157. Executive Officer's right to requisition records. etc.
(1)Every person in possession of moneys, accounts, records, or other property pertaining to a Grama Panchayat or Taluk Panchayat shall on the requisition in writing of the Executive Officer for this purpose, forthwith handover such moneys or deliver up such accounts, records or other property to the Executive Officer or the person authorised in the requisition to receive the same.(2)The Executive Officer may also take steps to recover any money due by such person in the same manner and subject to the same provisions as in the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 12 of 1964) for the recovery of the arrears of land revenue from defaulters; and for the purpose of recovering the accounts , records or other property appertaining to the Grama Panchayat or Taluk Panchayat may issue a search warrant and exercise all such powers with respect thereto as may lawfully be exercised by a Magistrate under the provisions of Chapter VII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974).(3)Every person knowing where any moneys, accounts, records or other property appertaining to a Grama Panchayat or Taluk Panchayat are concealed, shall be bound to give information of the same to the Executive Officer.(4)An appeal shall lie from an order of the Executive Officer under this section to the Chief Executive Officer.
