State Act

Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001_English

Section 13 Declaration of Gram Panchayat area - 1. Subject to the general or special orders of the State Government, the District Magistrate may, by notification in the District Gazette, declare any local area comprising of a village or a group of contiguous villages/groups or tolas or part thereof to be a Gram Panchayat area with a population within its territory, as nearly as five thousand, in perspective of the entire State. 2. The Gram Panchayat shall be specified by the name of the village having the largest population. 3. The district Magistrate may, at the request of the Gram Panchayat concerned or otherwise and after pre-publication of the proposal, by a notification, at any time. (a) Bring about changes in the area of any Panchayat by including or excluding any village or group/villages/ tolas; (b) Change the name of Panchayat area or declare that a particular area is no longer a part of the Panchayat area. 4. If the State Election Commission suo-motu or on receipt of a written representation from an aggrieved person is of opinion that there is sufficient reason for doing so, it may review the legality and propriety of any Gram Panchayat declared under sub-section (1), (2) and (3) and may call for the relevant records for the purpose, and subject to the provisions of this Act, may pass such order which the commission deems proper and reasonable; Provided that after notification of the date of Panchayat Election by the Governor under section 66 (4) of the Act, the Commission shall not consider any such new case.