Chapter I Chapter I

Preliminary

masonry, bricks, wood, mud, thatch, metal any other material whatever, and includes a wall and a wall mud-wall built around agricultural land not on the public road;

1. (d) "Case" means a criminal proceedings in of an offence triable by a Halqa Panchayati Adalat;
2. (e) "Chairman" means the Chairman of--
   • (i) the Panchayati Adalat;
   • (ii) the Block Development Council;
   • (iii) the District Planning and Development Board;
3. (f) "Constituency" means a ward for is to be or has been elected;
4. (g) "District Planning and Development Board";
5. (h) "Election Authority" means Chief Electoral Officer of the State;
   • (i) "Electoral Roll" means the rolls as in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
6. (j) "Halqa" means the area or such contiguous number of villages as may be Government from time to time; Provided that the Halqa shall a manner that the population of any Halqa and 4,500 in the plain areas. Provided further that the unit of a village shall not be disturbed.
7. (k) "Halqa Panchayat" means a Halqa Panchayat constituted under section 4 of this Act;
8. (l) "Naib-Sarpanch" means the Naib-Sarpanch the Halqa Panchayat;
9. (m) "Panch" means members of Halqa whether elected or nominated under this Act;
10. (n) "Panchayati Adalat" means a Panchayati Adalat constituted under section 48 of this Act for the purpose of suits and;
11. (o) "Rules" means rules made under this Act;
12. (p) "Prescribed Authority" means the authority as may be appointed by the Government, by notification, for all or any of the provisions of this Act;
13. (q) "Rules" means the rules made under this Act;
14. (r) "Sarpanch" means the Sarpanch of the Halqa Panchayat; "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act;
15. (t) "Suit" means a civil suit;
16. (u) "Vice-Chairman" means the Vice-Chairman of--
    • (i) the Block Development Council.
    • (ii) the District Planning and Development Board.
    • (v) "Village" means a parcel or pads of land having a separate name and known limits in the revenue records and not included in the limits of a Municipality, Cantonment of Town Area Committee or Notified Area Committee.

1. (2) In this Act, the expressions "decree", "decree-holder", "judgement-debtor", "legal representative" and "movable property" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to them in the Code of Civil Procedure, Samvat 1977.

Act to over-ride other laws.--The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or instrument having effect by virtue of any such law.