Amendment of section 4 : In the principal Regulation, for the existing entries, the following entries shall be substituted,-

Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the Assistant Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner, as the case may be, shall refer back the case presented before them, to the concerned village authority for trial and settlement within the territorial jurisdiction of the concerned village or within the jurisdiction of its inter-village territorial Customary Court or Apex Customary Court, as the case may be".

2 The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, April 13, 2023 5.

Amendment of section 5 : In the principal Regulation, in section 5, after sub-section (2), the following sub-section and explanation shall be inserted, namely,-

1. (3) The State Government may frame Rules and guidelines for all or any matters as may be deemed expedient, including election, selection, appointment, powers, functions and meetings of the Head Gaon Bura, Head Gaon Buri, Gaon Bura and Gaon Buri Explanation : For the purpose of section 5, village authority shall include member(s) of traditional village council or inter-village territorial council or Apex Council by whatever name called as defined in clause (f) of section 2 and Head Gaon Bura, Head Gaon Buri, Gaon Bura and Gaon Buri institutions. The member(s) of traditional village council or inter-village territorial council or Apex Council shall be determined by Head Gaon Bura, Head Gaon Buri, Gaon Bura and Gaon Buri and the traditional village Head as per their traditional customary laws and practices and the Head Gaon Bura, Head Gaon Buri, Gaon Bura and Gaon Buri shall be appointed by the Deputy Commissioner of the respective district . Amendment of section 13 : In the principal Regulation, the words - or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, on conviction by the Deputy Commissioner or an Assistant Commissioner. An appeal shall lie from an order of Assistant Commissioner under this section to the Deputy Commissioner , appearing in the last part of the sentence, shall be deleted. Deletion of section 14 : In the principal Regulation, section 14 shall be deleted.

Amendment of section 23 : In the principal Regulation, the words Assistant Commissioner appearing after the word an and before the word to shall be substituted by the words Inter-village territorial Customary Court or Apex Customary Court .

Substitution of section 24 : In the principal Regulation, in section 24, for the existing entries, the following shall be substituted, Any party aggrieved by a decision of the village authority may appeal within thirty days before the

Inter-village territorial Customary Court or Apex Customary Court, by whatever name called, who on receipt of such appeal, shall dispose of the case

Provided that, the proceedings in the village authority or inter-village territorial customary court or

Apex customary court as the case may be, shall be recorded in writing in their respective vernacular or

English, as the case may be.

Provided further that, if agreed to by the parties or if the aggrieved party desires to appeal, as the case may be, an appeal arising out of the decision of village authority or Inter-village territorial Customary Courtor Apex Customary Court, as the case may be, shall lie before the Courts of Judicial Magistrate First Class, the Courts of Chief Judicial Magistrate, the Courts of Additional District and Sessions Judge or the Courts of District and Sessions Judge, as the case may be, as per their territorial and pecuniary jurisdiction, who shall not set aside an appeat so filed merely on technical ground or procedural lapses but in the interest of justice dispose of the same as may be deemed appropriate or proceed with the case de novo .

Deletion of sections, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 : in the principal Regulation, sections 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 shall be deleted. Amendment of section 44 : In the principal Regulation, in section 44, after sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be inserted,-

1. (4) The Village authority or the inter-village territorial council or Apex Council, as the case may be, may pronounce or take ex-parte decision, if one of the disputing party does not turn up or remain absent willfully for three consecutive times after giving not less than thirty days on each occasion of reasonable opportunity of being heard . Addition of Section 60 : In the principal Reguiation, after section 59, the foliowing section shall be added, namely, 60. Power to remove difficulties : If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the 13. Regulation, the State Government may, by order not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any other laws for the time being in force, remove such difficulty . Amendment of the Arunachal Pradesh Civil Courts Act (Act No. 4 of 2021) :
   • (i) Inthe Arunachal Pradesh Civil Courts Act, (Act No.4 of 2021), in section 15, in sub-section (4), for the words, if agreed to by the parties the words, if agreed to by the parties or if the aggrieved party desires to appeal, as the case may be, shall be substituted.
   • (i) The entries Chapter -V" appearing after Chapter - IlI shall be substituted by the entries, Chapter -IV". Onit Panyang, 1AS Commissioner to the Governmentof Arunachal Pradesh, ltanagar. ublished and printed by Directorate of Printing, Naharlagun 170/2023- DoP-250+Secy,(LA)-50+Commr.(Law)-50 -4-2023.