Settlement of disputes

(1) Any dispute arising between members of a Water Users Association or between the association and its members shall be referred to the Executive Committee of the association for settlement. (2) If the dispute is not settled by the Executive Committee, it may be referred to the officer authorized by the Government, whose decision shall be final. (1) The Managing Committee shall prepare the annual budget for the approval of the General Body, containing the projected receipts and expenditure for the forthcoming financial year, with the details of the amount required as grant-in-aid from the Government and the amount to be raised by the Water Users Association. (2) The General Body, after due consideration of the budget prepared by the Managing Committee as per sub-section (1), shall approve it with or without modifications. (3) The copies of the approved budget shall be submitted to the Canal Officer and the Government, as the case may be. (1) The State Government or the Competent Authority, under this Act by a written order and with reasons therein, suspend any resolution or order or the effect of a permission or the carrying out of a function of a farmers' organisation, if in its opinion- (a) Such Resolution, Order, permission or function is inconsistent with the interest of the State; (b) Such Resolution, Order, permission or function is beyond the powers vested under this Act or is contrary to any law in force; (c) The execution of such Resolution, Order or continuance of permission may lead to- (i) The misappropriation, mis-utilisation or damage of funds vested in a farmers' organisation or damage to property vested in such organisation; (ii) adverse impact on public health and convenience. (2) The Competent Authority on making of an order under sub section (1) shall place before the State level Policy Committee constituted under this Act a copy of the Order along with the reasons for it as early as possible and in no case later than ten days from the date of the making of the Order and the State Level Policy Committee would approve the Order or set it aside or review it or modify it or may direct that the Order made with or without modification would continue to be in force for the period as the State Level Policy Committee may deem fit: Provided that the approval, setting aside, review or modification of the Order under this Section by the State Level Policy Committee for this purpose shall not be made unless the concerned farmers' organisation is given appropriate opportunity of hearing against the Order made under sub section (1) and before the State Government or the Competent Authority.