(1) Save in the case of a pressing emergency no sum shall be expended by or on

1. (1) Save in the case of a pressing emergency no sum shall be expended by or on behalf of a taluka panchayat unless such sum is included in some budget estimate approved under section 138 or 139 and in force at the time of incurring the expenditure. (2) If on a pressing emergency any sum is expended otherwise than in accordance with sub-section (1) the circumstances shall be forthwith communicated in writing by the President of the Panchayat to the competent authority with an explanation of the way in which it is proposed by the panchayat to cover such extra expenditure.

behalf of a taluka panchayat unless such sum is included in some budget estimate approved under section 138 or 139 and in force at the time of incurring the expenditure.

1. (2) If on a pressing emergency any sum is expended otherwise than in accordance with sub-section (1) the circumstances shall be forthwith communicated in writing by the President of the Panchayat to the competent authority with an explanation of the way in which it is proposed by the panchayat to cover such extra expenditure.