Notice of action against Village Panchayat, etc

Notice of action against Village Panchayat, etc. —

1. (1) No suit or other legal proceeding shall be brought against any Village Panchayat or its President or Executive Authority or any member, officer or servant thereof or against any person acting under the direction of such Village Panchayat, President, Executive Authority, member, officer or servant, for anything done, or purporting to be done, under this Act or any rule, bye-law, regulation or order made thereunder, until the expiration of two months next after notice in writing, stating the cause of action, the nature of the relief sought, the amount of compensation claimed and the name and place of abode of the intended plaintiff, has been left at the office of the Village Panchayat and also (if the proceeding is intended to be brought against any such person) delivered to him or left at his place of abode.
2. (2) Every such proceeding shall, unless it is a proceeding for the recovery of immovable property or for a declaration of title thereto, be commenced within six months after the date on which the cause of action arose or is accrued.
3. (3) If the Village Panchayat, President, Executive Authority, member, officer or servant shall, before action is commenced, have tendered sufficient amends to the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall not recover any sum in excess of the amount so tendered, and shall also pay all costs incurred by the defendant after such tender.