(1) Every
member including the 1[Chairperson] of the Panchayati Adalat shall be deemed
to be a public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the 2[Indian Panal
Code (45 of 1860)].
(2) The provisions of the 3[Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1850 (18 of 1850)] shall apply to every Panchayati Adalat and to every member thereof while acting judicially.
(2) The provisions of the 3[Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1850 (18 of 1850)] shall apply to every Panchayati Adalat and to every member thereof while acting judicially.
1. Substituted for “Chairman” by Act XIII of 2016, s. 12. 2. Substituted by S.O. 3654(E) dated 16.10.2020 for “Ranbir Penal Code, Samvat 1989”. 3. Substituted ibid for “Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1971”.