The Forest Laws, made by legislators inappreciative of village difficulties, press hardly on them, and only in a small number of places have Forest Panchayats been established.
The headmen of the panchayats of villages which adjoin meet to form a further panchayat to decide on matters common to them generally.
The Pantas are said to have no caste panchayats (council), whereas the Pongalas recognise the authority of officers called Kambalakkarans and Kottukkarans who uphold the discipline.
It is noted in the Gazetteer of the Tanjore district, that "the Kallans have village caste panchayats (councils) of the usual kind, but in some places they are discontinuing these in imitation of the Vellalans.
They have panchayats for each village and for the nadu, and have also a number of the Patnattu Chettis, who are recognized as elders of the caste, and sit with the head of the nadu to decide cases of adultery, etc.
A member of any one of these is usually prohibited by the panchayats from marrying outside it on pain of excommunication.
The head of the Annu Udapa family, which is called after this ancestor, is the hereditary head of the caste, and presides over all panchayats or caste councils.
It is not clear whether a Gond is put out of caste for murder, though Hindu panchayats take cognisance of this offence.
They have a splendid caste discipline, and their quarrels are settled expeditiously by their panchayats or committees without reference to courts of law.
The tribe have panchayats or committees for the settlement of tribal disputes and offences.
Following out the Swadeshi spirit, I observe the indigenous institutions and the village panchayats hold me.
These chains are also suspended to the trees near the temples of village goddesses, and used by village panchayats to swear the accused in any trial before them.
Village panchayats (councils) are often held on this platform.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "panchayats" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
