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

jurisdiction of a Nyaya Panchayat to entertain any suit shall be decided by the Munsif
who would have had jurisdiction to try the same but for the provisions of this Act, and the
decision of the Munsif thereon shall be final.
88. (1) All fees imposed and all sums decreed under this Act by a Nyaya Panchayat may
be realised under the orders of the Nyaya Panchayat in the same manner as an arrear of
rate or tax imposed under this Act and any amount realised in pursuance of such an order
shall be paid to the persons entitled to get the same.
(2) If the Nyaya Panchayat granting a decree is unable to effect satisfaction
thereof, it shall grant the decree-holder a certificate to that effect stating the amount due
to him and the amount due as costs of the suit.
(3) The decree-holder to whom the certificate referred to in subsection (2) is
granted, may make an application, on production of such certificate, to the court of the
Munsif within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the defendant actually and voluntarily
resides or carries on business or personally works for gain, for execution of the decree
granted by the Nyaya Panchayat.
(4) The court of the Munsif, to which the application referred to in sub-section
(jf) is made, shall execute the decree granted by the Nyaya Panchayat and in executing
such decree it shall have the same powers and it shall follow the same procedure as if it
were executing a decree passed by itself.
(5) An application for execution of a decree of a Nyaya Panchayat made after the
expiry of three years from the date of the decree or of any order under the proviso the
section 74 modifying any such decree, shall be dismissed, although limitation has not
been pleaded:
Provided that where the decree is for payment of a sum of money or delivery of any
movable property which the decree directs to be made at a certain date, the application
for execution of the decree may be made within three years from that date.
Realisation of
fees and
execution of
decrees.
89. Every Nyaya Panchayat shall maintain such registers and records and submit such
returns as may be prescribed.
Registers and
records.
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