Legal glossary

“panchayat”

Defined in 2 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994 · s. 2

    (41) "Panchayat" means an institution of self-government at the district or village level constituted under the Manipur Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (26 of 1994);
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  2. The Manipur Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 · s. 2

    (k) "Panchayat" means a Gram Panchayat and a Zilla Parishad constituted under the provisions of this Act;
    Read section 2