Formation of Panchayat Villages

Formation and constitution of village panchayats, panchayat union councils and district panchayats

Formation of Panchayat Villages. –

1. (1) The Inspector,-
   • (a) shall, by notification, classify and declare every local area comprising a revenue village or villages or any portion of a revenue village or contiguous portions of two or more revenue villages as a Panchayat Village for the purposes of this Act; and
   • (b) shall, by notification, specify the name of such Panchayat Village. (2)
   • (a) The Inspector may, by Notification, exclude from a Panchayat Village any area comprised therein,.
   • (b) In regard to any area excluded under clause (a), the Inspector may by notification under sub-section(1), declare it to be a Panchayat Village or include it in any contiguous Panchayat Village under clause (c)(i).
   • (c) The Inspector may, by notification, -
     • (i) include in a Panchayat Village any local area contiguous thereto; or
     • (ii) cancel or modify a notification issued under sub-section(1); or
     • (iii) alter the name of any Panchayat Village specified under sub-section(1).
   • (d) Before issuing a notification under clause
   • (a) or under clause
   • (b) read with sub-section
2. (1) or under clause (c), the Inspector shall give the Village Panchayat or Village Panchayats which will be affected by the issue of such notification, a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposal and shall consider the explanations and objections, if any, of such Village Panchayat or Village Panchayats.
3. (3) Any rate-payer or inhabitant of such area or any Village Panchayat concerned, may, if he or it objects to any notification under sub-section
4. (1) or sub-section(2), appeal to the Government within such period as may be prescribed.
5. (4) The Inspector may pass such orders as he may deem fit –
   • (a) as to the disposal of the property vested in a Village Panchayat which has ceased to exist and the discharge of its liabilities;
   • (b) as to the disposal of any part of the property vested in Village Panchayat which has ceased to exercise jurisdiction over any local area, and the discharge of the liabilities of the Village Panchayat relating to such property or arising from such local area.
6. (5) An order made under sub-section
7. (4) may contain such supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions as the Inspector may deem necessary, and in particular may direct –
   • (i) that any tax, fee or other sum due to the Village Panchayat or where a Village Panchayat has ceased to exercise jurisdiction over any local area, such tax, fee or other sum due to the Village Panchayat as relates to that area shall be payable to such authorities as may be specified in the order;
   • (ii) that appeals, petitions or other applications with reference to any such tax, fee or sum which are pending on the date on which the Village Panchayat ceased to exist or, as the case may be, on the date on which the Village Panchayat cease to exercise jurisdiction over the local area, shall be disposed of by such authorities as may be specified in the order.