(i) Subject to the provisions of sub-scetion (2), no work or development scheme whjch a panchayat iiitends to undertake as part of its functions and duties under this Regulation shall be commenced uniess a detailed estimate of the cost of such work or development scheme has been approved by the panchayat and the plan thereof is approved by the prescribed authority.
(2) No such work of development scheme shall be commenced and no grantin-aid shall be made by a panchyyat from its fund unless previous sai otion has been accorded thereon by such authority as may be prescribed by rules m this behalf.
(3) Subject to such exception^ as may be prescribed, no property shall, be acquired by a panchayat unless previous sarittion has been eccorcid thereto by such authority as may be prescribed.
Appeal cgainsl oidor of Fanchayal.
63. (I) Save as otherwise provided in ihis Regulation an appeal shall lie to the Administrator or to the prescribed authority against any order or decision of a village (Dwccp) P;>nchayat or of the district Ft.nchuyat, as the case may be, affecting any individual or institution.
(2) Such appeal shall be made within a period of forty-five days from the date of the order or decision.
(3) The Administrator or the prescribed authority, as the cute may be, may pass such order en the appeal as it may deem just and proper and the order on appeal shall be final.
(4) An appeal to be made to the Administrator or the prescribed authority shall be in writing and addressed to it. It may be sent to it by registered post or presented to it in person. Every sueh appeal shall be accompanied by a copy of the decision or order appealed against.
Power to call proceedings
64. The Administrator or any officer authorised by him (hereinafter referred to as the "authorised officer") shall have power—
(a) to call for—
(i) any proceeding or an extract therefrom of a panchayat, or any book, record, correspondence or document, in the possession or under the control of a panchayat; or (H) any return, plan, estimate, statement, account or report for the purpose of inspection or examination; and
(h) to require a panchayat to take into consideration—
(i) any objection which appears to him to exist to the doing of anything which is about to be done or is being done by such panchaynt; or SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 19 (H) any information which he is able to furnish and which appears to him to necessitate the doing of a certain thing by the concerned panchayat, and to make a written reply to him, within a reasonable time, stating its reasons for not desisting From doing or for not doing such things.
65. If at any time, it appears to the authorised officer that a panchayat has made wilful and persistent default in the performance of any duty imposed on it by this Regulation, he imy by^order in writing, fix a period for the performance of that duty and if the duly is not performed within the period so fixed, the authorised officer 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 he may think Jit.
Default in performance of duty by Panchayato.