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Under Section 4(a) of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, State legislation on…

Section 4(a) requires that a State law on Panchayats in the Scheduled Areas "shall be in consonance with the customary law, social and religious practices and traditional…

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Under Section 4(a) of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, State legislation on Panchayats shall be in consonance with:

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Section 4(a) requires that a State law on Panchayats in the Scheduled Areas "shall be in consonance with the customary law, social and religious practices and traditional management practices of community resources". Directions of the Governor, forest working plans or a land revenue code are not among the standards it names.

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