(1) A person who is entitled to purchase the land covered under the provision of sub-section (1A) of section 5A, may, within a period of twelve months from the date of publication of these rules, apply to the Gram Panchayat for purchase of said land:
Provided that the application for purchase of the unauthorized occupied land may be entertained even after the expiry of said period of twelve months, if the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause from making such application within twelve months.
(2)(i) For application made within twelve months from the date of publication of these rules, the market rate of the land shall be equal to one and half times of the Collector rate prevalent as on the 31st March, 2004:
Provided that if Collector rate prevalent as on the 31st March, 2004 is not found available in the record, the Collector rate prevalent during the next year or such next subsequent year for which Collector rate is available, shall be considered the market rate.
(ii) For application made under the proviso to sub-rule (1) above, the market rate of the land shall be equal to one and half times of the Collector rate that was prevalent twenty years prior to the date of application and if the Collector rate of that year is not available, the Collector rate prevalent during the next year, for which Collector rate is available.]
1 Inserted, - vide Haryana Government notification No.G.S.R.129/P.A.18/61/S.15Amd.
(1)/79, dated the 29th November, 1979.
2 Inserted, - vide Haryana Government notification No.G.S.R.129/P.A.18/61/S.15Amd.
(1)/79, dated the 29th November, 1979.
3 Substituted, - vide Haryana Government notification No. S.O 67/P.A.18/61/S.15/1964, dated the 15th October, 2018.
4 Added, - Haryana Government notification No.S.O.4/P.A.18/1961/S.15/2025, dated the 17th January, 2025.
Principle and manner for determining amount payable to Panchayat. section 3(2)(iii).
Manner of determining market rate section 5A(1A).
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16.(1) The Panchayat shall by a resolution to be recorded in the Proceeding Book, appoint its Sarpanch or any other Panch to contest any suit filed by or against the Panchayat.
The Sarpanch or Panch so appointed shall file a copy of the resolution duly attested by the Sarpanch, under the seal of the Panchayat in the Court alongwith other documents.
(2) The actual expenditure incurred in the defence of the case shall be chargeable to the funds of the Panchayat.
(3) The Sarpanch or Panch so appointed shall not be competent to compound or admit claim of the party suing the Panchayat without prior authorization by the Panchayat by a resolution in writing passed in a meeting specifically called for the purpose 1[and prior approval of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer concerned]. If any decree or order is passed by the Court as a result of fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, concealment of facts or collusion with the opposite party, the Sarpanch or Panch shall be personally liable for the loss caused to the Panchayat.