The PUDUCHERRY VILLAGE AND COMMUNE PANCHAYATS ACT, 1973
puducherry · 1973
- S. 1Sale of immovable property
- S. 2The Bill seeks to achieve the above object
- S. 3The amendment Bill seeks to achieve the above object
- S. 4Dates tree 2 per tree
- S. 5The Bill seeks to achieve the aforesaid objects
- S. 6Karaikal Thirunallaru Commune Thirunallaru Municipal Panchayat Council Council
- S. 7" Kottucherry Commune Kottucherry Municipal Panchayat Council Council
- S. 8Constitution of commune panchayat councils for commune panchayat and their incorporation
- S. 9Composition and strength of a commune panchayat council
- S. 10" Nedungadu Commune Nedungadu Municipal Panchayat Council Council
- S. 11Reservation of seats
- S. 12Delimitation of constituencies, etc
- S. 13Roads, culverts, bridges, ferries, waterways and other means of communication
- S. 14Rural electrification, including distribution of electricity
- S. 15Non-conventional energy sources
- S. 16Election to more than one seat
- S. 17Qualifications for inclusion in electoral roll for panchayat village and publication thereof
- S. 18Power to rearrange and republish electoral roll
- S. 19Adult and non-formal education
- S. 20Disqualification of officers and other employees of Government and local bodies
- S. 21Disqualification of persons convicted of election offences
- S. 22Disqualifications of candidates
- S. 23Disqualifications of members
- S. 24Restoration of members to office
- S. 25The question for disqualification of members
- S. 25APowers of Election Commission
- S. 25BStatements made by persons to the Election Commission
- S. 25CProcedure to be followed by the Election Commission
- S. 25DProtection of action taken in good faith
- S. 26Social welfare, including welfare of the handicapped and mentally retarded
- S. 27Welfare of the weaker sections and in particular of the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes
- S. 28Requisitioning of premises, vehicles, etc
- S. 29Maintenance of community assets
- S. 30Power to obtain information
- S. 31Powers of entry into and inspection of premises, etc
- S. 32Eviction from requisitioned premises
- S. 33Release of premises from requisition
- S. 34Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning
- S. 35Dispute as to validity of election
- S. 36Fresh elections
- S. 37Publication of the results of election
- S. 38Power to make rules regulating elections
- S. 39Jurisdiction of civil courts barred
- S. 40President and Vice-President of village panchayat
- S. 41Election of President
- S. 42Election of Vice-President
- S. 43Cessation of office of President and Vice-President
- S. 44President, not to cease to hold office
- S. 45Functions of the President
- S. 46—
- S. 47Delegation of functions of President
- S. 48Chairman and Vice-Chairman of commune panchayat councils
- S. 49Devolution and delegation of Chairman’s functions and filling up of vacancies in the office of Chairman
- S. 50Rights of individual members
- S. 51No President, Vice-President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman or member to receive remuneration
- S. 52Appointment of executive officers for certain village panchayats
- S. 53Functions of executive officer
- S. 54Functions of the executive authority
- S. 55Commissioner
- S. 56Emergency powers of Commissioner
- S. 57Presidency at meetings of village panchayats
- S. 58Meetings of commune panchayat councils
- S. 59Members when to abstain from taking part in discussion and voting
- S. 60Minutes of proceedings
- S. 61Power of village panchayat and commune panchayat council to call for records
- S. 62Proceedings of village panchayat, commune panchayat councils and committees
- S. 63Appointment of joint committees
- S. 64Committees
- S. 65Administration reports of village panchayat
- S. 66Administration reports of commune panchayat council
- S. 67Acts of village panchayats, commune panchayat councils etc
- S. 68Establishment of the village panchayat and commune panchayat council
- S. 69Power to grant leave to establishment
- S. 70Special provisions regarding officers and other employees of the Government lent to commune panchayat council
- S. 71Provincialisation of any class of officers or servants of commune panchayat council
- S. 72Appointment of common officer
- S. 73Transfer of officers and other employees
- S. 74Power to punish officers and other employees
- S. 75Applicability of certain sections to public health establishment
- S. 76—
- S. 77Power of village panchayat to provide for certain other matters
- S. 78—
- S. 79Entrustment of execution of Community Development Programme to commune panchayat councils
- S. 80Power of commune panchayat council to provide for certain matters
- S. 81Common water-works and burial and burning grounds, etc
- S. 82Lighting of public roads and public places
- S. 83Maintenance of child-welfare centres, etc
- S. 84Transfer of immovable property, management of institutions, execution or maintenance of works, etc
- S. 85Government’s power to add to functions of commune panchayat council
- S. 86Limitation of power to accepting donations and trusts
- S. 87Vesting of public roads in village panchayats
- S. 88Vesting of public roads in commune panchayat councils
- S. 89Duty of village panchayat and commune panchayat council in respect of public roads excluded from the operation of
- S. 90Precautions in case of dangerous structures
- S. 91Precautions in case of dangerous trees
- S. 92Fencing of buildings or land and pruning of hedges and trees
- S. 93Prohibition against obstructions in or over public roads, etc
- S. 94Vesting of communal property or income in village panchayat
- S. 95Vesting of water-works in village panchayats
- S. 96Maintenance of irrigation works, execution of kudimaramat, etc
- S. 97Village panchayat to regulate the use of certain porambokes
- S. 98Collected sewage, etc
- S. 99Immovable property required by village panchayat may be acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894
- S. 100Contributions from persons having control over place of pilgrimage, etc
- S. 101Power to order closure of places of public entertainment
- S. 102Minor suffering from dangerous diseases not to attend schools
- S. 103Compulsory vaccination
- S. 104Obligation to give information of small-pox or cholera
- S. 105Precautions in case of dangerous tanks, wells, holes, etc
- S. 106Removal of filth or noxious vegetation from lands and buildings
- S. 107Power of Commissioner or executive authority to use or sell materials of dangerous structure taken down, etc
- S. 108Limitation of compensation
- S. 109Public markets
- S. 110Licensing of private markets
- S. 111Decision of disputes as to whether places are markets
- S. 112Prohibition of sale in unlicensed private markets, etc
- S. 113Prohibition against sale in public roads
- S. 114Classification of markets
- S. 115Acquisition of right of persons to hold private market
- S. 116Public landing places and cart-stands, etc
- S. 117Private cart-stands
- S. 118Public slaughter-houses
- S. 119Prohibition or regulation of the use of places for slaughtering animals and the licensing of slaughterers
- S. 120Numbering of buildings
- S. 121Purposes for which places may not be used without a licence
- S. 122Permission for the construction of factories and the installation of machinery
- S. 123Power of Government to make rules in respect of the grant and renewal of licences and permissions
- S. 124Local cess
- S. 125Local cess surcharge
- S. 126Rules regarding collection of local cess
- S. 127Taxes leviable by village panchayat
- S. 128Taxes levied by commune panchayat council
- S. 129Mode of collection of tax leviable
- S. 130Method of assessment and rate of levy of house tax
- S. 131Appointment of authorised valuation officer
- S. 132Preparation of assessment list
- S. 133Authorised valuation officer to check assessment
- S. 134Publication of notice of assessment list
- S. 135Public notice of time fixed for lodging objections
- S. 136Objection how to be dealt with
- S. 137Authentic list how far conclusive
- S. 138Amendment of assessment list
- S. 139Assessment to be done after every five years
- S. 140Recovery of house tax from the owner by the occupier
- S. 141Levy of house tax or profession tax on a direction by Government
- S. 142Power to make rules regarding house tax
- S. 143Profession tax
- S. 144Statements, returns, etc
- S. 145Owner or occupier to furnish list of persons liable to tax
- S. 146Requisition of employers or their representatives to furnish list
- S. 147Deduction of profession tax from salary or wages or other sum
- S. 148Appeals against assessment
- S. 149Duty on transfers of property
- S. 150Exemptions
- S. 151—
- S. 152Write-off of irrecoverable amounts
- S. 153Levy of duty on toddy trees
- S. 154Tax on payment for admission to entertainments
- S. 155Additional tax on cinematograph exhibition
- S. 156Composition and consolidated payment of tax
- S. 157Admission to entertainments
- S. 158Manner of payment of tax
- S. 159Returns
- S. 160Entertainment exempted from payment of tax
- S. 161Inspection
- S. 162Exemption from payment for admission
- S. 163Powers of entry, search and seizure
- S. 164Power to make rules
- S. 165Mode of recovery of taxes, fees, cesses and other dues
- S. 166Mode of collection
- S. 167Distraint and sale of movable property
- S. 168Power of entry by force under special order
- S. 169Inventory and notice of distress and sale
- S. 170Property of defaulter may be distrained wherever found
- S. 171Sale of property
- S. 172When occupier may be held liable for payment of house tax
- S. 173Certain amount to be recovered as arrears of land revenue
- S. 174Imposition of fine
- S. 175Payment of interest in case of default of payment of taxes
- S. 176Appeal
- S. 177Procedure in appeal
- S. 178Revision by court
- S. 179Bar of other proceedings
- S. 180Explanation
- S. 181Local cess surcharge matching grant
- S. 182Classification of commune panchayats
- S. 183Local roads grant
- S. 184House tax matching grant
- S. 185Deduction from grants in certain cases
- S. 186Constitution of commune panchayat fund and village panchayat fund
- S. 187Commune panchayat fund
- S. 188Village panchayat fund
- S. 189Application of money received and expenditure from funds
- S. 190Expenditure from commune panchayat fund and village panchayat fund
- S. 191Preparation and sanction of budgets
- S. 192Appointment of auditors
- S. 193Contributions to expenditure by other local authorities
- S. 194Recovery of loans and advances made by Government
- S. 195Appointment of officers to supervise commune panchayat councils and village panchayats
- S. 196Power to regulate conditions of service, etc
- S. 197Powers of inspecting officers
- S. 198Powers of officers for purpose of control
- S. 199Power to suspend or cancel resolution, etc
- S. 200Emergency powers of Director
- S. 201—
- S. 202Removal of President
- S. 203Removal of Vice-President
- S. 204Removal of Chairman or Vice-Chairman
- S. 204AOmitted
- S. 205Resignation of office
- S. 206Motion of no-confidence in Vice-President of village panchayat
- S. 207Motion of no-confidence in Chairman or Vice-Chairman of commune panchayat councils
- S. 208Dissolution of Panchayats
- S. 209Omitted
- S. 209AOmitted
- S. 210—
- S. 211Delegation of powers
- S. 212Revision
- S. 213General provisions regarding licences and permissions
- S. 214Government not to obtain licences and permissions
- S. 215Time for complying with notice, order, etc
- S. 216Powers of entry and inspection
- S. 217Testing of weights and measures
- S. 218Powers to call for information from karnams
- S. 219Limitation for recovery of dues
- S. 220Persons empowered to prosecute
- S. 221Composition of offences
- S. 222Prosecutions and compositions to be reported to village panchayat or commune panchayat council
- S. 223Sanction for prosecution
- S. 224Notice of action against village panchayat, etc
- S. 225Protection of Chairman and officers acting in good faith
- S. 226Injunctions not to be granted in election proceedings
- S. 227—
- S. 228Assessment etc
- S. 229Public road, markets, wells, tanks, etc
- S. 230Power to farm out fees
- S. 231Adjudication of disputes between local authorities
- S. 232Constitution of territorial council for panchayats, its functions etc
- S. 233General powers of territorial council
- S. 234Annual report
- S. 235Returns, statistics, etc
- S. 236Power to make rules regarding territorial council
- S. 237Cattle-trespass Act to cease to apply to panchayat areas
- S. 238Power to establish cattle-pounds and appoint pound keepers
- S. 239Duties of pound-keepers
- S. 240Impounding cattle
- S. 241Delivery of cattle claimed
- S. 242Security in respect of impounded cattle
- S. 243Sale of cattle not claimed
- S. 244Pound-fees and expenses chargeable to be fixed
- S. 245Complaints of illegal seizure or detention
- S. 246Definitions
- S. 247Issue of notice to show-cause against order of eviction
- S. 248Eviction of unauthorised occupants
- S. 249Disposal of property or property left on panchayat premises by unauthorised occupants
- S. 250Power to recover rent or damages in respect of panchayat premises as arrears of land revenue
- S. 251Power of Commissioner
- S. 252Appeal
- S. 253Finality of orders
- S. 254Offences and penalties
- S. 255Power to make rules
- S. 256Definitions
- S. 257Constitution of conciliation board
- S. 258Place of proceedings
- S. 259Commencement of proceedings for conciliation
- S. 260Witness
- S. 261Board not to administer oath
- S. 262Result of conciliation proceedings to be recorded
- S. 263Maintenance of register of conciliation proceedings
- S. 264Execution of settlement
- S. 265Secrecy of proceedings
- S. 266Establishment of nyaya panchayat
- S. 267Constitution of nyaya panchayat
- S. 268Term of office of members of nyaya panchayat
- S. 269Election of President and Vice-President of nyaya panchayat
- S. 270Resignation of a member, Vice-President or President
- S. 271Suspension or removal of president or Vice-President or a member of a nyaya panchayat
- S. 272Seal of nyaya panchayat
- S. 273Conduct of business of nyaya panchayat
- S. 274Presidency at meeting of nyaya panchayat
- S. 275Quorum and decisions at the sittings of the nyaya panchayat
- S. 276Nyaya panchayat to have exclusive civil and criminal jurisdiction
- S. 277Suits cognizable by nyaya panchayat
- S. 278Suits not cognizable by a nyaya panchayat
- S. 279Compromise of suits
- S. 280The nyaya panchayat in which a suit is to be instituted
- S. 281Suits to include the whole claim
- S. 282Commencement of proceedings in a suit before a nyaya panchayat
- S. 283Incidental determination of matters not cognizable by nyaya panchayat
- S. 284Appearance in person or by agent
- S. 285Exemption of certain persons from personal appearnce in suits
- S. 286Limitation
- S. 287Death of parties
- S. 288Nyaya panchayat may transfer certain suits to Judicial Officers
- S. 289Transfer of certain suits
- S. 290On conclusion of hearing, nyaya panchayat to pass decree
- S. 291Contents of decree
- S. 292Decree may award interest or order payment by instalments
- S. 293Satisfaction of decree to be recorded
- S. 294Execution of decree
- S. 295Appeal
- S. 296Nyaya panchayat to take cognizance of and try certain offences
- S. 297Certain persons accused of theft not to be tried by the nyaya panchayat
- S. 298Compounding of offences
- S. 299Compensation to complainant, etc
- S. 300Compensation to accused for false or frivolous case
- S. 301Conviction by a nyaya panchayat not a previous conviction
- S. 302Inquiry by a nyaya panchayat under section 202, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- S. 303Youthful offenders
- S. 304Order to maintain wives and children
- S. 305Res-judicata and pending suits and cases
- S. 306Institution of suits and cases
- S. 307Summons to be issued to the defendant or accused
- S. 308Disposal of suits and cases in absence of party concerned
- S. 309Issue of summons to witnesses
- S. 310Assistance of police to the nyaya panchayat
- S. 311Fresh hearing of pending suits, etc
- S. 312Nyaya panchayat not to revise or alter its decision
- S. 313Right of an arrested person to be defended by a legal practitioner
- S. 314Applicability of certain sections of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898*, to nyaya panchayat
- S. 315Power of Government to dissolve a nyaya panchayat
- S. 316Appointment and functions of the secretary of nyaya panchayat
- S. 317Power of Government to make rules
- S. 318Power of Government to make rules
- S. 319Penalties for breach of rules
- S. 320Bye-laws and penalties for their breach
- S. 321Punishments of certain offences
- S. 322—
- S. 323Penalty for acquisition by an officer or servant or interest in contract work
- S. 324Wrongful restraint of executive authority or Commissioner or his delegate
- S. 325Prohibition against obstruction of village panchayat, commune panchayat councils, etc
- S. 326Prohibition against removal or obliteration of notice
- S. 327Penalty for not giving information or for giving false information
- S. 328Extension of provisions of the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973 or of any rules made thereunder
- S. 329APower to remove difficulties
- S. 329BPower, authority and responsibilities of Panchayat
- S. 330Publication of rules, commencement of rules and notifications and placing of rules and orders on the Table of the
- S. 331—
- S. 332Repeal and savings
- S. 333Special provisions regarding the term of councillors or members of existing council whose term is due to expire
- S. 334AConsequences of replacement of existing councils
- S. 335Provisions as to employees existing before the commencement of this Act
- S. 336Obligation to carry out certain duties and functions of existing councils
- S. 1898—