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(1) The prescribed authority may at any time- (a) inspec.:t or ea use to be inspected any immovable propert,v used or occupied by an Ancha'(, Panchayat 01 a Gram Panclaat or any work in progress under t.he direction of the Gram Panchayat, Anclzal Pa.nchayat or a Joint Committee; (b) inspect or examine or depute any officer of Gover:g.- ment to inspect or examine any department of an Anchal Panchayat or a Gram Panchayat office or any service, work or thing under the control of the Gram Panchayat, Anchal Panchaayat or the Joint Committee; (c) for the purposes of irn,pedion or exam i nation require the Gram Panchavat, tlnc!wl J1anclulyat or Joint Committee- (i) to produce any book, record, correspondence, plan or other <locument, (ii) to furnish any return, plan, estimate, statement, nc:eounts or statistics, or ii) to furnish or obtain any report; (d) record in writing for the l'Ollsidc-•rn t ion of the Gram Panchayat, Anchal Panchayat or the ,Joint Committee, as the case nrny he, 'nnv observation it may consider to be proper in regard to the proceedings or duties of such G,·am Panchayat, Anclwl Panchayat or the Joint Committee; (e) suspend or cancel any resolution passed, order issued ur license or permission granted hy an Awchl l'anhaat or a Gram lanchayat, or prohibit the dons of any act which is about to be • 0 ·- done ur is being done h nan An»cha] Panchyat or a GN1m /Janch.n:,;at or by any person with the authority of the 0mm f>nncha:1Jat or Anchal Panclwyat, if in its opinion such resolution, order, license, permission or act,- (i) bas not been lawfully passed, issued, granted, given or authorised, or (ii) is in excess of the powers couferred by th is Act or any other law or is an abuse of such powers, or is considered by the prescribecl authority as likely to lead to a breach of the peace or to cause injury or annoyanee to the public or to any class or body o:f persons. 32 The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 19-56. Supervi- sin and appeal. The West Bengal Panohayat Act, 1956. I Di 1957.] (Part 1.-Chapte·r ..I.-Cont?-ol.-Section 65.) 33 2) An officer deputed under clause (b) of sub-section ( I) shall exercise the powers conferred by clauses (c) and (rl) of that sub-sertion. (3) When a requisition is made under clause ({) of sul-section (I) tle Gram Panchayat, Anchal Panchaayat or the omnt Comttee, as the ease may be, shall comply with such requisition. . (4!) The prescribed authority shall, before ta51ng any action under clause (e) of sub-section (1), give an opportunity for an explanation to the Gram Panchayat, Anchal Panchayat or the Joint Committee concerned, as the case may be. (5) A Gram Panchaat or an Anchal Panchayat aggrieved by any order mo de by the prescribed authority under clause (e) of sub-section (1), may, within thirty days from the date of the order, appeal to the Commissioner of the Division with- in the local limits of whose jurisdiction the Gra11i Panchayat or the Anchal Panchayat, as the case may be, is situate, and thereupon the Commissioner of the Division may stay the operation of the order of the prescribed authority till the disposal of the appeal nnd he may, after giving notice of the appeal to the prescribed authority and after giving a hearing to the appellant, modify, set aside or confirm the order of the prescribed authority. The order passed by the Commis- sioner of the Division on such appeal shall be finnl.