Section 55: Chairperson and members to be public servants.

The Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 9 of 1989

(1) Every member including the [Chairperson] of the Panchayati Adalat shall be deemed to be a public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the [Indian Panal Code (45 of 1860)].

(2) The provisions of the [Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1850 (18 of 1850)] shall apply to every Panchayati Adalat and to every member thereof while acting judicially.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989
Section	55
Marginal note	Chairperson and members to be public servants.
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, Act XIII of 2016. . Substituted for “Chairman” by Act XIII of 2016, s. 12.
substituted. . Substituted by S.O. 3654(E) dated 16.10.2020 for “Ranbir Penal Code, Samvat 1989”.
substituted. . Substituted ibid for “Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1971”.

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