Bare ActsThe ORISSA ANCHAL SASAN ACT, 1955

Section 146

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Where under any law or custom, the management and control over any irrigation tights, drainage and distribution of water is exercised by the State Government or authorities subordinate to the State Government, the Stase Government may, by notification, direct that in any Anchal such management and control shall be exercised by the Grama Panchayats and the Anchal Sasan in the following manner :— (a) Where the irrigation right, drainage or distribution of water extends over an area beyond the jurisdiction of a Grama Panchayat orlies inan area where there are no Grama Panchayats the Anchal Sagan shall be given the control. . (8) Where the irrigation rights, drainage or diss tribution of water extends over an area not beyond the jurisdiction of a Grama Panchayat, the control shall be given to the Grama Panchayat. (c) All powers exercised by any revenue authos. rities lower in rank than that of a Collector shall be exercisable by the Grama Panchayat or the Anchal Sagan, as the case may be. (d) The powers of the Grama Panchayat in ursuance of this section shall be exercised by its Rarpanch subject’ to confirmation by the Grama Panchayat provided that till the Grama Panchayat confirms, modifies or alters the decision of the Sar: panch sach decision shall be final, 98 (e) The powers of the Anchal Sasan shall be exercisable by the Anchal Executive Officer subject to the ratification, modification or cancellation by the Anchal Executive Committee, Until such alteration or cancellation the Anchal Executive Officer’s order shall prevail. (f) The State Government may by rules provide for an appeal against an order of the Grama Panchayat or the Anchal Sasan to an authority not below the rank of a Deputy Collector. Peres of 147, The Grama Panchayat may, in such Fevate manner and to such extent, as may be prescribed, in reapsot of leage out for cultivation waste lands, pasture lands Inate oto. end other communal lands and may itself cultivate such lands on such terms and subject to such conditions ss may be prescribed, Power of 148, Where uader the provisions of this Act any Teemmaent land has vested in an Anchal Sasan or a Grama Sabha land vested it shall alwwys be subject. to the condition that wher Sumner tho State Government requires any such land for a Grama public purpose such land can be taken back in the Sabha. prescribed manner without compensation but subject to payment of the price of permanent structures, if any, standing thereon and the cost of permanent improvements, if any, including the excavation of tanks made therein, Mainton-

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