(l) [The Deputy Commissioner]r and [Assistant Commissionerl2 shall in every case in which both parties are indigenous to the [Union Teritory of Arunachal Pradesh]r endeavour to persuade them to submit to abitration by a panchayat.
1. Substituted for 'Political Of{icer'by the NEFA (Administrator) Regulation 1965.
2. Substituted for 'Assistant Political Officer) by the NEFA (Administration) Regulation, I 965.
3. Substituted for 'Govemor'by the NEA (Reorgn) (AP) ALO, t9'12.
4. Substituted for 'transportation for life' by Act 26 of 1955.
* Substituted for "Rs. 1000" by the Assam Frontier (Administration of Justice) Regulation. 1945 (Amendment) Act, 2005 (No. I of 2005).
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(2) If the parties agree, each pafiy shall nominate an equal number of members of the panchayat, and the [Deputy Commissionerl' or IAssistant Commissionerl'? shall either choose, or direct the panchayat to choose, a further person as umpire.
(3) The names and addresses of the members of the panchayat and umpire and a statement of the matter in dispute shall be recorded, and the [Deputy Commissionerlr or lAssistant Commissionerl'? shall direct the village authority or some other person to assemble the panchayat and witnesses within such time as he may specify, and also fix a date on which the decision ofthe panchayat shall be announceed before him.
(4) The umpire shall have no vote as a member of the panchayat, but shall enter on and decide the matter in dispute if the panchayat, or a majority of its members, are unable to agree on their decision before the date fixed under sub-section (3).
(5) On the date fixed for the announcement of the decision, the umpire aod the panies shall appear before the Court which directed the arbitration. and the Court shall' record the decision together with any order withch if considers reasonable for tie payment, or apportionment of the costs of the panchayat's procedings.
(6) The decision so recorded shall be enforceable as ifit was a decision of the Court recording it and shall be final.