{
    "act_title": "THE BIHAR PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 2006",
    "act_slug": "bihar-panchayat-raj-act-2006",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "section": {
        "number": "152",
        "title": "Section 152. Inquiry into the affairs of the Panchayats",
        "chapter": null,
        "content": "(1) The Government may, \nat any time, by a general or special order, cause a n inquiry to be made \nby Government officers in regard to any matters wit h respect to which \nthe sanction, approval, consent or orders of the Go vernment or the \nCommissioner is required under this Act. \n(2) The Officer holding such inquiry shall have the  powers of the Civil \nCourt under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to ta ke evidence and \nto compel attendance of witnesses and production of  documents for \nthe purpose of the inquiry. \n(3) The Government or the Commissioner may make ord ers as to the \ncost of inquiries made under sub-section (1) and as  to the parties by \nwhom and the funds out of which they shall be paid and such order \nmay, on the application of the Commissioner or of a ny person named \ntherein, be executed as if it were a decree of a Civil Court.",
        "footnote": "",
        "is_definition": false,
        "sort_order": 1600
    },
    "prev_section": "151",
    "next_section": "153"
}