(1) No action shall lie against any member, officer, servant or agent of a Panchayat or a Nyaya Panchayat acting under its direction, in respect of anything done In good faith under this Regulation or any rule or bye-law made thereunder.
(2) The provisions of the Judicial Officers' Protection Act, 1850 shall apply to the members of the Nyaya Panchayat.
(3) No action shall be brought against any Panchayat or Nyaya Panchayat or any member, officer, servant or agent of such Panchayat or Nyaya Panchayat acting under its direction for anything clone or purporting to be done under this Regulation, until the expiration of two months next after notice in writing has been left or delivered at the office of the Panchayat or Nyaya Panchayat and also at the residence of the member, officer, servant or agent thereof against whom the action is intended to be brought. The notice shall state the cause of action, the nature of the relief sought, the amount of compensation claimed and the name and place of abode of the person who intends to bring the action.
(4) Every such action shall be commenced within six months after the accrual of the cause of action and not afterwards.
8 of 1850.
Members, etc., of Panchayat to be public servants.
111. Every member of a Panchayat or Nyaya Panchayat and every officer and servant maintained by or employed under a Panchayat or a Nyaya Panchayat shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. 45 of 1R60 Members to refrain from taking part a: sales.
112. No member of a Panchayat or other officer having any duty to perform in connection with any sale under this Regulation shall directly or indirectly bid for, or acquire any interest in, any property sold at such sale.
Delegation of powers.
113. The Chief Commissioner may, by notification in the Official Gazette, authorise the Deputy Commissioner to exercise in respect of Panchayats any of the powers which may be exercised by the Chief Commissioner under this Regulation.
Powers and duties of police in respect of offences and assistance to Panchayats.
114. Every police officer shall give immediate information to the Panchayat of an offence coming to his knowledge which has been committed against this Regulation or any rules made thereunder and shall assist all members and servants of the Panchayat and the Nyaya Panchayat in the exercise of their lawful authority.
Classification and preservation of records.
115. Every Panchayat and Nyaya Panchayat shall classify and preserve its records in the manner prescribed., SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 55 7 of 1870,
116. Every Panchayat and Nyaya Panchayat shall, on application made to it by any person interested, allow inspection of its records, and grant certified copies thereof on payment of the prescribed fee.
Inspection and copies 01 records.
117. The provisions of the Court-fees Act, 1870, shall not apply to any proceedings before a Nyaya Panchayat.
Court-fees Act not applicable.
118. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Regulation, the Chief Commissioner may, by order, make such provision as may appear to him to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.
Removal of difficulties.