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Section 41: Extent of jurisdiction

The Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994State Act of Himachal Pradesh · Act 4 of 1994

(1) The jurisdiction of a Gram Panchayat shall extend to any suit of the following description if its value does not exceed two thousand rupees:- 38

(a) a suit for money due on contract other than a contract in respect of immovable property;

(b) a suit for the recovery of movable property or for the value there of;

(c) a suit for compensation for wrongfully taking or damaging a moveable property;

(d) a suit for damages caused by cattle trespass; and

(e) a suit under clauses (f) and (i) of sub-section (3) of section 58 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 (8 of 1974).

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the State Government or the prescribed authority may, by notification in the Official Gazette, extend the pecuniary jurisdiction of Gram Panchayat to five thousand rupees in respect of any or all the suits of the description mentioned in subsection (1).

Where this provision sits

ActThe Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994
Section41
Marginal noteExtent of jurisdiction
JurisdictionState of Himachal Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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