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(1) Nalwithstanding anything in any other law cmccs or ~ i l l a g c ~ o l i c c or in any rule, order, custom, usage or practice having the force of law or in any contract, s a ~ ~ a d or grant or in any juclgmcnt, decree or order of n Court, with effect from and on lhc appointed daie- (a) all offices of Viilage Police shalI be deemed i to have becn abolislled ; -. 71 \.I(\ (b) the rights of the nslld~rs of the said omces to receive any emolument sl~all be deemed to have been terminated ; (c) all rights to hold officc and any Iiability to render service appertaining to such office , . shaII stand extinguished ; a11 ri~hts, privileges and obligations of any person holding the ofice of a ViIIage Police in respect of the exercise, perfor- mance or discharge of a1 l powers, func- tions and duties of any kind whatsoever attached to such office or in relation thereto shall stand extinguished ; and (e) all Jagir lands shall stand resumed and vested absoluteIy in the State Government freu from all encum hrances: provided that any person being a Jhankar or Kaio who, in accordance wit11 any local law, custom, usape or practice, was irnmedately before thc appoint- ed -date discharging dutics of n Villaga Priest attached to the office of such Jhanknr 01. Kale, shall continue to hold fifty pcrn cel~tunl of the Jagir lands, if any, Tor so long as he continues to discharge the said duties. (2) Where ViiIage Police Officers with emolu- ments consisting of cash remuneration only have been served with notices from the District Magistrate in any area plirporting to tertnin.;te the services of such oEcers and providi~ig for col~fermcnt of benefits specified in sub-sectioii (6) or section 4, the provisions of this Act shall have effect iu relation to offices of sucl~ Village Police as fully and effectively as if this Act with rnodificntions speciiied in sub-section (3) had been i n force at all rnaterial times and the said noti- ces had becn issued under this Act. (3) The inod ifications I-cferred to in su-bsection (2) shall be the following, namely:- (a) "appointed date" shall be read and construed- (i) for purposes of sub-section ( I ) and sec- tlons 4, 6 and 1 I as the first day of August 1963; and - 52 THE ORISSA OFFICES OF VILLAGE [Or. Act 3 (ii) for purposes of section, 5 as the date 01 which rules are made in: relation to matters covered by subsection (1) of the said section; (b) benefits conferl-ed under sub-section (6) of section 4 shaII be read and construed as the benefits specified in the said notices. sortlcrncnt or