State Act

The Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act.

143. Execution of work in case of emergency.— (1) In case of emergency the 16[Standing Committee] may provide for the execution of any work or the doing of any act which a panchayat is empowered to execute or do, and the immediate execution or doing whereof is in 17[its] opinion necessary for the health or safety of the public and may direct that the expense of executing the work or doing the act shall be forthwith paid by the panchayat. (2) If the expense is not so paid, the 18[Standing Committee] may direct the 19[person in whose custody the village fund is kept] to pay such expense or so much thereof as is possible, from the balance of such fund in his hands 20[and such person] shall comply with such directions. (3) The 1[Standing Committee] shall forthwith report to the Commissioner every case in which 2[it] exercises 3[its] powers under sub-section (1).