Circular of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj dated 10th June, 1954 on section 7 of the Scheduled Areas (Assimilation of Laws) Act, 1953 [C10-AQF]

F. No. 33/50/1954-MINI

Government of India

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

New Delhi, dated the 10th June, 1954

To

All Secretaries of the Gram Panchayat and Districts Panchayat

Subject: Section 7 of the Scheduled Areas (Assimilation of Laws) Act, 1953 (16 of 1953), the keeping of a shop in a village market, regarding.

1. References have been received in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj seeking clarification on the manner in which section 7 of the Scheduled Areas (Assimilation of Laws) Act, 1953 (16 of 1953) (hereinafter referred to as the Act) is to be applied to shopkeepers in a village market who undertake the keeping of a shop in a village market at more than one place.

2. The matter has been examined. Section 7 of the Act requires every shopkeeper in a village market to make an application to the Gram Panchayat within the period stated in that section.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the keeping of a shop in a village market is undertaken, and the Gram Panchayat shall process each application in accordance with section 7 of the Act and the rules made thereunder.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this circular may be brought to the notice of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

(Under Secretary to the Government of India)