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(1) vVhen the parties or their agents have been Decision of heard and the evidence. on both sides considered, the Nyaya ;nt.it&. Panclayat shall, by written order, pass such decree as may seem just, equatable and accordng to good conscience stat,ino in the decree the amounts of prescribed fees and the ~mount° if any paid to witnesses under sub-section (3) of section 101, and the persons by whom such amounts are payable: Provided that if the members of the l\Tyaya 'Panchayat present during the trial of a suit fail to come to a unanimous decision, the decision of the majority of such members shall he the decision of the 1Vyaya J?anchaya.t: Provided further that in the case of equality of votes of the members of a i\Tyaya: Panchayat present during the trial of a suit, the P.raclhan Tlicha1•alc, or the per-son who is elected as Pradhan Vicharak for that sitting, shall have a second or casting- vote and the decision of the yaya Panchayat shall be in accordance with such second or casting vote. (2) Subject to such conditions and limitations as may be prescribed, and to the provisions of any law for the time being in force, the costs of and incident to all suits shall be in the discretion of the yaya Pachayat, and the ya@ya Panchavat sludl Jrn.ve full power to determine by whom and to what extent such costs are to be paid, and to g1va all necessary directions for the purposes aforesaid : Provided that where the [ya@ya Panchaat directs that the successful party shall not get the costs of the suit, it shall state its reasons in writing. (3) If a l\Tyaya Panchayat is satisfied that a suit instituted before it is false, vexatious or frivolous, it may direct the plaintiff, by an order in writing, to pay to the defendant such compensation, not exceeding twenty-five rupees, as it may think :fit.