The Assam Gramdan Act, 1961
THE ASSAM GRAMDAN AC T, 1961

(As passed by the Assembly)

**Rec eive d th e ass en t o f th e Pre siden t on th e 1s t Ja nu ar y, 1962**

[Published in the _Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 13th_

Janu ary 1962]

CONTENTS

**Pre lim in ary**

Sections

1 Short title, extent and commenceiaent,

2 Definitions.

3 Act to have over-riding effect.

**The Gra mda n Villag e**

4 Donation of land by way of Gramdan.

5 Declaration of a village as Gramdan Village.

6 Registration of part of village as a separate revenue village,

7 Effects^of declatation as Gramdan Village.

8 Donation of land in Gramdan Village,

**The Gra m Sabha**

9 Establishment and constitution of the Gram Sabha.

10 Register of members.

11 President of the Gram Sabha,

12 Committees.

13 Officers and servants of Gram Sabha.

14 Rem oval of Officers and servants.

15 Conduct of business of Gram Sabha.

16 Duties and functions.

17 Certain persons who have a right to allotment to land.

18 Power of the Gram Sabha to decide civil and criminal ca«es.


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19 Certain cases not to be tried by a Gram Sabha.

20 Transfer of cases by the G ram Sabha.
21 Revision.
22 Procedure before Gram Sabha

23 Allotment of land by Gram Sabha.

24 Disputes regarding allotment of land.
25 Eviction of Allottee.

26 Power of the Gram Sabha to recover dues.

27 Act of Gram Sabha not to be invalidated.

# Jt The Gram Nidhi

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28 Gram Nidhi.

29 Application of Gram Nidhi. »

30 Borrowing powers of Gram Sabha.
31 Accounts and Audit.

# Miscellaneous

32 Power to exempt from Stamp duty, etc.

33 Application of Panchayat Law to the Gram Sabin:.
34 Power to make rules.
35 Power to make regulations.

TH E ASSAM GRAMDAN AC T, 19oi

_An_

_Act_

_to provide fo r the establishment o f Gramdan_ _Vi'.lages_

_and fo r matters connected therewith_ _\_

Preamble Whereas it is expedient to provide tor the estab­

lishment of Gramdan Villages in pursuance of tin
Bhoodan Yajna Movement initiated by Acharya ».

Vinoba Bhave and for matters connected therewith,
in the manner hereinafter appearing ;

It is hereby enacted in the Twelfth Year of the

Republic of Ind ia as follows —

# PRELIMINARY

**Short title,** l. (l ) This Act may be called the Assam Gramdan

commeDcel [A c t] » [1 9 6 L]

**ment.** (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Assam

except the Autonomous Districts under the Sixth
Schedule to the Constitution of Ind ia.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the

State Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, appoint.


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Definitions, 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise

requires—

(a) “a du lt” means a person who has completed

21 years of age ;

_(b) “ com mon_ lan d” in a village means

Government waste land and includes land used

for reserves for use for the common purposes of the
village ;

(c) “ Government ” means the Government

of Assam ;

(d) “Gramdan” means a donation of land situated

in a village which is made voluntarily for the purposes
of this A ct;

(«) “ Gramdan Village” means a village declared

to be a Gramdan Village under Section 5 ;

( / ) “Gram Sabha” means a Gram Sabha

established under Section 9 ;

_(g) “owner” means—_

(t) in relation to land held by a tenant with

permanent rights, the tenant ;

_(li) in relation to land held under a grant,_

lease or assignment from Governm ent, the holder ;
and

_(iii) in relation to any other land, the person_

to whom the land belongs ;

(A) “ Panchayat” for the purposes of this Act Assam Act

means the Gaon Panchayat, or the Anchalik Pancha- XXIV o f

yat, as the case may be, established under the Assam
Panchayat Act, 1959 ;

(i) “Person interested” in relation to any

lan d, means any person claiming any rig ht, title
or interest in the land and includes a person

having a right of easement affecting such land ;

( j ) “ Prescribed”, except where the words

“prescribed by Regulations” are used, means pres­
cribed by rules made under this Act j

(A) “Regulation” means a regulation made by

a Gram Sabha under section 34 ;

(/) “R esident” a person shall be deemed to

be “resident” in a village, if he is ordinarily' resident
in such village, and “ reside” shall be construed

accordingly^;


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_(m)_ “Village” means a revenue village regis­

tered as such in the revenue records, and in­

cludes—

(t) a part of a revenue village whether called

a ham'ct, tola, para or otherwise ; and

. («) a com pact area owned by 20 or more

families which the Government may, by notification

in the Official Gazette, declare to be a village for
the purposes of this Act ;

(n) “ Panchayat Adalat” means a Parichayat A ssam Act

Adalat established under Section 86 of the Assam XXIV of

Panchayat Act, 1959. ’959. < -»,■

A ct to .^“ve 3. Tne provisions of this Act shall have effect a

°effect. notwithstanding anything to the contrary con­

tained in any other law for the time being in force

TH E GRAMDAN VILLAGE

Donation of 4 - (•) Any owner of land, not being a minor, may5

land by way donate by way of gram dan all his lands in a village by
of Gramdan. filing a declaration in the prescribed form before the

prescribed authority,

(2) A declaration under sub-section (1) shall not

be vabd unless it is made—

(a) In the case of land owned by two or more

prrsons as co-owners, by all such persons jointly ;

_(b) in the case of land subject to a mortgage by_

the mortgagor and the mortgagee jointly ;

_(c) in the case of land held under a grant, lease_

or assignment from the Government without perma­
nent rights, by the person holding it, with the pre­
vious approval of the Government.

(3) Every declaration under sub-section (1) shall

be published in such a manner as may be prescribed,
together with a notice requiring all persons interested
in the land to submit their objections, i*' any, in

writing to the prescribed authority within thirty-days

of the publication of the declaration.

(4) On the expiry of the period specified in sub­

jection (3), the prescribed authority may, after consi­
dering the objections received if any, and afte r making
such further enquiries as m ay be prescribed, by order,
either confirm the declaration or refuse to confirm it.

(5) Ai.y person aggrieved by an order of the pres­

cribed authority under sub-section (4), may file an
appeal to the authority prescribed in this behalf within
forty-five days of the date of the order and

subject to the decision on such appeal, the order of
the prescribed authority shall be final.


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(6) A declaration which the prescribed authority

has, by order, refused to confi m under sub-section
(4) shall be of no effect.

(7) Where any land has been donated by way of

gramdan before the commencement of this Act, any
person may file a statement to that effect before the
prescribed authority, and thereupon, the provisions of
sub-sections (3), (4), (5) and <6) shall, so lar as may
be, apply to such statement.

Declaration 5. (1) Where, in a village,—

a village ^he extent of lands in respect of which

Vin”,ean declarations filed under Section 4 have been confirmed

is not less than fifty-one per cent of the total extent
of lands under private ownership in that village ;

(6) the number of persons whose declarations

have been so confirmed is not less than seventy-five,

per cent of the total number of persons owning

lands and residing in the village ; an 1

(c) not less than seventy-five per cent of

the adults residing in the village have declared

in the prescribed form and manner their desire

to participate in the Gramdan Community ;

the prescribed authority may, after making such

inquiry and in such manner as may be prescribed,
by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that
village to be a Gramdan Village with effect from the
date specified in such notification.

**(2)** A copy of every notification under sub-section

(1) shall be displayed in a prominent place in the

village and another copy affixed on a conspicuous
part in the office of the Deputy Commissioner of the
District, or of the Subdivisional Officer of the Subdivi­
sion, as the ease may be, and the substance of every
such notification shall also be published in the pres­

cribed manner.

(3) Where the conditions mentioned in sub­

jection (1) are not satisfied, the prescribed authority,
may declare that the village is not a Gramdan Village
and thereupon every declaration under section 4 shall,
notwithstanding that it had been confirmed under
sub-section (4) of section 4, cease to have effect.

Registration 6- (1) A here a part of a revenue village has been

of part of vil-declared to be Gramdan Village under this Act, the
lage as a se-Qr a m Sabha of the Gramdan Village may file an

P[a ra t]?.. [reve]'application before the Deputy Commissioner of the

nue vn ge. Q r Subdivisional Officer of the Subdivi­

sion, as the case may be, for separating the part from
the rest of the revenue village and for registering the
part as separate revenue village.

(2) On receipt of an application under sub­

section (1) the Deputy Commissioner or the Subdivi­
sional Officer, as the case may be, may subject to
such rules as may be prescribed, register the part as a
separate revenue village:


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Provided that no pa rt of a revenue village shall he

registered as a separate revenue village unless the
population of such part is not less than 100.

(3) Where a pa rt of a revenue village has been

registered as a separate revenue village under sub­
section (2), the Deputy Commissioner or the Subdivi-
sional Officer, as the case may be, shall also cause
the common lands in the original village to be divided
by metes and bounds and apportioned between

the two revenue villages.

**Effects of de-** 7- Notwithstanding anything to the contrary con-

**claration as** tained in any other law for the time being in force,
**Gramdan** with effect from the date from which a village is

**Village.** declared to be a Gramdan Village by notification
under sub-section (1) of Section 5—

(а) All rights, title and interest of persons whose

declarations have been confirmed under Section 4 in
or over the lands covered by such declarations shall
cease and shall stand transferred to and vest in the
Gram Sabha established for that Gramdan V illage;

(б) All such common lands in the revenue

village as may be specified by the Government by

notification in the Official Gazette shall vest in the

Gram Sabha;

(c) The Gram Sabha shall be responsible for

the payment of land revenue and oth er cesses and

rates in respect of all the lands vesting in the Gram
Sabha falling due on or after the date of such vesting.

**Donation of** 8. (1) Any owner of land, not being a minor,

**land** **in** holding land in a Gramdan Village for which a Gram

**Gramdan** ga bha has been established may, by declaration made

to the prescribed authority in the prescribed manner,
donate all or any of his lands in the Gramdan Village,
and upon the declaration being confirmed in the man­
ner referred to in sub-section (2) notwithstanding any­
thing to the contrary contained in any oth er law for
the time being in force, the donation shall be irrevoca­
ble and all the rights, title and interest of the donor in
the land donated shall be deemed to have been duly
transferred to and shall vest in the Gram Sabha.

**(2 ) T h e** provisions of sub-sections (2), (3), (4),

(5) and (6) of Section 4 shall apply to a declaration

under this section as they apply to a declaration under
sub-section (1) o f Section 4:

Provided that no declaration shall be confirmed

by the prescribed authority without the approval cf
the Gram Sabha


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**Th e G ra m Sabha**

Establish- 9* (1) The Government shall, by notification in

men t an d the Official Gazette, establish with effect from the

constitution date specified in the notification under sub-

Lui,[e ] ram section (1> of Section 5, a Gram Sabha for the Gram-

’ dan Village.

(2 ) The Gram Sabha shall consist of all adults

who are either residents of the Gramdan Village or
own lands therein:

Provided that a person shall be disqualified for

being a mem ber of a Gram Sabha, if he—

(a) is not a citizen of Ind ia, or

_(b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared_

by a com petent court.

(3) The Gram Sabha shall be a body corporate

having perpetual succession and a common seal with
power to enter into contracts and subject to

provisions of this Act to acquire, hold, adm inister or
dispose of property , both moveable and immoveable
and shall by the said name sue and be sued.

Register of G n t b e e s t a b b s b mcnt of a Gram Sabha, the

members prescribed authority shall cause to be prepared a
register in the prescribed form of all members of the
Gram Sabha and the register so prepared shall be
revised and bro ught up-to-date at such intervals and
in such manner as may be prescribed.

President of         - W A Gram Sabha shall elect from

the Gram among its members a President who shall exercise such

Sabha, powers and discharge such duties as may be pres­
cribed by the regulations.

(2) The term of office of the President shall be

three years.

Committees. 1 2 - 0 ) A G r a m S a b h a m a Y co ns titu te—

(a) standing committees for exercising such of the

powers and discharging such of the duties and func­
tions of the Gram Sabha as inay be prescribed by
regu latio ns;

_(b~) ad-hoc committees for enquiring into or report­_

ing and advising on any matter which the Gram
Sabha may refer to them.

(2) The Committees referred to in sub-section (1)

shall be constituted in the manner prescribed by

regulations and may be dissolved or reconstituted in
such circumstances and in such manner as may be
prescribed by regulations.


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**Officers** **and** 13. A Gram Sablia ruay appoint—

**Servants of**
Gram Sabha. & secretary who shall exercise such powers and

perform such duties as may be prescribed by regula­
tions or as may be delegated to him by the President ;

(6) such other officers and servants as may be

necessary for the efficient performance of its func­
tions.

Removal of 14. A Gram Sabha may, in such circumstances

officers and a n c j jn ^u c h manner as may be prescribed by regula-
**servants.** ti o n g r e move the President from office or the Secretary
or other officer or servant from service.

Conduct of 15. Subject to the provisions of the rules if any,
business of

Gram Sabha, made in this behalf, the business of a Gram Sabha

and of its committees shall be conducted in such
manner as may be prescribed by regulations ; and

such regulations may specify the cases in which the
decisions of the Gram Sabha shall be on the basis of
unanimity or a majority.

Duties aud 16. (1) It shall be the duty of every Gram Sabha

functions. t o m a n a [g]e [ the lands vested in it and to do all other ]

things necessary and incidental thereto in the interests
and for the benefit of the members of the Gram
Sabha.

**(2)** In particular and without prejudice to the

provisions contained in sub-section (1), the Gram
Sabha may—

(«) arrange for the cultivation of lands vested «■

in it either by itself or by allotting them to the resi­
dents of the Gramdan Village, either individually or
jointly, on such terms and conditions including the
levy of any rent, fee or other charges as it may deem **S'**
lit t

(6) apportion the produce or income of such

lands among the allottees and the Gram Sabha ;

(c) set ap art lands for community purposes ;

_(d) grant loans for purposes of c ultiv ation^_

persons to whom lands are allotted ;

(e) carry out improvement to lands ;

( / ) ca rryo ut measures for the improvement

ol the methods of cultivation sn d the reclamation o[r]

waste lands ;


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(g) consolidate the lands in the Gramdan

village by exchange of land or otherwise.

(A) undertake any agricultural or non-agricul-

tural enterprise in the interest of the residents of the

Gram dan village ; and

(f) perform such other functions as may be

authorised by the Government by notification in the
Official Gazette.

Certain pe r. 17. Every person who has donated land under

sons who se c ti o n 4 and also every landless person who has

*^[V]u[a] fr, ghtt [ declared his desire to participate in the Gram dan corn- ]

toland.[m en] mu nity under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 5

shall, subject to the regulations made in this behalf,
be entitled to allotment of land for personal cultivation.

Power of the 18- The State Government may establish a Gram

Gram Sabha Sabha Adalat for a Gramdan village consisting of
to decide s u c h num ber of members of the Grain Sabha and in

_minat[n d]_ _asei"_ s u c h manner as may be prescribed and such Gram

’ Sabha Adalat shall have power to try and dispose

of;—

(a) any dispute of a civil nature between resi­

dents of the G ram dan village which the parties have t
by a written agreement, referred to the Gram Sabha
Adalat for decision ;

_(b) any crim inal case other than a case invol­_

ving an offence which is not compoundable, or which
is compoundable only with the permission of the

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court, under the provisions of the Code of Criminal 1898.
Procedure, 1898.

(2) In any case of conviction, a Gram Sabha

Adala t may impose a sentence of fine not exceeding
Rs. 250; b ut shall not impose a sentence of imprison­
ment substantially or in default of payment of fine.

(3) No mem ber of a Gram Sabha Adalat shall

take part in the trial or disposal of any civil or crim i­
nal case in or to which he is a party or is interested.

Ce rta in cases 19 . (1) No Gram Sabha Adalat shall proceed with

not to be any civil case in which the matter directly and substan-

Gram Sabha l n ^s s u e is pending for decision in a Panchayati

'Adalat or any other Court of com petent jurisdiction in

a previously instituted suit between the same parties
or between the parties under whom they or any of
them claim or has been heard and. finally decided in a
suit between the same parties or between the parties

under whom they or any of them claim.


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(2) No Gram Sabha Adalat shall proceed

with the trial of criminal case against any person

where a crim inal case is pending against him in any
Panchayati Adalat or any other Court in respect of
the same offence or on the same facts of any other

offence of which the accused might have been charged
or convicted.

**Transfer** 20. If at any time it appears to a Gram Sabha

**of cases by** Adalat that any case before it is one which should be

**the** **Gram** tried by a Panchayati Adalat or an ordinary court or

**Saaha.**

that the offence involved in any criminal case before
it is one for which it cannot award adequate punish­
ment, it shall submit the case to the District Judge or

the District Magistrate concerned for transfer to a

Panchayati Adalat or any other Court of competent

jurisdiction and shall give information thereof to the

parties concerned.

**Revision** 21. The District Judge or the District Magistrate

according as it is a civil or criminal case may, either
on his own motion or on the application of an y party,
call for the record of any case which has been decided
by the Gram Sabha Adalat and if it appears to him

th at a failure of justice has occurred, he may make
such order in the case as he thinks fit.

Procedure 22. The procedure to be followed by a Gram

Sabli6 ^ ran> Sabha Adalat in civil and crim inal cases and in the

enforcement of its decisions, sentences, decrees and
orders, the powers of a civil or criminal court which
it may exercise and the fees to be levied by it in civil
and crim inal cases, shall be prescribed by rules made
under this Act.

**Allotm ent** **23.** Notwithstanding anything contained in any

**oi land by )a w fo r** the time being in force, the allotm ent of land

**ram** **abha** a [ G]r a m c [j]a n [ Village for cultivation shall be subject]

to the following conditions, _viz-—_

(a) the allottee shall, unless specifically exemp.

ted by the Gram Sabha, cultivate the land personally ;

(i) the allotment shall not confer on the

allottee any heritable or transferable interest in the
land allotted 5

(c) the land allotted shall be surrendered to

th e Gram Sabha in case of general redistribution

or, if so required by i t ;

_(d) on the death of the allottee, the allotment_

shall stand cancelled.


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_Explanation.—For the purposes of this section and_

of section 25, land shall not be deemed to be cultiva­
ted personally unless the person himself or any mem ber
of his family puts in such minimum labour on the
land, as may be made by the regulations.

Disputes re - 24. (1) A Gram Sabha on application made to it by

fotraeiit *0! [a n a] So[r] i[e v e] d person may refer any dispute regarding

land . allotment of land for arbitra tio n by an Arbitration

Board.

(2 ) Every Arbitration Board under sub­

section (1; shall consist of—

(i) one mem ber nom inated by the applicant,

(«) one mem ber nominated by the Gram

Sabha, and

_(iii) one mem ber_ nominated jointly by the

members referred to in clauses (t) and (n) or if they
do not agree, by the prescribed authority.

(3) The decision of the A rbitration Board shall

be binding on the parties.

Eviction of 25. A Gram Sabha may evict any allottee from

llottee. t [h] e [[]a n [d ] a [u] o [tted to him if he fails, without suffi­]

cient cause, to cultivate the land personally during
a period of two consecutive years.

Power of 26. Any sum due to Gram Sabha shall, on a certifi-

t ae h [?][ ra m ] c a t e issued to the Collector by the Gram Sabha, be

recover dues [r e c o v e r a] ^ ' [e] b y ^he Collector as an arrear of land

revenue.

Act of G ram 27. No act or proceeding of a Gram Sabha or

Sabha no t of any Committee thereof, shall be deemed to be

to be invals- i n v a ]ici by reason only of a defect in its constitu­

tion or of any informality in its proceedings.

TH E GRAM NIDHI

G ri m N id hi 28. (lj Every Gram Sabha shall have its own

Fund to be called Gram Nidhi and may accept grants,
donations, bequests, gifts or loans from the Central
or the State Government or any local authority

or any person for all or any of the purposes of

this Act.

(2) All sums and moneys received by the Gram

Sabha, including the profits of any cultivation or

any enterprise undertaken by it and the rent, fee or
oth er charges levied on persons to whom lands are

allotted under this Act shall be credited into the
Gram Nidhi,


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**Application** **29.** Subject to the provisions of this Act, the

Nidhi[G fa m] G [) a m] Nidhi shall be applied by the G ram Sabha for

the purposes of this Act which shall include the main­
tenance of destitute children and old and disabled
persons residing in the Gramdan Village.

**B o rrowing** 30. Subject to such rules as may be made in

**powers** **of** this behalf, the Gram Sabha shall have power to

**Gram** [S a]M>a «fio r r o w m o n [ey on the security of the G ram Nidhi or ]

any property other than land belonging to it for any
of the purposes for which the Gram Nidhi may
be applied.
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**Account*** 31. The Gram Sabha shall cause accounts to be

**and audit.** **kept ° f all** moneys received and expended by it

and such accounts shall be audited every year by

auditors app ointed by the Gram Sabha with the

previous approval of the Government.

MIS CELLANEOUS

**Power** **te** 32. The Governm ent, by notification in the

**exempt** Official Gazette, may rem it—
**fiom Stamp**
**duty, etc.** t [[]ie s ta rri[p j] u t y w [j]{[h which, under any law]

for the time being in force, any declaration of dona­
tion under section 4 or section 8 or any instrument
executed by or on behalf of a Gram Sabha is charge­
able ;

(Z>) any fee payable by a Gram Sabha or any

owner who donates land under section 4 or section 8,
under the law of registration for the time being in

**force.**

. .. . 33. (1) The Government at the request of a

**of** **[P]** **Paimha-n G r a m** Sabha and after consultation with the Gaon Pan-

**& yat law tc** chayat within whose territo rial jurisdiction the Gram

**Gram** Sabha functions may, by notification in the Official

"[a h a]                - Gazette, declare that the Gram Sabha shall exercise all
the powers and discharge all the duties and functions
of the Panchayat or exercise such of the powers and
discharge such of the duties and functions of the Pan­
chayat in relation to the revenue village as may be

specified in the notification.

**(2)** Upon the issue of a notification under sub­

section —

(a) if all the powers and duties and functions of

the Gaon Panchayat are to be exercised and discharged
by the Gram Sabha—

(») the Gaon Panchayat which functioned

immediately before the date of notification shall, in

relation to the revenue village, cease to function

**therein.**


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_(it) all the powers, duties and functions attach-_ Assam Act

ing to the Gaon Panchayat under the Assam Pan- -^IV [ol]
chayat Act, 1959, shall, in relation to the revenue
village, attach to the Gram Sabha and accordingly,
the Gram Sabha shall exercise the powers and

discharge the duties and functions aforesaid ;

(tit) the provisions of the Assam Panchayat Assam Act

Act, 1959, shall, subject to such restrictions and XXIV of

modifications as the Government may specify in the
notification, apply to the Gram Sabha as if it were

r a Panchayat constituted under the law for th at

revenue village ;

(r») the Gram Sabha shall be entitled to all

the assets and be subject to all liabilities of the Pan­
chayat as on the date of the notification in so far
as such assets and liabilities are relatable to the

revenue villa ge :

Provided that the minor hat situated within

the area of a Gram Sabha shall continue to be

managed by the Gaon Panchayat within whose terri­
torial jurisdiction such minor hat lies, and a pro­

portion of the income thereof shall be given to the
Gram Sabha according to the ratio the population
of the Gram Sabha bears to the whole population
of the Gaon Panchayat area ;

_(b) in any oth er case—_

(i) the Panchayat shall cease to exercise the

powers and perform the duties and functions specified
in the notification in relation to the are a within the

jurisdiction of the Gram Sabha ;

(it) the powers, duties and functions so speci-

-S fied which attach ed to the Panchayat shall in relation
to the are a aforesaid attach to the Gram Sabha and
accordingly, the Gram Sabha shall exercise these

powers and discharge these duties and functions ;

_(iii) the provisions of the Assam_ Panchayat Assam Act

Act, 1959 shall, subject to the restrictions and modi- XX IV of

locations specified in the notification, apply to the

Gram Sabha as if it were a panchayat constituted
under the Assam Panchayat Act of 1959 for these

purposes ;

(w) the Gram Sabha shall be entitled to such

of the assets and be subject to such of the liabilities of
the Panchayat as on the date of notification as may

be specified in that notification.


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(3) Any notification issued under sub-section (1)

may contain such supplemental, incidental and con­
sequential provisions as the Government may deem
necessary, and in particular, may direct—

(i) that any tax, fee or other sum due to the

Panchayat s! all be payable to the Gram babha :

(ii) that appeals, petitions or other applications

with reference to any such tax, fee or sum which are
pending on the date of such notification shall be
disposed of by the Gram Sabha.

**Power** **to** 34. (i) The Government may, by notification

**make rules.** jn j|ie Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the

purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the

generality of the foregoing power, such rules may

provide for—

(ay the form of declarations under this Act

and the documents to be filed along with them ;

(A) the authorities before which declarations

and objections under this Act may be filed ;

(c) the nature, scope and manner of enquiries,

and the hearing and disposal of objections, under this
Act ;

(</) the manner of preferring appeals under

this Act, the authorities to whom they maybe pre­
ferred and the procedure for hearing and disposal of
such appeals ;

(«) the manner in which and the intervals at

which the register of members may be revised and
brought up-to-date ;

_(f ) the procedure to be followed by a Gram_

Sabha Adalat in the institution, trial and disposal of
civil and criminal cases ;

(g) the issue, service and execution of sum­

mons and other processes and notices of a Gram
Sabha and Gram Sabha Adalat ;

(A) the procedure for the execution of decrees,

rders and sentences of a Gram Sabha Adalat ;

(») the fees to be levied by a Gram Sabha

Adalat for institution of cases, for the issue of processes

and for obtaining copies of documents and other
matters ;


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_(j ) the manner of borrowing moneys by a_

Gram Sabha and borrowing lim its; and

(A) any other matter that is to be or may be

prescribed.

(3) All rules made under this Act shall be laid

for not less than fourteen days before the Legislative
Assembly as soon as may be after they are made, and
shall be subject to such modifications as the Assembly
may make during the session in which they are so laid
or the session immediately following,

35. (1) The Gram Sabha may, with the pre­

vious sanction of the Government, make regulations not

**Po*v:r** *o inconsistent with this Act or the roles made there-
m ak e r tg u a
J 'und er to provide for all matters for which provision
fciofit .

is necessary for the purpose of giving effect to the
provisions of this Act.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to

the generality of the foregoing power, such regulation?
may provide for—

(a) the meetings of the Grain Sabha, the

conduct of business therea t and the procedure for

disposal o f its business 5

(A) the election of President ;

(c) the powers and duties of the President and

the Secretary ;

_(d) the_ circumstances and the manner in

which the President may be removed from office ;

(e) the constitution of standing and _ad-hoc_

committees, their powers and duties, the term of office
of members and the conduct of their business and the
circumstances and the manner in which a committee
may be dissolved or reconstituted ;

( / ) the appointment, rem uneration and con*

ditions of service of the Secretary and other officers

and servants of the Gram Sabha and the circum­
stances in which they may be removed from service
and the manner of such removal ;

_(g) the maintenance of the accounts of the_

Gram Sabha ;

(A) the principles to be followed in the allot­

ment of land and the levy of rent, fees or other
charges for such allotment ;

(/) the manner in which lands, if any, set

ap art for cultivation by the Gram Sabha itself shall
be cultivated ; and

(j) any other matter for which provision is

necessary for the purpose of enabling the Gram

Sabha to discharge its duties and functions under
this **Act.**


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