Source:- deccanchronicle.com Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court clarified that the village sarpanch is not authorised to issue notices or directions on behalf of the Gram Panchayat to remove the encroachments or illegal constructions in the village and that such power is entrusted with the Panchayat secretary appointed under Section 42 of the Act. Justice Challa Kodandaram