The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973 - MGNREGA Jalpaiguri, Home

Suites to
imporve whole
claim.
63. (1) Every suit instituted before a Nyaya Panchayat shall include the whole of
the claim which the plaintiff is entitled to make in respect of the matter in dispute,
but he may relinquish any portion of his claim in order to bring the suit within the
jurisdiction of the Nyaya Panchayat.
(2) If the plaintiff omits to sue in respect of or relinquishes any portion of his
claim, he shall not afterwards sue in respect of the portion so omitted or
relinquished.
Local limit of
jurisdiction.
64. No suit shall lie in a Nyaya Panchayat unless at least one of the defendants
resides within the limits of its jurisdiction at the time of the institution of the suit, or
the cause of action has arisen wholly or in part within those limits.
How suites may
be instituted.
65. (1) A suit before a Nyaya Panchayat may be instituted by petition made
orally or in writing to the Secretary of the Gram Panchayat or in his absence to a
member of the Nyaya Panchayat. If the petition is made orally the Secretary or
the member, as the case may be, shall draw, up a statement recording the name
of the petitioner, the name of the person, against whom the petition is made, the
nature of the claim and such other particulars, if any, as may be prescribed and
the signature or the thumb impression of the petitioner shall be taken thereon.
The Secretary or the member, as the case may be, shall thereafter direct the
petitioner to appear before the Nyaya Panchayat on a particular date.
(2) The plaintiff on instituting his suit shall state the value of the claim.
Dismissal of
suites barried
by limition, etc.
66. (1) If at any time the Nyaya Panchayat is of opinion that the suit is barred by
limitation it shall dismiss the suit by an order in writing.
(2) If at any time it appears to the Nyaya Panchayat that it has no jurisdiction to
entertain the suit, it shall direct the petitioner to the Court having jurisdiction to try
such suit.
(3) Where it is proved to the satisfaction of the Nyaya Panchayat that a suit has
been adjusted wholly or in part by any lawful agreement or compromise or where
the defendant satisfies the plaintiff in respect of the whole or any part of the
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