State Act

THE UNITED PROVINCES PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1947

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act, 2016 (Uttarakhand Act 11 of 2016), s.194(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

[51- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973]7 every criminal case triable by a Nyaya Panchayat shall be instituted before the Sarpanch of the Nyaya Panchayat of the circle in which the offence is committed.]5 (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 every civil case instituted under this Act shall be instituted before the Sarpanch of the Nyaya Panchayat of the circle in which [the defendant or, where there are more than one, all the defendants ordinarily reside or carryon business]3 at the time of the institution of the civil case irrespective of the place where the cause of action arose. (3) [***]1