incidenlal dt:t~r­mination of questions as to title to immovable propert,}, etc  not binding in other actilms limitation 63 every suit of the nature referred to in section 58 instituted before a nyaya panchayat after the expiry of the period specified in respect thereof in the table below shall te dismissed although limitation has not been set up as a defence 10 |                       | description      | of         | suit      ||-----------------------|------------------|------------|-----------|| pl!riod               | of               | limitation | time from || which                 |                  |            |           || period                |                  |            |           || b:gins to run         |                  |            |           || three                 | years           |            |           || is                    |                  |            |           || when                  |                  |            |           || the money became      |                  |            |           || due to tbe plaintiff |                  |            |           || i                    |                  |            |           || for money due         |                  |            |           || on                    |                  |            |           || contract             |                  |            |           || three                 | years           |            |           || when                  |                  |            |           || the plaintiff         |                  |            |           || became                |                  |            |           || entitled              |                  |            |           || to the                |                  |            |           || deuvery               |                  |            |           || of                    | movable          |            |           || property             |                  |            |           || 2                    |                  |            |           || for the reco'"ery     | of               |            |           || movable property      |                  |            |           || or the value there-   |                  |            |           || of                   |                  |            |           || 20                    |                  |            |           || three                 | years           |            |           || when the movable      |                  |            |           || pr0-                  |                  |            |           || perty                 |                  |            |           || was                   |                  |            |           || wronsfully            |                  |            |           || taken wbea            |                  |            |           || iojury                | was              |            |           || done to it           |                  |            |           || 3·                    |                  |            |           || for                   | rompensation for |            |           || wronsfully            |                  |            |           || taking                | or               |            |           || i~                    |                  |            |           || lny                   |                  |            |           || movable               |                  |            |           || property -            |                  |            |           |three years 4· for dam by cattle trespass when the damage was 2s c"ilused by the cattle trespass transfer of suit<: 64 on the establishment of nyaya panchayats, any court before whom a suit triable by a nyaya panchayat is pending or filed shall transfer the suit to the nyaya panchayat having jurisdiction and 30 such nyaya panchayat shall proceed to try, hear and determine the matter as if it had been instituted therein for the first time  b-culm inal j urisdicti onis (i) the offences specirl~~ in the fourth ~ule are cogni- offences ~~e by a nyaya panchayat 1: ::-':i:nmitted within::lle local limits of cognizable , d' t' by nyava uris ic l o n , j -pancha-2) if the administrator is ~r:: :pinion that any eence not speci- yats   ::1 m the fourth schedule is of 5luch a nature u- it may be tried lyaya panchayats or that arr~ offence so spec~ should cease to :'iable by them, he may by :ldtification in ~ ~cial gazette, -=--"'!ld the fourth schedule anc ith effec~ f!om ~ date of such  :zlcltio:, any offence added to ~-:- removed from ~ foulth sche-::t2 shall become cognizable ora~ the case ma~ ~~, cease to be ::zable by nyaya panchayats, ) any notification issued umjer sub-section i ~ all not affect • ':rial of any criminal proceedulg pending bet i __ nyaya pan-,-,at on the date of the notification and such 2 ding may be r,:;slsed of by the nyaya pancbayat as if the i d' m itit>n had not issued  in set"· i ew:: '15 no nyaya offences which  - notwithstanding anything cuntained "ii:!1:lyat shall take cognizancemay not (1) of any offence of the!: punishaole llic!€fit: ;section 379 of be tried zle indian penal code in any ease where the- usedby nyaya pancha-(a) has been previously convicted of:a:: alienee punish- yats, able under chapter xvii of that code 'nr:tsz:: 1mprisonment of either description for a term of three y~~ upwards; or (b) has been previously fined by any :qz 4!'& panchayat for theft or for dishonestly receiving stoiea: aqjerty; or (c) has been ordered to execute a i :lidr his good behaviour in proceedings instituted under ___ •• 109 or 110 of the code of criminal procedure, 1898; ~ (2) of any offence under the indian penal "-- "-=::!! in any case either the complainant or the accused ia£~ llic servant member of the nyaya panchayat every offence shall ordinarily be enql1irl!a~· =-~, and tried place of ft'olf""" panchayat within the local limits of w~ 'jurisdiction trial rdlmmlit ted, !~"uj'ithstanding anything contained in sub~ ___ 1il1 (1) , rules this behalf may provide for the determinal em c the jurs-,j·jn of nyaya panchayats in ca"es where it is uncertain in which of several circles an offence was committed or by which nyaya panchayat an offence is to be tried persons 68 no nyaya panchayat shall try a person for an offence where convict~ he has already b: __ 1 tried by a court of competent jurisdiction or by 5 69 subject to the pro\-isions of any law for the time being in force, no nyaya panchayat shall take cognizance of any offence under this act after the expir~- ot one year from the date on which the iii offence was committed ~r ac~ult- another nyaya panchayat and convicted or acquitted cjf that offence, ed no to h·i h  t·  t i  f be tried w 1 e suc convlc ion or acquit a remams in ·orce again for the same offence limitation for criminal proceedings 70 a nyaya panchayat may impose on any person convicted by it of an offence cognizable by it any sentence of fme not exceeding rupees one hundred, but it shall not be competent for a nyaya panchayat to impose on any person convicted by it a sentence of impri- 15 sonment, either substantively or in default of payment to fine limitation on powers of punishmentof nyaya panchayaw power to let off offedder after admonition 71 when any person is found guilty of an offence under this act, the nyaya panchayat finding him guilty may, having regard to the (:ircumstances of the case, including the nature of the offence and the character or antecedents of the offender, if it thinks it expedient 20 to do so, instead of imposing any sentence of fine on the offender, let him off after due admonition com-72 every offence cognizable by a nyaya panchayat shall be po unding -il of compoundable i offences '\ compen 73 if a nyaya panchayat is satisfied, after such enquiry as it 35' sation for thinks fit to make, that:1 cl)m_)hin~ brought before it is fals~ and either frivo-< false, d < frivolous lous or vexatious, it may order the complainant to pay to the accuse or vexasuch compemation not exceeding rupees ten as it think fit, and such ~ tious  nyaya panchayat shall proceed to try, hear and determine the matter ~ complamts as if it had been instituted therein for the first time 30' transfer of criminal proceedings 74 on the establishment of nyaya panchayats any court before whom a criminal procfeding triable by a nyaya panchayat is pending or filed shall transfer the criminal proceeding to the nyaya panchayat having jurisdiction arid such nyaya pnnchayat shall proceed tc try, hear and detcnnine the m:jttet as if it had he en ir stituted therein for the first time  procedurebenehes ofnyaya panehayate 75 (1) subject to such rules a': may be made in this behalf, a nyaya panchayat may discharge its functions under this act througb benches constituted by the sarpanch from among its members, each 5 brnch consisting of not les~ than three members (2) every such bench shall, as far as practicable, include a member from the village in which each party to a proceeding before the nyava panchayat ordinarily resides 76 (1) in the trial of any suit or criminal proceeding before it, procedure [0 the nyaya panchayat shall in general be guided by the principles of in c:iril natural justice, that is to ray,-~ cases (i) if a claim is made against any person or any person fl; accused of any cffence, that person shall be informed as soon as may be of the claim or the grounds of the accu~ation, as the case may be; , 15 (ii) every such person shall be given a reasqnable opportunity of being hrard in the matter before any decision is arrived at (2) in particular, a nyaya panchayat shall-20 c ~' i (a) in the trial of suits, fohow the procedure specified in the fifth schedule; and  (b) in the trial of offences, follow the procedure specified in t the sixth schedule ,'~ 77 (1) a member of a nyaya panchayat, who is directly and disqwll1; 'ti,~rsonal1y intereste~ in ~ny suit or ~imina1 proceeding pending ~:~, ,~~fore it, shall be disqualified from trymg that case a c!: , ,'l "f~ (2) if a party to a suit or criminal proceeding before a nyaya  panchayat objects to any member thereof on the ground that he is j;ijrectly and personally interested in the suit or proceeding, and the ,jilembrr does not thereupon withdraw from the nyaya panchayat, _",-the grounds cf obi('et ion nnd the reasons for the continuance of the  ; -t::~ber shall be recorded ii, '18 the place in which a nyaya panchayat holds its sittings'shall ',~ !ileemed to be a place to which the public may have access _u; nyaya pancbayat to lit in public 79 subject to the other provis;ons contained in this act and any rules made thereunder, a nyaya panchayat shall have pow~ to regulate its 'own procedure, including the fixing of the places and time of its sittings power of nyaya panchayat to regulate its own procedure in certain matters 80 (1) in every proceeding coming before it, it shall be the duty s of a nyaya panchayat in the first in~tance to make every endeavour to bring about an amicable settlement between the parties duty of nyaya panchayat to effect settlement wherever possible (1) without prejudice to the g'!nerality of the powers conf rred by sub-section (1), the nyaya panchayat may, for the purpose of bringing about such settlement adjourn the proceeding and l'eft:r 10 the matter to any person or persons ncminated by the parties in this behalf with direction~ to report to the nyaya panchayat within a time to be specified by it as to whether a settlement can be and has been effected, and shall dispose of the proceeding conformably to such report 81 no legal practitioner shall be permitted to appear, plead or act on behalf of any party before a nyaya panchayat: provided that a person who is arrested shall have the right to consult and be defended by a legal practitioner of his choice legal practitioners excluded from appearance appearance by agent 82 subject to the provisions of section 81, any party to a suit or 20  criminal proceeding may appear before a nyaya panchayat either in person or by such agent duly authorised by him as the nyaya 1 panchayat may admit as a fit person to represent him ~ , di1bcult 83 (1) when any nyaya panchayat is of opinion that any suit or cases may criminal proceeding before it is of such a nature or is so difficult ' be referrea or important that it ought to be tried by a court or that the accused, by nyaya in the criminal proceeding ought to receive a punishment different ~\ p:~:-in kind from or more severe than that which the nyaya panchayat ' ~trict or is empowered to inflict, it shall ~tay the suit or criminal proceed-; sessions ing and refer the matter to the senior sub-judge 010, the chief judi- ~ court cial magistrate, as the case may be for orders) (2) the senior sub-judge or the chief judicial magistrate, after'i considering the case, may direct that the suit or criminal proceed- :t ing may be transferred for trial to such civil or criminal court as he 1', ," may specify ;n thlr be-half, or return the suit or criminal pro- ceeding to the :nyaya panchayat with suitable directions for trial { 84 (1) the provisions of the code of civil procedure, 1908, shall certain not apply to any suit before a nyaya panchayat laws not to apply to nyaya (2) the provisions of the code of criminal procedure, 1898 panchashall not apply to any criminal proceeding before a nyaya panchayat yats 5 (3) nothing in the court fees act, 1870, or the indian evidence a('!: 1872, shall apply to any proceeding before a nyaya panchayat  judicial con/tol of nyaya panchayacsr5 (1) if it is made to appear to the chief judicial magistrate power to that in the interests of justice it is necessary so to do, he may on tr~n~fealr - crimm 10 application made to him in this behalf transfer any criminal pro- proceedceeding pending before a nyaya panchayat to another nyaya pan- ings chaya~ or to a judicial magistrate subordinate to him, and the nyaya panchayat or the judicial magistrate to whom any such criminal proceeding stands transferred, shall proceed to try, hear and deterts mine the matter as if it had been instituted therein for the first time (2) where any application under sub-section (1) is dismissed, the chief judicial magistrate may, if he is of opinion that the application was false, ard either frivolous or vexatious, order the appl:caj'lt to pay by way of compensation to any person who has opposed the applica-itl tion such sum not exceeding one hundred rupees as he may consider proper in the circumstances of the case 86 the senior sub-judge may, at any time, on his own motion ~ev~~on or on application made by an aggrieved person within sixty days of m clvll th · e passing of any decree in a civil suit by a nyaya panchayat, call ~  'fbr and examine the record of the case for the purpose of satisfying , as to the correctness, legality or propriety of the decree, · and may after giving a reasonable opportunity to the parties to be · heard, pass such order thereon as he thinks fit i 87 the chief judicial magistrate may, at any time on his own revision  thotion or on application made by an aggrieved person within sixty in crimi- '  nal cues " of the passmg of any order or sentence by a nyaya panchayat a criminal case call for and examine the record of the case for purpose of satisfying himself as to the correctness, legality or  , • of the order or fent'!nce and ,may~ after giving a reasonaopnortu'1ity to the partie's to be heard, pass such order thereou thinks fit decree, etc, not to be modified if substan 88 notwithstanding anything conu"" i,, t'on 86 or section 'ii sec i 87, no decree, order or sentence of a ny,/" < h 'at shall be varied  f ,~nc ay or revised merely on the ground 0 bi", i '~~gularity or illegality, if in the opinion of the senior sub-judw ', ~ the case may be, the chief judicial magistrate substantial )'i", ,~, ~~s been done to the 5 parties by the nyaya panchayat ~ tial justice has been done power to stay further proceedings 10 89 the senior sub-jud~e or, as the '·it, ftl be the chief judid· th d' ay, cia] magistrate may, pen mg e isp1,,j i" any proceeding before him under this act direct that-(i) the execution of any decfc:a , /h ijtayed; or (ii) further proceedings in resfho/, ,,, anv criminal proceeding be stayed or the execution of oj//,/ ,t'nte~ce be suspended 90 any order passed in revision ij'",  ~ the provisions of this part shall be fina'l and ro further -t't'lfcation for revision or review thereof shall lie 15 order in revision to be final 91 except as provided in this part, "'i",,~ decree order or ~entenc~ of a nyaya panchayat shall be fin'tl' , finality of decrees, - etc, of nyaya panchayats  other provislums as to ny4j1h ~tfhchayacs92 except as provided 'in this pari, litt civil or criminal court shall try suit or take cognizance of 141'\~ offence which is triable 2q by a nyaya panchayat jurisdic_ tion of nyaya panchayat to be exclusive report from nyaya panchayat in maintenance cases  93 (1) any magistrate making ~\\ enquiry under section 488 of the code of criminal proceq\\\~, 1898, may require from the nyaya panchayat in whose circle ~h~ wife, chi'ld, husband or parent resides, a report as to the ailla\\\\\ of maintenance which, having regard to the circumstances of u,~ \)brties, should be made payable, and such report shall be ev1del\~~ ,~ such enquiry l  (2) no member of a nyaya panchayl\~,""tt be required to atte~d: as a witness touching any matter on wh" \, 'he report itself is evld- jii ence, but the magistrate may call for " \\wlher report 'i 94 (1) subject to the ru~es, i~ any, "\ "'~pects quorum, a ny~ya ~ panchayat may try any civil suit or cn"''''ni proceeding notwlth  standing the absence of any member proceeding not to be invalidated by reason of absence of some members (2) no proceeding before a nyaya p~'~'~yat shall be deemed ~ " be invalid by reason mere]y that all th" ',;embers of the nya~, panchayat or a bench thereof, as the cas,,· ",,\y be, were not presen ' at any hearing of the proceeding or that some of the members were not present at all the hearings 95 any decision of a nyaya panchayat, if it is not unanimous, decision shall be in accordance with the opin!on of the majority, and where of nyaya 5 the members are equally divided in their opinion, the person pre-~:~~h::at siding shall have a second or casting vote majority 96 a nyaya panchayat shall have no power to cancel, revise nyaya or alter any order passed by it but clerical and arithmetical mis- panchayat takes in any order or any decree arising therefrom due to any acci- to have no power 10 dental slip or omission may at any time be corre~ted by the nyaya to alter panchayat either on i1s own motion or on the application of any de~ision of the parties etc 97 subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf and to the payment of the prescribed fee, the records of 'a nyaya is panchayat shall be open to inspection by, and certified copies thereof shall be given to, such persons as apply for the same records of nya~a panchayat! to be open to inspection 98 (1) the administrator may authorise, in consultation with inspection the high court, exercising jurisdiction in relation to delhi any judicial of nyaya officer or may appoint a s;>ecial officer for the inspection of nyaya pancha- ~~h~~tfn_ " yats and for the purpose of guiding and training them in the performance ing of - of their duties members j, - (2) any report of such judicial or special officer shall be sub- thereof mitted to the prescribed authority 99 the provisions of the judicial officers' protection act, 1850, , shall apply to members of nyaya panchayats in the discharge of , their official duties as they apply to judges and magistrates a conviction by a nyaya panchayat under this act shall not deemed to be a previous conviction for the purposes of section 75 the indian penal code or section 562 or section 565 of the code 1898 application of judicial oftlcers protection act, 1850 conviction by maya panchayat not a previous conviction for certain purposes " 101 (1) if in the opinion of the prescribed authority, a member- removal h of mem-(a) has been guilty of misconduct in the discharge of ~ bers in or of any disgraceful conduct; or certain (b) "has absented himself without lawful excuse from cases ~ee1~lnlrs of a nyaya panchayat so as to render his continuance in office undesirable or has otherwise neglected or refused to perform, or has become in :apable of performing any of the duties as a member; or (c) has rendered himself unfit to perform the duties of his office by reason of his active associat!on with any political party 5 or with any religious, racial, language, caste or communal group; or (d) should be removed from office for any other reason in the public interest; he may, after givirg the member an opportunity of being head ard after 10 such enquiry as he thinks fit to make, remove him frcm membc:rship (2) pending such enquiry, the member may be suspended from office for such period as the prescribed authority thinks fit (3) a member removed from office under thi:; se:tion shall be disqualified from being chosen as a member of any nyaya panch- 15 ayat for such period as the prescribed authority may, in the order of removal or in any subsequent order passed in this behalf, specify power to dissolve nyaya panchayat 102 (1) if, in the opinion of the administrator, a nyaya panchayat has abused its powers or has made a persistent default in the performance of its duties or is for any other reason unable to dis- 20 charge its functions, the administrator may, after giving the nyaya panchayat an opportunity of furnishing an explana'ion, by order notified in the official gazette, dissolve the nyaya panchayat (2) where a nyaya panchayat is dissolved, all the members thereof shall, from the date of the order, be deemed to have vacat- ~~ ed their offices (3) where a nyaya panchayat is dissolved under this se::tion, a new nyaya panchayat shall be established as soon as practicable in the manner provided in this part 103 (i) as from the date of dissolution of a nyaya panchayat all civil or criminal proceedings pending before the nyaya panchayat shall, on that date, stand transferred to the court of the senior sub-judge or the court of the chief judicial magistrate, as the case may be legal proceed_ ings on dissolution of nyaya panchayat (2) the senior sub-judge or the chief judicial mag~strate, shall thereafter transfer all civil or criminal proceedings as the case may be, to any court subordinate to him and competent to try such proceedings and such court shall proceed to try, hear determine the matter as if every sucii procxding had b~en irs::tuted therein for the first time 104 the administrator may, by notification in the official power to gazette, direct that any of the powers which may be exercised by delegate shim und"!r thi; part excent those conferred u~n him bv this s:ctio~ and sectio:l 106, may ais') be exercicjed by such officer sub~rdinate to the administrator and subject to such condition) a; may be s)ccified in the notification and may, h like manner, withdraw any power so delegated 105 notwithstanding anything, contained in this part, if the power to 10 administrator is of opinion that, having regard to the conditions modi~y prevailing in any area, it is necessary or expedient so to do he may, cert~l~ b  fi   h  y nob cahon 10 t e official gazette, declare that clause (a) of provlslons sub-section (2) of section 45 or clause (c) of section 47 shall not app1y there to or shall apply thereto with such modifications ~s may be 15 s:,ecified in the notification 106 (1) tile administrator may, by notification in the official power gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this part to make rules (2) in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, rules made under this section may provide 20 for-(i) the manner in which any election under this part may be held and disputes relating thereto settled; (ii) the manner in which and the authority by which que~­tions relating to disqualificationsof members may be decided;  2s (iii) the manner in which members shall periodically retire and their places filled, whether by election or co-option, as the case may be; (iv) the authority before which members shall take the oath of office, and the allowances, if any, payable to members; (v) the manner in which the sarpanch and u~sarpanch are to be elected and their powers and duties; (vi) the conditions of service of the seeretary and other servants of a nyaya panchayat and their duties; (vii) the determination of the jurisdiction of a nyaya pancha1at in cases where the scene of offence is uncertain or where the offence is a continuing one or consists of reveral acts; (viii) the manner in which and the conditions subject to which benches of a nyaya panchayat may be formed; (i,r) the manner in which any process issued by a nyaya panchayat may be served; (x) the procedure to be followed by nyaya panchayat in respect of matters within its jurisdiction; (xi) the manner in which any decree or order passed by a nyaya panchayat may ,be executed by way of distraint and sale and the properties exempt from distraint; (xii) the records and registers to be maintained by a nyaya panchayat and the manner in which they shall be maintainred; (xiii) the manner in which and the fees subject to the payment of which records of a nyaya panchayat may be inspected and certified copies obtained; 10 (xiv) the manner in which the working of a nyaya panchayat may be inspected and instructions or training given to members; (xv) the audit of any fund placed at the disposal of a nyaya panchayat and the head of account to which any moneys rea- lised by a nyaya panchayat shall be credited; i) (xvi) the authority by which and the manner in which a member may lbe remov~d from office and appeals from any such order of removal; (xvii) any other matter which has to be or may be pres- 20 cribed  part iv rural area advisory committeeestablish-107 (1) with effect from such date as the administrator may, ment of by notification in the official gazette, appoint in this behalf, there 25 rural shall be established a committee by the name of the rural area are~ advisory committee (hereinafter referred to in this part as the ~  advisory    committee committee) (2) the committee shall consist of the executive councillor in charge of rural development as the chairman and the following 30 other members, namely:-(i) the members elected to the house of the people from the constituencies of which the rural areas form a part; (ii) the members elected to the metropolitan council from the constituencies situated within the rural areas; (iii) the members elected to the municipal corporation of \ delhi from the wards situated within the rural areas; (iv) all presidents and vice-presidents of pancnayat samitis; (v) the chairman of the rural areas committee, as and when such a committee is constituted by the municipal corporation of delhi 5 explanation-in, this sub-section executive councillor means the executive councillor referred to in sub-section (1) of section 27 of the delhi administration act, 1966 108 the admin\strator shall appoint a secretary to the com- secretary jo mittee who shall afaist the committee in the performance of its of ii - unctions and shad perform such other lunctiods as may be pres- ~~~ cribed 109 (1) the committee shall advise the administrator on all functions matters concerning the activities of gaon panchayats and pan- ~f 15 chayat samitis ommttee (2) in particular, it shall be the duty of the committee-(a) to make recommendations to the administrator in relation to-(i) the budgets of the panchayat samitis; ~, 20 (ii) the distribution among the panchayat samitis the ad hoc grants to be allotted to them; - ' (iii) the co-ordination and consolidation of the plans proposed by the panchayat samitis; (iv) the co-ordination of the work of gaon panchayats and panchayat samitis (b) to review the progress of work done by panchayat samitis; (e) to bring to the notice of the administrator deficiencies in the rural are~s and make suggestions to him for the removal of such deficiencies; (d) to discharge such other functions in relation to the rural areas as may be assigned to it by the administrator   '! 110 (1) the committee may meet as often as may be necessary meetings, ildd shall observe, subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and " (3), such rules of procedure in regard to tran$8ction of business at ita meetings as l'par be 'presc;r~b~; provided that not more than three months shall elapse between one meeting of the committee and another (2) the chairman of the committee or in his absence any member nominated by him in that behalf shall preside at any meeting of the c"tt'mittee 5 (3) all questions at a meeting of the committee shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and in the case of an equality of votes, the chairman of the committee, or in his absence the person presiding, shall have a secoad or casting vote 10 (4) the members of the committee may be paid saeh allomlneelio as may be prescribed for attending meetings of the commit:tee 111 (1) the administrator may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this part power to make rules - (2) in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of 15 the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-(a) allowances of members of the committee; (b) meetings of the committee and the procedure for conducting business there at; :20 (c) conditions of service of the secretary and other servants of the committee and their duties; (d) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed :25  part v &,endment to the delhiland reforms aer, 1954 and 11ie delhi panchayat raj act, 1954 112 in the delhi land reforms act, 1954, in section 153, clause (b) shall be omitted tmend_ ment of the delhi land reforms act, 1954 ~ - 113 the delhi panchayat raj act, 1954, shall be amended in 30 ~ the manner and to the extent specified in the seventh schedule  amendments of the deihl panchayat raj act, 1954 114 as from the date on which section 113 is brought into force transi-(hereinafter reft!rred to as the said date),-tional provisions (1) the panchayati adalats shall stand abolished; (2) (a) all civil proceedings pending before the panchayati 5 adalat shall, on the said date, stand transferred to the court of the senior sub-judge; (b) all criminal proceedings so pending shall, on the aforesaid date, stand transferred to the court of the chief judicial magistrate; 10 (e) the senior sub-judge or the' chief judicial magistrate shall thereafter transfer all civ;1 or criminal proceedings, as the case may b~, to any court subordinate to him and competent to try such proceedings and such court shall proceed to try, hear and determine the matter as if every such proceeding had been instituted therein for the fii"5t time; 15 jo < (3) all proceedings under sections 27 and 28 of the delhi land revenue act, 1954, pending before a panchayati adalat shall, on that date, stand transferred to the revenue officer competent to try such proceedings under the provisions of the said delhi land revenue act, 1954 and such revenue officer shall try, hear and determine the matter as if every sucd proceeding had been instituted before him for the first time; , ' r (4) any decree, sentence or order passed or made before the said date by any panchayati adalat shall be deemed, for the purpose of execution, to have been passed or made by the civil or criminal court or the revenue officer, as the case may  be, competent to pass or make such decree, sentence or order immediately after the said date; (5) the provisions of section 75 of the delhi panchayat raj - act, 1954 relating to revision shall apply to a suit, criminal case or proceeding disposed of by a panchayati adalat immediately before the said da te; (6) where any panchayati adalat has by reason of its abolition under sub-section (1) ceased to have jurisdiction with respect to any suit or criminal case, any proceeding in relation :to such suit or criminal case which if that panchayati adalat 'fhad not ceased to have jurisdiction might have been had ~lberein may be had in the civil or criminal court to which the pending proceedings of the panchayati adalat have been trans-'med \li1der this section; (7) nothing contained in this section shall be construed as extending the period of limitation to which any suit or criminal case or proceeding or revision may be subject and the period of limitation in respect of these cases shall be as specified in the relevant provisions of the delhi panchayat raj act, 1954 5 as if those provisions had not been repealed by this act  part vi miscellaneous115 every member of a panchayat samiti or a nyaya panchayat 10 and every person employed in the discharge of any of the duties or in the exercise of any of the powers vested in a panchayat samiti or a nyaya panchayat under this act shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the indian peral code members of panrhayat samiti, etc, to be public servants 116 no civil court shall grant any permanent or temporary injunction or make any interim order restraining any proceeding which is being or about to be taken under this act, for the conduct of any election l injunction not to be granted in certain proceedings disquali-117 (1) every person convicted of an offence punishable under 20 fications chapter ixa of the indian penal code or under any law or rule arisin~ out relating to the infringement of secrecy of voting at an election shah of election b d' }'fi d f  f b' ltd' i t' offences e isqua 1 e rom votmg or or emg e ec e in any e ec ion under this act or for holding the office of a member of a panchayat samiti or a standing committee thereof or a member of a nyaya 2' panchayat for a period of six years from the date of his conviction (2) the administrator may, for reasons to be recorded, remove any disqualification under this section or reduce the period of any such disqualification protection of acts done in good faith 118 no suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall be instituted against any panchayat samiti or any member or officer or servant thereof or any officer or servant of a nyaya panchayat or of government for anything which is, in good faith done or intended to be done under this act or the rules made thereunder power to remove difficui-~ies 119 if any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this act, the administrator may, by order published in the official gazette, make such provision not inconsistent with the purposes of this act which appear to him to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty 1200 every rule made under this act shall be laid as soon as may laying b f 0 0 d b f h h f p 10 t hoi 0 0 0 of rules eater it is rna e e ore eac ouse 0 ar lamen w 1 e it is in session for a total period of thirty days, which may be comprised in cnc 5e~<;ion (jr in lwo ~,u(;cessive sessions, and if, before the expiry oi 5 the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have e'ffect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment 10 shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that ruleo  the first schedule [see section 17 (1)] powers and funct:::ons of panchayat samitis 1 community developmentthe execution oof all programmes under community development in association with gaon panchayats, co-operative societies, voluntary organisations and the people  2 agricuzturethe doing of everything necessary to step up agricultural production and in particular-(i) multiplication and distribution of improved seeds; (ii) distribution of fertilisers; (iii) popularising of improved techniques, methods and practices and improved implements; (iv) achieving self-sufficiency in green manure and composting of farmyard manure; (v) encouraging fruit and vegetable cultivation; (vi) reclamation of land and conservation of soil; (vii) providing credit for agricultural purposes; (viii) propagating and assisting in plant protection methods; (i,r) laying out demonstration plots and working out better methods of fa~m management; "i '~, (z) bringing more acreage under irrigation by renovating sinking wells, repairing and digging private tanks; (xi) utilising more power for agricultural purposes; (xii) exploiting underground water sources by sinking wells, filter points and tube wells; (xiii) tree planting; (xiv) growing of village forests  3 animal husbandry and fisheries(i) upgrading local stock by introducing pedigree breeding bulls and castrating scrub bulls (ii) introducing improved breeds of cattle, sheep, pigs and 10 poultry (iii) controlling contagious diseases by systematic protection (iv) introducing improved fodders and feeds (v) establishing and maintaining of artificial insemination centres, first aid centres and minor veterinary dispensaries (vi) dairying and milk supply lsi (vii) educating the people about the importance of better cattle " for both milk and draught  4 rural sanitation(i) providi~g drains and soakage pits for village and house drainage (ii) encouraging the use of sanitary type of ing human waste (iii) popularising o'f smokeless chullas (iv) securing the co-operation of the people and the }lclji'yu"3 during epidemics (v) carrying out environmental sanitation campaigns and cating the public in (a) nutrition, (b) maternity and child health, (c) communicable diseases and (d) 'family-planning and the like  5 so~al educationthe creation of a new outlook among the people and them self-reliant, hard working and responsive to community and in particular-(i) establishment of information, community and - tion centres; (ii) establishment of youth organisations, mahila mandals, farmers club and the like; (iii) establishment and popularisation of libraries; (it') organisation of watch and ward; 5 (v) encouragement of physical and cultural activities; (1,i) training and utilisation of the services of gram sewaks  6 co-operationthe securing of economic development along democratic lines by the application of co- operation in its infinitely varying forms and in 10 particular-(i) establishment of co-operative credit industrial irrigation, farming and multi-purpose societies in order to serve the maximum number of families; (ii) encouragement of thrift and small savings  7 cottage industriesdevelopment of cottage, village and small scale industries in to provide better employment opportunities and thereb~' raise standard of living and in particular-(i) the establishment and maintenance of production-c'umtraining centres; (ii) the improvement of the skills of artisans and crafts-(iii) the popularisation of improved implements: and (iv) implementation of schemes for the development of ~"cltt8ijle village and small scale industries financed by the ;~&alliiiw and village industries commission and the all-india  8 women welfare, '~plementation of schemes specially designed for the welfare and children and in particular the establishment of women __ i&&u welfare centres, literacy centres crafts and dress-:~entres and the like  9 social welfareplii~[eulent of hostels subsidised by government for the scheduled castes scheduled tribes and backward clec;ses (ii) implementation of rural housing schemes (iii) maintenance of diseased beggars and control of vagrancy (iv) strengthening of voluntary social welfare organisations [,nd co-ordinating their activities (;') propagation of temperance and prohibition 5 (ri) removal of· untouchability  10 emergency reliefprovision of emergency relief through voluntary effort in casea of distress owing to fires, floods, epidemics and other wide - spread calamities 10  11 collection of statisticscollection and compilation of such statistics as may be found necessary by the panchayat samiti, the rural area advisory committee or the administrator  12 self-help programm,e isformulation and execution of suitable programmes for stepping up production and 'for raising the incomes and for the improvement of sanitation and for the provision of amenities for the people  13 tn&stsmanagement of trusts for the furtherance of any purpose to which 20 ' the panchayat samiti fund may be applied  "  the second schiidule [see section 36(1 )] form oj' oam4 i,  , having become a member of the panchayat,~ samiti do sfl)ear in the name of god that i will bear true faith and c:ji1 allegiance - t:~~:ution of india  by law  tablished, that 3" 11 i will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of india, that i will faith-'  fully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a member of the panchayat samiti and that i will do riiht to all manner of people in accordadce with the constitution and the jaw without fear or favour, aftection or ill-will·  the third schedule (see secdon 51) form of oatilelected 5 i,  , '  ' , , , ' ,  , , " having been co-opted ro be a member nominated of the nyaya panchayat of  do swear in the name of god that , solemnly affirm 10 i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of india a~ by qaw established, that i will uphold the sovereignty and integrit, of india, that i will faithfully and conscientiously discharse my duties as the member of nya ya panchayat and that i will do ri8ht to all manner of people in accordance with the constitution and the law 15 without fear or favour, affection or ill-will  the fourth schedule [see section 6s (1) and (z)] offences triable by nyaya panchayats a-ofjences under the indian penal code20 explana~ory note -the entries in the first column are not intended as definitions of the offences described in the corresponding sections of the indian penal code or even as abstracts of those sections but merely as convenient references to the subject matter of the section, the number of which is given in the second column 25 ofjence section committing a1fray 160 absconding to avoid service of summons, notice or other i proceeding' 172 ~ not obejb1i a legai order to attend at a certain place in : 30 person or by agent or departing therefrom without authority '7 ~ intentionally omitting to produce a document by a person legally bound to produce or deliver such document 175 refusing ~oath when duly required to take it being legally bound to state truth and refusing to answer 3s k '79 180 questions refusing to sign a statement when legally required to do so deftling the water of a public spring or reservoir 2'7'i 2,8 making atomosphere noxious to health causing danger, obstruction or injury in any public way or line of navigation  | omittmg                                | to                 ||----------------------------------------|--------------------|| take                                   |                    || ,jrcier                                |                    || wl1l1                                  |                    || an~-                                 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         |                    || a                                      |                    || i"uhli(                                |                    || rl1i·an\:~·                           |                    || l                                      |                    || )bsccnl'                               |                    || ad;                                   |                    || and                                    |                    || s<1:'                                  | gs                 || ,,~                                 |                    || '                                     |                    || -'""                                  |                    || volu'1tarily                           | causing            || voluntarily                            | causing            || nn                                     |                    || gran'                                  | and                || tion                                   |                    || not                                    | intending          || to                                     | hurt               || an~'                                   |                    || nthp]"                                 |                    || 1                                      |                    || han                                    |                    || the'                                   |                    || person                                 |                    || who                                    |                    || gmt                                    |                    || the                                    |                    || rrp\·('~-lti,,·n                      |                    || wrongfully                             | restraining        || in                                     |                    || a                                      |                    || ssault                                 | or                 || uf                                     |                    || criminal                               | force              || othenvis('                             |                    || t                                      | han                || and                                    |                    || sudck:l                                |                    || pnl\·~)~llil)n                        |                    || 35::!                                 |                    || assault                                | or                 || 011                                    |                    || grave                                  | pro\'ocation       || :i58                                   |                    || theft-valu£,                           |                    || of                                     | stolen             || property                               | not                || 50                                     | 379                || dishonestly                            | receiving          || ing                                    | it                 || cecdir                                 |                    || g                                      |                    || rs                                    |                    || 50                                     |                    || _p                                     |                    || i                                      |                    || :\iischief,                            | where              || to                                     |                    || lest                                   | than               || ,                                    |                    || -'                                    |                    || mischief                               | by                 || 01'                                    |                    || rendering                              |                    || useless                                | any                || of less                                |                    || than                                   | rs                || 50                                     |                    || 428                                    |                    || 447                                    |                    || <                                     |                    || :riminal                               |                    || tn:spas,                               |                    || (:riminal                              |                    || intimidation                           |                    || 506                                    |                    || first                                  | part               || -\ppearing in a public place etc, in |                    || a                                      |                    || state                                  |                    || of                                     |                    || intoxication                           |                    || 2~                                     |                    || and                                    | causing            || 5                                      |                    || 10                                     |                    || explanation                            |                    || i-the                                 | offences specified || 172,                                   | 174               || 175                                   |                    || 178,                                   | 179                || 180                                    |                    || shall be                               | triable            || if                                     |                    || they                                   | have               || a                                      |                    || nyaya                                  | panchayat          || a                                      |                    || gaon                                   | panchayat         || 3                                      |                    || 0                                      |                    |e:eplclncttioll n-the uffences specified in this list shall include> ,hc! mert, (if n-- d attempts [,) commit, such offences, 13  -- otj'ep('es u/lder otller acts the police act, 1861 section 34 the cattle trespass act 1871 sections 24 26 and 27 fhp delhi panchnyat raj a~t 1954 the delhi publi(' gambling act, 1955, sections 3 4 7 and 12 the pj'f",'l'nt!(l11 ()f crut:·l~' '1) animals act 1960, sections 11 ,iiid  the fifth schedule[see section 76 (2) (a~\]  procedure for the trial or suits1 ar:y person wishing to institute a suit under this act may l~stitll~ k 1· t'  h h if  11 h tlon 01 , 11la e aj1 app lea ion in t at be a in "-ritlng or ora ~ to t e sar- suits panch or up-sarpanch of the nyaya panchayat of the circle in which the defendant or any of the defendants, where there are more than ·me' ordinarily resides or carries on business at the time of the in--: t it u tion of the suit :! where an applicatiun for the institution uf a suit is made ~uil 111"-1 h lltuted oral y, t e sarpanch or up-sarpanch, as the case may be, shall cause 'lrall\' the substance of the application to be recorded without delry and   ' ~~( the document signed by the plaintiff :1 a plaintiff may relinquish any portion of his claim in order to plaintiff i'; bring hit: suit within the jurisdiction of the nyaya panchayat may forego claim to bring suit with-in jurisdiction 4 (1) in respect of every suit instituted under this act, the fol- fees in lowing fee shall be payable: -!'liits | value         | of            | claim         ||---------------|---------------|---------------||             |               |               || __            |               |               || _----        |               |               ||               | court         |               || fee          | to            |               || be            |               |               || paid          |               |               || up            |               |               || to            |               |               || rs           |               |               || 50            |               |               || re           |               |               || i            |               |               || exceeding rs |               |               || 50            |               |               || but           | not           | exceeding rs || 100           |               |               || exceeding rs |               |               || 100           |               |               || but           | not           | exceeding     || rs           |               |               || 200           |               |               || exceeding     |               |               || rs           |               |               || 200           |               |               || but           | not           | exceeding rs || 300           |               |               || exe           |               |               || eeding rs    |               |               || 300           |               |               || but           | not           | exceeding     || rs           |               |               || 400           |               |               || rs           |               |               || 2            |               |               || rs           |               |               || -l           |               |               || rs           |               |               || 6            |               |               || rs8         |               |               || rs           |               |               || jo           |               |               || rs           |               |               || 12           |               |               || rs           |               |               || q            |               |               || rs           |               |               || 16           |               |               || rs           |               |               || ix           |               |               || rs           |               |               || 20           |               |               || exceeding rs |               |               || 400           |               |               || but           | not           | exceeding rs || 500           |               |               || exceeding rs |               |               || 500           |               |               || but           | not exceeding | rs           || 600           |               |               || exceeding rs |               |               || 600           |               |               || but           | not           | exceeding     || rs           |               |               || 700           |               |               || exceeding rs |               |               || 700           |               |               || but           | not exceeding |               || rs           | 800           |               || exceeding     | rs           |               || 800           |               |               || but           | not exceeding |               || rs           |               |               || 900           |               |               || exce:'eding   |               |               || rs           |               |               || 900           |               |               || but           | not exceeding |               || rs           | 1000          |               |the fee may be paid in the form of court fee stamps and i f fee stamps are not available in the vi1lage where the nyaya t sits it may be paid in cash ticgistranon or suits 5 e\'er~' suit instituted under this act shall be recorded without delay in a register of suits to be maintained in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed suit:; beyond iuri:;dic'-6 if at any time it appears to the nyaya panchayat that it has no jurisdiction to try a suit, it shall direct the plaintiff by order in 5 writing to file his suit in the proper court ~iijn is~uc ot' ',ommons 7 when a suit has been duly instituted, the nyaycl panchayat may cause a written summons in the prescribed form to be served on the defendant requiring him to attend and produce his evidence nt such time and place as may be stated in the summons and shall (0 ;,t the same time direct the plaintiff to attend and produce his evidence at such time and place 8 subject to the provisions contained in rule 10, every summons issued under rule 7 shall be served in the prescribed manner per-summun:; how to be sern'd sonall~· un the defendant whose signature shall be taken in token 15 of service· substituted service 9 if the defendant cannot be found and the nyaya panchayat is satisfied that he is evading service or if he refuses to take the summons the nyaya panchayat may order service to be made on an adult male member of his family residing with him or by affixing 20 a copy thereof upon some conspicuous portion of the house in which he ordinarily resides 10 (1) if a defendant is at the time of the issue of the summons outside the circle for which the nyaya panchayat is estabushed, the summons may be served by registered post address to the defendant 2s at the place where the defendant for the time being resides sen'ice when defendant is outside jurisdiction (2) an acknowledgement purporting to be signed by the defendant or an endorsement by a postal employee to the effect that the defendant refused to take delivery may be deemed to be ptima facie proof of service ~o 11 if the plaintiff fails to appear on the date fixed for hearing or if in the opinion of the nyaya panchayat, he shows negligence in pr~)secllting his suit, the nyaya panchayat may dismiss the suit, unless the defendant admits all or any part of the claim in which case the suit shall be decreed accordingly 35 disposal of suit whc'n plaint in faib til appeal' 12 an\' suit dismissed under rule 11 may, on application made by the plaintiff within fifteen days of such dismissal, and on payment of rupee one he restored if the plaintiff satisfies the nyaya panchayat that he was prevented by any sufficient cause from appearing or that he was not gui1t~· of an~' negligence in prosecuting his suit restoration of suit dismissed for default of plaintiff 13 if the defendant jails to aepear and the nyaya panchayat is disposal satisfied that he has received notice of the date fixed for the hearing of suit or that he is intentionally evading sen·ice, the nyaya panchayat may when defendant proceed e:r parte f'l t al s 0 appear ~ i-i ~l) any d:-cree passed e\' pun,' against a defendant may on re-openina application made hr the defendant to the nyaya panchayat hy which of ex parte lhe decree \\,25 p"~~t'd within fiftccn days from the date of the decree, decrees or, when the summons was not duly served, within fifteen days from the date the defendant had knowledge of the decree, and on pay-10 ment of rupee one in either case, be set aside if he satisfies the nyaya panchayat that the summons was not duly served or that he was prevented by any sufficient cause from appearing when the suit was called on for hearing, and the nyaya panchayat shah then appoint ii day for proceeding with the suit 15 (2) no decree shall be set aside on any such application as aforesaid unless notice thereof has been served on the opposite party 15 a suit may be disposed of wholly or in part on the basis of comproan oath or by any legal agreement settlement, compromise or m~se of satisfaction between the parties and in any such case the nyaya suits   20 panchayat shall order the agreement settlement, compromise or satisfaction to be recorded and shall pass a decree in accordance therewith in so far as it relates to the suit 16 where a suit has not been disposed of under rule 15, it shall suits to be the duty of the nyaya panchayat to try the suit as expeditiously ~ d~spos­as possible, but when! in its opinion, it is unavoidable or necessary ex~ito a just and equitable decision of the suit, it shall have power to tiously adjourn the hearing from time to time i-' 17 (1) at the hearing of any suit, parties shall produce their power to own 'witnesses, but for the proper disposal thereof, a nyaya panchayat s~mmon  b' h i be d d tho a t h witnesses  ,su ject to sue ru es as may rna e un er is c, ave :power to issue summons, to require the attendance of any person  either to give evidence or to produce a document, to enter upon  land or to do such other act as it may consider necessary (2) an,'; person receiving a summons or other process shall be bound til comply with the same no woman who is not accustomed to appear in public and no exemption who is exempted from personal appearance in any court from section 133 of the code of civil procedure, 1908, shall be ~;;~~~1  n to appear before a nya~'a panchayat in person but their an{'f' statements may be obtained in ~uch manner and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed 5 19 evidence given orally bel·:e :hc nyaya panchayat shall be on oath, and a brief memorandu;'!1 l)l the substance of what each person deposes shall be written and kept as part of the record in the prescribed manner endcnce to be on li(lth and a brief memorandllm to ill' kept lk('i<:ion 20 the n~'aya panchuyat ~ha!l han' pu\h'r to ascertain the facts ,,~, <lit of every case by all lawful means in its power and when all the facts have been ascertained the parties heard and the evidence considered, the nyaya panchayat shall pass such order in writing as may seem 10 i ust and equitable, and such order shall ~tate the finding and a brief statement of the reasons therefor 21 in suits for money a nya~'a panchayat may direct payment of lllterest on the sum decreed at a rate not exceeding six per cent per annum from the date of the clccl'u: until the date of payment, and i, may also direct that decretal amount be paid by instalments -i iii ('l'l':-i lin decretal amount" and payment by instalments authentication of dec1'('c~ 22 all orders and decrees shah be dated on the day on which they are passed, and the decrees and orders and all receipts and copies issued by it shah be authenticated by the nyaya panchayat in -uch manner as may he prescribed order~ etc 20 23 if, on the application of the decree-holder or judgement-debtor, satist'm'-tion or adjustm~nt the nyaya panchayat after inquiry finds that the decree has been satisfied or adjusted, whether wholly or in part, the nyaya panchayat "1 shall record such satisfaction or adjustment in the prescribed register " <)f decree to be recorded execution of decrees for money 24 (1) if a decree for money remains unsatisfied for one month 25 after the due date or any amount payable under it remains unpaid for one month after the date when it fell due, and the decree-holder applies to the nyaya panchayat for execution within one year from such date paying the prescribed fee the nyaya p'ln~~ayj~ shall recover the same by digtrnint nnd sale of the defaulter's movable 30·; propert~· (2) the power of distraint and sale shall be subject to such rules cis ma~' be made with respect tll properties exempt from attachment t hr' manner of its exercise and othe: matters relevant thereto (3) if after such distraint and sale the amount of the decree is 3s;:' not fully recovered the nyaya panchayat shall certify accordingly;, to the collector and on receipt of the certificate the collector shajl proceed to recover the amount in the same manner as an arn~ar 01 land revenue and remit the amount so recovered to the nyaya panchayat  25 if a decree for the delivery of any specific movable property execution 5 remains unsatisfied for one month after the due date and the decl'ee- of decrees holder applies to the nyaya panchayat for execution within one year :~iftc from such date paying the prescribed fee, the nyaya panchayat may movable enforce the decree by the actual seizure of the property and its property delivery to the decree-holder or if the seizure is not practicable, have 10 it executed by enforcing payment of the sum decreed as an alternative in the manner provided in rule 24   the sixth schedule [see section 76 (2) (b)] procedure for the trial of offence1 any person wishing to institute a criminal proceeding before com-' a nyaya panchayat may make a complaint orally or in writing to pl~i~ts in  - crunmal sarpanch or up-sarpanch of the nyaya panchayat of the circle proceedwhich the offence has been committed ings   ~  z when a complaint is made orally, the sarpanch or up-sarpanch, action on case may be, shall draw up a statement regarding the name 0z:'l com, the complainant, the name of the person against whom the com- phnts is made, the nature of the offence and such other particulars may be prescribed, an4 the signature of the complainant shall taken thereon   (1) on every complaint a fee of one rupee shall be payable fee od com- the fee may be paid in the form of court fee stamps and if plaints   fee stamps are not available in the village where the nyaya sits, it may be paid in cash complaint made under this act shall be recorded without register a register to be maintained in such form and in such manner of comprescribed plaints at any time it appears to the nyaya panchayat that it has comto try the offence or that there is no sufficient ground plaints "ldjlnj! with the complaint, it shall dismiss the complaint ?e~on~ jurisdic-tion ny:lya panchayat may, after examining the compla:nt ard issue of further inquiry, if any, as it thinks fit to make, cause a summons iulnmons in the prescribed form to be served on the accused requiring him to attend and produce his evidence at such time and place as may be stated in the summons and shall at the same time direct the compl&inant to attend and produce his evidence at such time and place service of <;ummon~ 7 every summons issued under rule 6 shall be served in the 5 presl:ribed manner personally on the accused whose signature shall be taken in token of service 8 if the complianant fails to appear on the date fixed for hearing or, in the opinion of the nyaya panchayat he has shown negligence in prosecuting the complaint, the nyaya panchayat may dismiss the 10 complaint dismissal of complaint for want of prosecution restoration of complaint 9 if the complamant satisfies the nyaya panchayat that his absence was due to some unavoidable cause and that he could not notify the nyaya panchayat thereof in time or that he was not negligent, the nyaya panchayat may restore the proceeding, but no such 15 restoration shall be made without giving notice to the accused if the order for dismie'sal had been passed after the appearance of the accused before the nyaya panchayat 10 if the accused cannot be found or fails to appear on the date fixed for hearing, the nyaya panchayat shall report the fact to 20 the nearest magistrate procedure where accused cannot be found or fails to appear magistrate to secure a~endencc of accused before nyaya panche}\·at 11 (1) the magistrate shall thereupon issue a warrant for the arrest of the accused and shall direct, by endorsement on the warrant, that if such person executes a bond with sufficient sureties for his attendance before himself in the manner provided by sec- 25 tion 76 of the code of criminal procedure, 1898, he shall be released s l' from custody i ' , • , l2) when the accused appears before the magistrate he shall direct him to execute a bond with or without sureties to appear before the nyaya panchayat on such date as he may direct and 30 thereafter to continue to appear before the nyaya panchayat as directed by it (3) on his failure to execute such bond the magistrate shall order that the accused be produced in custody before the nyay· , panchayat on such date as he may direct 3 12 if the accused fails to appear before the nyaya panchayat procedul'e after executing a bond under sub-rule (2) of rule 11, the nyaya where pam:hayat shall report the fact to the magistrate before whom the ::~::: bonq was executed and such magistrate shall proceed in accordance appear 5 with the provisions of chapter xlii of the code of criminal pro- even cedure, 1898 after exe_ cuting bond 13 (1) \vhen a complaint is not compounded, the nyaya pan- power to chayat shall receive such evidence as may be produced and may receive call for such further e\tidence as in its opinion may be necessary evidence 10 for the proper determination of the proceeding or may enter upon any land for inspection or do any other act which it may consider necessary (2) any person receiving a summons or other process shall be bound to comply with the same 15 (3) the provisions of rule 18 in the fifth schedule shall apply to criminal proceedings as they apply to suits 14 (1) evidence given orally by witnesses before the nyaya procedure r-anchayat shall be on oath, and a brief memorandum of the subs- in trial t:-mce of what each person deposes shall be written and kept as 20 part of the record in the prescribed man!1er (2) the nyaya panchayat need not frame a formal charge but the plea of the accused and his statement if any, shall be recorded, but do oath shall be administered to him (3) the nyaya panchayat shall have power to ascertain the facts of every case by all lawful means in its power, and when all the  facts have been ascertained, the parties heard and the evidence  considered, the nyaya panchayat shall record its finding, and in the case of a conviction a brief statement of the reasons therefor and the amount of the fine imposed 15 when a nyaya panchayat imposes a ~ne it may, when pass- power to the order, direct that the whole or any part of the fine recovere1 direct be applied in paym('nt of compensati"~ f0r any loss or injury payment ot com-ii1iused by the offence pensation out of fine false, 16 (1) if a nyaya panchayat considers that a complaint is false frivolous and either frivolous or vexatious it may call upon the complainant or vexato show cause why he should not pay compensation to the accused tious eom--plaints (2) the nyaya panchayat may, after considering any cause which the complainant may show, if it is satisfied that the com-5 '91aint was false, frivolous or vexatious, for reasons to be recorded, lilect such compensation not exceeding fifty rupees as may be jo ~pecified by the nyaya panchayat shall be paid by the complainant :0 the accused, and any such compensation may be recovered as if it were a fine imposed by the nyaya panchayat rcco\'cn of fine~,  17 where a nyaya panchayat imposes a fine and such fine is not paid as required, it shall record an order specifying the amount of the fine imposed and that it has not been paid and shall forward the same to the nearest magistrate, who shall proceed to execute it as if it were an order passed by himself, and sucb magistrate 15 may sentence the accused to imprisonment in default of payment  the seventh schedule (see section 113) amel'dments to the delhi pancilwat raj act, 1954i, in section 2,-20 (a) clauses (6), (7), (14) (19), (20) and (22) shall hp omitted; (b) for clause (11), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:-'(11) "nyaya panchayat" means a nyaya pancbayat 2s established under section 44 of the delhi panchayat samitis and nyaya panchayats act 1966; (l1a) "panchayat samiti" means a panchayat samiti constituted under section 4 of the delhi panchayat samitis and nyaya panchayats act, 1966;' 30 2 after section 15, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:-"15a no person shall be entitled to be or remain a pradhan of a gaon panchayat if he-(a) ceases to be a member of the gaon sabba; or 3' (b) is unable to read and write hindi or urdu; or (e) is an undischarged insolvent; or disqualifications for pradhan of giod panehayat (d) is a servant of government or of any local authority; or t, of 1955· 5 ~ (e) is convicted of any offence under the untouchability (offences) act, 1955, or of an offence involving moral turpitude, or ordered to gh'e security for good behaviour under section 110 of the code of criminal procedure, 1898 ; , 10 ~ 189h i'", ", ,: 15b (1) a pradhan, up-pradhan or member of a gaon grounds panchayat may be removed a t any time by the prescribed ~n :lch authority in the prescribed manner if heo:a up~n pradhan (a) incurs any of the disqualifications mentioned in or memsection 15a of this act or in section 153 of the delhi land her of gaon pan-reforms act, 1954, as the case may be; or chayat (b) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting; or maybe removed 15 (c) without reasonable cause absents himself from three or more meetings of the gaon panchayat; or (d) is, in the opinion of the prescribed authority, guilty of misconduct in the discharge of his duties; or (e) is, in the opinion of the prescribed authority, found 20 to have encroached upon the gaon sabha land; or (f) is, in the opinion of the prescribed authority, undesirable in the public interest to be continued in office; or (g) has, in the opinion of the prescribed authority, acted against the interest of the gaon sabha or gaon panchayat; or (h) disobeys any lawful order or direction issued by any court, prescribed authority or competent officer under this act or any other law for the time being in force; or (i) has caused financial loss, waste or misappropriation of any money or property belonging to the gaon sabha or gnon panchayat, by neglect or nllsconduct in the performance of his duties (2) any person who has been removed from his office by ·the authority referred to in sub-section (1) may, within thirty -days from the date of the order, prefer an appeal to the chief cojnmissioner who may, in the manner prescribed, modify, set " iifde or confirm the order of removal ('1\ the order of removal passed by the said authority ""ii ,\iii take effect before the period during which an appeal d"" hl' preferred under sub-section (2) has expired , (oil an order passed by the chief commissioner on appeal 1"1' \>,' hnal and shall not be called in question in any court 5 (~,) where an appeal has been preferred under sub-section ,'\ rht' chief commissioner may stay the operation of the 'ilk" ~,( the said authority till the appeal is disposed of l';) '\ pradhan, up-pradhan or member removed under - 1ih1~l':; (b) to (i) of sub-section (1) shall not be eligible for fo \~\ l'h',·tillll as a pradhan, up-pradhan or member for a period "~i chrt't' years from the date i,f the orde~' 0f removal" , \,\ s~'\·lilln 18, clausc (r) sh,li be llm;rtej , 'tl lit'~tion 19,-l~ll in clause (g), for the words ';panchayati adaiat", the 15 ,,\\\\l~ ,inylya panchayat" shall be substituted; ~1') in clauses (k) and (t) for the words "district board" \\ ht'\,t'\,er they occur, the words "municipal corporation at : \ -:!u" shall be substituted   \' ::~ :,~,ction 20, for the words  district board", the words 20 \,:,~:"~\al corporation of delhi" shall be substituted  - ' ; ,'i' sections 29, 3~ the followin!! sections shall be substituted "~9, (1) every pradhan, up-pradhan or member of a gaon ~\l:h·hayat or of any committee constituted under this act 25 ,"::: be liable for the loss, waste or misapplication of any ~\' ' t' ~"" ','  'it'''' mi~"·' :~~\l\i~' (if pro"prly brlonging to the gl0n snbha or the gaon pan- h:l~·at, if such waste, loss, or misapplication is found to be a ,hn'ct consequence of his neglect or misconduct in the per-,s:uance of his duties as pradhan, up-pradhan or 30 ":~nber of a gaon panchayat of of any committee, as the case ",;y be, and the prescribed authority may, after giving him an '~'portunity, by notice sen'ed in the manner provided for the ''i;'~\'ice of summons in the code of civil procedure, 1908, to 5, ""w cause against it, direct him to make good the loss, waste 35 :i,t,,': '" misapplication of the money or property: provided that no such person will be liable to be called upon ' :;how cause by notice under this sub-:ection after the expiry ~ : _ follr years from the occurrence of such loss, waste or mis-~j ':'p~c:o~~~;~d further that an~' such person may be called upon 40 :, :' show cause as aforesaid during the said period of four years ' md proceeded with further e,'en if he has ceased to hold the '; :'t'spective office during this period 10 i ;; 20 (2) if the amount on account of the loss, waste or misapplication, as the case may be, is not made good within fourteen days from the expiry of the period of appeal pre:-cribed under subsection (3) or the date of decision in appeal if any, whichever is later, the collector, on the request of the prescribed authority shall proceed forthwith to recover that clmou~lt a:, if it were an arrear of lanel revenue, and, after recu\"t~rii1g (he same, have it credited to the gaon sabha area fund (3) the person against whom an ordci· under sub-section (1) is made may, within thirty days of the l't'ceipt of mch order, appeal to the chief commissioner or to such officer as the chief o:>mmissioncr may, appoint in this behalf and the appellate authority may, in such appeal, confirm, mcd~fy or reverse the order appealed from (4) nothing in this section shall be deemed to debar the gaon panchayat or the pre~cribed authority or a person authorised by it in writing, from instituting criminal proceedings against the person referred to in sub-section (1), if the circumstances of the case so warrant 30 every pradhan, up-pradhan or member or servant of a pradhan, gaon panchayat or any committee constituted under this act ~;~dhan, ~'hall be deemed to be a public servant" members and servants of gaon panehayat to be public servants 7 in section 33, in clause (h) of sub-section (2) for the words  district board or any other local authority", the words "any local authority" shall be substituted 8 for section 34, the following section shall be sllb::tituted, name-"34 where' a gaon sabha des;res to any land to cilrry out power to any pllrpo,;e of this act it shall first try to acquire the lane! by acquire private negotiation and if the parties concerned fail to arrive at land an agreement, such gaon sabha may make an application in the prescribed form to the requisite authority to acquire the land under the land acqui:-'ition act, 1894 and the said authority may acquire such land for such gaon sabha "land" to the to the explanation-in this ch'lpter th~ cxpn:s,ion includes benefits arising out of land and things attached earth or permanently fastened to a 11\·thing attached earth" 9 in section 38, in sub-section u) : !1' "\"llrds "or b~' the circle: :; panchayat if any" shall be omitted 10 for section 41, the following s('ctilll1 shall be whstitutf'd, namely:-"41 subject to any rules made by in this behalf,-the chief commissioner (a) the gllon panchayats s!i"ll dhlt furds for the performance by nyaya panchayats of their duties under the delhi panchayat samitis and nyaya panchayats act, 1966; and expenses and realisation made by nyaya pancharats (b) all sums realised by way of court fee or fine in any suit or criminal case disposed of by a nyaya panchayat shall 15 be appropriated in the pre~crib('d manner and to the prescribed extent by the gaon panchayats within the jurisdiction of the nyaya panchayat " 11 in section 43,-(a) in sub-sections (2) and (3), lor the word "pass" wher- 20 ever it occurs, the word "adopt" shall be substituted; (b) for sub-rections (4) and (5) the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:-"(4) subject to any rules made in this behalf, the budget so adopted shall, every year and not later than such date as 25 may be prescribed, be submitted by the gaon sabha to the panchayat samiti which shall, after ~crutiny, sanction the same within a period of two months of its receipt with such modification, if any, as may be found necessary (5) in sanctioning the buciget under sub-section (4), the 30 panchayat sami:i shall be g\)\'erned by such general or special direction:: as the chiei commi~si(lner may, from time to time, issue in this behalf (g) if for any reason the gavn panchayat fails to present its ljudge~ estimate at tilt' ularif meeting of the (fa:,n js sabha or its report on the expected receipts and e ;:rcnditure at the rabi meeting the prescribed authority may prepare - the budget or the report, as the case may be, and !a~; the same before the gaon sabha which may adopt it even in an adjourned meeting and the budget fo adopted shall be submitted to the panchayat samiti for sanction under sub-sect;on (4), 5 (7) if ~he gaon sabha fails to adopt the budr,et or report, \o\!ithin :=u::'l pe:'iod as may be prf:'scribed, the prescribed [luthority shall c't'!" :1\ th£' budl{et or report, as the case ma~­be, as adopted and the budget so certified as adopted l-=h(lll be submitted to the panrhayat samiti for sanction under 10 su b-section (4)", 12, chapter vi shall be omitted, 1:', in sed ion 84,-(a) in clause (a), the words "or a circle panrhayat" and "or c;rcle panchayat" shall be omitted; (b) in clause ,if,) the words "01' a circle panchayat" ~hall bl' omitted: (c) in clause (c), the words "or a circle panchayat" ,mel "i' circle panchayaf' shall be omitted, , , (d) in clause (d), the words "or a circle panchayat" and "01' circle panchayat" and the word "or" occurring at the end shall be omi'ted: (e) in clause (e) for the words "gaon panchayat circle panchayat or panchayati adalat", the words "or gaon panchaynt; or" shall be substituted; (f) aft"f c1au 'e r,'' the f,lllowing clause shall be chi<"t'ri, namely: ---"! f) i";~'-lc ;;uc:l i d('r~ and d':','ctitlll:' :" ,1!':' ua;ln s<lbh:1  r;~"'~l pc,!1chaya:, pradhan, u p-pracihclil or any member 0:· (~:l()ll panchciyat [is may appear to be npci"ssnry for' he pu rp:~se of this al'l or the delhi land reforms ai't 19~4 (lr tr,e jklili -\~1 ru'p, !l'<lmc:: ';:;l'~mdl'r and it shall bl: the' duty of ihe ;;"fl!i;)-j, tjo ~-t ,', \' \ \ g:1l111 s:ll,h, i ;:1,": panci1a~ at pradhan, up-pradhnli (ii' m - -ml, r :1:' ')~l (,ei to mcly ij(', t(1 forthwith carry oll; ';l1c'h ordt'r:-; ~l!ld ('ompl," with slil'h din'etions"' 14· i:: '\'l'li", ~",---\ j ; «(1) for su!)-:l'l'till!1 ( 1), t!w \li11uwing sub-sel'tkn shi'lll he substituted namely:--, (1) the prt>scl'ibed authority may on information re'-cein"d or on it:- own motion, by order in writing suspr;>nd , -l'"<b)ls-lo the execution or further execution of a resolution or order passed or made under this act or the rules framed therfo-under by a gaon sabha gaon panchayat or any member or officer or ~;erv;mt theret")f (lr pr0hibit the doing of any act ~ which is about to be done or is being done in pursuance oi' under cover (if ~his :\('~ or the rulps franwd thereunde!, or in pursuance of an~' sanction or permis'illn granted by a ga('n sabha or gaon panchayat in the exercise of its powers under this act, if in its cpinion such rnlolution order or act is 1n j n excess of the powers conferred by law or contrary to thf' :ntere~ts of the general public or gaon sabha or gaon panchayat or is likely to cause loss waste or damage of fund!; or property of the gaon sabha, or the execution of the resolution or order or the doing of the act, is likely to jead j 5 to a breach of the peace, to encourage lawlessness or to crm~e injury or annoyance or obstruction to the public or to an:" cla~s or body of pr-rsons or danger to human life or safety"; (b) in sub-section (2) for the words "gaen panchayat or circle panchayat", the words "or gaon panchayat" shall be sub- 20 stituted; (c) in sub-section (3), for the words "gaon panchayat or the circle panchayat" the words "or gaon panchayat" shall be substituted 15 in fection 86, in sub-section (1) the words "or a circle pan- 25 chayat" shall be omitted 16 section 87 shall be omitted 17 in section 88,-(a) in sub-section (1) the words "or a circle pflnchayat or a panchayati adalat" shall be omitted; (b) for sub-sectinn (2) thl:' following sub-section shall be ~o substituted namel~':-"(2) on the "upersessicn of a gaon sabha or a gaon panchayat under sub-section (1) the follow'ng consequpnces shall ensue:-l' (a) all m~!'t1')ers or panchf's of the gnnn snbha or ' the gaon panc-h,n-at shall from the date (if not ification vacate their seat~: and (b) the funds and other property if an:o-' \'c'ltpd in the gaon sabha shah be d:'p"ked of in "ll~'h m="tl"r as the rhief' ("o:n·"':'''io-er m','" direct" -ill  18 after section 90, the following section shall be inserted name-                                                                                                        , jy:-                                                                                                                   ·'90a u) if a pradhan, up-pradhan or a member of a gaon penalt panchayat who has been l't!mcved from office or whose resigna- for faij~re tion from tlmce ha:; ul'en                                   acl'(~ptl'ci :::15 on de:nand                                                                      by                                                                            the 010 hand        'b                                                                                  ~ prescl'l ed au thori ty to hand over the charge of his office, he charge ~'hall be punishable with imprisonn>'·                                                        l'~ l:lthcl'                                                                       descnption 8':lucog- f                                                   -                                                                                                                                           nlzance 0 \vhich may extend tu three munths or wah fine, or wih both                                                                                      otf~nce, 10      (2) no court shall take cugnizance (ii an offence punishable under sub-section (1) save on compla:n: made by the prescribed authority      (3) no court inferior to that cf a ~lagistra~e of the first class shall try an offence punishable under sub-~ection (1) ",         19 after section 92, the following section shall be inserted, name-15 ly:-    "92a (1) notwithstanding anything contained in this act power to and the rules made thereunder, or an\' v:her law fer the time require b ' 'f                  g                         p                              h                                   t                                        ,                                                               th                                                                     removal of  l'lllg iii orce, a                    aon                          anc aya on recelvmg a report or 0 cr encroach_ iniormation and after making such inquiry, as it thinks fit, may ments etc 20 by order require within such period as may be specified in the l'rdc,· ~  (a) the owner or the uccupier o! any building or land to remove any encroachment on a public street or public place, or public drain; or (b) the owner or gccupier of any agricultw'al land to destroy pohli or any other such harmful we€d or pest from such land; or lc) the owner or uccupier as 'hurt' a:d tu appear beigl'e it at a time and place specllied in the urder and to show cause against the removal or destruction t2) it the owner or occupier as af',:i'l':;a:"i-((i) lails to remove the encr(jachm~n ~ or d~stroy the w~ed or pest and also fails to appear tu show cau:e against the remo\"al or destruction, or tb) appears to show cause agamst :5uch rt'mo\·al or destruction, but after making such further mquiry as it thinks fit, the gaon panchayat is of opinion that its order is just and proper, the gaon panchayat may cause: the encroachment to be removed, or as the case may oe, the weed or pest to be destroyed and may recover the cost of such removal or destruction from such persons", 20 in section 95, in sub-section (1), the word' "or circle pam~h:)-yat" shall be omitted " 21 in section 99, in sub-sectiun (1), ~nt: wuds "01' a circle pallchayat" and "or circle panchayat", whereyer they occur, shall be omitted 22 in section 100,-10 (a) sub-section (1) shall be llmjti~d: (b) in sub-section (2) the words "01' a circle panchay£lt" shah be omitted, 23 in section 101, for the words "district board", the wurds municipal corporation of del!li" shall be substituted 24 in section 102, in sll:j-sedion (2) ,--(a) clallses (ii) (i'i) to (rili) <il1d {'l'l'~i) 10 ~xxv) ,,:hall be omitteci; (b) in clause (iii), the words "and circlp panchayat" shall be omitted; (c) in clause (1'), for the words "(;aol1 sabha:;, gaon pan- 211 chayats, circle panchayats and pancha~'ati adalats", the word:; "gaon sabhas and gaon pancha~'ats" ~ hall be substituted; (d) in clause (:\:iv) , the words "circle panchayats and panchayati adalats" shall be omitted; (e) in clause (xvii), the words "ul' circle panchayat:," 2~ shall be omitted; co for clause (xxi), the foll,)\\'ing elalls(' :-:hall be ~'lii)~ti· tuted, namely:- (:rri) the isslie and service of notic:l's by gaol1 pand:aytlt~;" 30 (g) for clallse (1',1,,,11, the following c1au~e shall be :;uostituted, namely:-"(rt·ri) the allotment by gaon pun<:hayuts of fund:; fur the performance h' the nyaya ran~hayal, of their rllll!cs and the extent to which iees and fines paid to nyaya pan- 3s chay'1ts may be appropriated by gaon panchayats;"; (h) in clause (xxvii), the words ·'the district board or" shall be omitted; (i) in clause (xxviii), the words "or for circle panchayats" ~hall be omitted; ~ (i) in clause (x:rxiv) the words "circle panchayat'· shall be omitted; (k) in clause (xxxv), the words "or circle panchayat'· shall be omitted; (1) in clause (xxxvii), the words "c:rcle panchayats, pan-10 chayati adalats" shall be pmitted; (m) in clause (xxxviii), th(> word~ "and panche~' of circle panchayats" shall be omitted 25 in section 103, the words "or a circle panchayat" and "or circle panchayat" shall be omitted 15 26 spction 105 shall be omitteo %7, the schedule ~hall be omitted  ~ tatea1ent of objects and reasonson the 18th august, 1965, in reply to a starred question in the lok sabha, the important changes proposed in the administrative setup of the union territory of delhi were indicated by the government it was then stated that the block samitis at present constituted in the rural areas of delhi by executive orders would be converted into statutory bodies; that the la\,,· relating to nyaya panchayats would be brought in line with the model law suggested by the study group on nyaya panchayatsj and that there would also be a rural area advisory commlttee with the executive councillor in(;hjrge of rural areas as the chairman this bill has been brought forward to give effect to these changes 2 the salient features of the bill are as follows:-(a) the bill provides for the constitution of a panchayat samiti for each block comprising specific contiguous gaon sabha ar~as in the rural areas of delhi the panchayat samiti will be responsible for the implementatjol1 of the community development programme in the block in close association with gaon panchayats each panchayat samiti will consist of a president, pl  1jhans of gaon panchayats within the block, members elected to the municipal corporation of delhi, the metropolitan council of delhi and the house of the people from constituencies or wards of which the block forms a part and two women and four representatives of the scheduled castes chosen by the ex-ojficjo ml'11lb\!fs of the samati the president will be elected by all electoral college consisting of the members of the gaon panchayats within the block and allcx-officij members of the panchayat samiti on the ·constitution of panchayat samitis, th~ circle panchayats functioning under the delhi panchayat raj act, l!:l54, will cease to exist (b) the bill also provides for the establishment of a committee called the rural area advisory committee to advise the administrator on all matters concerning the activities of gaon panchayats and panchayat samitis (c) the bill also seeks to make comprehensive provisions for constituting nyaya panchayat circles, comprising two or more villages in the rural areas of delhi there will be a nyaya panchayat for each circle, whose membership shall include at least two women and one person belonging to scheduled castes the scheme embodied in the bil1 envisages a system of administration of justice in which layman would participate and ensures that justice would be available to the people in the rural areas within easy reach clnd without much expense or delay on thp establishment of nyaya panchayats the panchay~~~i adalats functioning under the delhi panchayat raj act, 1954, will cease to exist 3 the more important provisions of the bill are further explained in the notes on clauses new delhi; g l nanda the 2is, august, 1966  president's recommendation under article 117 of;:: shri jai sukh lal hathi, minister of state in the minhitry of home ~~  [copy oftener no 3/7/65-sr(r), dated the 23rd auguat, 1966 from l·' the constitution of india  ' affairs to the secretary, lok sabha] th cpresident having been informed of the subject matter of the bill ~~~ ~o provide for the co!1stitution of panchayat samiti~ and nyaya pan~hayats "in the uni{lq territory of delhi and to make certam amendments in the delhi land ret~)rms act, i95h the delhi panchayat raj act, j954 and  for matters ipcidclltul thereto, reccommends, under clauses (i) and (3) of ~:,:-anicle 117 of the constitution, the introduction of the said bill in and it~ ~:~jderation by the lok subha ~t: ~, clause 3-it is proposed to empower the administrator to declare certain contiguous gaon sabha areas to be a block and to alter the limits of any block by including therein or excluding therefrom any gaon sabha area clause 4-this clause seeks to empower the administrator to constitute for every block a panchayat samiti which wi11 be a body corporate clause 5-this clause provides that every panchayat samiti will consist of (i) a president, and (ii) pradhans of ~~on panchayat<; within the blocks, members elected to the h(lu~ of tl~e people, the metropolitan council of delhi and the municipal corporation of delhi from constituencies or wards comprising any are? of the block, and (iii) two women and four representatives of till' scheduled castes, elected by the cx-l~{fido members clause 6-the president of each panchayat samiti will be elected from amongst members of the gaon sabhas within the block by an electoral college consisting of members of the gaon panchayats within that block and the f'x-ofji  io members of the panchayat samiti there will also be a vice-president for each panchayat samiti who will be elected from among its members clauses 8 to io-clauses 8 and 9 prescribe the disqualificationr for being elected or nominated as a member of the panchayat samiti or for continuing as a member thereof clause 10 provides that questions as to disqualifications of members will be decid(>d hy the prescribed authority clause 13-this clause proddes for the constitution of six standing committees for every panchayat samitj to deal with subjects specified therein each standing committee ",:ll consist of the president of the panchayat samiti as the c\·-(~(ij'/i' member and ('harman :llld six other elected members power has been given to a panchayat samiti to constitute additional st~l1lcljn!~ (:ii,nm:rrees with the approval of the administrator clauses 17 to 20-these seek to enumerate thp powf'rs ana func:-tions of the panchayat samit: and those of its president clnd vice--president clause 22-this clause enumerates the powers and functions of the block development officer clause 24-this clause makes provision for the creation of posts of officers and other employees for the panchayat samiti clause 25-this clause provides for payment of allowances to the president, vice-president and members of a panchayat samiti and its standing committees clauses 26 and 27-clause 26 provides for the constltution of d panchayat samiti fund and, according to clause 27, the fund will consist of grants and loans made by government, loans raised by the panchayat samiti, donations and other receipts clauses 28 and 29-these clauses deal with the preparation, adoption and approval of the budget for each financial year and the maintenance and audit of accounts of a panchayat samiti g'a!,;: p -this clause prescribes the procedure for convening a meeting to discuss a motion expressing want of confidence in the president or the vice-president of a panchayat samiti clause 3 1-this clause enumerates the circumstances under which a president, vice-president or other member of a panchayat samiti may be removed by the administrator and makes provision for other illcidel ~al matters f clause 33-this clause deals with the power of the adminis~rator to cancel or suspend any resolution of a panchayat " , : -clause 34-this clause seeks to empower the administrator to :, ~persede a panchayat samiti under circumstances specified therein, ;;i:tasolve any standing committee and direct the panchayat samiti ;, -to reconstitute a standing committee immediately thereafter   " t" ~use 37-t~is clause m~kes provisions for submission by a _ -ayat samlt) to the administrator a report on its admlnistra-~:'ft6n for each financial year and for consideration of that report by '- the rural area ach'isorv committee , ~  i", }?iause 44-this clause empowers the administrator to group bi' more villages into a circle and to establish a nyaya panchayat  ·oh circle for the disposal of simple cases in that area  ~ , ',s6 (r) ls--ii clauses 45 and 50-clause 45 provides that a nyaya panch aya\ will consist of :-(i) two members elected by every gaon panchayat in the circie, and (ii) two women, if no woman has beeo elected or une woman if only one woman has been so elected and one person belonging to the scheduled castes if no such person has been elected, to be co-opted b~· the members specified in (i) above under clause 50, one-third of these members will retire on the expiration of every second year clauses 47 and 48-these clauses prescribe the qualifications for election or co-option of a member of ny~ya panchayat and disqualifications for being chosen as and for being ~uch a me-mber clauses 52 to 54-clauses 52 and 54 make provisions for election of sarpanch and up-sarpanch and vacation of office by them and clause 53 dea'ls with the duties of a sarpanch and up-sarpanch clause 56-this clause provides for the appointment by the administrator of a secretary for one, two or more nyaya pancharats, for assisting the nyaya panchayats in the performance of their functions and also for performing such other functions as may be tjrescribed clause 58-this clause seeks to specify the suits which may be tried by a nyaya panchayat power has been conferred on the administrator to increase the pecuniary jurisdiction of a nyaya panchayat in respect of such suits clause 63-this clause prescribes the period of limitation for every suit triable by a nyaya panchayat cl(/!l~e 64-this clause empowers a civil collrt to transfer to the nyaya panchayats after they are established suits triable by them and pending or filed before it in "jew ofc1ause 84 which seeks to nrohibit the application of certain  krs like the code of civil procedure and the code of criminal procedure in the trial of suits or ~riminul proceedings b)' nyaya panchayats, it has been rnl\"ijed that the nyuya panchayats will try such suits ,fresh clfl1t<:e 65-thi!:l clause :-cjj with the fourth schedule enumerates the ofi'pj1ces whieh are cognizable by a flyaya panchnyat the administrator h~ls tu'n empowered to am::o,-1 t~h! fourth schedij1e either hy adult',:": to j; 01 remo,·ing· therefrom ;my nffence triable hy ii ilyny:: pancha~'al c:,m·;c fo -·tt:is r1al~e prescribes a pe'·iod of cne yenr as limitalio!1 for crimina} t'f(c·!cdings before nyaye panchayat, clause 7 ~ -: -:--:s clause seeks to place <1 hmit~tio::l on the powe'rs of ptnishn:-::- -  1 l!yaya panchayat by p,:ov!4)h~,~ that no ny:rya panch~yat '  ___ ::;ji"/::e any sentence of fine exce~1ing us 100 or a sentence cf :'-' - - ~':  ~1li1(-ljt! either substanth'c:y or in default ;)f paym<'nt of !in~ ciam:(! 71-- -:-::~::' clause seeks to empower th,! ny1y:-1 panchayats to let off ha"'-:::-:~ ~gard to thecircumstancesof a case, any offender after admoni:10~ ::lstead of imposing any sentence of fine on him clause 74-th:5 clause which is modelled on clause 64, empowers a criminal c\  ur: to transfer to the nyaya panchayats after they are established ~:-::l1inal proceedings triable by them and pending or filed before it, an~ l\)r fresh trial of such criminal proceedings clause 75-this clause provides that nyaya panchayats may, subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, discharge its functions through benches consisting of not less than three members constituted by the sarpanch clattse 76-this clause, read with the fifth and sixth schedules, prescribes the procedure to be followed by the nyaya panchayats in the trial of suits and offences clause 80-this clause seeks to enjoin upon the nyaya panchayats the duly of making, in the first instance, every endeavour to bring about an amicable settlement between the parties in every proceeding comin5 before them clause 84-this clause seeks to prohibit the application of the provisions of the code of civil procedure, 1908, code of criminal procedure, 1898, the court fees act, 1870, and the indian evidence act, 1872, to any suit or criminal proceeding' before a nyaya panchayat clauses 85 to 89-these clauses make provisions for empowering the chief judicial magistrate and the senior subordinate judge to exercise judicial control over nyaya panchayats in respect of transfer of criminal proceedings, revision in civil and criminal cases and stay of further p!"{cr~'·djngs before nyaya panchayats clause 95- t~·  · (:;juse provides that any decision of a nyaya pancha~·at if it ::0 ;',' unanimous, will be in accordance with the opinion of the maj():·:~:; clause 98-tn:;; c:"':j'if! empowers the administrator to authorise consultation '-'~ the high court, exercising , uri~diction in rekti'::, tl) delhi a judicial officer or a !>pecid officer to inspect nyaya panchayats and give guidance and training to them in the performance of their duties clauses 101 and i02-these clauses seek to empower the administrator to remove a member of a nyaya panchayat and to dissolve any nyaya panchayat clause 103-this clause makes provisions in regard to disposal of civil and criminal proceeding pending 1 efore a nyaya panchayat at the time of its dissolution clause 107-this clause provides for the establishment of a rural area advisory committee consisting of the executive councillor in charge of rural development as the chairman, the members elected from the rural areas to the house of the people, the metropolitan council of delhi and the municipal corporation of delhi, al'l presidents and vice-presidents of panchayat samitis and the chairman of the rural areas committee as and when such a committee is constituted by the municipal corporation of delhi clause 109-this clause enumerates the functions of the rural area advisory committee clause 112-clause (b) of section 153 of the delhi land re-~  forms act, 1954, which provides that leprosy will be a disqualification for becoming or remaining a member of a gaon panchayat is proposed to !be omitted clause 113-this clause, read with the seventh schedule, seeks to amend the delhi panchayat raj act, 1950, for abolishing the circle panchayats and panchayati adalats and for remedying defects and deficiencies noticed in the working of that act clause 114-this cla~e makes necessary transitional provisiodi on the abolition of panchayati adalats clause l17-this clause enumerates the disqualifications arising out of election offences and empowers the administrator to remove any disqualification or reduce the period of any fuch disqualification  financial memorandumclause 6 (1) provides for the election of the president of a panchayat samiti by an electoral college consisting of the members of gaon panchayats within the block and the ex-officio members of the samiti clause 27 provides that the panchayat samiti fund will consist inter alia of:-(i) grants for meeting the liabilities transferred by the a:l!yjnistratcr to the panch",,,t samiti' "  (ii) ad hoc grants from ti!~ consolidated fund of india; (iii) grants for implementing schemes transferred by the administrator and bodic5 or institutions for the development of cottage and village industries; ci) loans advanced by the governmen~, clause 56 empowers the administrator to appoint a secretary to each nyaya panchayat and also to appoint the ~ame person as secretary to two or more nyaya panchayats, clause 108 empowers the administrator to ~ppoint a secretary to the rural area advisory committee clause 110 (4) makes provisions for payment of allowances to members of the rural area advisory committee for attending its meetings the expenditure involved in holding election of presidents of panchayat samitis under clause 6 woull be very negligible, it is intended that one of the e~isting officers of the delhi administration would be appointed as secretary to the rural area advisory committee in addition to his own duties and as such no expenditure would be jl1\'uh'ed on this account there are at present 73 pancha:vat secretaries attached to 194 gaon panchayats and 23 circle pancj,ayats (punchayati adalats) the circle panch"wats (pal"'chayati adalats) would cease to exisr after panchay'lt samitis and nyaya panchayatst are established the existing- staft' would ho\\'~·er, be a\'ailable for appointment as secrettries tn n \"i\"a ranchayats and as such 1\0 extra expenditure would he im'oh·ed under clause 56 the vjrious schemes under the commnnity development programme are at prescnt being limplemented departmentaly and for meeting expenditure thereon a pronslon of rs 4' 31 lakhs has been made during the current financial year it is intended that when the functions of implementing the community development programme are transferred to the panchayat samitis, the amounts already provided therefor would also be placed at their disposal however, this would not involve any additional expenditure in the event of any additional liabilities or institutions being transferred to the panchayat samitis it may become necessary to make suitable grants to these bodies but at this stage it is not possible to estimate the magnitude of such expenditure as it would depend on the liabilities or institutions that may be actually transferred it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of 2500 rupees per year would be involved on account of payment of allowances to members of the rural area advisory committee for attending its meetings clauses 5(1), 6(1) and (2), 10(1), 13(3), 16, 17(4), 19, 20(6) 24(3), 25, 26 28(1) and (2), 29(1) and (~) 30(2) and (3) and (12), 31 (2) 32(2) 37(1) 42 48(2), 49(1) 50(1) 52(1), and (2) 56(2),67(2), 75(1),7994,97,98(2) 106 108,110 and (4) and 111 of the bill empower the administrator to make rules in respect of matters specified in those clauses and also generally to carry out the purposes of the act 2 clause 43 enables the panchayat samiti to make bye-laws for carrying out any of the purposes for which it is constituted subject to the previous approval of the administrator and the rules made und~r clause 42 (2) (xv) 3 the various matters referred to above in respect of which rules and bye-laws may be made are matters of procedure and administrative detail the delegation of legislative power is therefore of a normal character  annexure extract from the delhi land reforms act, 1954(delhi ar i xo 8 of 1954) disqualification formembership of the gaonpanchayat 153 no person shall be entitled to be or remain a member of the gaon panchayat, if he-  (b) is suffering from leprl)sy; or - - -  extracts from the delhi panchayat raj act, 1954(delhi act no 3 of 1955) - - - - 2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,-definitions  - - (6) "circle" means the area within which a circle panchayat exercises jurisdiction under seetinn 44; (7) "circle panchayat" means the panel of circle panchayat established under section 44; - - - (11)" panchayati adalat" means a panchayati adalat established under section 50 and includes a bench thereof; -  - - (14) "proceeding" means a proceeding specified under section 54; ¢ (19) "senior sub-judge", "-\dditional district m~gistratc" and "revenue assistant" mean respectively the "senior sub-judge", "additional district magistrate" and "revenue assistant" of delhi; (20) "suit" means a civil suit triable by a panchayati adalat;  - (22) words and expressions ·decree' 'decree holder', 'judgement debtor', 'legal representath"e', and 'movable property' have the same meaning as in section 2 of the c()de of civil procedure, 1898;    charter iv power~, dlhies, f1l11cti()n~ llnci aclllwusrrlltwl1 of gaon panchayats18 in addition to the duti(:s alld functions imposed on a gaon duties and panchayat under the delhi land reforms act, 1954, or under any functions other enactment, it shall be the duly of every gaon panchayat, so far as its funds may allow, to make reasonable provision within its jurisdiction for:-'"   (r) the administration of justice to the extent permitted in this act and the election of the panches on the panel of the circle panchayat according to the provisions of this act and rules made thereunder;   :!; - - 19 a gaon panchayat may also make provisions within its discrejurisdiction fortionary functions    '" - (9) organizing, subject to rules prescribed, a village volunteer force for watch and ward, for assisting gaon sabha and panchayati adalat in the discharge of their functions and for the service of summons and notices issued by them; - -  - (k) making representation to the district board for performance by it of such functions in rejrtion to the area within the jurisdiction of the gaon sabha as ,llop he~'ond the powers of the gaoll sabha: >i< - (t) with the previous sane! ipn l r :he dis:nct board the doing of anything which falls within ine functions of the district board lor the benefit of the person,; ii\'in~ within the jurisdiction of the gaon sabha; and  -  200 a gaun panchay'lt sludl iw\"l' l'lintnl} of all public streets, power of waterways other than canals as defined in sub-section (1) of section ghaon pano - c ayatas 3 of the northern india canal and dramage act, 1873 to public situated within its jurisdiction not being a prh'ate street or waterway streets waterways and other matters and not being under the control o! the government or the district board or any other authol:ity spec:fled by the chief commissioncf and may do all that is necessary for the maintenance and repair thereof and may--  - 29 (1) every member 01 the gaun pandl<yat 01' <:iny committee constituted under this act or pa::, h of 3 circle panchayat shall be liable for the loss, waste or misapplication of ~1l1y money or property belonging to the gaon sabha or circle pc'tnchayat if such loss, waste or misapplication is a direct ct11bt'qu_,nl'l" ,f hi:; neglcct or misconduct while a member of the gaon panchjyat lh' llf <:ny committee a panch of a circle panchayat and a suit for compensation may be instituted against him by the gaon panchjyat or circle panchayat, as the case may be, with the previous s:1i1ction of the prescribed authority penalty for causing loss, waste or mis_ appropriation of money or property of the gaon sabha (2) if the prescribed authority sanctions the institution of a suit under sub-section (1) or refuses to grant the sanction, the member, panch or panchayat concerned as the case may be, may, within thirty days of such sanction or refusal, appeal to the chief commissioner against the said sanction or refusal (3) the chief commissioner may institute a suit mentioned in sub-section (1) on his own ini!iative and in case the suit is decreed, such member or panch shall cease to be a member of the gson panchayat or of the committe'€' (1r a panch of the circle panchayat as the case may be 30 every member or servant of a circle panchayat, panchayati ada'lat, a gaon panchayat or any committee constituted under this act shall be deemed to be a public servant members and servants to :e public :i"vants  33 (1)   gaon sabhj area fund (2) iii addition to the su!~~; !l1l>t1:ioned in section 158 of the delhi land tie1'lll'ms act 195-1 till' f(lll)\\'ing ;;;h:lll he credited to the gaon sabha area fund:-  - - (ii) sums contributrct to thp ganl1 sabha area fund by the district board or al1~· othl'l' hc':d au:hl:'rity;  - - -  chapter v acquisition of land gaon sabha area fund and propertyacquire land 34 where a (;1-10n sahha or a number of gaon sabhas which have power tu combined under th<: proddons of section 44 acquire' or acquire any land tn (,clrr~' out :!:l\' purpose of this act it or they shan first try to have the land h:-' private negotiation and :f the parties concerned fail to ani\ " ~':l:~ :::  ~·eement, such gaon sabha or gaon sabhas may make an applicrltinn in 1he prescribed form to the requisite authority to acquire the bnd under the land acqu!sition act 1894, and the said authorit~· mel:: ~lcqllil'e such land for such gaon sabha or gaon sabhas e1:planatio n ,-1n this chapter the expression "land" includes benefits to arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth      3s, (1) a gaon sahha may with the previous sanction of the voluntary chief commissioner and in accordance with an approved programme contribution of or with reference ~o any public work, arrange the voluntary contri- physical bution of physical labour on the part of all or a limited number of labour by adult members of the' gaon sabha area in furtherance of a general gaon or particular development scheme approved by the gaon panchayat sabha or by the circle panchaynt if any members, 41 (1) the expenses of the panchayati adalat shall be charged expenses ~ to the gaon sabha area fund of each unit in a circle in equal and reali                                                                                          -                                                        -                                                                     l <       proportion                                                                                                                                                                      sation                                                                                                                                                                       made               (2) all sums realised b~· way of court fee or fine in any suit, by pa,n-      criminal c:l~e or proce'ec1:ng djspos~d of by a panchayati adalat shall ~~~i~t       be hdnded over by the chief commissioner to the gaon sabhas budget ~:          situated within the jurisdiction of th~ panchayati adnlat in equaj           proportion                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    43 (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         -                                                                                                                                                                                                              - ~,"                  (2) the gaon sabha may pass or refer back to the gaon pan-' t:bayat the budge-                                                               subm:tt'~'d [i) it fur reconsideration with such     direction as it may give in the manner prescribed and may likewise ,,~, s a recommendator~' resolution in respect of the report or of any bother mat tel' (3) if the budget is referred to the gaon panchayat for reconsideration as aforesaid, the pradhan shall call an extraordinary meeting of the gaon sabha to be held within a fortnight of the said annual meeting and the gaon panchayat shall re-submit the budget at th" said meeting with such modifications as may be necessary in the l:ght of the directions of the sabha and the gaon sabha shall then p3ss the budget in the manner prescribed (4) subject to rules made in this behalf the budget shall take effect after it has been appro\'ed by the prescribed authority and a gaon panchayat may incu'r any expenditure under any of the heads of the budget in excess of the amount approved under that head without ,'ariation or alteration of the hudget with the approval of the prescribeci authority (oj) if for any reason, a gaon panchayat fails to present its budget estimate at the kharif meeting of the gaon sabha or its report on the expected receipts and expenditure at the rabi meeting the prescribeci authority may frame the budget or the report as the case mry be such a budget or report shall again be laid beforc the gaon sabha concerned which may pass it even in an adjourned meeting but it should be certified as approved if the gaon sabhn fails to do so  chapter vi circle panchayat and panc1layati adalatcircle panchayat, sarpanch and naib sarpanch 44 {l) the chief commissioner or the prescribed authority shall, by a notification in the official gazette in this behalf, group into a circle such number of contiguous gaon sabha area as the chief commissioner or the prescribed authority ma~' deem fit and establish for ('ach such circle a circle panchayat (2) the circle panchayat for each circle shall consist of persons elected in ;lc'cordance with sub-section (3) (3) e\'er~' gaun sabha in each circle shall elect from amongst its members a number of persons of prescribed qualification to act as ranches pi' the circle panchayat of that circle the number of adult, <;() f'1l'ctp(1 :-:hal1 he such that from each dilage in the gaon sabha area two such adults shall be elected where its population is 1000 m less and three where its population is more than 1000 the election shall be carried out in the manner prescribed the pane) so elected for each circle shall be called circle panchayat ( 4) no person shan be elected or remain panch of the circle panchayat if he is -(a) unable to read and write hindi or urdu; or (b) of unsound mind; or (c) suffering from leprosy; or (d) an undischarged insolvent; or (e) a servant of the government or any local authority; or (f) convicted under the untouchability (offences) act 1955 9r of an offence involving moral turpi~ucle or ordered to give security ior good behaviour under section 110 of the code of criminal procedure 1898 (5) all the panches shall elect from amongst themselves a person to act as sarpanch and another person tn act a~ naib sarpanch of the circle panchayat (6) any dispute arising out of any election under sub-section (3) or (5) shan be referred to the prescribed authority, whose decision ~han subject to revi~ion by the chief commissioner be final and ;;hall not be questioned in a court of law 45 in addition tu providing panels of panchayati adalat for the funct~ons  1 f 't  i d d' d t' 50 th or a cll'cl~ tria 0 sui s, crimm a cases an procee mgs un er sec ion , e pancha-chief commissioner may utilise the services of the circle panchayat yat ;ls a representative elected body of the constituent gaon sabhas for the purposes of co-ordinating their common schemes of development projects and their general superintendence where the chief commissioner decides to do so in one or more circles the following shall be the general functions of the circle pancbayat:-a obugatory-1 to take up the development projects of benefits to all or more than one village in the circle such as roads seed stores or irrigation projects 2 to undertake and perform the work of an~' superseded gaon sabhrl during the period of supersession 3 to transact any business in which all or more than one of the conswuenf gaon sabhas are jointly interested 4 to t:lke action under section 34  b discretionary-1 the chief commissioner may confer powers of general !;uperintendence and control on the circle panchayat over the constituent gaon sabhas and gaon panchayats 2 the chief commissioner may make rules regarding the diversion of a part or percentage of gaon sabha area funds of the constituent gaon sabhas towards the expenses involved in the performance of the aforesaid functions of the circle pancha~·at term of 4fi the tpl"1n of office 01 every panch shall be such as may be punches (if a circle presc-ribed pancha_ ::31 oath of office 47 every panch elected under section 44, shall, as soon as possible after his election take oath of office in the manner prescribed resigna tion 48 (1) a panch may submit the resignation of his office to the prescribed authority (~) nn resignation tendered by a panch shall be valid unless it has been accepted by the prescribed authority removal 49 (1) a member or panch of a gaon panchayat, circle pancha yat or panchayati adalat may be removed at~· time by the prescribed authnrit~· in the manner prescrioed if he-(a) incurs any disqualification under sub-section (4) of section 44 (b) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting, or (e) without reasonaole cause absents himself for more than two consecutive months from the sittings of the gaon panchayat or the circle panchayat or the panchayati adalat, as the case may be or (,h is in fhl" opmlon of thp nrp~crihf'ci authority guiltv of mis conduct in the dischar~e of his duties or (e) in the opinion of the prcsrrib('n authority undesirable in +h(' nuhlic- interest to continue in officp r 2' a rnember or panch remcwed under sub-section (t) ~h:'ll1 not hi:' (>ntitif'd to re-election as a member or panch for peri on nf thrpe vp~r~ lmd shall cea"p to he a member of the gaon p:mrh;l\"rlt or cird(> panchayat a~ the rase may be (3) a member or panch removed under sub-section (1) f;haj1 r~l\'r a right to appeal to the ch!ef commissioner, 50 (1) the sarpanch shall for the trial of every suit, crimina~ c~5c or proceeding, form a bench of five panches from the panel of clfcle panchayat to constitute a panchayati adalat for the purposes of the trial of that suit or proceeding, in the manner prescribed panchu-:,ati adalat and trial in a suit c'riminai :as~ or (2) notwithstand~ng clnything {'on~clined in this section, the proceed chief commissioner may prescribe the constitution of special ben-!1g ches for determining any dispute arising between any parties or gaon sabhas of different circles or for any other purpose 51 (1) if any panch appointed to a bench cunstituted under  !bscnce section 50 for the trial of a suit, criminal case or proceeding is ~f a panch ab t t h' th  'h ·th t d :: om the  sen a any earmg, e remammg panc es may, notwl s an - ::-?nch mg anything contained in this act, try the suit or proceeding, provided, however, that at least three panches including the chairman, are present (2) no trial as aforesa~d shall be invalid by reason merely that all the five panches forming the bench were not present at any hearing or that the same panches were not present at all the hearings 52 if a vacancy in the office of a panch, sarpanch or naib sar- fi"ing panch of the circle panchayat arises by reason of his death, resig- of ,:as~~1 nation or removal, it shall be filled for the unexpired portion of vac:anles his terms in the manner provided under sub-section (:;) or (5) of section 44, as the case may be 53 (1) notwithstanding anything contained in the code of forum civil procedure, 1908, every suit instituted under this act shall be ,instituted before the sarpanch of the c: rcle panc'1ayat of the circle ~~ which the defendant or any of the defendants, where they are ~:rhtore than one, ordinarily resides or carries on business at the time i: of the institution of the suit irrespective of the place where the cause of action arose '  ~ (2) notwithstanding anything contained in the code of crimi-: hal procedure, 1898, every criminal case instituted under this act , shall be instituted before the sarpanch uf the circle panchayat of the circle in which the offence is committed '~,_ 53-a (1) the following offences shall be triable by a panchayati offence's ~ma1at triable ~ , - - by par:_ "'1-(4) offences under sections 140, 160 172 174, 179, 269, 277, chayati ~~ 279, 283, 285, 286, 289, 290, 294, 323, 334, 336, 341, 352, adalat  i"  357, 358, 374, 379, 403, ~1l (where the value of the stolen or misappropriated property in cases under sections 379, 403, and 411 does not exceed fifty rupees), 426, 428, 430, 431, 447, 448, 504, 506, 509 and 510 of the indian penal code; (b) offences under sections 24 and 26 of the cattle trespass act 1871; (c) offences under sections 3, 4, 7 and 12 of the delhi public gambling act, 1955; (d) such other ()fi~l1ct:! under any 01 the aforesaid enactments or any other enactment punishable with fine only, up to a limit of one hundred rupees as may, by notification in the official gazette, be declared by the chief commissioner to be triable by a panchayati adalat; (e) any offence under this act or any rule made thereunder; (f) abetment of any of the foregoing offences; (g) an attempt to commit any of the foregoing offences, when such attempt is an offence (2) any criminal case relating to an offence under sections 143, 145, 151 or 153 of the indian penal code, pending before any court may be transferred for trial to the panchayati adalat, if in the opinion of such court the offence is not serious , (3) the chief commissioner may by order published in the official gazette withdraw from a panchayati adalat the power to try all or any of the offencels referred to in clauses (q) to (g) of sub-section li) penalties 53-b• (1) no panchayati adalat shall inflict a substant ive sen-tence of imprisonment (2) a panchayati adalat may impose a fine not exceeding one hundred rupees but no imprisonment may be awarded in default of payment: provided that no accused shall l){' tried for more than three offences in the same criminal case and the fine that may be imposed un one accused in a criminal case shall not in the aggregate exceed one hundred rupees 53-c• nu panchayati adalat shall try any criminal case against a person where such person-(a) has been previously convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of three years or more; certain persons not to be tried by pancha_ yati adalat (b) has been previously fined for theft by any panchayatl adalat; (c) has been bound over to be of good behaviour under section 109 or 110 of the code of criminal procedure, 1898; (d) has been previously convicted under the public gamb_ ling act, 1867 or the delhi public gambling act, 1955; or ,c) is a public servant summary disposal of complaillt 53-d  \ panchlyti adalat may dismiss any complaint if after examining the complainant and taking such evidence as he may produce, it is satisfied that the complaint is frivolous, vexatious or untrue 53-e in imposing any fine, the panchayati adalat may order any portion or the whole of the fine recovered to be applied-compen sation to complain ants (a) in defraying the expenses properly incurred in the criminal case by the complainant; (b) in the payment to any person of compensation for any material loss or injury caused by the offence; or stolen to the (c) in compensating any bona fide purchaser of property for loss of the same where property is restored possession of the person entitlec1 thereto 53-f (1) if in any criminal case before a panchayati adalat compenthe accused is acquitted or discharged and the panchayati adalat sation is of the opinion that the accusation against him was false and either_ to the t·· i  p  ad i 11 hi' accused rt\\) llus or vexatious, the anchayau a armay ca upon t e comp ui-nant forthwith to show cause why he should not pl)' compensatinn to the accused (2) if after hearing the complainant the panchayati adalat is satisfied that the accusation was false and either frivolous or vexatious, it may direct that compensation not exceeding twenty-five rupees be paid by the complainant to the accused enquiry in cases forwarded by magistrate - 53-g notwithstanding anything contained in the code of criminal procedure, 1898, a magistrate may direct an enquiry referred to in section 202 of that code to be made by a panchayati adalat in a criminal case in which the offence has been committed within the territorial limits of a circle panchayat 53-h an~' fine imposed in a case' or compensation ordered to he paid ui lier 'ection q-f by a panchayati adalat shall be re-coverable in the manne~ provided in section 386 of the code of cri-rcco\'ery of flnps " eompensalion 14s6 (b) ls-- j 3 - !dinal pr~cedure, 1898, but if the p:lnchayati adalat finds any difficulty 10 lts recovery, it may request the magistrate within whose jurisdiction the panchayati adalat lies to recover it as if the sentence of fine or the order directing pa:vll',:nt of compensation had been passed by him contempt of panchayati adalat 53 l (1) if any person intentionally offers any insult to a panchayati adalat or any member thereuf, while the panchayati adalat is sitting in any stage of judicial proceedings, in its or his view or presence or refuses to take oath duly administered or sign a statement made by the said pej:~on when legally required to de so, the panchayati adalat may at any tme before rising on the same day take cognizance of the offence and sentence the offender to a fine not exceeding five rupel:s (2) the fine imposed under sub-section (1) shall, for the purposes of section 53-h, be deemed to be a fine imposed in a criminal case 53· i no cotlviction by the panchayati adalat shall be deemed to be a previous convicton for the purposes of section 75 of the indian penal code, or section 562 or 565 of the code of criminal procedure, 1898, or section 3 of the probatio!1 of offenders act, 1958 convil'_ t:on by the paneha: au ada!lt not a previous conviction revenue m notwithstanding anything contained in the delhi land cases revenue act, 1954, all proceedings under ~ec=l')n; ~, and 2h of that act shall be transferred by the t d sjdr to the circle panchayat within the local area of which the land concerned is situated and the circle panchayat shall decide such pro ceedings in the manner prescri bed: provided that where land included in the local area of more than one circle panchayat is c(,)l1cerned that circle panchayat shall have jurisd;ction in which ~he l'e::orded asnmi or the tenure holder ordinarily resides or ii he resid~s in none, the tahsildar shall re~er the proceedings to the circle p3uehayat within the area of which the greater part of the land is situated: provided further th3t 110 su::h proceedings in which land paying more than rupees 100 as land n~venue is involved shall be transferred to a circle panchnyat provided also that no applicc:tion for correction of records mutation of name sball be entertained by a circle pancbayat extent o~ jurisdiction 55 (1) the jurisdiction of a circle panchayat shall extend to any suit of the following description if its value does not exceed two hundred rupees:-(a) a suit for money due· on contract, other than a contract in respect of immovable prope"rty; (b) a suit for the recowty of movahle property or for the value th~reof; (c) a suit for comp~nc:;atjon for wrongfully taking or injuring a movable property; or (d) a suit for damages ('atj~ed by cattle trespass (2) the chief commissioner or the prescribed authority may, by noffication in the official g~zette, direct that the jurisdiction or any circle panchayat shall extend to all such suits of such value not exceeding five hundred rt1pef!~ ns may be specified in the notification extension o~ juris diction by agreement of parties 56 notwithstanding anything ~ontain'ed in section 55, parties may by wr!tten agreement refer any suit to a circle panchayat for decision by it if the value of such suit does not exceed the pecuniary limits of the 8'opel1ate jul'i~diction of the senior sub-judge and th~reupon the circle panchayat shall dispose of such suit in accordance with rules made under this act 57 a circle panchayclt shall have no jurisdiction to nizance of the following suits:-take cog- bxclusion of c!rcle panchaya' jurisdiction (1) a suit for ? nrbnce of p:utnership account, unless a balance has been struck by 1he parties or their agents; (2) a suit for a share 01' part of share under an intestacy or for a legacy cr part of a legacy under a will; (3) a suit by or against the government or a public servant for acts done in his oflleinl capncity; (4) a suit by or against a minor or a person of unsound mind; (5) a suit cl)gnizrlhle' ~v n revenue court under the delhi land reform::; a-::· h''i' l'xeept as provided in this act (1) every suit ins:itntcd hefore a circle panchayat shall the whoie of the claim which the plaintiff is entitled to make suits ~~ inrlude the wb,l'"' eje~", rp"·n  "t of the matte'r in displ1tf' but h€: may reiiiiqu:::h any of his claim in order to bring the :;l~it wi~hln ~r~ jlh;<'dictioy' the circle panchayat (z) if a plaintiff omits to sue in respect of or relinquishes any portion of it he shall not afterwards sue in respect of the portions so omitted or relinquished limitatit 10 59· e\'(~ry suit instituted before a circle panchayat after the period of limitation prescribed therefor in the schedule shall be dismissed even though limitation has not been set upac; a defence 60 the decision of a pancha~'ati adalat on the question of utle legal character contract or ()bli~3tion shall not bind the parties except in respect of the suit in which such matter is decided | effect    | of    ||-----------|-------|| decision  |       || by        | a     || pan-      |       || ('hayati  |       || adajat   |       |hevision 61 i n all proceedings referred to in section 54, the collcclor shall h,h'e powers of revision either upon reference made to him or on his own motion; but there shall be no appeal against any order of a panchayati adalat notwithstanding any provision in the delhi land ren-nue act 1954, to the contrary res-judicata 62 (1) no panchayati adalat shall try any suit, proceeding or issue in respect of any matter which is pending for decision in or had been heard or decided by a court of competent jurisdiction in a former suit or proceeding between the same parties or between the parties under whom they or any of them claim (2) '\there a criminal case is pending in any court against an accused in respect of any offence or where an accused has been tried for any offence no panchayati adalat shall take cognizance of an~· such offence or on the same facts of any other offence of which the accused might have been charged or convicted concurrent jurisdiction 63 where a suit, criminal case or proceeding is maintainable in mere than one circle panchayat the plaintiff or the complainant or the applicant, as the case may be, may bring the suit, criminal case or proceeding in one of such circle panchayats any dispute regarding jurisdiction shall be decided by the senior sub-judge, additional district magistrate or the revenue assistant, having jurisdiction as the case may be institution of ~uits criminal ('ase and pl'oceedinlols 64 any person who wishes to institute a suit, criminal case or proceeding under this act before a circle panchayat may make: n application orally or in writing to the sarpanch of the circle panchayilt or in celse of his absence from the circle to the naib sarpanch or \  hen both are absent to such other panch as the sarpanch may have appointpd in this be-half and shall at the same time pay the prescribed fee the court fees act 1870 sha11 not apply to pan-chll yati adalats exccpt as may be prescribed tn every suit the plaintiff shall state its value 65 (1) where a suit, criminal case or proceeding is instituted orally, the sarpanch naib sarpanch or panch receiving the application shall record without delay the prescribed particulars and the signature or thumb-impression of the applicant shall be taken thereon substance of the application to be recorded in register (2) the sarpanch or in his absence the naib sarpanch or panch mentioned in section 64, shall appoint a bench of the panchayati adalat under section 50 and refer the said application to that bench for disposal and shall also fix a date for the first hearing of the application before the said bench and give notice of the said date to the applicant and to the members thereof manner of procedure 66 every suit, criminal case or proceeding instituted in accordance with the provisions of section 65 shall be brought before the bench of the panchayati adalat on the date fixed and the bench shall, unless the sarpanch or naib sarpanch is a member of it choose one of their members to be the chairman of that bench who shall conduct the proceedings 67 (1) if the plaintiff, the complainant or the applicant fails to appear after having been informed of the time and place fixed for hearing the panchayati adalat may dismiss the suit criminal case or proceeding or pass such order as it may deem fit disposals of suits, etc  in the absence of the party concerned (2) the panchayati adalat may hear and decide the suit or proceeding in the absence of the defendant or opposite party if the summons have been served upon him or if he has been informed of the time and place fixed for hearing --"  68 (1) except as provided in sub-section (2) or to correct a pancha_ clerical error a panchayati adalat shall have no power to cancel, yati adajat not se or alter any decree or order passed by it to re:'vise a panchayati adalat may, for sufficient reasons to be re- ur alter h f h d t on application made within one mont ate a e of the its ckci-!':on or order or knowledge thereof in case per,onal service ot ons has not been affected, restore any suit criminal case or which has been dismissed in default or in which a or order ha~ been passed er parte no jrga\ practltioner shall appear plead or act on behalf of part~· before a pancha~'ati adalat: ided that (l person who is arrester! shall have the right to and be defended b~· a kgcll practitioller of his choice legal practitioner not to appear before panchayati adalal 70 (1) subject to the provisions of section 69, any party to a suit or proceeding may appear before a panchayati adalat either in person or by such agent duly authorised in writing by him as the panchayati adalat may admit as a fit person to represent him appearance in person or by re_ presentative (2) the partk:s to criminal cases shall appear personally before the panchayati adalat: provided that-(a) the p~l1l('hayati adalat ma~' in an~' case dispense with the personal attendance of the accused and permit him to appeal' by his agent duly authorised in writing; (b) the panchayati adalat may in its disctf\ion at any stage of the proceeding direct the personal attendance of the accused (3) no stamp-duty shall be required to be paid for any power of attorney filed under this section spe:ial jurisdic_ tion in matters compromised 71 notwithstanding anything contained in this act or in any other law for the time being in force, it shall be lawful for a panchayati adalat to dec'ide any suit or proceeding arising in the local area of the circle panchayat and not pending in any court in accordance with any settlement, compromise or oath agreed upon by the parties: provided that·-(a) in the case of a suit, the value thereof doe~ not exceed the pecuniary limits of the appellate jurisdiction of the senior sub-judge; (b) in the case of a proceeding, the annual land revenue payable on the land involved in such prcceeding does not exceed two hundred rupees  procedure nnd power tv ascer_ tain truth 72 (1) the panchayati adalat shall receive fuch evidence in suit, criminal case or proceeding as the part;cs may adduce and may call for such further evidence as in its opinion may be necessary for the determination of the points in issue it ;hall be the duty of the panchayati adalat to ascertain the facts cf every suit criminal case or proceeding before it by every lawful means in its power and thereafter to make such decree or order w;th or without costs, as to it may seem just and legal it may take local investiga~ion in th'! village to which the disputes relates it shall follow the procedure prescribed by cr under this act the code of civil pro:edure 1908, code of criminal procedure 1898 the indian e,·idencc act hji2 ~ c'f and the indian limitation act 1908 :-hall not apply to any suit 01' proceeding in a panchayati adalat except as provided in this act or as may be prescribed (2) nothing in sub-section (i) shall entitle any party to compound any offence wh:ch is not compoundable under the provisions of the code of criminal procedure, 1898, or to ccmpound an offence withqut the permission of the bench concerned, if it is compoundable with permission under the provision: of the said cede 73 in the event of any disagrc'ement bet ween the members of the panchayati adalat the opin:cn of the majority shall prevail majority to prevail transfer application  74 (1) if in any suit, criminal case or proeeeding before a panchayati adalat any party intimates at any stage before the announcement of the final decree or order that it intends to make an application under this section to the sen 'or sub-judge, additional district magis~rate or the collector, as the case may be for the transfer of f)'the suit, criminal case or proceeding the panchayati adalat shall ~; upon its executing, if so required, a bond without surety of an amount ~,dot exceeding rupees ten that it w!ll make mch application within a tnable time to be fixed by panchayati adalat which shall not " less than 15 days, adjourn the suit, criminal case or proceeding, ,::' such a period as will afford !:ufficient time for the application to ~~ made and an order to be obtained thereon: ~l' provided that nothing herein contained s~all require the pan-~ckayati adalat to adjourn the suit or proceedmg upon a second or ~quent intimation from the same party   " ' ~: ," (2) if the applicaticn be not maje within the time allowed, the ;~ ~ount of such bond shall be forefeited and may be recoverable by ~the panchayati adalat as if it were a fine imposed by itself (1) any court before whom a suit, criminal case or proceeding by a panchayati adalat is filed shall transfer the suit, ~",ual case or proceeding to the circle panchayat having juris-transfer of suit, criminal case or proceed_ ing the senior sub-judge, additional district magistrate or l' may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, transfer any ,> ~t or proceeding respectively from one panchayati adalat to ~her panchayati adalat of competent juri:diction in the same ~ or any other circle panchayat or to another court subordinate ilwn ~"f5-a if at any time it appears to a panchayati adalat -transfer ~ (a > that it has no jurisdiction to try any case pending ~~ ct~:s filii' before it,  "  pancha-  (b) that the offence involved is one for which it cannot yati - award adequate punishment or adalat (c) that the case should otherwise be tried by a court; it shall submit the case to the senior sub-judge the additional distnct magit'trate or the collector, as the case may be, for transfer to a court of competent jurisdiction and shall give information thereof to the parties concerned revision 76 the senior sub-judge additional district magistrate or collector according as it is a suit criminal case or proceeding may, either on his cwn motion or on the appiication of any party, call for the record of any case which has bef'n decided by the panchayati adalat and if it appears to him that injustice or mat~rial irregularity has occurred, he may make such order in the case as he thinks fit issue of summons to witnesses 77 a panchayati adalat may if it considers the evidence of, or the production of a document by, any person necessary in a suit, criminal case or proceeding, issue and cause to be served in the prescribed manner a summons on such person to compel his attendance or to produce or cause the production of such document, and such person shall be bound to comply with the direction contained in the summons penalties for failing to appear before a panchayati adalat 78 if any person who is summoned by a panchayati adalat by a written order to appear to gi\'e evidence 0f to produce any document before it wilfully disobeys such summons or notice or order, the panchayati adalat may make a complaint to the magistrate having jurisdiction and the said person shall be punishable with fine which may extend to twenty-five rupees; but the fine will not absolve him from the obligation to attend: provided that no woman shall be comp~lled to appear in person before the panchayati adalat she may be examined on commission consisting of at least 2 persons in the manner prescribed: provided further that no guvernment servant shall be compelled to produce an official document privileged under section 123, 124 or 162 of the indian evidence act, 1872: provided also that if a document is produced in obedience to a summons issued under this section the panchayati adalat shall cause the document to be copied mark the cupy after comparing with the original to be true copy and return the original document to the perwn producing the same dismissal of suits etc 79 a panchayat i adalat may dismiss any suit or proceeding if after examining the plaintiff of the applicant it is satisfied that the suit or proceeding is frivolous, vaxatious or untrue person 80 a panchayati adalat after an application is made under summons section 64 shall unless it has been dismissed or otherwise disposed to defenof under the provisions of this act caui"e summons in the prescribed dant or f t b   ' accused orm 0 e served in the prescribed manner on the defendant or the accused person or the opposite party, as the case may be, requiring him to attend and produce his evidence at such tune and place as may be stated in the summons and shall at the same time direct the plaintiff or complainant or the applicant to attend and produce his evidence at such time and place i~~ue of warl'ant 81 if a panchayati adalat is satisfied that a witness is evading the service of summons it may issue a bailable warrant against him for a sum not exceeding twenty-five rupees ;1\% if on the application of the decree holder or the judgment pay~ent debtor, the panchayati adalat which passed the decree ftdcii after or adjust-   ment o( enquiry that the decree has been satisfied wholly or in part, it shall decree record the fact in the prescri'bed register to be recorded 83 (1) a decree or order passed by a panchayati adalat shall be execution executed by it in such manner as may be prescribed if the of dpcr'!es defendant's property is situated outside the jurisdiction of the panchayati adalat passing such decree or order, it may trander the decree or order for execution in the prescribed manner to the circ't panchayat within whose jurisdiction the property may be situated, and if there be no such circle panchayat then to the civil court within whose jurisdiction it may be situated (2) if a panchayati adalat finds any difticulty in executing a decree, it may forward the decree to the senior sub-judge, who sball then execute the decree as if it were a decree passed by kim (3) an order for costs in a proceeding under the delhi land revenue act, 1954, shall as far as possible be executed as provided in sub-sections (1) and (2) above; sub-section (2) shall be read and construed as if for words 'senior sub-judge' the words 'revenue assistant' were substituted 83-a the chief commi~ioner may, by order published in the suspen-official gazette, direct that any panchayati adalat shall not exercise sion of  ,;au or any of the powers under this act for such period as may be powers ,ppecified in the order and such panchayati adalat shall cease to exercise such powers for the period ~o specified f t i r' 1456 (ail) 1 s 14- external control84 the chief commissioner may-supervi sion (a) cause to be inspected any immovable property owned by a gaon sabha, used cr occupied by a gaon panchayat or a circle panchayat, or any work in progress under the direction of such gaon sabha or crcle pancha\"at·  , (b) by an order in writing call for and inspect a book or document in the posse"'sion or unjer the control of a gaon panchayat or a circle panchayat; (c) by an order in writing require a gaon panchayat or a circle panchayat to furnish such statements, reports or copies of documents, relating to the proceedings or duties of the gaon panchayat or circle panchayat as he thinks fit; (d) record in writing for the consideration of a gaon panchayat or a circle panchayat any cb~ervation which he thinks proper in regard to the proceedings or duties of such gaon panchayat or circle panchayat; or (e) institute any enquiry in respect of any matter relating to a gaon sabha, galin pancha~·at circle panchayat or panchayati adalat prohibition of certain proceed inp 85 (1) the prescribed authority or any other· officer specially empowered in this behalf by the chief commissioner on information received or on its or his own initiative may by order in writing prohibit the execution or further execution of a resolution or order passed or made under this act or any other law for the time being in force by a gaon sabha, gaon panchayat circle panchayat or any officer or sernnt thereof, if in it~ or his opinion such resolution or order is of a nature as to cause or likely to cause obstruction, annoyance or injury to the public or to any class or body of persons lawfully employed, or danger to human life health or safety or riot or affray it or he may prohibit the doing or continuance by any persoll of any act in pursuance of or under cover of such resoluticn or order (2) where an order is made under sub-section (i), a copy thereof, with a statement of the reasons for making it shall forthwith be forwarded by the prescribed authority or the aforesaid officer to the chief commissioner who may after calling for an explanation with or without record from the gaon sabha gaon panchayat or circle panchayat or the officer or servant thereof and considering the explanation, if any, rescind, modify or confirm the order (3) where the execution or further execution of a resolution or order is prohibited by an order made under sub-section (1) and continuing in force, it shall be the duty of the gaon sabha, gaon panchaylt or the circle panchay:l: or any officer or servant thereof if so required by the authority making such order to take any action which it fir he would han' ;)cc~ e!1titled to take, if the resolution or order hd never been passed or made and which ij necessary for preventing any person from doing or continuing to do anything under cover of the resolution or order of which the execution or further execution is prohibited 86 (1) if, at any time, it appears to the chief commissioner that default a gaon sabha or a gaon panchayat or a circle panchayat has made in fithe ,  ,  per ormdefault in the performance of any duty imposed on it by or under anee of this act or any other law for the time being in force, the chief com- duty, missioner may, by or~er in writing, fix a period for the performance of that duty - - - - - 87 if for any reason-appoint_ mentin (1) a gaon sabha fails to elect a panch under sub-section cases of (3) of section 44 or section 52, or default in ftlung up (2) a circle panchayat fails to elect a sarpanch or a naib vacancies sarpanch, under sub-section (5) of section 44 or section 52, ~~~e 'hi th' 'b d h ch' f c ' ffi pancha-wit n e time prescrl e , t e ie omnussloner or any 0 cer yat or of appointed by him in this behalf may appoint a duly qualified person a sarto hold office as a panch, sarpanch or a n aib sarpanch of the circle panch or panchayat, as the case may be, and any persqj1 50 appointed shall nai\sarhold office as if he had been duly elected under this act panc  88 (i) if in the opinion of the chief commissioner a gaon sabha superses_ or a gdon panchayat or a circle panchayat or a panchayati adalat is sion of a illcomjjetent !(l perform or persistently makes default in the r~(lr- ~a:: , d" d 't b d h' a a or mull'c uf a lity impose on i y or un er t is act or any other a gaon l'y l;l' the' t::~)~ being in force or exceeds or abuses its powers or panchayat s;:duld ihef(~ h~' any othe~' reason which in the opinion of the chief or a circle c)mmissioner necessitales the supersession of the body the chief pancphayat c " b t ' t! ' , h 0": ' or a an-)mm15slon ~!' may ~'no illca lion in t e ulcial gazette, supersede chayati it adalat (2) on the supersession of a gaon sabha or a gaon panchayat or a circle panchayat or a panchayati adalat under sub-section (1) the following consequences shall ensue:-(a) all members or panches of the gaon sabha or gaon pallchayat or circle pancnayat or panchayati adalat shall from the date of notification vacate their seats; (b) the funds and other property, if any vested in the gaon sabha or circle panchayat shall be disposed of in sucb manner as the chief commissioner may direct; and (c) the senior sub-judge the additional district magistrate or the collector, as the case may be shall withdraw all civil, criminal and revenue cases pending before such circle panehayat or panchayati adalat and dispose of them in accordance with law - - - - - appeals 9s (1) any person aggrieved by an order or direction made by a gaon panchayat or circle panchayat under the act or under any rule or bye-law may, unless otherwise prescribed, within 30 days from the date of such direction or order, exclusive at the time requi-!;ite for obtaining a copy thereof, appeal to the prescribed authority which may vary, set aside or confirm the said order or direction and may also award costs to or against the person filing the appeal - - - - - suits 99 (i) no suit or other legal proceeding shall be instituted against against a gaon sabha or a gaon panchayat or a circle pancbayat or ~a~n ag"ainst a member, panch, officer or servant of the gaon panchayat or g~o~apan_ circle panchayat or against any person acting under its or his dlrecchayat tion for anything done or purporting to haye been done in any offtcial circle' capacity under this act, until the expiration of two months next pa~l'hayat after notice in writing has been in the case of a gaon sabba or or its gaoll panchayat or circle panchayat, delivered in or left at the office officers of the gaon panchayat or circle panchayat and in the case of a member, panch, officer or servant or any person acting under his direction or the direction of the gaon panchayat or circle panchayat, delivered to him or left at his office or place of abode, explicitly ~tgt­in~ the cause of action, the nature of the relief sought, the amount of' compensation, if any, claimed and the name and place o( !!tbode of the intending plaintiff and the plaint shall contain a stat~ment that such notice has been so delivered or left - - 100 (1) the provisions of the judicial officer's protection act, protection 1850, shall apply to the members of panchayati adalat to gaon sabha (2) no suit or prosecution shall be entertained in any court gaon panagainst a gaon sabha or a gaon panchayat or a circle panchayat or c~ayat any member or panch thereof or any person acting under its or his circle d·   pancha;i'at lrt:ctlon in respect of anything in good faith done or intended to and panbe done under this act or any rule bye-law made thereund~r chayati adalat un if any dispute arises between two or more gaon panchayats dispute or between a gaon panchayat and the district board it ahall be between referred to the prescribed authority whose decision shall be final and ~;:;a;anshall not be questioned in any court of law inter ae or with other bodies  - chapter ix rules, bye-laws and repeals 102 (i) the chief commissioner may, subject to the condition power to of previous publication by notification in the official gazette, make make rules rules consistent with this act to carry out the purposes of this act (2) in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may provide for-- - - - - cu) the establishment of circle panchayats and panchayati adalats; (iii) the time and place of the meetings of gaon sabha and circle panchayat, the manner of convening meetings, giving notice thereof, and the conduct of proceedings at the meetings; - - - - - ('t') the re~ords and registers that shall be maintained by gaon sabha;, gaon panchayatc;, circle panchayats and panchayati adalats and the form in which they are to be; (ri) the action to be taken on the occurrence of a vacancy in the circle panchayat and panchayati ad,liat; (vii) the authority by which disputes in relation to appo~nt­ments to circle panchayat other committees or parchayati adalats ma~' be decided and the procedure to be followed therein; (viii) management and regulation of provident fund for servants of circle panchayat if the system of provident fund is adopted by any circle panchayat;    - - (t-iv) the returns to be submitted by gaon panchayats, circle panchayats and panchayati adalats, the form in which they are to be, the authorities to which and the time when they shall be submitted; - - - - - (xvii) the method of account keeping by gaon panchayats or circle panchayats; - - - - - (xxi) the issue, service or execution of summons, notices d nd other processes of panchayati adalat and issue and service cf notices by gaon panchayats; (xxii) the transfer by a panchayati adalat of summons and other processes to another panchayati adalat or any court for service or execution; (;t'xiii) the fees to be levied by panchayati adalats for instituuon of suits, for issue of processes, for obtaining copies of dl;cuments and other matters; (x;:dv) the court fees and other fees payable where a panchayati adaiat, with the consent of parties, entertains a suit which is otherwise beyond the jurisdiction; (xxv) the procedure for execution of decrees and orders passed by panchayati adalatsj (xxvi) the allotment by gaon panchayats of funds for the prrff1rmance by circle panchayat or panchayati adalats for th:';r duties under this act or any rule or bye-law and the extent to which fees paid to panchayati adalats may be appropriated h~' gaon panchayats: ~ :r:n' h) the powers that may be exercised by the district f"k;ud or any prescribed authority in the discharge of their cbli-,(!at !(ms under this act and the manner in which such powers m <1,'' be exercised; (,rr1·;ii) the procedure to be observed in the making of bye-!hvs by th~ prescribed authorit:,-' for gaon panchayats or by gaon pa'~chavats or for circle panchayats; - - - - - (xxl'iv) channels of correspondence between a ga:~ panchayat, circle panchayat and other authorities; (xxxv) disposal of assets and liabilities of a gaon sabha circle panchayat on its supersesiion; it - - , (xxxvu) the conditions subject to which sums due to a gal'r:: sabha may be written off as irrecoverable, and the conditioi!:i subject to which the whole or any part of a fee may be remitte\i and generally for the ~'lidance of gajn sabhas, galln panchayat~, circle panchayats, panchayati adalats, committees, servants \::: the state and other authorities in any matter connected with th~ carrying out of the provisions of this act; (xxxviii) the regulation of the election of the members ot the gaon panchaya: and panches of circle panchayats in order to secure the adequate representation of the scheduled castes; - - - - 103 the prescribed authority may, and when required by the chief commissioner, shall make bye-laws for a gaon pancbayat or a circle panchayat consistent with the act and the rules made thereunder for the purpose of promoting or maintaining the health, safety -and convenience of persons residing within the jurisdictio!l of a gaon panchayat or circle panchayat and for furtherance of administration of gaon panchayats under this act - - - - - p 105 on and from the date this act ccmes into force, the punjab r~ village panchayat act 1939 as extended to the union territory of a~':\ delhi, shall be deemed to be repealed in respect of areas to which sol· this act applies ami thp pan('hayats, if any, established thel'ellnder in such areas shall b(' abolished, their funds and other properties, if any, shall vest in ancl their liabilities shall be transferred to such gaon sabha as may be established in the said areas under this act and the suits if ~n~· pending on such date before the panchayats shall be transferrpd to thp circle panchayats if any, established in those areas or \\'hf're no such circle panchayat exists to that civil court of lowest grrtde having jurisdiction therein the criminal cases, if any, pending on such date before the panchayats shall be transferred to the district magistrate  schedule --------------| description          | of         | suits           ||----------------------|------------|-----------------|| time                 | from which |                 || period begins        |            |                 || to                   | run        |                 || period ot            |            |                 || limitation           |            |                 || 3                    |            |                 || yean                 |            |                 || i                   |            |                 || for money            |            |                 || dui!                 |            |                 || oil                  |            |                 || a                    |            |                 || cl'ntract           |            |                 || when                 | the        |                 || money                |            |                 || became               |            |                 || due                  | to         | the             || plaintiff           |            |                 || d",                  |            |                 || :!                  |            |                 || for                  | the        | rt!\;'\-::ry || "i                   |            |                 || movable property     |            |                 || ('r                  |            |                 || the value thereof   |            |                 || when                 |            |                 || the                  |            |                 || plaintiff            |            |                 || became               |            |                 || c:ntitled            |            |                 || til                  |            |                 || the delivery         | of         | the             || movable              |            |                 || property            |            |                 || d'_                  |            |                 || when                 |            |                 || the                  |            |                 || movable              |            |                 || 3·                   |            |                 || for                  |            |                 || c~nsation            |            |                 || for                  |            |                 || wrongf               |            |                 || iy                   |            |                 || laking               | or         |                 || injuring a movable   |            |                 || property            |            |                 || i'roper~             |            |                 ||                    |            |                 || wrong-               |            |                 || fuuv                 | t          | or              || injury               |            |                 || wall                 | done       | to              || 6 months             |            |                 || [he                  |            |                 || damqc                | was caused |                 || hy                   |            |                 || the cattle trespass |            |                 || 4·                   |            |                 || ror                  | damages    |                 || ~aused               |            |                 || by                   |            |                 || cattle tre5pass     |            |                 | billto provide tor the ~onstitution of panchayal salllitis and nyaya panchayats in the union territory of delhi and to make certain amendments in the delhi land reforms act, 1954, and the delhi panchayat raj act, 1954, and for matters incidental thereto ,sltn uulzuniul sunda, hinister of home affairs) 