(General) Rules, 1997-English - Panchyati Raj Department

the DivisionalCommissioner(g) against theorders andproceedings ofany otherauthoritySecretary(Panchayati Raj)FinancialCommissioner(Appeals).](2) The aggrieved party or person may file an appeal to the appellateauthority referred to in sub-rule(1) within thirty days from the date of ordersor proceedings whereas the revision may be filed within ninety days from thedate of decision of the appellate authority.144. Prescribed authority to grant permission under section 151.-The District Panchayat Officer shall be the Prescribed Authority for grantingpermission as required under section 151 with respect to Gram Panchayatand Panchayat Samiti and the Director, Panchayati Raj shall be thePrescribed Authority in respect of Zila Parishad.145. Prescribed Authority to assess damages.-. (1) Sub DivisionalOfficer(Civil) with respect to Gram Panchayat and Panchayat Samiti andDeputy Commissioner in case of Zila Parishad shall be the PrescribedAuthority for the purposes of section 158.(2) The damages referred to in sub-section (2) of section 158 of theAct shall be assessed by a technically qualified officer not below the rank ofa Junior Engineer, keeping in view the value of the work and the cost of theproperty, material removed and displaced or altered or otherwise interfered.146. Bye-laws section 187.- (1) In accordance with the provisionscontained in section 187 of the Act, Gram Panchayat with the previousapproval of the Director, Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads with theprevious approval of the Government, may from time to time, make bynotification, bye-laws, consistent with the provisions of the Act and theRules made thereunder for carrying out all or any of the purposes of the Act.(2) Before framing bye-laws, Panchayats shall publish a draft of byelawsin its areas, by publishing them in a newspaper having largestcirculation or by affixing the draft of bye-laws in conspicuous places in thearea of Gram Panchayat or Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad, as the casemay be, as well as on the notice board of the office of the Gram Panchayat orPanchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad as the case may be, and shall inviteobjections within thirty days from the date of such publication.(3) After considering objections, if any, and taking decision thereon,the Gram Panchayat or Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad, as the case maybe, shall forward the draft bye-laws through Director to the Government,who may approve them, but in the event of any modification proposed byDirector or the Govt., the same shall be sent to the Panchayats forconsideration. After examining the reply of the Panchayat thereon the55