State Act

The Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act.

142. Suspension of execution of order.— (1) If, in the opinion of the 8[Standing Committee] the execution of any order or resolution of a panchayat or the doing of anything which is about to be done, by or on behalf of a panchayat, is causing or is likely to cause injury or annoyance to the public, or to lead to a breach of peace, or 9[is, in the public interest, unlawful] 10[it] may by order in writing suspend the execution or prohibit the doing thereof. (2) When the 11[Standing Committee] makes an order under sub-section (1), 12[it] shall forthwith send to the panchayat affected thereby a copy of the order, with a statement of the reasons therefor. (3) The 13[Standing Committee] shall 14[forthwith forward] to the Commissioner a report of every case occurring under this section, and the Commissioner may revise or modify any order made therein and make in respect thereof any other order which the 15[Standing Committee] could have made.