State Act

The Telangana Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997.

63[41-A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, it shall be competent for the Government or as the case may be, the Commissioner or designated officers not below the rank of a Superintending Engineer, either on its own accord or on application made, issue such directions, as they may consider necessary, to any farmers’ organisation for the proper working of the said organisation and such farmers’ organisation shall implement those directions for effective functioning of the said organisation. (2) If in the opinion of the Government or, as the case may be, the Commissioner or the officers as designated in sub-section (1), the President or Vice-President or Chairman or Vice-Chairman or the members of the managing committee of a farmers’ organization,- (i) Wilfully omitted or refused to carry out the directions of the Government or the Commissioner or the officers as designated in sub-section (1) for the proper working of the organization; or (ii) abused his position or the power vested in him; or (iii) is guilty of misconduct in the discharge of his duties; or (iv) persistently defaulted in the performance of his functions and duties entrusted to him under the Act to the detriment of the functioning of the concerned organization or has become incapable of such performance; or (v) violated any of the provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder; or (a) defaulted in carrying out the financial audit in the manner prescribed; or (b) defaulted in conducting general body meetings in the manner prescribed; or (c) defaulted in formation of sub-committees in the manner prescribed; or (vi) incurred any of the disqualifications under the provisions of the Act, the Government or, as the case may be, the Commissioner or the officers designated in sub-section (1) may proceed either suo-motu or on a representation or application, and may remove such President or Vice-President or Chairman or Vice-Chairman or the Member or members of the Managing Committee, after giving reasonable opportunity of making a representation against such action. (3) Any amount fallen due to be recovered, consequent to any financial irregularity committed by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman or President or Vice-President or member or members of the Managing Committee during their tenure, shall be recovered as per the 64Telangana Revenue Recovery Act, 1864 or any Act for the time being in force and be credited to the respective farmers’ organization or Government, as the case may be. (4) All appeals on the orders issued under sub-section (2) shall lie before an appellate authority not below the rank of District Collector as may be prescribed within a period of thirty days from the date of serving the said orders to the concerned person or persons and the decision of the appellate authority thereon shall be final.]