(1) No person shall erect any structure or building in any area Control of within the jurisdiction of a Gram Panchayat except with the previous b opmeralting„.
permission in writing of the Gram Panchayat.
(2) Every person seeking permission under sub-section (1) shall make an application in writing to such authority, in such form, containing such particulars and on payment of such fee, not exceeding twenty-five rupees, as may be prescribed.
(3) On receipt of such application the authority, after making such enquiry as it considers necessary and within such time as may be prescribed, shall, by order in writing, either grant the permission or refuse it, recording in the case of refusal the reasons therefor.
(4) Any person aggrieved by an order of the authority under subsection (3) refusing permission may, within ninety days from the date of communication of such order to him, prefer an appeal to such appellate authority as may be prescribed.
(5) No appeal shall lie against the order of the appellate authority referred to in sub-section (4).
(6) Where any structure or building is being or has been erected in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), the authority may, after giving the owner of such building an opportunity of being heard, make an order directing the demolition of the building by the owner within such period as may be specified in the order and in default the authority may itself effect the demolition and recover the cost thereof from the owner as a public demand.
(7) Any person who erects any structure or building in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be liable on conviction by a Magistrate to a fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees.
279 The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973.
[West Ben. Act (Part IL—Gram Panchayat.—Chapter 111.—Powers and duties of Gram Panchayat.—Section 24.)
Improvement of sanitation.