Definitions

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.