Emergency powers of Executive Authority and Commissioner

Emergency powers of Executive Authority and Commissioner.—

1. (1) The Executive Authority of the Village Panchayat or the Commissioner may, in cases of emergency, direct the execution of any work or the doing of any act, which requires the sanction of the Village Panchayat or the Panchayat Union Council, respectively, and the immediate execution or doing of which is, in his opinion, necessary for the service or safety of the public and may direct that the expenses of executing such work or doing such act shall be paid from the Village Panchayat Fund or the Panchayat Union Fund, as the case may be: Provided that—
   • (a) the Executive Authority or the Commissioner shall not act under this section in contravention of any order of the Village Panchayat or Panchayat Union Council prohibiting the execution of any particular work or the doing of any particular act; and
   • (b) the Executive Authority or the Commissioner shall report the action taken under this section and the reasons therefor to the Village Panchayat or the Panchayat Union Council at its next meeting.
2. (2) Against any order of the Executive Authority or the Commissioner under sub-section (1), the Village Panchayat or the Panchayat Union Council may prefer an appeal to the Inspector or the Government, as the case may be, whose decision thereon shall be final.