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West Bengal Act
I
of 1957
THE
WEST
BENGAL
PANCHAYAT ACT, 1957.
CONTENTS.
PART
I.
C H A r n R
I.
Preliminary.
Scction.
I .
Shon
tirlc, cxtenl
2nd
commcnccmcnl-
3,
Dcl in i~ ions .
CHAPTER
11.
Grarrr
Srrblra.
3.
Cnnsti~utinn
fGlnrrl Srrlrlra.
4 .
Kcpcal and nmendmcnt
o f
cerrain
enaclmcnls.
5 .
Power
to ;\lrzr
Grcrrtz
Sublra nrcas.
6 .
ETrccl
of
inclusion 1,1 a Gm)n
Srrblln arca
or a
pan
tliereoT
in
a
muniuipaliry,
crc.
7 . Mernbcrs oTC;~.rr,,zSablln.
X. Annual
and
hnl f-yearly general meering
of
the
Graut
SubIra.
9. Business nr ~ h ccneral rncaings.
10, Quorum.
CHAPTER 111.
I
I
.
Eslabl i sh~~~cnr ,
onstiturion and inuorporarion
of
G r o ~ l l
rr~lcfraycrt.
1 2 . Term
or office
of me n~bc rs .
t i l~yahhrr
nd Up~lr l~~ol;s l ra .
.
, . . . .. ,. . . . .
.
.
. . . . .
.
. . . .
12A.
Conrinuance in oflice
of sitring
n ~ c m b c r s
nd
validation of
acls
and proceedings.
. . .
13. Appointn~cnt
f
mcmbers by prcscribcd authority.
14.
Appointrncnr by
prescribed aurhority of
fust
Adlryksl~a
nd
Upad/~.i-rrkslro.
. .
. .
-
- ,
, .
. -
15.
Disqunlilications
Alllr~okslra
nd
. .lpodh~ak/tu nd mcmbers
of
G I U I I ~urfcl~c~jut.
16. Elcction or appojotmcnl in a Grmlr PuticJ~oya~
o
bc no~jr icd .
1 7. Kcsignatio~
r
Acll~~aksltu,~~ndi~ jaks lrar mentber.
I
. Rc~uo\-a l r Adlpnkshn and U p o ~ l l r ~ a b l r a .
. . .
19.
Filling or c;lsual
vacancies in
rllc
office
of Adltyakshrr
and
Uprrd/rynb/~u.
. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
.
.
20.
Rcgnoval
aT
111e111ber
f
Grarli
Prrrtc//awr
and
appcal.
.
.
2 1 . Filling
of
ci~sual
acancy in
placc of
a mcrnber
of Grnrr~Pff~tcAayot.
22.
Mcc~ings .
23. 1,isr of busincss lo be
transacted
at
a
rneeting.
24. Report on thc \vork of
G r o ~ ~ l
rr~rcha~ar,
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[lVcst Dcn. Act
CHAPTER TV.
Aitckal
f 'anc~~ajats .
s L -:.
lOl1 .
25 . Eslnblishnienr of Atic lml Pat~ cl~n ~~ rrrs .
26. Consriiution nf
A~rcl~al
rr~rul~qrrrs.
27.
P~.crcllrrr~~
n d
Uprr-Prc~df~nrr
f A~rclral
P u ~ ~ c l r o ~ ~ a r .
17.4,
Elcc lion or
appoi~ l t n~ e nof
members, Pr.ad/rrr,r
and
Upo-Prncff~arr
fAwclzd
Y u ~ ~ c l r ~ ~ ~ a rO ,
. .
,
br:
{loiified.
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. . - -
. .
. -
28. Applicntiaa of sections 17 LO24 it]
ccriain
caws.
. . . . . , .
2 9 .
Cu ~~r~~itrees
f
Allclin Pflllclla~trrs.
30 111~ or ponr ionK At~chal
Porrchrryflr.
CHAPTER V.
Powers and
duties of
Grot11
Po~rcJ~nyafs.
31. Obligarory duties o[I;r-m~rolrchn .cr~.
31.
O~tier ulics
or Grrrnr Parici~uyrrr.r.
-33. Discretionary du~ies f C r r r ~ ~urrclra~~ur.
33.
Slale
G o v c r n ~ ~ ~ c n t
o placc
Funds
nccrsmy
for
the
perlormancc
or [~~nclions
nd
dutics
under
seaion 32 or
33,
at t h e
disposal
of
~ h c ~.rr,s
otlchnjut.
. . - - -
.
,
35.
Detcgarion o r duries
to
Grmn Pat~c hajoi
y
11iz
Central
Government or Stare
Go\vrnmenl
. . ,
, ,
:
.
.'
or local nu~boriry.
36, hnprovcmcnt of sanitalion. . . . . .
,
, , ,
.
37 . Power of G~utrr
~( l~rd tqarver
public
slrcers,
waler-ways and
olhcr
nlnrlers.
38.
Puwcr nl' C ~ ~ I J J Int~clru~rrrn
respcct
vT
p vl lu ~ e d
privatc water
supply.
39. Potvcr of G,w)j Pn~rchujfrro
prevcnr
growth of walcr-hyacinlh or orher
rveetl which may
p0lflItl:
l V 3 1 CT .
40.
E ~ne r gc i i ~
aivcr on
ourbrcak
of
cpit lemic.
. . . . -
. - -
. -
4 1 . Power
of
rccavcry of cost for work
carricd
out
by
Gi-rn~iPortcl~fl~ntn
faiIurc
of
any
person.
42. Join1 Cornniilrees.
43.
Dclcga~ion
f l i~ncl igns y Zilla P'rr~,islrad.
14.
Appointmen1
01
.;lal'T.
.
45. Delcgalion or
func~ions f Grn111n,~r l~nvrr to
i t r
ndlt* r ~ - r ~ - -
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CHAPTER
VI.
Powcrs
and duties ofAnclral
Pnrrcl~uyals.
Section.
4 B . Functions
of A~lchal
P ~ r r c l r ~ a ~ s .
47. A~rclralPa~rulrr~yrr/ay manage esiarcs and
inlerests vcsled
i n [hc Slnlc.
48.
OIficzrs
and
servants of
Allciral Parrclzayut.
49. Delegation ol'
runcrions
or
Attclrnl Pnttcliayot to
i t s
Pradllotf.
50.
Ariclrol
Pancl rryo~may
lcnd Ihc
services of its Secre~aryo n Gr n m P a r lc l f q o r .
CHAPTER
VII .
DR
adars
and
c11o
nokihrs.
5 1 . Dnfnl-lors
and
cl~on~kitlal-s.
52.
Starc Govcrntncnr ~ t n y
ontribute cost
of main~cnancc r ~l~~udular~-nd
cl~on~kidars.
53. Powers and
dutics
or
cllonbid~irs
nd dalfltlars.
54. Arrested pcrson lo
bc
~akcno police-starion.
CKAPTER VIII.
Finance
and Taxation.
55.
A~lclrulPaticAnjar
Fund.
56. Grorrr Pu~zcllqnr und.
57.
Imposhion of lax
by
,\r~clrol
P u r l c l r r ~ r ~ .
58.
Audit
o f accounls
of Atlcl~rrlPrr~lchrryar nd G r a ~ n tu~cl ta jot .
59.
Budgcl of G I U I I Ir t t ~ c l m ~ ~ t .
60. Budgc of
A~r~~lru l
. 'R~lcl~nynr.
CHAPTER
IX.
Propcrtics
of Gratrr Partclrayal
and Atrclral Pa~rclrayal.
61.
Vesting o i
public
properks in Crar~i artclznjat.
6 2 .
Alloca~ion
of propertics to Grturr Pa~rclznjat n d
Anclral
Pu~icl~nyar.
- .
.
, ,
. ?
- - ,
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CHAPTER
X.
Control.
S'ccrion.
64.
Supervisiorl and appeal.
65 Power
LO remove A(llryabhn,
U p u ~ i I ~ ~ n k s ~ ~ ~ ,lc, and appeal.
66.
Powcrs
LO he prcscri
bcd ilu bority
in
case
of default.
67. Power
ro
rcconstirure
or
supcrsedc Pcrrrchoyrrls.
68. Conscquences o f r zco n s~ i~u ~ io n
nd
supcrscssion.
6SA. Spccial
pmvisinn
in case or prohibitory orders from Courts.
69.
Appnintmcn~
f
inspcc~ins
fficcrs of Prrrrclrayats.
[West Den. Act
PART LI.
CHAPTER XI.
Njuya
Pa~rcl~ayals .
70. C n n s ~ i l u ~ i o ~ ~r Nyr~yrrPc~~lcl~rrynts.
7 . Criminal jurisdic~ion.
73.
Hn w
casc may
bc insrirured.
73. Prnver to dismiss nr
rcruse
lo
enrcrrain
pedrion.
-
71. Dismissal Tor
dcraulr.
75. Proceedings
preliminary
to wid .
76.
Compounding of
offences.
77. B a r to appeal.
78. Power ro i~npose
ine
or
ro
n w d ompensalion.
79.
Rzlcue
nrrer
adn~onilion r
on probation
or good
conducr.
So. Civil
jurisdiclion.
S 1 .
Suits
not 10 he ~ r icd .
8 2 . Suits to includc w110Ic claim.
83.
Local Linlits
cl l urisdiction.
R - l .
How sui~
iay
hc inut i~u~ed.
3 5 . Uisniisszll of
sui~s
arred by
limitation,
clc.
86. Disnlissal of suiis far dclau l~ .
97 .
S u ~ t ~ r n on s
o dcrcndnnt to
appear.
88.
Ex
prrrre decision.
89. No ordcr lo be SCL asidc wirhoul notice lo opposite parry.
90. Puwer to
dcterlnine parties.
9 . Dccision ol'suils.
92.
Instalmenw.
93. Decisions
10 bc final;
bur
powcr LO
Munsif
ID rdcr re-trial.
94. Dcarll or parlics.
Q < Fffpp,-
A ;;n ?.
. . , .
.:,-- - - =
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General
Provisions.
Scclion.
'16.'' Procedure
for
~V~ajn 'cr
l rnchnjm~.
'37.
Bar
~ ( 1rial or case
ur
suir in which a
Partchuytr or
its mcmbcr
is
in~erestcd.
93.
Wididmwnl
or transfer
of cnsc
or suil.
99.
Ccnnin suirs
and cases no1 to
bc rricd.
100, Inspcc~ion.
IU
1.
Allcodnncc of
wiinesses.
1
02.
Appcarnncc
o f pailies.
103.
Lcgal
pracritioners
no1 1 0
pracrisc.
104.
Appcarancc r ) f
women.
105. Poivcr l o issue commission.
106. Trinl
of suir rriable by lnorc than one
~ i a ~ a
f l r~cl~ayt~ .
107.
Realisation of
rces
and execution of dccrccs.
10s. Regislcrs and
rccords.
109
Resignalion
by
~ n c n ~ h c rf
N w , v r ~
ntrclrayot.
1
10. Filling
of cnsuill vncancies.
I 1 .
Rcmoval
ol' mcmbcrs
of
Nyrrycr Pio~chayal.
PART
111.
CHAPTER
XII.
Misccllancous.
1 12. Assistance to District hli~gisrrare nd other
oficers.
1 1
3 .
Liability c)C membcr, Pmrllrrrti, erc.. for
loss
due LO
ncgligcnce.
1
13.
Meinbers of
Anclml P r ~ ~ r c l ~ ~ * a t ,tc.,
to bc public servanls.
I 15. Indcmni~y.
I
16.
Validnrion
of
proceedings.
117. Election
dispurcs.
. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .
. . . .
. .
, . -
.
. . . .
. .
. .
. . . . . .
Transitory Provisions.
. . . .
1 18. Transi~ory
provisions
rcgnrding cases
and suits.
- ,
. .
. . . .
I i8A. Appoinlmenl 01Admin is~ra ror vhcre first c o n s ~ i ~ u ~ i o n
r Arrclrrrl
Parrcha~ator Gr o~ t l
I+r1cl1ojar
delayed by
order of
Courl.
Removal of
DilKculty.
1
19.
Ren~oval f difficulty.
CHAPTER
MII.
Power
lo Make
Rulcs.
130.
Rules.
SCHEDULE 1.-E~laclmcnts Rcpealed or Amended.
SCHEDULE 11.-Olfenccs [uhe reporred
by a clrol~~kidurnd
n hfadar.
SCHEDULE
Ill.-Offcnccs (riable by
n
Nyaya Partcl~nyur.
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West
Bengal
Act I of 1957'
THE WEST BENGAL PANCHAYAT ACT, 1957'.
11'Cdl
Ren.
ncr XXXIII
or
1951.
Ucn.
Act X V
(if
1931.
CooclhRch;~r
Acl 1V o f
1'103,
C u ~ hcl~nr
A C ~ IIor
19-14,
\\'CSL
Bcn.
A C l
X V I I I u f
1955.
AMENDED
. .
Wcsl Bcn. Act
XV
of
1959.
Wcsl Bcn. Acl VUI of 1964.
Wcsr Bcn. Act XXVII
o r
1965.
West Bcn.
Act X
of 1967.
\Vest Ben.
Act
X o f 1969.
Wcsl
Ben.
ACI
XI11 o r
1'178.
AI I Acr la eslnblislr
Panchaya~s
t1
rrrrnl areas of West Berlgrrl
nrrd ro
ymvirle for rtraltcrs cu~rltected homliti~.
11
is
licrcby
cnac~ed
n
the
Sevent l~
Year
of
he
Republic
of India,
by
rhz L e g i s l n ~ u r c
f W e s ~ engnl, as Follows:-
PART L
CHAPTER
I.
Preliminary.
1.
I )
This Act m ay be
callcd the
"West
Bcngal
Pc~~rcltaynt
Shonrir lc.
Act, 19571.
cxicnt
md
commncc-
~ ~ r n l .
(2)
It
ex~cnds
o the
whole
of West
Bensal,
cxcepl
the arcas lo which
[he
provisions
ofthc
C a l c u r ~ a
unicipal
Act,
1951,
the
Bengal
Municipal
Act.
1932,
thc
Cooch
Dehar Town
Commitlcc
Act.
1903,
thc
Cooch
Bchar Municipal Act,
1944,
rhc Chandernagorc Municipal Act, 1955,
' In Isn ~tso l lhc rovlslonr, ol 'subsc~uon 3)ofsccrion
3
n.ad crilh
Schdule
I1ofthc:\ ikfem-d ronl rkSrde of
BihxrrorhL.Stnlsoi\Vcst Bcn~al
, s
3o f1h c LSihxand\Vest
Uenfial
(TmJrr orTcrritorics)
BLU
n cxcrvcsr: olth c po\vcrconlc.rrrdby ~ h cccond
pro,
iso to s u b - . ~ c c ( ~ u ~ ~
3)
o f scclion 3
o f L V ~ I :npI Acl
XIX
o f 1958. [his Arc
camc
into [ o re in rhc ~o l l ou i ng u t o f h c
rmsfemd
f crr ir or ic
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[West Ben. Act
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and rl~eCantonnien~Act, 1924, or
any parts or modifications
111creoi
11
or 1924.
apply or
may
hereafter be applied.
(3) This
s c c l i o n
shall
come into
forcc ar once: [he remaining sec~ions
shall come i n t o
'force
on
such
dale
or
d a m and in such arca
or
areas as
the
S~arc ovemmenr may,
by
n o r i f i c a l i o n ,
appoinr
and
differcnl
da~cs
inay
be nppoin~ed or djflerent seclions
and
for
d i r f c r e n r areas.
klinit ions. 2. In
[his
Act,
unlcss
[he
conlcxl
othcrwisc requires,-
( a ) "Adjtyahisha" and "Upodl~~akslra",cspectivcly, m can
Ailhj-aksha and
Upadl~~aCcsI~af
a
Gra~irPunclragot;
(b) "At~clral ( I I I c ~ ~ ( I ~ o I ' 'eans an A~ichal
a~~clrayrrrons[iluled
undcr [his A c r ;
'For 11otiJjcations niorc ingthc rc~rwi ningprou isiow Tthc
Acl
withciTtct
Tmm:-
( a ) rhr 1st
d a y
01March, 1958, in
cenain
policc-srarions in thc dislricts or
Rurd\ \m,
Birbhum,
Midnapurmd 24-Parpns, .ref nori fication
No.
23S/DP/lA-
1/58 . da~cd 6.2.58, published in the C(1lcrrrfuCo:cire. Errrnordir~rr~.f
1958. Pan
,
pagc 721.
(h)
rhc
131day
or March. 1958, in
ccn i n
policc-slalions in rhc disrricts orBurdwan,
Birbllum,
Bmkun,
Midnapur, Hooghly, 24-Parg~ naq.Mumhidabad.
Jalpaiguri
and
Darjcclin_c,
see
norificarion No. 746/DPflA-Y5S, dalcd 76.2.58. publishcd
in tlrc C(r1cirrrnGnefrc.E~-tr-lmorrlirrn~,
1
1958. Pan
I,
pagc 711,
(c)
1hc7111 urlc. 1958, incc nain police-slations ill thc disrricrs orBun l\v;m, Birbhunl.
hlidnaporc, Hooghly. Ilowmh,
? 4 - P q a n z ,
Nadia, Mushidribad,Mnlda, Wesr
Dinajpur and Cw~chBchu..reenodficarion
No.
1obDIDPflA-79158. dalr'd 7.6,SS.
publishcd
i n rhc
Crrlci~rlrrGfl:rrre. Errrl~orJir~nr ?:r 1958. PXI
1, pagcs 1017-
102s.
(dl rhr. 15th Scprclnbcr, 1958, in ihcBauriapolicc-slation orrh c disiricl oTHowrah,
.we nouliutio n No.
169511)PAA-28/58,
datcd
10,9.58,
publisllcdin
rhc
Ctrlcrrrt(r
Go;exfe.E~rr(iorcli11i1.q:r 1958. Pnrt I, pagc
4005.
(c) thc20rhday orJmuuy. 1959.
in
~~ . u n a i nlicc-stations in rllcdistricrsolBirbhunl.
Cooch Bchm.
D a jw li g , Holvmh, Mdd3andJdpaiguri . secnotif iut ion Nu. 1671
DPnA-1/59 daled 10.1
S9,
published in lhr: Gtlcrirm C(~ rer tc. Jtrrronlir~uq:
of
1959. P y l I.
page
64.
(I) tlic?Drh June. 1959, in policc-sta~ionMekligmj. in Ihcdistrict orCooch8ch rrr, rce
norificalion No. 16?(i/DPflA-
19/59,
datcd 19.6.59,rrublishcd in thc Culrrt~tr~
Gu :cr t~. virrrordirrt~n;
f
1959,
Pan
I.
page
1173.
( g )
Ihc
3Urh
July, 1959. within
certain
policc-srarions in
[he
districts of B m k u n .
Rirbhum.
Burdwan.
14ooghly. Midnapore. Jalpi~uri.Murshidnbad. Nadia
24-
P;lrgana and
\Vest
Dinajpur. see no~ificalionNo. IE841DPnA-20159. dared
?-1,7.59,pubtisl~cd nthc
Qrlcrrrra Cu:eric, Et -i m or di t~ fl ~;
1 959, Pm 1. pages
1551-1557,as amcndrd by Corrigdndu~~io. 12511DPAA-?WS9, darcd 1 1.4.60,
p u b l i s h 4 in the Cril~.urrirGnzerte, of 1960, Pm , page 1302. The principal
norihcation is pm id ly ~n odilicdn
so
3ujil rtlal cs lo police-slat ion Bla~npur,
y
norificalion
No.
1~5511)PIlA-21159, dared
8.9.59,
published in the Colcrrria
G ii ~J te , virr~ordir~rrr?.
f
1959.
P a l I. pages 1925-1926.
(h)
1
hr
2
In Novernbcr, 1959, in policc-stalion K rishliaga nj,
in
thc d i s t r ic~
r
Nadia.
see noiificarion
No. 8011DPflA-38f59. dxcd
19.1
1.59,publishcd in
Ihc 4rlcrr1frrG oierrc, E t - f r f l nr d i ~ ~n ~,
1
1959.
Pan I,
page
129 1 .
LS aalncndcd
by
Corrigendum
No. 10241DPIfA-38/59. dared 1 1.4.61. pub lish ed in rhz
C(rlct~rrir dier re
or
1961, P a l 1,page 1369.
(i) th t 28th Dccernbcr. 1959.
in
police-stalion Moyn a, in
thc disrricr
of Midnapox.
.rccnotific auon No.3 1611DPRA-2WS9, dared 26.12.59. publish ed in Ihe
Uolcerrn
&;EIJC. x~ra~rcf i r l~lq,f 1959. P i u ~, page 1532.
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Tlre \Ycsr Berrgal Pancllayat
Acr,
1957.
( c ) "building" includes a
housc, out-housc,
srable, privy, urinal,
shcd,
hut,
wall (otl~cr
~han boundary
wal l
no1 cxcccding
'[il~reemeucs]
i n
heighl)
and any
othcr slruclurc, r v h e ~ h e r
O F masonry,
bricks, wood, mud, cral
or any corn binalion of
rllcsc ma~erinls.
or
any
orhcr
ma~eriat
wha~soever
bul
does
no1include
a
lcnr
or o ~ h e r
ofiable st~zltcr
nd docs
not also
include
any
rcmporary
shod
crected on
ceremonial or Festive
Ucli Acl Ill
01
1155.
(d) "cnsc" means a criminal procccding in rcspect of an ol'l'ence
lriable by
a
IVv~ya
a t ~ c l ~ n) ~ o r ;
(e)
"District
Board"
means a Disrricl
Board
esrablishcd under
[he Bengnl Local Self-Governmcnt ACI
of
1685;
( f j
"Disrrict
Judgc" includc
an Additional Districl
Judgc
and
a
Suhordina~c udge;
(g) Dislrict Magisrrate" inctudcs an Addit ional
Dis t r ic t
Magisrmte, a Dcpu~yCo~nmissioner,
n
Addirional Dcpury
Cammissioncr
a nd any olher
Magisrm~e
appointed by thc
Srate Govcrnnient I D
discharge
all or any
01
hc
funclions o f
a
Disvic~Magisrra~c
under
[his Acl;
ti) thc 61h Jay
or
lunc,
1960.
within
cznain
poticc-stations in t hc dislric~sof
Bankurn,
Burdwan. Hooghly , Midnaporc ,
Conch Bchar. Jalpaiguri.
Murshidabad.
Nadid. 7J-Parga11acmd \ V a l
Dinajpur,
see noiificalion No.
ISJ W
DWlA-691G0,
dxcd
7.6.60,publishcd in rhe
C(11crrfrrrGrr:cirr a 1 1960, Part
I.
pxgc
207
1 .
(I;)
hc
I5ih day
of
Dcccnkr,
1960,
wi~hinmr@n policc.sta~ions
n
thc
dinricts
or ?.l-Puganx. Burdwan, Bankura,
hlushidabad, U ~ j e c l i n g ,
Midnapole.
Hnoghly and Jalpiguri. .we n o ~ i f i c a ~ i m
o.
6931DPflAd9160, d ~l cd 3,12.60.
publishcd in the C ~ ~ C L ~ I I ~ Ia ; ~ t I c ,ExrrnorJirrury.- of
1960.
Part
I.
png.2 3379,
(1) 1111: 75 th hy orJune. 1962,in pl ic z -s m .~ ionNm a lh i ,n
the
district ofDmj~~ling.
s e t nolificilicn No.
2777/13Pl lA49160,
dasd
23 .6 ,62 ,
ublishcd
n the Cnlriirirr
G
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[West
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Act
11)
-'Grant
Panclroya~"
mcans
a
Grrrta
Yulrchayat
consrj~utcd
undcr
this
Acl;
(i) "Gmrrt Sublm"
mcans
a
Grot11Sab11a
consliiured
under
this
Ac L;
ti)
"no~i f i ca~ ion"
eans 3
notilica~ionpublished
in I he Ojicirrl
Gu: L , I I ~;
(k)
"Nyuju Pat~clr~r~ut"
cans a f l ~ a j o ar~clrayal
onslituted
under [tiis
Act:
(1)
"Pmdlra~~"and"Upc~-Pradl lm~",
cspec~ively,mcan radlian
and
Upo-Prodlta~l
f
a n
Atlclml
Punckayar;
(m )
"prescribed"
means prescribcd
by
[his
Act or
by any
rulc
nladc
thcreundcr;
(n) "prescribcd
aurliorily" rncans an authority 'appojnlcd, by
no~if ica l ion ,
or
all
or any of thc purposcs
or this
Act. by [he
Srare Govcmrncnt eirher generalIy br for nparlicuInr
purposc;
0 ) "public street" nlcans any slrcet, road, lane, gully, allcy,
passagc,
pathway, bridgc,
squarc or
court,
whe[licr
a
[horoughfarc
or nor, over
which rhe
public
havc a right
o f
way, and includes side
drains or
gulrcrs and thc land up ro
the
bounday
of
any abuuing propcny, nolwithstanding [he
projcclion wcr such land of
any
vcrandah or orher
super-
slruclurc:
( p )
"Sub-di visional Magisrrale" includes
a n y M a g i s h a t e
nppoinlcd or empowered by
thc Srate Govcrnrnenr
ro
discharge all or any
of
thc funcrions o f a Suh-divisional
Magistrale
under
illis
Act;
(q)
"suit" mcans a civil sujl triable by
u
Nyap Pmrctrrryrrr;
( r )
"village"
mcans an m a efincd, survcycd and rccorded as a
distinct
and
separale
villagc
in
ihc
rcvenuc rccords
of
h e
disrricl in
which
i l is
situare;
(s)
"year" mcans
tllc
ycar
beginning
on he fusl day of April.
'For nuri
i c n ~ i o ~ i
cla~ir,:10appoinlmcn~
r
a n i nnu~horitirss
the
prrscrikdau~horiurs
undcr
rhr AQ lor
wnain
spccificd purposcs,
cec
nolilicalion
No. 33
I IDPIIA-3/58,
dmcd
3.3.55.
ublished
in
the
Cnlcirrt~i r~zcrre.itruurdirmn: or 1958, Par1 I. pages
751
756..u
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ACI
V1
u l
lY70.
Acn.
AcI
I I I
or 1385.
Bcn Act V
of
1919.
R111ar CI
l f l l
of 1948.
CHAPTER 11,
Granr Snblta.
3.
(1)
Whcn [his ACI has come inro
Force
in any
arcn,
thc Slate
Conhti~urion
o f
Grrrrrr
Governnlenl
may,
by nolificndon, constiturr onc or morc Gmni
Subtias
~vith in uch
area
for the purposes of this Act.
(2) T h e S m e govern men^ s l~nl l pccify rhc name and I he local linlirs
of [he jurisdiction of every
Grnrrt Sablin
in thc notification menrioned i n
sub-section ( I).
4.
( 1 ) On thc consli~ur ion f a
Grots
Snblia or Grorrr Srrbfros in an
Rcpcd
ml:
area as aforesaid. h c cnactrncnts specilicd in column 3 of Schedule I
:;?:;, rt
sliall r ron~
e
darc of elcclion I[,undcr sub-scction (1)
of
secrinn 27, nf
rnaomnls.
r
hc
first
Pracll~arrof
the
Alrchal
Panclra~ar oniprising
ihc Gralll
Subhri
or
Grnr11
Sublrus
so constituted stand repealed or anvended wirliin h e
territorial Iimirs
of thc AIICIILII
a ~ i c h a ~ m ]o the
ex
tent and in [he
manner
spccilied
in c o l u n ~ n rhercoF:
Providcd
thal
u n t i l a new
assessment is madc undcr
[his
ACL
ny
asscsnncnr. rarc, lax, tall, I ce or olher imposilion ~vlvichwas i n forcc in
such
area undcr
tllc cnacrmcnts rcpcalcd or amended
as
aforesaid,
s1lall
conlinue to bc in forcc and a l l
sums
duc on accouni of suc h rate, [ax , loll,
k c or otlicr imposition in
arrcars
or
accruing shall
be realised by such
authority as may be
appointed
by thc Starc Govcrnmen~
s
i f rhcy were
due under
the
provisions of
this Acl, and shall bc crcdi
tcd to such Fund
as the
Slale Government
may direct.
(2)
When, in conscqucnce
of the
rcpeal
o r
the cnaclmcnls rclcrrcd
lo
i n
s u b - s ca i o n
( I ) , any 2[Patlchayar
appointed under the
Village
Chaukidari Act.
1870.
union
commihcc
cons~irured
undcr
rhc Bengal
Local Self-Governmenl Acr of
1585,
union board cstablishcd
undcr hc
Bcngal V i l l age Se l f -Government
A c t ,
1919 o r
Grnr11 Pmrcl~ayrrf
eslablisIvcd undc r rhc Bihar Panchayal Raj ALI, 19471, in any area
ceases
lo exisl,
all
thc propcriics. funds
and
other assets which are vested
in
such
J I P o ~ r c h u y ~ r .nion commhrcc, union
board
or
G m r ~
allc lraya~] ,
as
thc
case
may be,
and
all h e ights and
liabjlirics
rhcrcoi
shall, snvc as
provided i n the proviso to sub-scclion (11,
bc
vcstcd in such A ~ t c l ~ n l
Paliclmqot nr A~ichal at~clrcryars nd in
accordance
with
such
allocation,
as may
be
delermincd by
rllc
prcscribcd aurhorily,
whose orders llicrcon
shall
be
final.
'Thcse words wirhin ~ilcsq uarc
nckcts
wcrc subsli~ulcd or
rhc
words "or appoi1111ncnl
o lr hc firs1 r l r l l ~ ~ ~ r r h l ~ ~ if the
Grrr~rr nt~chtr~at
nder
sccrion 11 or scc~ion 4 bc mpedsd or
m n l r e J n ~ h ta c o n c c m c & ' hy a. ?(a]
oTihzlVcs1
R c n g ~ l ~rr~clil~ nrAn~cndrncnI)Aci.
I9SY Wcsr Bcn. Acr X V o r 1957).
- T h a e words
within
thcqum bnckctswen: subslilutcdror the words "Pr~~~c l r
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Act
Poivcr to
5.
(1) The Stale Governmenr may. afier consulring the views
of
n l ~ c r
rrrnl
,
t hc
Gratrr
Sablra
or Sabllas concerned, by nolificarion-
(a) exclude from
he
local limits of the jurisdiction or a Gratn
Sobtra
any
area
comprised therein;
or
(b)
include within the local limiu of the jurisdiclion
of a
Grarrt
Sablra any area in [he vicinity thereof; or
(c) divide the area of any Grarlr Sublra so m LO conslirule two or
more
Gralll
Sabhas;
or
(d) unite the areas of ~ w or more
Grant Sablras so as
to
constitule a single Gram Sabha; or
(e)
otherwise alter or rcvise he limits
of
any Gram
Sabha.
(2)
When
an area is included
within
he ocal limits of lhe urisdiclion
01
a
Crurrl Sublla
under sub-section
(11,
s u c l ~
rea
shall, from the da le
of
such
inclusion. become subjecr to all
laws,
rules, regularions, by-laws
and orders in farcc
in
~ h c
rca
of
the
Gra~lt
ablro.
(3)
Whcn
an area i s excluded from the local limits
of rhe
jurisdiccon
of
a
Gmrrr
Srdblru rhe
cnactmenrs
specified in
column
3 of
Schcdulc
I
shall, From [he dare of such zxcIusion, be deemed lo be revived in such
area
ro the extenr
to
which
they
were repealed
or amended
by the said
Schedule:
Provided that all assessme nts, rates,
fees,
tolls
and
orhcr [axes
imposirions made and
imposed
under h i s
Act
shall conlinue 10 be in
force
i n the
area until
new assessments are made and
new taxes, rates,
fccs,
rolls and
orhcr
imposi~ions
made
and
impascd
undcr
the
enacmenrs
spedficd
in
column
3 of
Schedule I and nil nssers
and
Liabilirics rclating
to
such
area shall
vest
in the Stnlc Govcrnrnent who shall pass such
orders
as
lo
h e i r
disposal
as
it t h i n h
f i t .
~ r r c c l
r
6. (1) If, a1 any rime, [he whole
of
h e
area
of a
Grnnl
Sabha
is
inclusion la
included in a municipality o r n an area unde r [he authorily of a Municipal
G ~ ~ I I Inbl~(t
arca or
a
pan
Corpora~ion,
Town
Commitiec or a Cantonmcnl,
the
Grattr Sablru
shall
rllcrcofilla
cease l o ex is^ and the
propenies,
funds and other assem
vesled
i n
such
niunicipdiry.
C ~ C .
Gra111 abha and
all h e
rights
and
liabilities of
such
Grarrr
Sabl~a
shall
vcsr in and devolve on the municipalily or on [he Municipal Corporation
or
on
[he Town Corn mi~ ~cc ,r
on
l h c Canlonmcn~
uhority, as hc c x c
may
be.
(2)
IF, at any lime. a parl
of
the area o f a Gra111
ab l~a
s included in
a
munic ipa l i ty o r
in an area
unde r [he au thor i ly o f
a
Municipal
Corporation, a
Town
Cornmillee or a Cantonment,
the
area of the Grorrr
Sablru
shall be
dcemed
to have been
reduced
to the extent of the
parl so
included i n a municipality
or
in
an
arca undcr rhc authori~y iaMunicipa1
rnrnnrnrinn
n
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funds
and odier assels vesred in such Grarrr SubIra and all ihc rights
and liabilides of
such
Grarri Sablra in respecl of thc part
so
includcd
shall vest
in
and
dcvolve on
the municipaliry or
on
the Municipal
Corporarion or on
rhc Tow n
Committee or on [he Cantonment authority,
3s
I ~ C
asc
may
be, in accordance wirh such allocation,
as
may be
dctermincd
by
rhc
prcscribcd
authority, whose orders
thereon
shall
be
Final.
7. (1)
Every
Grarrr Suhlrlm
shall
consist or all persons
rvhose
nanies
h f c ~ l l k f i
r
areincludcd
in
the clcc~oralo ll o f ~ h c csl B c n g d Lcgislntivc Asscrnbly $i'i, :,4 . . .
. .
. .
. .
for the
rime
being i n force perlaining to the area
for
which
thc
Grutll . . . . . . . .. . . .
Sabi~n
as bcen consritutcd.
(2) Thc prcscribcd aurhori~y
hall
rrom time to time maintain a list
o r ~ h cames
of
rhe persons relerred tn in sub-section
I ) and such
list
shall
bc ~ h c
i s ~
r
mcrnbcrs
or thc Grarrr
Sabl~lrrl.
8.
( 1 )
Every
Grarrr Sabha shall hold one annual general meedng
Annual
~nlr-yearly
nd
and
one
half-yearly general nieering:
g n m I
Provided that
rhe
Adlr,~obfro
f
the Grotll Pmrchayor may,
at
any
i:'2 :,:r
~ i m c .
nd shall. upon n requisition
in
wri~jng
by
no1 less than onc-firlh
S ( I . M I ~ ~ .
of the rotal number of
members of
thc Grot11Sablra, within rwcnly-one
days
from
the
recejpr
of
such
requisition,
convene an extraordinary general
mceting.
(2) The requisi~ioneferred to
in
the proviso l o
sub-seclion
( I
)
shall
state the objccts of rhe rnce~ing
and
shall
be
signed by the members
requisitioning and
shall
be
deposited or delivered at the office O F
the
Grottl SubIra,
and
may
consist
of
sevcral
documcnrs cach
sjgncd
by
one
or
nlare n~entbzrs.
(3)
I f
1 1 1 ~ dlryabha of the Grata
Par~cl~uyur
oncerned fails to
convcile IIIC nlre ting wilhin the twcnty-one
days, [he
prescribed authoriry
shall,
on
a
writtcn
rcquesl madc
by the members requisitioning within
tcn
days fram ~ b c
ntc af cxpiry of
chc
pcriod mcnrioned in
rhc proviso
lo
sub-section
(I) ,
convene
~ h c eeting wilhin nventy-one day s from be
date
o f
rcccipl
of thc
written request.
(4) The me e~ ings f a
Gra111
abha shall be held
i n
such manner
and
at such
l im e
and place as may be prescribed.
9.
(1)
The
Gra111Sabha shall-
Business
a1 , . . .
(a)
at thc annual gcneral mccling-
I
he
general
~ircl ings.
(i) consider [he budget for the
rollo\vjng year,
( i i ) consider the report submitted by he Grat~i arrchayor
on thc work donc during the previous year and thc work
proposed la be doneduring the following year, and give
such directions ro the Grarrr Parrci~ayar s i r may deem
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(iii) lransacl such
other
business as
m a y be
prcscribcd;
(b)
a l
the half-yearly general meeting, rrnnsact
such
busincss
as may
bc prcscribcd.
(2) Evcry mcmber O F [he Grate Sablra sl~alI avc thc right o f asking
for
inlormntion
on
all matters
relaling to
tbe
adrninis~m~ion
r the Groal
Prr)rclrrljmrrrr
thc
lnccrings rcfcrred lo in
sub-seclion
(1).
(3)
The
A rl l~ynk s f ~a
f
~ h c
ra~~rat~clr~yidt
r
in
his
nhsence
the
Upadiryoksl~~f
the
Gro111P{~)zchajar f
the Grnlii
Srrblra concerned,
shall preside a1 rhe ~necrings f lhc
Gro~ll
nblla and in the
absence of
both,
rhc
Craw Sobha
shall e l e c ~
n [he manncr prcscribcd
one of
the
mc~nbcrs rcscnl
at ( l ~ c cering
to
preside.
10.
{ I
) No
busincss
shall hc lnnsacted at any meeting
of thc Grajs
Sublrn
unless a lcasl onc-lcnlh of
the
tala1
number
of m c m b c a o i ~ h c
G~rrrtt
rlLlrrr
i s
present.
(2) In case
tllere
be
no
quorutn prcscnt,
the
mecting shall
bc
adjourned
LOa date
within one
month
to
bc nnnounccd
a1
the
meeting by [he
person
presiding
nolicc
or which shall
be
given lo [he menlbers or he Grurt~
Sabhr~ n thc
prescribcd tnanncr, and
at
such
adjourned inecting no
quorum shall be necessary.
(3) At
Ihe
adjourned lncc~ing o business shall be transacred other
~ h a nhe
business
which
was on [he agcnda
or
~ h c ccting at which
~ h c
ndjournmcnl took
place.
CHAPTER 111.
Gram
Palrcltayaf.
E\r~hlish-
11.
I)
There
shall be a Gratn
Parrclruyar
[or evrry Gram
Sabhrr.
I1IC11f.
con~tiiution
12) The men~bcrs F
a
Grots Sabl~a
hall '[elect ar such
timc
and in
.
and
Illcurl,Dm,nn
such manncr as
may bc prcscribcd]
r o m
mongsl
themselves
such number
of t i ~ i r r r r
( ~ f embers
no being less rhan nine or more than
firtccn as
may
bc
PI~IILr r r x ~ r t .
dctcrmined by the prescribed aulliori~y [in accordance wirh such rules
as may
be
prcsxibid
in his
bchali
by ,he
Sratc
Governmen[ on the basis
O F
(he
number
of
members o l hc
Grarrr
S o b l ~ a ] ,nd
thc
mcmbers so
elected shall
conslirutc 111cG~.arrr andc~jnt.
'Thest w o r k
wilhin r h c x p ~ v c ncl icrs~~crrsubni~utcd
or dlc words
"clcc~n
thc tilanncr
:Inscncd
by s.1( )[a)
o l ~ h cYcs1
Bcngd P o n c l ~ u ~ u r
nd ZlIrt P(~risbad.rAmcndmcnl)
,
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I I .
'(2:b) I f within rhe time fixcd for the election, the mcmbcrs of a Gvrrrt,
Sahhn filil
to elect thc
nun~bcr
fmem bers to be
elcctcd undcr
sub-scction
(2),
ano i l~cr
lcct ion shall be hcld ro fill lhc vacancy or vacancies
remaining unlillcd
and
i n casc thc mcmbers
of
h e Crotn Sabl~lrcrstill fail
to
elect thc
number
of
members ar
sudl
second
election,
the
S t a t
Goverumenr may appoint a
member or mcmbcrs
lo complete the number.
Any person so nppoinred sllall be deenlcd
10
bc a
duly
elected ~iiember.
7 3 )
For thc convcnicnce
OF
c l cc~ ion ,hc prcscribcd authoriiy shall,
i n
accordance
with such rules n s may bc prescribed i n this
behalf by
rhc
Stale Governmen1,-
(i) divide
the area
of 2
Gmn Snblrt~
nto c onstituencies, nor
being
less than
thrcc
or
Inore [hall five,
on
the basis
of
the
number
o f mcrnbcrs of rbc Grarlr Polnl~cfia~nt
crcrmined
uiidcr sub -sec~ ion
2),
(i i) al localc lo
cach such
constiruency, ?[s cats nor being
less
than
two]
or more
than four, On
I ~ C
asis o r thc number
of
mcmbcrs of the Grar~l
ablia
pertaining rl~ereto.
(4)
Evety
Grant
Paltchuydl shall
be
a body uarporalc by
thc
name of
thc Grarri Ponchaynt havjng perperual sucrcssion and a common seal
and
shall,
subjcct to the restriclions
or quali i ica~ions.
f
any, imposcd
under this Acl or under a ny orhcr law for
[he
time beitig
in
rorce,
havc
powcr to
nccepr
a giA of, ocquirc. hold. adm inislcr and transrcr
properly
both r~lovable nd
immovable and
to enter inlo
any
conlwcl or do al l
~ l i i ngs
ecessary Tor c m y i n g
o u ~
t s
dutics under this
Act
and shall ,
by
its nainc, suc and
be sued.
(5)
N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g a n y l h i n g
i n
s u b - s e c r i o n
(2),
rhc
Srirle
Govcmmcnt inay
associate w i l h any Gram Parrcl~uyrrr lcc ~cd nder [hai
sub-scction or
appointed
under scclion 13, for such period as i t tl~inks
ti[.
any person
wclhcr a member or
thc Grnrrr Sab11a.conccmcd or not,
~ v l i omay,
i n
thc opinion of [he Slaw G o v c n ~ n ~ e n t ,
ossess
spccial
qualifications for scrving on the
G r o t 1 1
Prirrclro~at o enable i t ro iuncrion
clfec ~ivcly ; nd al l such person or
pcrsons
shaU bc decmcd to bc members
o r [ l ~ z
r-qrrl Porlclrayu~
or all purposcs
c x c c p ~
ha[ [hey
shall noi
havc
[he
right
to vote and shall nut bc cIigible for
being
elccrcd
as
AdfryahIra
or Upurll~~rrkslru:
, -
Providcd
thnt the loral number of persons
so associaled with
a Grarrr
Pn~tchujrrr hall noL exceed onc-third of [he total nurnbcr
of members
conslituring
Ihr:
Grutrr
Palichajnt .
'Suh-wction
(h)ar, inscdtd
by s.
4(b) oithc \'lrc rcngd
P~urcl~rrjrr~An~cndnh-nr)Acl.
1959 ( W c s r Ben. Act XV of 1959).
'Sub-s~l ion
3)was
subs~iluled
or~kc?cidingsub-secriony
s.
2(1) (b)ol1 Ix \ i '~ l
Bengal
Pnnrh(rx(~~nd Zillo
Ptrrislruds
(A~ncndmtnr) ct. 1965 (M'cst Bcn. Acl
X X V I l
or 1965),
'Subs~iruled
by
Comgcndurn
No. 95 L..
dafed
rhc
26.2.66, ublished in lhc
Cakrrrrn
G ( I ~ P I I P~ r n r r ~ d i r f r i nn1r.d
26 ?.hh.
Pan
1. vncc 807.
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( 6 )
Every G r a t ~ ~ntlcllt~pt hall, at i ~ sirst ~nccting l which
a
quorum
is
present clect. subject to
the
provisinns ofquh-secrion (S ) , onc
of
irs
membcrs lo bc the Adltjaksl~aand another member lo be
[he
U p a d / i y u k ~ / ~ ar the Grots Pattcl~uj~ar
n
rhe manner prcscribcd:
[West Bcn.
Act
, .
.
. ...
, , . .
, . ,
. .
.
.
. .
.
- - . -
. . . . . - ,
- .
Prtlvidcd ~ h a rrthe Grut~rParrcl~ayara i l s lo
clect
an Adttyaksl~a,he
Adlryuksha
of the ou~goingGrn111Patlclrayut shall rcsurnt:
oflice
and
continue to hold rllc same until a
ncw
Ad/i~uhI/as ctec~cd.
Term
aTof ic t
12.
(1 ) The \ e m
ofofice
of ~ h c
embers of the
Groir~
Par~clrayal
o f
~ l ~ c r n h n .
, ,
shall,
subjccl
lo h e provisions oZ seclion 21, bc four y e a s cornpulcd
aitd
U~J(I-
lron~ ~ I C ale
of
r l ~ c irst rnccring af the Grats
Ponclra~ut t
rvIlich a
rllr:;clbbu.
quorum is prescnr:
Providcrl
thc prescribed aurhority may, y notification, cxrend
lhe trnn by
such
pcriad nuL exceeding
'[three years]
as may
hc
specified
in rlic notificatiort:
Provided further
dia
nolwithstanding any lhing contained in this
secrion,
every m e n ~ b c r
f
tllc Oron1
Po~~r.ltajofhall
conlinue
10 hold
office un t i l Ihe first meeling of ~ h cewly formed Grare Palrchayar aBer
a
frcsh clection
ar
which a quorum
is
prcscnt.
( 2 ) An elected
Ad/~yuksJland Upodl~ynkrlrn f a Gro~11~~rchi7J'at
shall, suhjea ro the provisions
o f
sections
18
and
19,
hold office for four
Jews lrom he dale
of
his elcctim as Adftjuksf~aor Upadl~yakshrr,s the
case may
be.
( 3 )
Noiwi t h sr an d in g
nrlything cuniained
in
sub-section
(2) ,
an
eleclcd AdlqtuhI~o nd UpudI~yokslirrhall be deemed to
have
vacated
office as
soon as the newly
formed
Grant Parrcl~ayathas assembled
at tllc meeling held under the provisions of sub-section (6) o f
scclion
1
1 .
Cun~inu.u>rc '12A. No~withstanding he omission to hoId tiineIy elecuons
in
i'loniccoT
accordance with thc provisions
of
this
Act ar thcrules framed rhcrerrndcr,
s i i ~ ~ n a
~nrnlknmd silting membcrs
of
a
Grots
Put~clraj~athall conrinue
and
shall be decmcd
vaTidarion
or
:ICIS
2nd always to have
continued
Iswfully
to
hold
o f i c e
u n ~ i l hc dale of
he
firs[
~ r m w d i l l c . ; ~nceling.at which a
quorum i s prescnl. of [he Grant
Pr~nc/ruyar
s
recoiisritured
ahcr
the
coming inrn
fnrcc
o f
the
West
Bcngal
Partchayat
W c s ~
cn.
Act VIII nl
(Amendment)
Act,
1964, and
no
act or proceeding of any Grartr
,9m,
Pnrlchayir shall, in any
manner,
be called
in
question
merely on ihc
ground
o f such omission to hold
dmcly
eleclions.
'Suh~ i \ u \ ud
ith r r l ms p c l i v c rfkca
lor the work "onc
ycu" by s. 3
01 rhc 1Vzs1
B c n g d P~rrldr~,wrAmcndlnen~)Acl.
364
[Wcsl
Ben.Act VIIl of 1964).
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Wesr
Bet~gol
anchayar Acl.
1957.
,
.
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13. Nolwi
thslanding anything contained in secuon 1 1, [he prcs-
Apwinr-
- . . - .
- -. .
nienlor . .
.
cribcd aulhority
may,
i f ir lhinks fit, constirule da irst Gratrt
Pattchayat
membersby
and
appoint
[he
membcrs
Ihereol from
amongst
rhc
members
of thc
Grarri
p n s c r i h d
Sabhn concerned for a
period
no[ exceeding
one year lrom
h e dare of
authoriry.
the nolification rnentioncd in sec~ion
afterwhich
they shall
bc
rcplaced
by
mcmbers elccted
in fie
manner prescribed and thereupon [hey
shall
be
deemed
ro have vacated office:
Provided (hat
if the mcmbers
arc appointed
for o
pcriod
of lcss than
one
year,
the
prcscribcd aulhorily may,
f it thinks fi~ xlend the period
up ro
one
ycnr:
'Provided furrher that nolwithstanding anything
conrained
in this
secricln,
cvery mernbcr
of rhe Gram Puachqat who
is
so appointed shall
con~inue
0
huid oficc unul [he first m c e ~ i n g f
hc
ncwly romcd Grrrnl
Pu~rchaynr
r m l hc fusl elcclion
at
which a quorum
i s
presenr.
14.
Notw
irhstanding
any hin g containcd
i n this Chapter, the prcs-
Ap~oinr -
mcntb
cribed
a u t h o d ~ y
ay
appoin~rvo of h e
membcrs of
a
Grant P a r ~ c f ~ a j u i
pnrcriL
tobei~f irstAdf~~ablraand~fjrstI/padlryaI;FI~~~,respect ive~y,~oraperiod
u l h o r i l ~ o l
in1
not cxceeding onc year from the date of h e notificalion
mentioned
in
A~/l). , ,~sl , lr
section 3, after which period they shall
be
rcplaced by
an
Adl~jaksfra
nd
and
Upn-
an
Ilpadl~)rrIrsf~a
leclcd by
the Gru111Pa~icf~oyo t :
dlr)nkslr
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Acr. 1957.
[West
Ben. Act
(c)
he has
direclly or indireclly. by
himscl F or by his
partner
or
cnlploycr or
an
cmployec,
any
share
or inrcrcst
in any
conrract
with, by
or
on
bchnll
o f
thc
Grunl Pntlchayot:
Provided
th;u
nn
person shall
be dccmcd ro
bcdisqualified
for
being elected
or
appoinrcd as Adf~ jnks l~ n .podlryoh/ru
or a mcmhcr
of
a Grarri Pat ~c l r a j a~y
rcason
only o f his
having
n
share
or
inleresl
in
any public
company
as
defined
in
rbc Cornpanics Act, 1956,
which
conrracrs with
or
is I of l Y S 6 .
employed
by lhe Gruttr Ponclrrlyor;or
(d)
be
has been adjudged by acompe~ent
ourl lo
bc of
unsound
mind;
or
(c)
he
is
an
undischarged
insolvcnt; or
0 lie
being a discharged
insolvcnt I I E not oblained from
thc
courl
a
certil'icale that
his
jnsolvcncy
was
causcd
by
misfortune wi~houi ny
misconduct on his
part: or
(g) any tax,
toll,
Fee
or
rate
due from
him
undcr this
ACL
[ O F
under
rhc
Wllnrc
Cliaukidari
~ c t . ' 1 8 7 0 .he
Bengal V i l l a ~ ~
cn.Act
V1
I
d .,
I
Chaukidar i Acl. 1871
or
[ h e Bcnga l
Vil lage
Self- ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ i , o r
Governmcn~Acr, 19 191
for
the year previous ro
[hat
in
1371.
,
which
rhe
clcction
is hctd remains unpaid.
(2) If any
person
is
or
has been
conviclcd by
a
criminal coun
of
an
ofrclcnce punisl~ablewih
~ans~orlnt iun
r
imprison men^
for
a
period of
more than
six nionbs, such person
shall no1
bccligiblc
far
election
or
appoinuncni
as Adfiyakslra
or
UpudI~yakslrrr
r
as a menher
of a
GI-a111
Pa~rcllayrrt.
or
fivc
years
from
[he date
of
expinlion
or
the
scntence:
Pruvided that on appljca~ion
madc by a
person
disqudilied undcr
this
sub-scction,
the Srate Government
may, F
sarished
on
sufficienl
cuusc bcing
shown,
cmovc
thc
disqualification
by pn
ordcr made
in this
behnll
and shall do so
if,
in the
opinion
of
lhc
Srate Governmenr,
the
ofrcnce
does
not involve moral
~ u r p i ~ u d e .
16.
E v ery election or appoinlrncni O F lhe members of n Gmrri
Pcr~lchapot nd i ~ srll~ynkslmand Uyadlrpoks11~1hall bc notified
in the
manner prcscribcd.
17. An Adlryakshn or
Uprrdkyukslza
or
a
member of
a
GI -U I I I
Po~lclrnoyt
may rcsign his
off ice
by
n o ~ f ~ i n g ' i nriting his inlention
l o
do
so
lo the
prcscribcd
aulhority
and
on
such rcsigna~io n
cing
accepted
by rhc sa id
a u ~ h u r i ~ y
l1aI1
bc
dccmcd to have
vacated
lus
office.
Bcn. Acr V
of
1919.
I
'These
wurds wi~hin hc s q u m hnckrs wcre inscncd
hy
s. 6
o[ rhc W t 5 t
B e n p l
P ~ ~ t ~ r i ~ r ~ l n rAmcndmcnl)
ACI. 1459 ( I l k r l Ren.
Acr XV OF
19591.
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(Purr I.--Cl~op~er-ll.-Gram Panchayat-Secriorrs 18-20.)
. .
18.
An
elected Ad~yukslia r Upadlryahzo of a Gro111 ancboya~ ~~~$~~
. . .
may a1 any
lime
be removed rrom orficc by
a
resolulion of
rhe
Grat~
and u p -
Po~irhcryar arried
by
rhc votes of not
lcss
than two-thirds o f [he total
dll 'ukTi"l~
numbcr of rncmbers holding
office
for [he lime being, at
a rneeling
specially convcned
Ibr rhe
purposc:
Provided [hat if the number of
mcmbcti
who
havc v o ~ c dn
favour of
such
rcsoIudon is
lcss
than rwo-thirds bui morc lhan
onc-half
of [he
total
number O F members holding office lor
the lime
being, [he prescribed
authority
may,
if i t ~ l l i nks it, by ordcr,
remove [he
Adlryakslra or the
Upadlr~oklra,
s the case may
be,
from his
office.
19.
( 1 )
In
rhc evcnl
of
removal
of
an
elecred Adhyaksha
or
fi~linyoi
Upudl~yohlra
nder seclion 18
or
when a vacancy occurs
in the ofice
o f
trzLiCs
n
an clcctcd Arll~puks/rar Upndl~jaksha y resignation, death or olhcnvise,
rhc o f i c c o f
Adlrjnkslro
the Grcr~n oncliaynr shall
elect anothcr Adfyaksha or Upadtrj-nksha
n
,J
thc
prescribed manner.
UixidIrjnkI~~.
( 2 ) Every Adf~yok.~har Upadhyaksha lccted under sub-sccrion ( 1 )
shall
hold
ofice for
the unexpired
portion
of
[he
tern1
of ofice of
he
person
in whose
placc
hc is clcctcd.
20. ( I) Thc prcscrihcd nuthori ty
may,
hcr giving an opporrunily
ro
Rcrnovarof
a
member
of a Gra,tr Porrclrupr to show
causc aguinrl
thc aclion proposcd
E'$o'
lo bc tnkcn u p i n n him, rcmovc him rr0111
oficc-
P U I I C I I ~ I ~ I I
and appcal.
(a)
on
thc
ground
of
misconducl
in
the discharge
of
his
dulies;
or
(b)
i f
hc
refuses to
nc
or
becomes incapable
of
acting such
member;
nr
(c) if
after
his clcctiun
hc is conviclcd by
a criminal court
of
an
offence involving
moral rurpilude
and punishable with
imprisnnmcnl for a pcriod of inorc than six months; or
(d)
if
hc i s abscnt rrom for mcclings
ol lhc
Grtlnl Parrcl~ayar
or
t l ~ c e
o n ~ e c u ~ i v e~ee~ings
ithout
h e teave of the G r a t ~ ~
P ~ I ~ C ~ I C I J ~ I ;r
(e) if
he is in arrears Tor more
than
onc
ycar in
payment
of
rittcs,
tolls.
Tees
or
tnxcs
ro
h c
Atrchal
Puwchnyat;
or
(1') i f hc
was
disqualified
to bc
a mcmbcr ollhc
Grarll Par~clroyar
nr
thc
rime oC his clcction
or
appoinlmcnr;
or
(g)
i f
hc
incurs any
ofthc disqualifications rnenlioned i n cliuses
(b), (c),
(d), (2) nd
(0 f sub-section ( I )
f s c c ~ i o n
5,
nftcr
I,ic plprrinn
2 nr~nihpr
f
rl~rG r n t ~ r f ~ r rr - kn i n r.
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Tile
Wesf
Ber~gfll
anchayar
Act, 1957.
[West Ben. Act
(Par
.-Clrapter Ill.-Gram Panchaya~--Secriorrs
21,
22.)
(2)
Any
member of a G r a t ~ u~rcl~oyarho
is
removed from his
ol'ficc
by
the
prcscribcd authority on any of the
grounds
mentioned
in
c1;luscs
(a), (b),
(d), ( c ) ,
(F)and
(g)
O F subsec~ i on
I ) ,
may,within
thiny
days
from
the
date
of the order, appeal lo h e Cormnissioncr of Ihc Division
within
[he
local
l i m i ~ s f
whose
jurisdiction of
the Grnrrr Parrehayor is
situale, and
Illereupon [he Comrnissioncr
of
thc Division may
stay the
operation
of
[he order till [he disposal
of
thc appeal
and
hc may, aiter
civing nnrice of [he appeal lo ihe prcscribcd aurhorily, and aFrcr giving
the appellant
an
opponuniry of being heard, modify, sct aside or c o n 6 m
rhc order.
The
order passed by [he Comrnissioncr of
hc Division
on
such
appcal shall be final.
21. ( 1 )
I f
the
seal
of a member of a Graill Patrcl~a~atecorncs
vacant
by
reason of his
dea~h,
csigna~ion, cmoval
or
otherwise, h e
vacancy
shall be filled in
rhc
prcscribcd manncr
by
appoinl~nent r
election,
as
[he case may be, of anothcr person undcr [his Act.
(2)
Thc
pcrson cl cc ~e d
r
appojnled
to a
vacancy refcrrcd
to in sub-
sccrion ( 1 ) shall hold o f i c e
for
thc unexpired-portion of
tllc
tcrm of
officc
or thc person in whose place he i s elecred or appoinlcd.
22. {I) Evcry Grarrr Pu~lchayat hall hold a mccung a1
lcast
once in
a month at such
lime
and such placc
wilhin
thc local limits of thc Grarrr
Sablro
concerned as the Adltyuhha may f i x :
Provided that
[he A d i ~ a k s I ~ a
hen
rcquired
in
wriung by onc-lhird
of
~ h c
embers O F he
Grarrr
Pu~lchayat
o
call a
meeling
shall do so
wirllin
seven
days,
failing
which rhe
members
aioresaid
may, a k r
informing
the
prescribed aurhoriry in
wrj~ing.
all a mccting a f ~ e r iving
scvcn clcar
days'
nolice
ro
[he
Adl~yokrlra nd
the
other mcmbcrs of thc
Grutn Par~chajal.
( 2 ) ThcAdl~yak lra
or
in his
absence h e
U p u d l ~ p o k l ~ ahall
preside
the meetings of [he
Grrrrrt Patrchayot;
and in the
absence
of
boih, the
members prescnL
shall clcct
one
of their
number lo be
the presidenl of
the
mccling.
(3) The quorum
shall bc not
less
than
one-third of the
lotal
number
of
m c~ n b c r s f
rhc G r a n ~
ar~clmayat.
(4) All
qucs~ions
oming
before
a Grarrz Panclraja~
hall be decided
by a majoriy of votes
unless
olherwise provided in h i s ACL:
Provided
I I I~L
n c x c
o f cqualily of votes the
pcrson
presiding
shall
have
a second
or
caring
votc. ,
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111.-Gram
Panchay
ats
-Secriorrs 23, 24.-
Cllaprer IV.-Anchd Panchayats.-Secrioils
25,
26.)
. .
13. A list
of
thc busincss to
be
lnnsac ted at every meeting of a Grarrr
List or
busincss
lo
Pat~chc~jar
xccp~ t an
adjourned
mecling, shall be
scnt to each
member
,d
or
thc Gmr~r urrcl~uyar n
~bc
nnncr prcscribcd, at Icas~ orty-eight
31
alllccring.
hours bcfore the time fixed for such meeting; and no busincss shnll be
brought before or transacted a1
any meeting,
olher Ihan the
busincss
of
which notice had been so
given.
24.
Tbc G r m ~ u l ~ c l ~ n y a ~hall prcparc and s ub ~n ir nnually in h c
Rwon
on
rhc work o f
prescribed
manner
and wirhin [he prescribcd tirnc n rcporl on ~ h cork G~~~~~ . .
. .
done during
the previous
ycar
lo
he Crcrttr
Sabfra
and
also lo rhc prcscribcd
P ~ J F ~ ~ ~ J U Y U ~ .
. . .
- - ,
autllority.
CHAPTER I V
25. (1) For
the
purposes hcrcinaflcr mcntioncd in [his
Act
the Stnic
Llnblish-
men1
of
Go*crninenl
hall
eslablish Aticlio1 P(rtrc1iuynrs cach comprising as many
A,rc, , l l~
conliguous Grarrr Sablras as
i ~ m a y ,
y nolikicalion,
fix
in eacIicasc.
P ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ T o ~ ~ .
(3) The Slate Government shall i n he nolificarion. spccify ~ h cames
and
thc tcmlorial limils of ~ h c llchal Patichajots.
26.
' (1)
Evcry
Aiicbal
Punclrajat shall
consist-
o f the following
Cons~ilulion
me~nbcrs,namc1y:-
of Al cl~ul
l ' ( ~ n ~ ~ I ~ t ~ ~ u f . r .
(a)
t h e A d l i j ak s l ~ a s
of al l Granr
Puncknyats
within
i t s
juridiction (ex
of f ic io ) ;
(b) such number of members of the Grollt Srrbha within ib
jurisdiclion
clcc~cd
t thc prcscribcd limc
and
inh c prescribed
manner
by [he Gram
Panchfljat
concerned
in
tach
casc as
may,
horn
time
to
time, bc
de~crminedn s u d ~ anner as
may bc
prcscribcd
by thc
prcscribcd
aulhority
by
order
made
in
[hisbehalf so Illat
lhcrc
shall bc at
Icastonc mcmhcr
for
every
five
hundrcd mcmbcrs
or
thc
Grum
Sablru
and
[hat [here
shall
be
a t
least one
~ncrnbcr
rom
every Graa~
Sablra:
Provided
[ha
no mcrnbcr or
a Gmrn
Snbha
shall
bc
elected LO be
a
member
of
an
A ~ t c l ~ u lu ~ ~ c I r ~ r r rf hc
has
any of
the
disqualifica ions
~nenrioncd n sccljon
15.
'Sub-scction
(1)
w a s ub sl ~u re d
or
he
cxisring
sub-scclionby
s.
3 3 )
of
rhc
Wesr
Bcngd Ptarclrtr~urt nd Ziilu Purislrud~ Arnendmenr) Act. I965 (Wcsl Bcn. Act
X X V l I
u l
1965).
Prior
to
11iis su bs~ ilu ~io nh cccond proviso of sub-xclion ( 1 ) wa.5 omitled by s.7(5)
nT rhe Wecr
Rcnlrnl
P n ~ i r l r ~ ~ w r r
Amtrnrlmml) Arr. 1959
flVe
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Tile IVesr
B e l l g a l
Panchay
a1Acr, /
957.
[Wcst
Ben.
A c t
(Purl
I.--Clraprer
1
V.-Anchal Panchayars.-Seclion 27.)
[ ( l a )
If
wirhin rhc time
fixed
for ~ h c
lection,
a
Grllrrr P a n d q a r
Fails
lo
c lcc~cd
hc numbcr
of
me~nbers
o
be eleclcd
undcr
sub-section
(1 ) .
n ~ l o ~ h c r
lection shall
be hcld to
f i l l
the vL anc y
or vacancies remaining
unfillcd and in c u e
[he
Grurrr Pu~lcho~uri l l fads lo de ct the number
of~~lcmbc'rs\ such sccond
clection, the
Slatc
Governmenl may
appoint
a mcmbcr
or
members
lo cornplcle the numbcr.
Any person
so appointcd
shalt
be deemcd 10 bc duly e lec~ednicmbcr.
?(3) Thc tenn
of
orficc of
cvery
member of an Arlc l ra l Pu~rc /~a~at
elecred by ihc mc~nbers f
a G ~ ~ I I Iuxtchayar shall
commcnce from r l ~
dalc or
he
firn m e e r i n ~ r Ihc A l ~ c h a l
atrclm~y~t
t which
a
quorum
is
presenr and
shall extend
un~i l he
firs1 mce~ing
o f the
nexl newly
consritu~ed
Atrul~alPatrclrayat
a[ which
a
quorum
is prcscnt.
(4) \ hen a vacancy occurs
in
the
membership o l a n
A~rclralPatrclruyat
it
shall
he filled
wirhin
'[rhrce] months from rhe 'dare of rhc vacancy
by
elec~ion y the Gratlr
Put~c lrt~yu hich
etccled rhc menrber
\vhosc
seal
h~
fi~llcn
acaot.
J a r r i r / l t ~ i ~ ~
nd
l l p l l -
27.
(1)
Every
Atrd~al
P a ~ ~ c h n y a thall at ils Lrsl
n~eeling
1 which
Pt.
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The
lVext Bctlgal Panchayal Act.
1957.
Cliap~er .-Ponuers
n~zd
u~iesJ G m m Panchay 31s.
. .. , -
, .
. ,
'27A.
Tlie
elecrion or appojnlrnenl of the
membcrs of cvcry
A~tcfral
Elecrinnor
appoin~mcnr
f'atlclrlrj(~r and of its
Pradl~un
nd Upa-Prnlra~r
hall
bc no~i f icdn rhc
ofm c m b m .
tnanncr
prcscribed.
Prrtdlrrr~~
nd
y1r
P K ( I ~ / I [ I I I
r
,Irl~-lirrl
P
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Hie IVesr
Bargal Panchayal
Acl, 1957.
[West Ben. Act
( h r r I.-Clmnpter V. -Po ~vc l s
atzd
drrrirs oafcram Panchnyats.
--Secrioe
32.)
. . . .
, ,
.
,
.
. .
(0 l l i e rcrnoval of e n c r o a c h m e n ~ n public strccls or public
.. ..
places;
(g)
rile prorection and rcpair o f
buildings
or
oLhcr
propcriy
vestcd in ir;
(h) rhc rnanagemcnl
and carc o l public
ranks,
subjecl ro thc
provisions o f
the
Bcngal Tanks Improvenlent Act, 1939,
Rcn- Acl
XV
of 1939.
common gr;lzing grounds, burning ghats and public grave-
yards
for
[he common bencht of rhc pcaplc;
( i ) , thc
suppIy of
any IocnI information which [he District
Magiaralc
or dlc Dis~ r i c t
Board
or [be Anclrul
Pat~c i ru ~n r
wiihin the local l i m i k of whose jurisdiction the Cmrtt
Putrcha)rar
i s silunte,
may rctluirc;
(j) he regis~rarion
r
bir~hs
nd
dealhs ~virhin he Iocal l imi~s
of the jurisdicrjon of rhc
G ~ U I I I
(11lc11ayat nder the
provisions of
the
Bengal Births and
Dealhs
Rcgistralion
Bcn. Ac l l V
011873.
Act, 1873, if rcquired 10
do
so by
[IIE
Dislrict
Magisiratc;
(k) orgnnising volunlary labo ur or c o r n
unity works and
works
fur
tile uplirt of irs m a ;
(1) '*
* *
*
s
* *
Otlirr
duucs
32. ( I )
A
Grutll Pn~rclrajat
hall
also perform such olher func~ions
OF G I I N I
as tlw Slaie Govcrnmenl may assigd lo it in
respecl
of-
(a)
primary,
social, technical
or
vocalional
cducn~ion;
(6) ural dispensaries, hcalth
ucnires
and marerniry and child
. .
. , . .
.
- ,
- . .
welfare ccn trts; . , . .
(c )
rnnnngemenl of any public Serry under 111e
Bcngal
Ferries
Ben. Act
I
r
l'dS5.
Act,
1885;
. .
, ,
. .
.. .
,
(d) irrigalion;
(c) grow-morc-rood
campaign;
(F)
carc of [he
infirm mod the desd~utc;
(g) rehabilirnrion
or
displaced
pcrsons;
11) i~nptoved
reeding
of carrle, mcdicnl rrcalnien of cnulc
and
prevention
of
calllc disease;
(i)
i r s ncling as
a c h a ~ c luough which
Go\,crnrnenlassisr:hncl:
should
reach h e villages;
ti) bringing waste
land under
cullivation;
'Otnincd by
s . 2(4) of hc Wc51 Dengal
I'atrr1111~urnd Zillfl
Pnrirhi~ds
Arncndmcnl)
4
-, ~ n c c
> r r
...
n
, . ~ , ~ , . r r r
r
l n r r r
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T11e
IVe'est B e~ig u l
anchnya
Act,
1957.
(Purr
I.-Clrnprer
V.-Powers aud drrtics of Gram Panchaynts.
-Sectiot~ 33.)
(k)
pron~otion
of villagc planlalions;
(1)
~ n n g i n g
or cul[iva~ion
f
land
lying
fallow;
(m) arranging for co-opcrativc managznlenr of land and other
resourcts
OF thc
villagc;
(n)
assisring in thc irnplcmcn1ation of land reform
lneasure
i n
ils area; and
(0) the irnplemcnurion
of
such schcmcs as may be iormula~cd
or periormancc of such acts as
may
bc cnmsled to [he Granr
Patlci~ajat
by [he
Stale Governmcrll.
(2) The S m e
Govemmcn~
may
at
any
l ime
Tor
reasons
lo be
recorded
in writing
witltdraw
from
n Gratrl
fonchnjar
any
function assigncd
to
ir
undcr sub-section (1).
33.
Subjec~
o such conditions
as
may bc
prescribed, a Grorrr
Di"c'c[ion-
yy ~ U I ~ C S
1
P u r ~ c l ~ u ~ a t
ay,
and shati if the Sra c
Govcrnmcnl so directs,
makc
c~~~~~
provision
for-
P ~ I I I C / I ~ ~ , V ( ~ I .
(a)
rhe nlainlcnancc of lighting of public slreels;
(b) planting and maintaining lrccs on
the sides
of
public
slreels
or in other
public
places vested
in
it;
(c)
ihc sinking of wells and cxca\~arion f ponds and tanks;
(d)
t he i~ i~ roducr ionnd promotion of co-operaliverarming,
co-
opcrarivc srores, and
othcr
co-operative
entcrpriscs,
lradcs
and
callings;
(c) [he construclion and regulation o f
markers.
the holding
and
regularion
of
Fairs;~aelas nd huts and exhibitions of Iocal
producc
and products of
local handicrafis
and home
induslries;
(1') [lie
allnlment
of
placcs
for storing manurc;
(g) assisring and advising agriculturisrs i n Ihe mnrlcr of obtaining
State loan
and
i ~ s istribution and repayment:
(h)
filling up of insanitary
depressions
and reclaiming
of
unheaIthy
l o c d i ~ i e s ;
,
(i) the promo(ion
and
encourngemcnr of coltage
indunrics;
(j)
d ~ e
estrucrion
OF
rabid or owncrlcss
dogs;
(k) regulaling hc producion
and
disposal
of
foodstuffs and
olher comrnodilies i n
the
mzlnncr
prescribed;
(I) the consuucu on and mainrenancc of sarais, d~tarut~t~~alrrs,
r c s ~
ouses, callle shcds and c w stands;
(rn)
the
disposal
of
unclaimed
caltlc;
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Srnfr
Gorcr~ i~ncni
ro
plncc
I'unds
nwcssnIy
lor
lhr
~ I ~ O ~ I ; I , ~ L V
of
iulicrion~
and
dutics
undcr
sccliun
32
or 33. a[
t l ~ c ~sposnl
01 Ih t C'mrrr
l ' ~ l l l ~ ~ I l t l ~ ~ l i .
[Wcst Ben. Act
(I'crrr I.-Clr(tprer V.-Powers
atid
duties
of Gram
Pancliayats.
Secl io trs
34.
35.)
(n)
thc disposal of unclaimed corpses
and
carcasses;
( 0 ) [he establishmenl and mainienance nf libraries arid reading
rooms;
[p)
rhe
organisa~ion nnd main~enance
of ak ~;lrrrras, lubs and
othcr
p accs
ibr rccrealion or games;
(q)
the rnaintcnance of rccords rclnting
10
populaiion
census,
crop census, car~lccnsusandccnsus oluncmptoyed pcrsons
atld
of o ~ l ~ r rrarislics
as
may be prcscribed;
(r)
[he performance in the manner
prcscribed
of any
of
rtle
funclions
of
h e
Disrrict
Board, with its previous approval,
calcula~cdo b e n c h
h e
eoplc living
w i ~ h i n
hc
jurisdiclion
o r lhc
Gru111
unclraynt;
(s) rcndcdng assis~anccn extinguishing Fire and prolrcting lil c
and
property
whcn f ire occurs;
(I)
assiwiog
in he prcvcnrion
of
burglar). and dacoiiy;
(u)
any
o~her ocal
work
or service of public u iIi~y
or
which
is
likcly lo promorc he
I~ea l th ,
onl for~ , onvenience or
mn~crial
rosperity
of [he
public,
nor otherwise provided Ibr
in lhis Act.
31. Where tllc Stale
Government assigns any
funclion ro a Grnte
Prr~rcl~ajarndcr scction 32 ,
or
where
i t
dircc~s Crmti Patlclrayar ro
makc
provision ror
any
of
hc
items enumcraled
in
scction
33,
it shall
place such funds at ~ h c isposal of the Grarrr Pn~~c l~a , va rs m a y bc
rcquired for
he
perfonnancc of d ~ eunclions so assigned lo ~ h c ranl
Pu~ichc~yorr for making provisions for
the
item so dirccted to bc made
by
~ h c 'rarrr Pn~lcltayar.
35.
Nothing
i n
sections
3
1 . 32
and
33 shall bc dce~ned o impose
any
duty or confer
any
power on he
G r o ~ a
arlchnjur with respec1 10
any
matter which
is
undcr the direct adminis~rativccontrol
of
any
depar~ment
f thc Ccntral
or
S~ntc ovemmen~
r
of
any local
authority,
unless such duty
or
~ O \ V C I
has
heen
~ransfcrred r dclc g~ ted
0
Ihc
Grmrr
Pu~rcha,vat
by
order or
hc
Central or Statc Govcrnrncnr, or or thc
local
nuthorily, 3s ( 1 1 ~
M C
niny bc:
Provided rllai when thc Slale Govcrnmenl or any local au~hrsrity
tmnsfcrs
or
delcga~es ny
oC its
du~ic s r powers
ro
a Grat?r Pa~ lcfrf ljat ,
ir
shill1 placc
the funds
ncccssary
for the perfomnnce of such dulies or
nowers
ill
rht disnnqfll nf Ih r Crrrrrr
Pnl;rlrrrr.n+
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Tlie
IVesr Betlgnl
Panchayat
Acr,
1957.
(Part I. -Clmpler V.-Polverr olid drrries of Gram
Panchayats.-Sccrioti 36.)
36. (1) For rhc improvcmenl of sanirarion, a Grollr
Partclruyit
sllall
I V r o v c -
men[ or
have power to do all acts n e c c s s q for, and
incidental
10. lhc pcriomance
saniralion,
of the functions cnuusrcd or dclcgared
ro
ir and in parlicuIar and withoul
prejudice to rhc gcncralily of the foregoing powcr or to ~ h crovisions
of
any
other Acl for the l ime bcing in force, a' Granr
Patzchajar
may
require the owner or occupier of any land or building, by wrilrcn noricc
and within a rcasonablc period to bc specified in thc notice, aftcr laking
into considcrnlion his financial podtion,-
(a) lo close. remove, aller, repair, cleanse, disinfect, or pul in
good ordcr any lalrine, urinal, water-closel, drain. cess-pool,
or other rcccpraclc Tor filth, suIlagc walcr, rubbish
or
rcfuse
p e ~ ~ a i n i n go such land
or
building, or to remove or alter any
door or trap or conslruct
any
drain for
any
such latrine,
urinal or waler-closet
which
opcns
on LO
a strecl
or drain
or to shut of fsuc h latrine, urinal
or
warcr-closcl by a sufficien~
roo( pr wall or fcnce from the view of persons passing
by
or dwelling
in the neighbourhood;
(b) lo
cleanse,
repair, cover, fill
up,
drain
-off
or remove watcr
li.orn, a privatc wcll, tank, rcscrvoir, pool, pit, dcprcsson or
cxcavarion rhcrcin which may be injurious
10
hcalth or
offensive Lo the neighbourhood;
(c) 10 clear off any vegetation, undergrowth, prickly pear or
scrub jungle
therclrom;
(d) ro remo ve
any dirt, dung,
nighboil ,
manure
or
any
obnoxious
or
offensive matter [herefrom and lo cleanse the land or
building:
Providcd that a
person
on whom a noticc has bccn~served
s aforesaid
may,
within thirty days of receipl of h e nolice, appeal lo h e prescribed
aulhority against [he order con~ ain edn h e olice whereupon the prescribed
au~hor i tymay slay
the
operation
of
the order
conlained
in the nolice till
the disposal of the appeal and il may, arrcr giving such nolice
of
thc
appeal
10
rhe
Gratn
Paechajar concerned u
may be
prescribed. modify,
ser aside
O F
confirm the order:
Providcd
rurrhcr [ha[ thc
prcscribcd
aulhority shall, when it confirms
or modifies
the
ordcr contained
in
[he notice after [he
expiry
of the period
nlenlioned rherein,
f i x
a
fresh period wilhin which the order contained
in
lhc noricc, as
confirmed or modi iicd by i , sha ll be camcd out.
(2) If a person upon whom a
noticc
has bcen served
as
aforesaid
and
which has no1
bccn
scr nsidc by Lhc prcscribcd aurhoriry fails, wirhour
surficien~ ensnn.
rn
comnlv with
the order contained
in the
noticc or thc
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VIII~'L'Cf
Crcrrr~
~ ' ~ I I I c ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
over puhlic
sirccts.
warsr-{cays
and o ~ h r r
Inaucrs.
T11e Vesl
Bet~gal anchayarAct
1957.
[W es t Ben.
Act
(Part I.-Cllaprer V.-Powers arrd dfr ties of
Gram
Panchayau.-Sectiotzs 37, 38.)
order
as
modified
by h e
prescribcd authoriry, wihin
the
ume
specified
in
thc
natice or wilhin rhc limc
fixed by
the prescribed au tho d~y , s h c
case may bc, h c shall
be liable, on con vi ch n by
a
magistrate,
to a fine
which
tnny
cxtcnd ro twenty-five rupees.
37.
A Grot11
Ponchnyot
shall
havc
conlrol ovcr all public slreers
and
water-ways
wilhin its
jurisdiction olhcr lhan
canals as defincd
in section
3
of [tic
Bcngal
Irrigation
Act,
1876 , no1 bcing
privatc
properly and not
Ben.
Act
111
01 1876.
. .
being
under [he conlrol of
thc
Ccnlral or Stale Governm enl or thc District
, , ,
Board
or any
orher local authorit):, and
may
do all things necessary for
ihe inaintenance
and
rcpair
thereof,
and
may-
(a) consrrucl
new bridgcs and culvcm;
(b) diver1
or close
any such
public strcct.
bridge or
culverl;
(c)
widen, open, enlarge or othcrwisc improve any
such public
' srreet, bridge or
culverl
and
with
minimum
damage
lo
[he
neighbouring
fields,
plant
and
preserve trees on [he sidcs
of
such
steer;
(d) deepen
or otherwise
jrnprovc such water-ways;
(e)
will, lhc sanc~ion
i
rhc Disuict
Board and
whcrc lhcrc
is
a canal as defined i n rhc Bcngnl Irrigation Act, 1876, with
Ihc
sancrion also
of such
officer
as
~ h c
tate
Government
may prescribe, undertake irrjgalion projects;
(0
trim hedges
- and
branches of
rrces
projecting on public
streets;
and
(g) scr
apart
by public nolice
any
public source
of
waler-supply
Tor
drinking
or
culinary
purposes and
-likewise prohibj
all
ballling,
washing
or
oher
a c ~ s ikely
10
pollulc rhc source
so
set
apart.
,
38.
( 1 )
A Gralrl
Por~clra~~ufay, y
w-illen
nolice, requirc ihc owner
of,
or the person
having
control
over,
a priva~e ater-coursc,
spring,
tank,
wcll,
or other placc,
the
water of which
i s used
For drinking or
culinary
purposc,
alrer
raking
into considcra~ian
is
financial posidan,
la
take
all
or
any
of
the
following steps within
a
reasonable
period to
bl:
spccilicd
in
such
nolice, namely:-
(a) to kccp and maintain h e same
in
good repair;
(b) 10
clcan
the
same,
from time ro
timc
or
silt, refuse or
decaying vcgclalion;
Icl
rn
nrnlprt if
rrnm nnlliirinn.
and
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The
West
Berlgol Panchayar Act, 1957.
(Par-r1.-Cllrrpter
V.-Polver.~
atlrl r1lr1ir s
of
Gram
Pauchayats.-Sec~iu~~
9.)
(d) to prcvcnl ils
use,
i f it h u bccome so pollurcd m to bc
prejudicial
to
public health:
Provided
diat a pcrson upon whom n noticc
as
aforesaid ha5 bcen
scrved may, within rlijny days from the date of rcccipt of the norice,
appeal to
thc prescribed
authoriry ngainsl the order con~aincd n [he
no~ict :wliereupon thc'prtscrihed au[hori(y
may
slay lhe operation of
thc
ordcr
con~ained n the nolicc [ill tlw disposal or thc appcnl
and
i l may,
arrer giving
such
n o ~ i c c
f
thc appeal
[o
the Grarrl P u ~ i c k ~ y o r
oncerned
rn rnap
be prescdbcd, modify,
seL
aside or confirm rhc order:
Provided
i-urthcr
rhat [he prescribed authoriry shall. when i t confirms
or modifies the ordcr conrained
i n
h e noricc a f cr the expiry of the pcriod
mcn~ioflcd herein, fix a rrcsh period within which rhc order conrained
in the notice, 3s confinned or modified by it, s l ld l be carried
oul.
(2) I f
any
pcrson upon whom a nolice tias
hcen
scrvcd
as
aforesaid
and wl~ictlhas
no1
been
ser
asidc by thc prescribed authorily
fails,
wir l lou~ ufficient
rcason. [a
comply wirh lhc ordcr contained
i n
thc
nolice or
rhc
ordcr as r~lodilicdby rhe prcscribcd ao~horiry, v i ~ h i n hc
lime specified in
thc
norice
or
wi~h in hc timc lixcd by [he prescribed
nurhority, as the casc may be, he shall be liablc, on convicrion by a
ma gist ra~ e, o a Finc which
may
extend to ~wcnty-fivc
mpccs.
39. ( 1 ) Norwithstanding anything conlained in the Bcngal Waler Puwccof
G~nrrr
Hyacinlh Act,
1936,
a
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ay,
by
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owncr or occupier of any land or prctnises, conlaining a tank or pond
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