Patel, Patwari, Gram Sabha or Gram Panchayat bound to give receipt

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(1) Where a Patel, Patwari, Gram Sabha or Gram Panchayat receives a payment from any person on account of land revenue or on account of any sum of money recoverable as an arrear of land revenue he/it shall grant a receipt for such sum in the prescribed form. (2) If any Patel, Patwari, Gram Sabha or Gram Panchayat fails to give a receipt as required by sub-section (1) such patel, patwari or in the case of Gram Sabha or Gram Panchayat the persons responsible for passing such receipt on behalf of such Gram Sabha or Gram Panchayat, as the case may be, shall, on application of the payer, be liable by an order of the Tahsildar to pay a penalty not exceeding double the amount paid.

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