(1) Every Panchayat shall submit annually to the Assistant Commissioner a report on the administration of the Panchayat during the previous year.
(2) The report shall be prepared by the Pradhan and after it is approved by the Panchayat shall be forwarded to the Assistant Commissioner with a copy of the resolution of the Panchayat thereon.
Power to call for proceeding^ etc.
CHAPTER VI CONTROL OF PANCHAYATS
49. The Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner shall have power—
(a) to call for—
(i). any extract from the proceedings of a Panchayat, or any book, record, correspondence or documents in the possession or under the control of a Panchayat,
(ii) any return, plan, estimate, statement, account or report for the purpose of inspection or examination; and
(b) to require a Panchayat to take into consideration—
(i) any objection which appears to the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner to exist to1 the doing of anything which is about to be done or is being done by such Panchayat, or
(ii) any information which the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner is able to furnish and which appears to the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner to necessitate the doing of a certain thing by the -SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 41 Panchayat and to make a written reply to the said Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be, within a reasonable time, stating its reasons for not desisting from doing such things.
50. If, at any time, it appears to the Assistant Commissioner that a Panchayat has made wilful andl persistent default in the performance of any duty imposed on it by this Regulation, he may, by order in writing, fix a period for the performance of that* duty. If the duty is not performed within the period so fixed, the Assistant Commissioner may appoint any person to perform it. and direct that the expenses of the performance of the duty shall be paid by the defaulting Panchayat within such period as the Assistant Commissioner may think fit.
Default In perform anco of duty by Panchayatg.