Repeal and Saving

The Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1953 and the Pepsu Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1954 are hereby repealed : Provided that anything done or any action taken under any law so repealed shall be deemed to have done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act. (1) The Panchayat shall by a resolution to be recorded in the proceeding book, appoint its sarpanch or any other Panch to contest any suit filed by or against the panchayat. The sarpanch or Panch so appointed shall file a copy of the resolution duly attested by the sarpanch under the seal of the panchayat in the court along with other documents. (2) The actual expenditure incurred in the defense of the case shall be chargeable to the funds of the Panchayat. (3) The sarpanch or Panch so appointed shall not be competent to compound or admit claim of the party suing the panchayat without prior authorization by the panchayat by a resolution in writing passed in a meeting specifically called for the purpose. If any decree or order is passed by the court as a result of fraud, misrepresentation, concealment of facts or collusion with the opposite party, the sarpanch or Panch shall be personally liable for the loss caused to the panchayat.