Power to make rules

(1) The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for-(a) the principles on which and extent to and the manner in which the inhabitants of the village shall make use of the lands vested or deemed to have been vested in the Panchayat ; (b) the maximum and minimum area to be leased to any single person ; (c) the prescribing of forms for such books, entries, statistics and accounts as may be considered necessary to be kept, made or compiled in any office or submitted to any authority ; (d) determining the principles on which and the manner in which compensation may be paid under sub-section (2) of section 3 ; (e) the terms and conditions on which the use and occupation of any such land is permitted ; (f) the manner and the circumstances in which any such land may be disposed of, transferred or sold ; (g) the purpose for which any such land may given free of charge ; (h) the regulation of procedure where a Panchayat sues or is sued on its representative capacity ; (i) the manner or the order of priority in which the excess area shall be utilized by the Collector under sub-section (1) of section 5 ; (j) the officer by whom and the manner in which the area of Shamilat deh referred to in sub-section (1) of section 5 shall be demarcated ; and (k) any other matter which can be or may be prescribed. (1) Any person who is entitled to compensation under sub section (2) of Section 3 of the Act may, within a period of twelve months from the date of commencement of these rules, apply to the Assistant Collector for the determination of amount of compensation payable to him by the Panchayat: Provided that the Assistant Collector may entertain the application after the expiry of the said period of twelve months, if he is satisfied that the applicant was prevented by a sufficient cause from filing the application in time. (2) On receipt of an application, the Assistant Collector shall- issue notice to the panchayat and after giving an opportunity of being heard and after making such enquiry as may be considered necessary, shall determine the amount of compensation payable by the panchayat. (3) Where there is any dispute as to the person or persons who are entitled to the compensation, the Assistant Collector shall decide such dispute and if the Assistant Collector finds that more than one person are entitled to compensation, he shall apportion the amount there of amongst such persons. (4) The amount of compensation shall be determined in accordance with the following principles: (a) if the lands has been sold by the panchayat; the amount of compensation of the land shall be the same as received by it from the vendee. (b) if the land is utilized by the panchayat for any of its purposes, the amount of compensation shall be determined by working out an average of the sale proceeds of the lands of the same nature and kind sold in the village or neighboring villages during the last three years and if no such lands has been sold in the village, or neighboring village reasonable price as may be determined. Provided that the payment of such compensation shall be made in six equal annual installments, if the amount involved is more than Rs. 300