Every such appeal shall be accompanied by the decision or order appealed against or by a certified copy thereof.

1. (1) The district panchayat shall have power—
   • (a) to call for any proceeding of any panchayat subordinate to it or an extract therefrom, any book or document in the possession of or under the control of any such subordinate panchayat and any return, statement, account or report which the district panchayat thinks fit to require such panchayat. to furnish, and
   • (b) to require any such subordinate panchayat to take into consideration—
     • (i) any objection which appears to the district panchayat to exist to the doing of anything which is about to be done or is being done by such subordinate panchayat, or

1. These words and figures were substituted for the words and figures “sections 104, 200 and

241” by Guj. 15 of 2015, s. 25 (i).

2. These words were substituted for the words “two years”, ibid., s. 25(ii).

Appeals against order of village panchayat. Appeal Committee to exercise appellate powers of district panchayats. To whom appeal may be addressed, etc. Power to call for proceedings.

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1. (ii) any information which the district panchayat is able to furnish and which appears to the district panchayat to necessitate the doing of a certain thing by the subordinate panchayat, and to make a written reply to the district panchayat within a reasonable time stating its reasons for not desisting from doing or for not doing such things.

1. (2) An officer authorised by the State Government in this behalf by a general or special order shall, in respect of a district panchayat have the same powers as a district panchayat has under sub-section (1) in respect of a panchayat subordinate to it. 246. (1) The district panchayat may audiorise its President, Vice-President or Secretary to enter on and inspect, or cause to be entered on and inspected, at all reasonable times any immovable property occupied by any subordinate panchayat or any work in progress under its direction and also to enter or cause to be entered the office of such panchayat and inspect or cause to be inspected any record, register or other document kept therein and such panchayat shall comply with the inspection notes, if any, made by the person making such inspection.
2. (2) The taluka panchayat, if so empowered by the State Government may authorise its President, Vice-President or Secretary to enter on and inspect, or cause to be entered on and inspected, at all reasonable times any immovable property occupied by any subordinate panchayat or any work in progress under its direction and also to enter or cause to be entered the office of any such panchayat and inspect or cause to be inspected any record, register or other document kept therein and such panchayat shall comply with the inspection notes, if any, made by the person making such inspection.