Section 7, Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 [S2F-9FZ]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 2 June 1960 by No. 1091/1960 [N12-SK3].
7. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns.—(1) Every shopkeeper in a village market shall maintain such records and registers relating to the keeping of a shop in a village market as may be prescribed and shall preserve them for a period of five years. (2) Every shopkeeper in a village market shall furnish to the Gram Panchayat a return in Form 2 within fifteen days from the end of every financial year, and such other information as the Gram Panchayat may, by order in writing, require.
Defined terms in this text (3)
Panchayat: Section 2, Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 [S2F9AN] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Panchayat" means an institution of self-government constituted under article 243B of the Constitution for the rural areas
Panchayat: 15 more definitions.
prescribed: Section 2, Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 [S2F9AN] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act
prescribed: 996 more definitions.
village: Section 2, Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 [S2F9AN] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "village" means a village specified by the Governor by public notification to be a village for the purposes of this Act
village: 15 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (0)
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Cited by (2)
Section 42, Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 [S2F-AJC], 12 August 1959, Band A. "section 7".
Rule 6, Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act Rules, 1960 [S2F-FZ2], 2 June 1960, Band A. "sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Act".
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Duties published under this section (1)
D12-E8H. Every shopkeeper in a village market: Maintain records and registers of the keeping of a shop in a village market; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; fifteen days from the end of every financial year; Form 2. Published by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Maharashtra (synthetic record).