Upon the issue of such instructions or directions it shall be the duty of the Gram Sabha or the Panchayat, as the case may be, to give effect to such instructions or directions".

Insertion of section 100A in Mah. V of After section 100 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 (hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as "the principal Act"), the following section shall be inserted, namely :— "100-A. Every Zilla Parishad having Scheduled Area falling in more than one blocks in the District concerned,—

1. (i) shall be consulted by the Land Acquisition Authority, before such Authority acquires any land in the Scheduled Areas for the development projects and for re-settlement or rehabilitation of persons affected by such projects in such Scheduled areas ;
2. (ii) shall be competent to make recommendations, to the licensing authorities concerned, prior to grant of a licence, or permission by such authority for,—

1. (a) prospecting license or mining lease for minor minerals in such Scheduled Areas ;
2. (b) concession for the exploitation or minor minerals by auction ;
   • (iii) having regard to the provisions or any law for the time being in force pertaining to transfer or alienation of land of the persons belonging to the Scheduled Tribes, shall be competent to make suitable recommendations to the Collector with a view to prevent unlawful transfer or alienation of land and to restore any unlawfully transferred or alienated land of members of the Scheduled Tribes ;
   • (iv) shall be competent to make suitable recommendations to the Registrar appointed under section 3 of the Bombay Money Lenders Act, 1946 whenever a person applies for a licence for money-lending in such Scheduled Area : Provided that the decision taken by the majority of the Gram Sabhas concerned by passing a resolution in any of the above matters shall be binding on the concerned Zilla Parishad."