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Authorities of Zilla Parishad to sanction loans or contingent expenditure or to write off dues. Limits of such power.— (1) When provision is made in the budget estimate of any Zilla Parishad for granting loans for any specified purposes, loans out of such sum may be granted by such authorities of the Zilla Parishad to such extent, and in respect of such subjects as may be prescribed by the State Government : Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in section 100, no Zilla Parishad shall be entitled to grant loans in respect of matters falling in the sphere of “Agriculture” and “Irrigation” and in respect of any other matter as the State Government may by order direct. (2) Such authorities of a Zilla Parishad as may be prescribed by the State Government may, out of the amounts provided for in the budget estimates of the Zilla Parishad incur expenditure of recurring or non-recurring nature of contingencies in respect of such subjects, and to such extent, as may be prescribed by the State Government. (3) Such authorities of a Zilla Parishad as may be prescribed by the State Government may, in respect of such subjects as may be prescribed, direct any arrears of tax or fee or any other sum due to the Zilla Parishad, whether under this Act or otherwise 6[(including any prescribed sum which is irrecoverable)], to be written off to such extent, as may be prescribed by the State Government. 7[141A. Recovery of sum due to Zilla Parishad as arrears of land revenue.— (1) Any sum payable to a Zilla Parishad under any agreement express or implied, may be recovered in the same manner as an arrears of land revenue. (2) If any question arises whether a sum is payable to the Zilla Parishad within the meaning of sub-section (1), it shall be referred to a Tribunal constituted by the State Government (consisting of one or more persons not connected with the Zilla Parishad or any authority subordinate to it or with 1 These words were inserted by Mah. 6 of 1975, s. 43(b). 2 These words were added by Mah. 6 of 1975, s. 43(c). 3 Sub-section (4) was added by Mah. 35 of 1963, s. 58. 4 These words were substituted for the words “a balance” by Mah. 21 of 1968, s. 13. 5 These words were inserted by Mah. 34 of 1966, s. 8. 6 These brackets and words were inserted by Mah. 43 of 1964, s. 21. 7 Section 141A was inserted by Mah. 43 of 1962, s. 20. 102 The Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat [1962 : Mah. V Samitis Act, 1961 the person by whom the sum is alleged to be payable) which shall, after making such inquiry as it may deem fit and after giving to the person by whom the sum is alleged to be payable, an opportunity of being heard, decide the question; and the decision of the Tribunal thereon shall be final and shall not be called in question in any Court or before any other authority 1[except that an application for revision of such decision may be made to the High Court within sixty days from the date of such decision.] (3) The procedure to be followed by the Tribunal in deciding questions referred to it under sub-section (2) shall be such as may be prescribed by the State Government.]