The District Judge in respect of civil suits or the Collector in respect of revenue suits may of his own motion or on an application of the party aggrieved set aside or modify any decree or order made by a Gram Panchayat in civil or revenue suit or direct the retrial of the suit by the same or any other Gram Panchayat of competent jurisdiction or by any other court subordfoate to him if he 36 is satisfied that there has been a failure of justice whether on a point of fact or point of law.
71. Provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to apply only where provided.· (1) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and of the Indian Evidence Act, 1972, shall not apply to proceedings before Gram Panchayats save to the extent mentioned in this Act, but the Gram Panchayat may ascertain the facts of any criminal case or civil or revenue suit by ail legitimate means in its power and thereafter ass such order, sentence or decree as may be in accordance with justice, equity and good conscience.
(2) Every Gram Panchayat shall maintain a brief memorandum of proceedings of each case tried by it. ·
(3) All orders, sentences and decrees shall be passed in accordance with the decision of the majority of the members present and voting:
Provided that in the case of equality of votes, person, presiding at such meeting shall in addition to his own vote as a member, have a