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Erery member of nu Anchal Panchayat or a Gram Panchayat including tbe Pradhan, Ua-Pradhan, --~dhyal.·sha nnc1 Dpaclhvaksha shall be jointly and severallv lable for the loss, waste or misapplication of any money or ]loperty rested in or belonging to the Panchaya.t concerneJ. 1f such loss, waste or misapplication is a direct consequence of hus neglect or musconduct hle holdmg the office of the lrathan, Upa-Pradhan, Adhayaksha or Upadhyalsha or member of the Panchayat, and a suit for compensation 4 case for hreach of trust may be instituted against him by the Panchayat concerned wath the preous sanction of t} Sbd1vs1oal Magistrate: Provided that if the Subdivisional Magistrate sanctions or l'efuses i:o sanction the institution of a suit or case under ihis section, the member concerned or the Panchayat concerned may, within thirty days from the date of such order, appeal to the District Magfotrate against the said sanction or refusal as the case may be and the decision of the District MagiHtrate thereon shall be :final: Provided further that the District Magistrate or the SubdiYisiounl )lngistrate may, of his own motion, direct the lanchayat concerned to institute a suit or case under this section.