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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">GOVERNMENT OF <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">SIKKIM</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">LAW DEPARTMENT, GANGTOK<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NOTIFICATION<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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No. 6/LD1993<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dated, Gangtok the <st1:date day="18" month="10" st="on" year="1993">18 October, 1993</st1:date></div>
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The following Act of the Sikkim Legislature Assembly Secretariat having received the assent of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Government on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the 11<sup>th</sup> day of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>October, 1993 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hereby <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>published for general information:-</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Sikkim</st1:country-region></st1:place> Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act, 1993<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(Act No. 6 of 1993)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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To consolidate and amend the law relating to Panchayat and to provide for the constitution <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and organization of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>units of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Self - Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sikkim <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accordance with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the provision of Part <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>IX <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Constitution(Seventy-Third)Amendment Act, 1992 and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for matters connected therewith <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>incidental thereto.</div>
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Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly in the forty-forth year of the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">Republic</st1:placetype><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <st1:placename st="on">India</st1:placename></st1:place> as follows:-</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chapter <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Preliminary<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1.Short title, extent and commencement. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be called the Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1993.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It extends to the whole of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Sikkim</st1:place></st1:country-region> except the areas which may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hereafter <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be declared <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>included <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nagar Panchayat.</div>
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(3) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>come <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>into <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>force <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>date <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government may, by notification <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for different areas and for different provisions of the Act.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">2.Definitions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this Act, unless <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>context otherwise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requires:</div>
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(a) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Adhakshya” means <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya of a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat elected under sub- section (1) of section 54;</div>
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(b) “Auditor” means <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>auditor <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appointed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section (2) of section 48;</div>
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(c) “District Collector ”means <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Collector of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District;</div>
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(d) “District <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Development <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Officer-cum-Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Officer” means <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Development Officer-cum-Panchayat Officer of the District appointed by the State Government;</div>
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(e) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Governor” means <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Governor <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sikkim;</div>
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(f) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Gram” means <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any village or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>part of a village group of adjoining <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>villages or parts <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>there <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>declared <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government to be a Gram under sub- section(1)of section 3</div>
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(g) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Gram Panchayat” means a Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constituted under section 12;</div>
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(h) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> “Nagar <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat” means a Nagar Panchayat and includes a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>municipality, municipal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>committee <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>corporation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or such other body by whatever name called constituted under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the law relating to such Nagar Panchayat for the time being in force; </div>
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(i) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Notification” means the notification published in the Official Gazette;</div>
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(j) “<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Prescribed Authority” means an authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appointed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the State Government <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>by notification, for all or any of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purpose <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of this Act.</div>
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(k) “Sabhapati” means a Sabhapati of a Gram Panchayat elected under sub-section (1) of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section 17;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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(l) “Secretary” means the Secretary to the Government of Sikkim in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rural <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Development <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Department <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>includes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Deputy Secretary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Under Secretary of that Department </div>
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(m) “ State Government” means <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State of Sikkim;</div>
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(n) “Up-Sabhapati” means an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of Gram Panchayat elected under sub-section(1) of section 17;</div>
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(o) “Up-Adhyaksha” means an Up-Adhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat elected under sub-section (1) of section54;</div>
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(p) “Zilla Panchayat” means a Zilla Panchayat of a district constituted under sub-section (1) of section 49;</div>
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(2) Words defined<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Constitution (Seventy-Third) Amendment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act, 1992 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not defined <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in this Act shall have the same <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meanings <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>respectively <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>assigned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to them <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Constitution (Seventy third Amendment) Act, 1992.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Constitution of Gram and Gram Sabha<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">3.Constitution of Gram, its name and jurisdiction. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subject <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consideration <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conditions, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> notification, declare <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the purpose of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>village <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>part of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a village or<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>group of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>adjoining villages <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>parts of there of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be a Gram.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> As soon as may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be after the constitution of a Gram under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section (1), the State Government may, by notification, divide each Gram into wards and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>each <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ward shall as far <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> as possible, comprise of a Revenue Block.</div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notification, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specify the number<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of members to be elected <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>each <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ward having <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>regard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of voters in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ward and such other considerations<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government may consider appropriate.</div>
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(4) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The notification under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section (1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specify the name<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram by which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be known shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specify the local limits of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Panchayat.</div>
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(5)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government may, after making <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such enquiry, as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may think fit <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and/or after obtaining <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the views <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the Gram Sabha, by notification;</div>
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(a) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exclude from any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram any area comprised therein; or</div>
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(b)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>include in any Gram any area adjoining to such Gram; or</div>
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(c) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>divide <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the area <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram so <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constitute to such Gram; or</div>
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(d) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unite the areas of two or more Grams so as to constitute a new Gram.</div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>area is excluded from a Gram under clause(a)of sub-section (5) of section 3, such area <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the date of the notification referred to in that sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> cease to be subject to the jurisdiction of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat of that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and, unless <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>otherwise directs, all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rules,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>orders,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>directions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notifications in force in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that Gram shall also cease to apply to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the area so excluded. </div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> When an area is included in a Gram under clause (b)of sub-section (5) of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section 3 the Gram Panchayat for that Gram shall, as from the date of the notification referred to in that sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>jurisdiction <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>over <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>area and, unless the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>otherwise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>directs, all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rules, orders, directions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notifications <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>force <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall apply to the area so included.</div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> When <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the area of any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is divided under clause (c) of sub-section (5) of 3 so as to constitute two <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>more Grams, the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that Gram shall, as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> the date of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the notification <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>referred to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section, cease to exist and there shall be reconstitution of the Gram Panchayat for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>newly constituted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grams <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> accordance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the provisions of this Act.</div>
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(4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> When <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the areas of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>two or more <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grams are united under clause(d)or sub-section (5) of the said Gram shall, as from the date of the notification referred to in that sub- section, cease to exist and a separate Gram Panchayat shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be constituted for the new Grams in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accordance with the provisions of this Act.</div>
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(5) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> When under sub-section (5) of section 3 any area is excluded from, or included in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram is divided so as to constitute <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>two <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>more <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grams, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>two <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or more Grams are united <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constitute <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>new Gram, the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>properties, funds and liabilities of the Gram Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat affected by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reconstitution <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vest <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accordance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> allocation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>determined <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in writing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Prescribed Authority, and such determination shall be final.</div>
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(6) An <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(5) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>contain <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such supplemental, incidental <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and consequential provisions as may be necessary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to give effect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reconstitution.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">5.Effect of inclusion of a Gram Panchayat or part thereof in Nagar Panchayat, etc</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> If,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whole <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram is included within the Nagar Panchayat under the provisions of the law made in this behalf, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned shall cease <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to exist, and the properties, funds and other assets vested I n such Gram Panchayat and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rights <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>liabilities<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat shall vest <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in, and devolve on, the Nagar Panchayat.</div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> (2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> If, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at any time, a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>part <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the area <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is included <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Nagar Panchayat under the provisions of the law made <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in this behalf, the area of the Gram shall be deemed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> to have reduced to the extent of the part so included with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Nagar Panchayat and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the properties,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>funds,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rights,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>liabilities <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>GramPanchayat concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in respect of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the part <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so included shall vest in, and devolve on the Nagar Panchayat in such manner as may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>determined <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prescribed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such determination shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>final, unless<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government otherwise directs, rules, orders, directions and notifications <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in force <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>area <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>comprised in the Nagar Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall apply to the part of the area of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram so included.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">6. Meetings of Gram Sabha.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subject <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the general <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>orders <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Sabha <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall meet <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at least <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>twice in a year and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>where the Gram Panchayat fails <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to convene Gram Sabha, the Prescribed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>approval <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>after giving <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notice <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned, convene it.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Insertion of reference to certain expressions.(2005)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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In the Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), throughout the Principal Act, unless otherwise expressly provided, after the word “Gram Sabha” wherever they occur, the word “or Ward Sabha shall be inserted.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">7. Quorum for meeting and resolution. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quorum for the meeting of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Sabha shall be one-tenth of the total members of the Gram Sabha.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Any resolution relating to the matters entrusted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Sabha <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be passed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>majority of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the members present and voting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Sabha.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Amendment of Section 7.(2005)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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In the Principal Act, in sub-section (1) of Section 7, the following provision shall be substituted, namely:-</div>
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“Quorum for a meeting of a Gram Sabha and Ward Sabha shall be one-fifth and one-forth<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the total members of Gram Sabha or Ward Sabha, as the case may be, respectively.</div>
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Provided that, one-third of the quorum shall comprise of Women”.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">8. Convening of meetings of Gram Sabha</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The procedure for convening and conducting the meetings of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Sabha <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prescribed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">9. Presiding Officer</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every meeting of the Gram Sabha shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be presided over by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Sabhapati of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned Gram Panchayat and in his absence by the Up-Sabhapati of that Gram Panchayat.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">10. Matters for consideration of Gram Sabha.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Gram Sabha shall consider, and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>make recommendations and suggestions to the Gram Panchayat on the following matters, namely:-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the annual statement of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accounts of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat, the report of administrations of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the preceding <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>financial year and the preceding financial year and the last audit note and replies if any, made thereto;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>promotion of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unity and harmony among <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all sections of society in the village;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>programme of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>adult <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>education <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>village;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(e) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> such other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>matters <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government may, by general or special <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> order, specify;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>give <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>due <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consideration <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the recommendations <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> and suggestions of the Gram Sabha.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Gram Sabha shall perform the following functions, namely;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) mobilizing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>voluntary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>labour <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>contributions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kind <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and cash for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>community welfare programme;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) identification <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>beneficiaries for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>implementation of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>development schemes pertaining to the village;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Provided that if the Gram Sabha fails to identify the benificiaries within the reasonable<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time, the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prescribed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authority shall, in consultation with the Gram Panchayat, identify the beneficiaries;</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chapter <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>II</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Gram Panchayat</u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">12.Constitution of Gram Panchayat(Amended 1995 &2001).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be constituted,in each Panchayat area,an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>institution of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Self Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>called <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bearing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> For the purpose of sub-section (1),each panchayat area shall be divided into wards in such manner as the State Government,may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>determine.</div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that the number of members to be elected in each ward shall,as far as practicable,be in the same proportion to the total number of persons to be elected for the Gram Panchayats as the population of the wards bear to the total population of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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(3) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The list of wards determined under sub-section (2) shall be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prepared and published in the Official Gazette.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Amendment of section 12. (1995) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In section 12 of the Sikkim Panchayat Act,1993(hereinafter referred to as the Principle Act),in sub-section(1),the following provision<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be inserted,namely :-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Provided however,that in the case of the two villages of Lachen and Lachung in the North District of the State,the areas comprised in the two villages shall be deemed to be Grams for the purpose of section 3 of the Act and the traditional institutions of Dzumsa existing in these two villages for many centuries shall be deemed to be Gram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayats constituted under this section.”</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Amendment of section 12. (2001)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In section 12 of the Sikkim Panchayat Act,1993,in sub-section (1),for section 12,the existing provisio,the following provisio shall be substituted,namely :-</div>
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“Provided however,that the existing system of the Traditional Institutions of Dzumsas practiced in the two villages of Lachen and Lachung in the North District of the State shall continue to exist in accordance with the traditional and customary laws of the Dzumsas.Notwithstanding other provisions of the Sikkim Panchayat Act,1993,the Traditional Institutions of the Dzumsas existing in the villages of Lachen and Lachung shall exercise the powers and functions as provided under the Act in addition to the powers and functions exercised by them under the existing Traditional and Customary law.”</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">13.Composition of Gram Panchayat(Amended 1995)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat shall, subject <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provisions of sub-section (5)consist of such number of members<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not less than five and not more than nine, as the Secretary may subject <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the general order of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>regard <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the allocation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seats <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>different <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>having regard to the varying extent of population therein, determine and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>chosen <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>direct election through secret ballot <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by persons whose names <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are included in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the electoral roll of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly for the time being in force pertaining to the area comprised in the Gram</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Election to the Gram Panchayat shall be held in such manner as may be prescribed. </div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram fails to elect the full number of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as determined <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under sub-section (1) it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be called upon <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to elect the remaining a number of members.</div>
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(4) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The term of office of the members of Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, subject to the provisions of section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>29, be co-terminus <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with the term of the Gram Panchayat.</div>
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(5) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notification<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reserve<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seats for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scheduled <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Caste <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scheduled Tribes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>every Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the number of seats so reserved <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall bear, as nearly as may be, the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>same<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>proportion <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>total number <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seats <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be filled <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by direct election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in that Panchayat as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the population of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Scheduled Caste in that Panchayat area or of the Scheduled Tribes in that Panchayat area <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bears to the total population of that area and such seats shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be allotted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rotation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to different <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wards <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in a Gram Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be prescribed.</div>
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(6)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved under sub-section (5) shall be reserved for women belonging to the scheduled Castes or,as the case may be,the Scheduled Tribes.</div>
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(7) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>less <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>than <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one-third <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(including<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of seats reserved<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for women belong to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the total number of seats to be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>filled by direct election in every Gram Panchayat shall be reserved for women and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different different <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wards in a Gram Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as the Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, by notification, from time to time, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specify.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In section 13 of the Principle Act,</div>
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(i) in sub-section (1),the following provisio shall be inserted,namely:- </div>
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“Provided however,that no person whose name does not appear in the electoral roll pertaining to the area comprised in the Gram as indicated above shall be eligible to contest the election for such Gram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat.”</div>
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(ii) in sub-section (5),for the words “as may be prescribed ”,thewords<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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“ as the State Government may,by notification,from time to time,specify </div>
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(iii) after sub-section (5),the following sub-section shall be inserted,namely :-</div>
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“ (5a).The State Government shall,by notification,reserve such number of seats which as nearly as may be notificnumber one-third of the total</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number of seats in the Gram Panchayats for persons belonging to the Backward Classes.”</div>
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(iv) in sub-section (7),for the words “as may be prescribed”,the words “as</div>
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the State Government may,by notification,from time to time, specify” shall be substituted.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Amendment of Section 13</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.</span></u></i></b><i><u> (</u></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Amended 2007)</span></u></i></b><i><u><o:p></o:p></u></i></div>
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2. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), for the existing sub-sections (5)(6) and (7) of section 13, the following shall be substituted, namely :-</div>
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“(5) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The State Government shall, by notification, reserve seats for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Most Backward Classes and Other Backward Classes in every Gram Panchayat and the number of seats reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Panchayat as the population in that Panchayat area bears to the total population of that area and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different wards in a Gram Panchayat in such manner as the State Government may, by notification specify.</div>
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(6) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Not less than forty percent of the total number of seats reserved under sub-section (5) shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, the Most Backward Classes and the Other Backward Classes.</div>
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(7) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Not less than forty percent of the total number of seats (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, the Most Backward Classes and the Other Backward Classes) to be filled by direct election in every Gram Panchayat shall be reserved for women and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different wards in a Gram Panchayat in such manner, as the State Government may, by notification, specify.”</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sub-section (5 a) shall be omitted.</div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>body corporate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>having <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>perpetual <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>succession <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>common <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seal and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by its corporate name, sue and be sued.</div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat, save as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>otherwise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in this Act, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>continue <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>term of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>five <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>years from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the date appointed for its first meeting and no long.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>amendment of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any law <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time being in force shall have the effect of causing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dissolution of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram Panchayat, which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>functioning immediately <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such amendment till the expiration of its duration <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section(1).</div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constitute <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be completed;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(a) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before the expire of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its duration specified in sub-section(1);</div>
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(b) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the case of dissolution, before the expiration of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a period<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of six months from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> the date of its dissolution;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that where the remainder <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the period <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which the dissolved Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>would <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have continued <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is less than six months, it shall not be necessary to hold any election under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>clause for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constitution <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for such period.</div>
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(4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constituted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>upon <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dissolution <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expiration of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duration, shall continue <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>only <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>remainder of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the period for which the dissolved <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>would <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>continued<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section (1) had it not been so dissolved.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">16.Disqualification of member of Gram Panchayat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as and for of being , a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat :-</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>(a) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so disqualified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>law <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in force for the purpose of elections to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim:<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Provided that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no person shall be disqualified on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the ground that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the he is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>less then twenty-five years of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>age, if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has attained the age of twenty-one<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>years;or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) if he is a member of a Nagar Panchayat established under the law <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>relating to constitution of such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nagar Panchayat for the time being in force;</div>
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(c) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he holds any office of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>profit under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local authority or a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>co-operative <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> society or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>company or a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>corporation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>owned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>controlled <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> the Central <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government;or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>been dismissed from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the service <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a State Government<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Central <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Government<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>o r <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>co-operative Society or a Government company or a corporation owned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>controlled by the Central or the State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for misconduct; or </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(e) if he is of unsound mind and stand so declared by a competent court; or</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(f)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>if he is an undischarged insolvent; or</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(g)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>if he is suffering from a variety of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>leprosy which is infectious; <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(h)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>if his convicted of an election offence; or</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(i)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>been convicted by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Court of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an offence <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>involving moral <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>turpitude <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sentenced <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>imprisonment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>term exceeding six months; or</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(j)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>if he has not paid any arrear in respect of any tax or rate or fee payable to a Gram Panchayat or a Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nagar Panchayat or the State Government:</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>disqualification <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>clause <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall cease upon payment of the rate or tax or fee;or</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(k)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>if<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he has directly or indirectly by himself or by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his partner or employer or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>employee <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hold <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>share or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>interest in any contract with, by or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on behalf of a Zilla Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram Panchayat.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a person shall not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be deemed to have <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>incurred disqualification by reason of a his having <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a share or interest in any public company or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> registered <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cooperative society which has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>contract with or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>employed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram Panchayat or a Zilla Panchayat of the district.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Amendment of Section 16.(2005)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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In the Principal Act, in Section 16, after the clause (k), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-</div>
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“(l) if, in the opinion of the Prescribed Authority, he is guilty of an act of falsification, willful negligence or omission in the discharge of the duties & functions delegated under this Act or by order issued by the State Government from time to time.</div>
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(m) if, he/she refuses to act or becomes incapable of discharging his/her duties and functions by reason of any physical, mental incapacity or other reasons or obligations and</div>
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(n) if, he/she is guilty of disgraceful conduct unbecoming of a public servant punishable by any law for the time being in force: or</div>
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(o) if, he/she dose not possess a hygienic sanitary latrine for use of his/her family.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">17.Sabhapati & Up-Sabhapati(Amended 1995) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat shall, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>first <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at which a quorum <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>present, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elect<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>another member to be the Up-Sabhapati of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prescribed.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notification<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reserve :-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such number <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> in each <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>district <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scheduled <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Castes and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scheduled Tribes and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> number <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>offices <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bear <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nearly <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as may be, the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>same <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> proportion <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>total <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number of offices <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the district as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>population <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scheduled Castes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schedule <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tribes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>district bears to the total population of the district.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(b) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>less than <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one-third <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>total <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>officers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Up-Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>district <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from each of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> categories which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reserved <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Scheduled Tribes and of those which are reserved for women;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Provided that the offices reserved under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this sub-section shall be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>allotted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> rotation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>different <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayats in such manner as may be prescribed.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <u>Explanation:-</u> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>removal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>doubt<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hereby <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>declared<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the principle <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rotation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purpose of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reservation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>offices under this sub- section shall commence from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the first election to held after the commencement of this Act.</div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sabhapati and Up-Sabhapati shall,subject to the provision <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>continuing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hold <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office for a period of five years.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(a) the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>falls vacant by reason of death, resignation, removal or otherwise:or</div>
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(b) the Sabhapati is,by reason of leave, illness or other cause, temporarily <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> unable <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>act, the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall exercise the powers, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>perform the function and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discharge the duties of the Sabhapati until a new Sabhapati is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> elected and assumes office or until the new Sabhapati<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> resumes his duties,as the case may be. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(5) When :-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) the office of the Up-Sabhapati falls vacant by reason of death,resignation or </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) the Up-Sabhapati is, by reason of leave, illness or other cause,temporarily <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unable <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> to act, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exercise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the powers, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>perform<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the function and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discharge the duties of the Up-Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>until <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>new Up- Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is elected and assumes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>until the Up-Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> resumes his duties, as the case may be.</div>
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(6)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the office of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati and the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati are both <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacant, or the Sabhapati and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>temporarily<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unable<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>act,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prescribed Authority may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appoint<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati and Up-Sabhapati<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from among<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat to act as such until<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Sabhapati<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Up-Sabhapati<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elected<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>assume office.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Amendment of section 17.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1995) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In section 17 of the Principle Act,</div>
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(i) in sub-section (2),after clause (a),the following clause shall be inserted,namely :-</div>
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“(aa) such number of offices of sabhapati and Up-Sabhapati of Gram Panchayat which shall as nearly as may be one-third of the total<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number of offices of Sabhapatis and Up-Sabhapatis in the State for persons belonging to the Backward Classes.”</div>
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(ii) in sub-section (2),in the provisio to clause (b),for the words “as may be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prescribed”,the words “as the State Government may,by notification from time to time,specify” shall be substituted.</div>
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<b><i>Amendment of Section 17. ( 2007)</i></b></div>
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. (1) In the said Act, for the existing sub-section (2) of Section 17, the following shall be substituted, namely:-</div>
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“(2) The State Government shall, by notification reserve:-</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Such manner of office of Sabhapati and Up Sabhapati of Gram Panchayat in each district for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Most Backward Classes and Other Backward Classes and the number of such offices shall bear as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of offices in the district as their population in the district bears to the total population of the district. </div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">b)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Not less than forty percent of the total number of offices of Sabhapati and Up Sabhapati of the Gram Panchayat of the district reserved under clause (a) shall be reserved for women:</div>
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Provided that the office reserved under this sub-section shall be allotted by rotation to different GramPanchayats in such manner as the State Government may, by notification specify. ”</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">18.Election or nomination of Sabhapati,Up-Sabhapati,Sachiva & members to be published</span><b>.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Every<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>election or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nomination of a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati, Up-Sabhapati, Sachiva and members of Gram Panchayat, as the case may be shall be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>published<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notificationand such persons shall enter upon their respective office from the date of such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>publication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Provided<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>publication<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>been<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Sabhapati,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be deemed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to have entered upon their<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>respective office<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from the date of declaration of result of their election or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nomination, as the case may be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">19.First meeting of Gram Panchayat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nowithstanding <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacancy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the membership of the Gram Panchayat ,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prescribed Authority shall, immediately <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>after but <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expiration <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thirty <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>days <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>date <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>publication of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notification under section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appoint a date for the meeting of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(which meeting shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>called <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>first meeting of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for electing the Sabhapati,Up-Sabhapati and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat from amongst themselves.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The meeting to be held under sub-section (1) shall be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>convened <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the Prescribed Authority in such manner as may be prescribed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">20.Meeting of Gram Panchayat</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hold a meeting for transaction of its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>business <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>least <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>twice <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>month <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at the office of the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>place <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>limits <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such times as the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati of the Gram Panchayat may decide. </div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, whenever he thinks fit, in the public interest <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or shall upon receipt of a written requisition of not less then one-half <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>total <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or if directed by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the secretary of the Rural Development<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Department or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District Development<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Officer- cum-Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Officer or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the District Collector of the concerned district, call <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a special meeting of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within a period of ten days from the date of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>receipt <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requisition <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>direction , as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the case <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Provided that if the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati fails <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to call us such special meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>period<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>date or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>receipt <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the requisition or direction, as the case my be, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Secretary of the Rural Development Department or District Development Officer-cum-Panchayat Officer or the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District collector or the concerned district<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may direct <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>call <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such times and at such place<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>limits <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat concerned as the Sachiva or the member directed to call the meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, decide.</div>
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(3) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two-third of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the total numbers of members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constituting the Gram Panchayat shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>form a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>quorum for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat;</div>
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Provided that no quorum shall be necessary for an adjourned meeting.</div>
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(4) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>absence, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall preside <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the absence of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>both, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>present <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one from amongst themselves to preside at the meeting.</div>
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(5)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All questions coming before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram Panchayat shall, unless other wise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specifically provided under this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>decided by majority of votes of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the members present and voting;</div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>case <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>equality <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>votes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>persons presiding shall have a second or a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>casting vote.</div>
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(6) No member shall vote on, and take part in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the discuss any question coming up for consideration at a meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the question is one <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in which he has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>direct or indirect pecuniary interest other than an interest <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as a member of public.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(7)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it appears <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>present <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>presiding <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pecuniary interest <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in any matter <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discussion or any question <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>coming up for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consideration <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>referred to in sub-section (6) and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a motion <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>brought <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by him <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>effect is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>carried, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preside at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such meeting and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>take <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>part <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>therein, and for the purpose of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section (4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such person shall be deemed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be absent during the discussion or consideration of the particular matter.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">21.Re-consideration of matters disposed by the Gram Panchayat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No matter once finally disposed of by the Gram Panchayat of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be reconsidered <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>period of six months unless <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>recorded <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not less than one-half of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its total number of members has been obtained thereto.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">22.List of business to be transacted at a meeting</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A list of the business <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be transacted at every meeting of a to Gram Panchayat except<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at an adjourned meeting shall be in a sent to each member of the Gram Panchayat,atleast seven days before the time fixed for such a meeting and no business shall be brought<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before or transacted at any meeting, other than the business for which has been so given except with the approval of the majority of the members present at such meeting.</div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>non-receipt <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a notice by a member shall not vitiate the proceedings of the meeting: </div>
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Provided<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>further that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thinks that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>situation has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>arisen <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>emergent<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat should be called, he may call such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at such time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>place within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>limits of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>after ensuring receipt <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of intimation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of such Panchayat shall be transacted in the language <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>commonly spoken and understood by the members.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The business of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be transacted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in thelanguage <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>commonly spoken and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>understood by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the members. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Minutes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>proceedings <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>each <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>recoded <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>book <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kept <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for this purpose and shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be read and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>signed by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati of the meeting before the meeting disperses.</div>
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(4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sachiva <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the Gram Panchayat shall, within a week <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>after <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a meeting of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>held, send copies <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the minutes of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secretary of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Rural Development<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Department <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Development Officer-cum-Panchayat Officer of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>district.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">23.Power and duties of Sabhapati.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sabhapati shall :-</div>
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(a) regulate the meetings of the Gram Panchayat;</div>
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(b) be responsible for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the maintenance of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintenance of records and registers of the Gram Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) exercise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>supervision <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>control <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>over <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>acts <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>done<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> action taken by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> the member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such Officers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other employees whose <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>services <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be placed at the disposal of the Gram Panchayat by the State Government;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) operate jointly with the Sachiva of the Gram Panchayat the fund of the Gram Panchayat including authorization of payment,issue of cheques and refunds;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(e)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>issue receipts under his signature for money received by him on behalf of the Gram Panchayat.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(f) cause preparation of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>statements and reports required <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by or under this Act;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(g) exercise such other powers, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>perform <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>functions and discharge such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> others <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duties <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by general <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or special <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resolution, direct or as the StateGovernment may prescribe.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">24.Powers and duties of Up-Sabhapati.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Up-Sabhapati shall:-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>(a) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the absence of the Sabhapati regulate the meetings of the Gram Panchayat ;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (b) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exercise such of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the powers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>perform such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other functions and discharge such of the duties of the Sabhapati as the Sabhapati may, from time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> delegate to him by order in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>writing:</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Provided that the Sabhapati may at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any time withdraw all or any of the powers,functions and duties so delegated to the UpSabhapati.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) during <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>absence <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exercise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powers perform <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>function <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discharge <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duties of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">25.Right of individual members. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting may move <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resolution <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>put <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>questions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>case <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>matters connected <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>administration <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or execution of any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>work <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>scheme undertaken <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>entrusted to such Gram Panchayat.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">26.Resignation of Sabhapati or Up-Sabhapati or member.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may resign his office by notifying <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>writing of his<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>intention <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to do so to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prescribed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authority and on the resignation being accepted the Sabhapati or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>casual vacancy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be deemed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>occurred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office.</div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tendering<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resignation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>withdraw his resignation before it is accepted by the Prescribed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authority.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resignation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accepted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Prescribed Authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>communicate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the members of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>period <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thirty <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>days <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such acceptance.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">27.Removal of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati and Up-Sabhapati(Amended 1995). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Sabhapati or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an Up-Sabhapati of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram Panchayat may, at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any time be removed from office by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resolution of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat carried by the majority of the members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at a meeting specially convened <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the purpose.Notice of such meeting shall be given to the Prescribed Authority:</div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that at any such meeting while any resolution for the the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>removal of :-</div>
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(i) the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under consideration; or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(ii) the Up-Sabhapati from his office is under consideration,he shall<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not, though present, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preside at such meeting and the provisions of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section (4) of section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall apply<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> relation to any such meeting as they apply <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in relation to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a meeting from which the Sabhapati or, as the case may be, the Up- Sabhapati, is absent.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Amendment of section 27.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1995) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In section 27 of the Principle Act,for the words “by the majority of the members of the</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat present”,the words “by the two-third majority of members of the Gram</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat” shall be substituted.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 19px;">28.Filling up of casual vacancy in the office of Sabhapati or Up-Sabhapati.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the event <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of removal or a Sabhapati or an Up-Sabhapati under under section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>27 or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>when <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacancy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>occurs in the office of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Sabhapati or an Up-Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by resignation, death or otherwise the Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elect<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>another <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up- Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the person so elected shall take office forthwith and shall hold such office for the unexpired term <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of office of his predecessor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>been removed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from office under section 27<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> shall be eligible for re-election to vacancy so caused.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">29.Removal of a member of Gram Panchayat.(amended 2010)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> The Prescribed Authority may, after giving and opportunity, to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a member of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram Panchayat to show cause against the action proposed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be taken <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>against <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>him,by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order remove him <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from office if:-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (a) after his election he is convicted by a criminal court of an offence involving moral turpitude and punishable with imprisonment for a period of more than six month;or </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) he was disqualified to be a member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at the time of his election;</div>
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(c) he incurs any of the disqualification <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>mentioned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section 16, after his election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat; <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) he is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>absent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>three <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consecutive <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meetings <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> without <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the leave <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat who <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is removed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from his office by the Prescribed Authority under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, within a period of thirty days from the date of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order, appeal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secretary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sikkim <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Rural Development Department who may stay<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the operation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the order <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>till <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>disposal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appeal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, after <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>giving notice <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appeal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prescribed Authority and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>after giving the appellant an opportunity of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being heard,modify, set aside or confirm the order.</div>
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<u>Explanation</u>:- For the purpose of this sub-section,the term “Secretary” will mean only the Secretary.</div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order passed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such authority on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such appeal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be final. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Amendment of Section 29.(2005)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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After sub-section (3) of section 29, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-</div>
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“(4) Any member of a Gram Panchayat who is removed from his office by the Prescribed Authority shall cease to function as a member of the Gram Panchayat”.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Amendment of Section 29.(2010)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1993 (hereinafter Section 29<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> referred to as the said Act), in Section 29, after<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(3), the following sub-section shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inserted, namely:-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“(4) Any member of Gram Panchayat being a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member of any political party, if he ceases to be the member of that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>political party shall cease to be the member of Gram Panchayat from the same<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>day he ceases to be the member of that political party”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">30.Filling of casual vacancy of member of Gram Panchayat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the office of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>becomes vacant by reason of<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his death,resignation, removal or of Gram otherwise,such vacancy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>filled <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>election<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>another <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person under this Act. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The person elected shall take office <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>forthwith and shall hold such office for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unexpired term of office of this predecessor:<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that no election for filling of a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>casual vacancy shall be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>held if the vacancy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>occurs within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>period <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of six months preceding <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>date <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which the term of office of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the person concerned expires.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No person who has been removed from his office under section 29 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be eligible for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>re-election<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacancy so caused.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">31.Sachiva of Gram Panchayat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>first <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at which a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>quorum <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>present, elect one or its members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be Sachiva of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat:</div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no number who is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not able to read or write any of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>official <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>languages <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State shall be qualified to be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elected as a Sachiva:</div>
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Provided further that where no such person as referred to in the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>first <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>proviso <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>available, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may appoint<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat Assistant <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appointed by the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secretary to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rural Development Department <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>look after the works of Sachiva.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so elected <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the case may be, appointed shall assist<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>abhapati<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati, as the case may be,of the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in due maintenance of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat office and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>proper organization <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>execution of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rural <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>development <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>schemes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>directly <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>answerable <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat.</div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>charge <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exercise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>perform such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>functions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discharge <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dutie as the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rules made <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>behalf,prescribe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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(4) The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>term <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>subject <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the provisions of section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>33 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>co-terminus with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>term of the Gram Panchayat.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">32.Resignation of Sachiva</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Sachiva of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may resign<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his office by by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notifying <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>writing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>intention <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>do <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Prescribed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authority<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resignation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being </div>
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the Sachiva shall vacate his office and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the casual vacancy shall be deemed to have occurred in such office.</div>
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Provided that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tendering <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resignation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with-draw his resignation before it is accepted.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resignation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accepted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section (1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Prescribed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authority<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>communicate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>period <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of thirty <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>days of such acceptance.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">33. Removal of Sachiva.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at any time, be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>removed from office <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resolution <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>carried<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the majority of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>present <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting specially convened for the purpose.Notice of such meeting shall be giving to the Prescribed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authority</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>event of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>removal of a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section (1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or when a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacancy occurs <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the office of a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resignation, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>death or otherwise, the Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members to be the Sachiva and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so elected <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall take office <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>forth <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hold <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such office for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>un-expired <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>term <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his </div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>been removed from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office under sub-section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>eligible<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>re-election<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the vacancy so caused.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Chapter <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>IV</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Duties of Gram Panchayat<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">34.Obligatory duties of Gram Panchayat(Amended 1995).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subject to any general or special direction of the State,the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of duties of a Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat shall be to provide withen <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the area under its jurisdiction for :-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) Sanitation, conservancy and drainage<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the prevention of public nuisance;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) curative <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and preventive <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>measures<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>respect<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any infectious disease;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (c) supply of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>drinking water <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the cleaning and disinfecting the sources of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> supply and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>storage of water.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (d) maintenance,repair and construction of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>village roads and protection thereof;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(e) the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>removal of encroachments of village <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>roads <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public place;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(f) the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>management <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>common<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>grazing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>grounds<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>burning places and public graveyards;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (g) the supply of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>information <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District Collector or District Development Officer-cum-Panchayat Officer <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>require, within<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the limits of the jurisdiction of the Gram Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (h) organizing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>voluntary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>labour<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>community work and works for the upliftment of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its areas;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (i) control and administration <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fund established under this Act;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (j) the imposition, assessment and collection of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>taxes, fees or rates livable under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> this Act;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (k) construction and maintenance of dharmasala;</div>
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(l) regulating <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>places<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>disposal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dead<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bodies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and carcasses and other offensive matters;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(m) assisting the development or agriculture, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>forestry, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>animal husbandry, poultry fisheries, village and cottage industries</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and co-operative;</div>
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(n) registering <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>birth, deaths<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>marriages<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>annually submitting such records to the Zilla Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(o) maintenance<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>records <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>relating <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cattle census, population census,crop census and census of unemployed persons and such other statistics as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>required <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and annually submitting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> statistics as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be required and annually submitting such records to the Zilla Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(p) regulating <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inflow of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>animals <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the area <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their transfer;</div>
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(q) distraction and disposal of ownerless and rabid dogs and disposal of unclaimed animals;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(r) maintenance, upkeep and supervision of any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>building or other property which may be entrusted to it by the State Government<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for management;</div>
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(s) assisting the Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat in preparing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>development plan of its area;</div>
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(t) tendering assistance in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>extinguishing fire and protecting life and property when fire occurs;</div>
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(u) any other local work or service of public utility which is likely to promote the health, comfort, convenience or material prosperity of the public not other wise provided for in this Act.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(v) such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duties as may be entrusted to it by the State<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Amendment of section 34. (1995) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In section 34 of the Principle Act,in clause (v),for the words “as may be entrusted to it</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the State Government from time to time”,the words “not enumerated specifically in the</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>above clauses but enumerated in the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution shall be</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>substituted.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">35.Other duties Gram Panchayat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat shall also perform such other functions as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the StateGovernment</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may assign <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>respect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of :-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (a) primary, social, technical or vocational education:</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) rural dispensaries, health centers, maternity and child welfare centres:</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) minor irrigation;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) grow more food campaign;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(e) care<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the infirm and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>destitute;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(f) rehabilitation of displaced persons;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(g)improved <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>breeding of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cattle, medical <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>treatment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of cattle and prevention of cattle diseases;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(h)its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>acting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>channel <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>through <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government assistance should reach the residents of the Gram;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(i) bringing private waste land under cultivation;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(j) promotion of plantations in the Gram;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(k)arranging for cultivation of land lying fallow;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(l) arranging <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for co-operative management <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resources of the Gram;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(m)implementation of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>schemes as may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be formulated or performance of such acts as may be entrusted to it by the State Government;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(n)field publicity <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>matters<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>connected<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>development works <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> welfare <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>measures <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>undertaken <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(o) regulation of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fairs <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meals, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hats <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exhibition<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local produce <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> products of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local handicrafts<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>home produces ;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(p) assisting and advising the residents of Gram in the matterof obtaining state loan and its distribution and repayment;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(q) assisting in the implementation of land reform measure in its area;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(r) the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>promotion <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>encouragement <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>education including adult education;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(s) such other functions which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government may, from time to time, by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order writing, entrust to such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat which in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its opinion to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> promote direct or indirect, the welfare of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the State Government is of opinion that a Gram Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>persistently<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>default<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>performance of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the functions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>assigned to it under subsection (1),</div>
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the State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government may, after recording its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reasons,withdraw <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>functions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>assigns <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>functions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>place <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such funds <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>disposal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>determined by the State Government for the due performance of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such function.</div>
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36-<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 19px;">Property and Fund of Gram Panchayat</span></div>
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All property within the limits of the jurisdiction of a Gram fund <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>than <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintained <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Central <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authority<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall best in and belong to the Gram Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and with shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other property of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whatsoever nature<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kind <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, become <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vested <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat, be under its direction management and control.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">37.Allocation of properties to Gram Panchayat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may allocate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public property situated <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within its jurisdiction, and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thereupon such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall vest<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a come under the control <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No property vested <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in or belonging to a Gram Panchayat shall be transferred by way <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sale, gift, mortgage, exchange or lease except with the previous sanction of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government is of opinion <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property vested in or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>belonging to a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>required <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the purpose of any National or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State development plan <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any other public purpose, the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resume such property, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and upon such resumption, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cease to vest in the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>re-vest <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the State Government.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No compensation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other than <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>amount <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>paid <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>transfer and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>market <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>value <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any building <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>works erected <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or executed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the Gram Panchayat at the time of resumption shall be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>payable.Any sum so received shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be credited <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat Fund.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">38.Acquisition of land for Gram Panchayat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where a Gram Panchayat required land for carrying out <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the purposes of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this Act, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>negotiate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person or persons having interest in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the said land, and if it fails to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reach<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>agreement, it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may make <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>application <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Collector <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>acquisition <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>land,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>satisfied that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>land <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>required <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purpose, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>take <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>steps <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>acquire <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the land <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Provisions of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sikkim <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Land <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Requisition <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Acquisition)Act, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1977 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>land<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, on acquisition, vest in the Gram Panchayat.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">39.Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat Fund.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>every Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>there shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be constituted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fund <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bearing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the name of Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>basis of the review and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>recommendations by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Finance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Commission <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>there <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>placed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the credit thereof:-</div>
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(a) contributions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>grants, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if any, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Central <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or the State Government;</div>
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(b) contributions and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gants if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any, made <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or any other local authority;</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(c)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>loans, if any, granted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Central Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government;</div>
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(d) all receipts on accounts of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>taxes, rates <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fees <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>levied <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the Gram Panchayat;</div>
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(e) all sums received by way of gift or contribution;</div>
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(f) all other sums received by or on behalf of the Gram Panchayat:</div>
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(g) such percentage of the land <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>revenue collected by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as may be determined by the State Government.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every Gram Panchayat shall set apart and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>apply<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>annually such sum as may be required <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to meet <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the cost of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>administration including allowances<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>payable to the member.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every Gram Panchayat shall have the power to spend such sums as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the State Government may, by order, specify<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for carrying out the purpose of this Act.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Gram Panchayat Fund shall be vested in the Gram Panchayat and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>balance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>credit <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the fund shall be kept in such custody as the State Government may direct.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(5)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subject <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>general<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>control <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat may exercise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from time to time, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all orders and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cheques for payment from the Gram Panchayat Fund shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be signed by the Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his absence by the Up-Sabhapati.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">40.Levy of taxes,rates & fees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subject to the rates which may be fixed by the State Government a Gram Panchayat may levy the following taxes,and fees,namely;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) a tax on fairs, meals, hats and other entertainments;</div>
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(b) a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>general <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sanitation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tax <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>construction or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintenance or </div>
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both <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the construction and maintenance of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>latrines and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the removal and disposa of refuse;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>water <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>where <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>arrangements <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>supply <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>water <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>drinking, or any other purpose are made;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) a fee for temporary erection <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on, or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>putting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>up <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>projections over, temporary occupation of , any village road or place;</div>
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(e) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>private latrines, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>premises <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>compounds <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cleaned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat agency;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(f) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>grazing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cattle <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>grazing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lands <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vested <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(g) a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the registration of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>animals sold <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in any market <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>place belonging <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>control <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(h) a market <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>persons exposing goods for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sale <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>market </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>place <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any building or structure therein <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>belonging to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the control <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(i) a fee for the use of Dharmasalas and camping grounds;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(j) a fee for drainage where system of drainage has been introduced by the Gram Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(k) a temporary tax for special works of public utility;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(l) a tax on houses.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not levy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>taxes,rates or fees referred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section (1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such taxes rates or fees have already been<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>levied <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>law for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the time being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>force or by any other local authority.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">41.Power of State Government to regulate taxes,rates & fees. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notification, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>regulate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>imposition, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>assessment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>collection<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>taxes, rates and fees under section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>40. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subject <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provisions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this Act or rules made <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>there <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under, no person shall object<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in respect of his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>liability to any assessment made or tax imposed under this Act.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">42.Appeal against taxation,rates & fees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An appeal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>against <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>levy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tax, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rate or fee under section 40 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preferred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the prescribed authority in such manner and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time as may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be prescribed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>decision <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such authority shall be final.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">43.Recovery of arrears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>arrears of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tax, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>levied <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>40 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>recoverable as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>arrears <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>land revenue <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public demand <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>passes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resolution <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>effect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and communicates <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District Collector.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">44.Action by District Collector.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District Collector, on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>receipt <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>communication <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sum <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>recoverable <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>43 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>satisfiedwith the demand, shall proceed to recover<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sum <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>recovered <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be sent to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and shall be credited <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat Fund.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">45.Power of State Government in regard to relief in taxes,rates & fees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If on a complaint made to it or otherwise it appears <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the State Government that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tax, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>levied <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat is excessive,it may after calling for a report from the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in this regard, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>abolish, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>suspended, reduce the amount of any such tax, rate or fee.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>own motion or otherwise after giving <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an opportunity of expressing its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>view in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the matter, by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order,exempt<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>payment or any tax in whole or in part:-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) any person or class of persons;or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) any property or description of properties;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subject <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conditions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be specified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in such order.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 19px;">46.Budget of Panchayat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat shall, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such time and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in such manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prescribed prepare each <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>year a budget <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of its estimated <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>receipts <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>disbursements <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>following <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>year and shall submit the budget to the State Government for approval through<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No expenditure shall be incurred unless the budget is approved by the State Government.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 19px;">47.Supplementary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Budget.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">48.Accounts & Audit(Amended).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Accounts <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>receipt <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expenditure of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be maintained <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>forms and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such manner as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be prescribed.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An officer not below the rank of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Accounts <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Officer <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Sikkim Finance and Accounts Service <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appointed by the State Government shall audit the Accounts of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat as soon <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as may be after the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>end of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>each <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>financial year in the manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provided under Chapter IX of this Act.</div>
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In the Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), in section 48, after sub-section (2),the following sub-section shall be inserted,namely:-</div>
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“(3) The Comptroller and Auditor General<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> shall audit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the accounts of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as soon as may be after the end of each financial year, in the manner provided under Chapter IX of this Act.”</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Constitution of Zilla Panchayat<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For every district the State Government shall, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by notification </div>
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constitute a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat bearing the name of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the District.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purpose<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>electing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>referred<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in sub-section (1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government may, by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notification,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>divide<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>district<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>territorial<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constituencies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>determine<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the number<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elected <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>each<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constituency;</div>
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Provided that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the number of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elected<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>each constituency shall,as far practicable, be in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the same<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>proportion to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>total<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>persons<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elected<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>population<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the constituency bears<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the total population of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>area.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Provided further if a person is elected to one or more seats in a Gram Panchayat or a seat in a Zilla Panchayat,then,unless withen the prescribed time he resigns all but one of the seats</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by writing under his hand addressed to the State Election Commissioner,one but all seats in</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat or a seat or seats in the <u>Zilla Panchayat</u>,as the case may be shall become vacant.”<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">50.Composition of Zilla Panchayat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat shall,subject to the provisions of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section(4), consist of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>following members, namely:- </div>
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(a) directly elected members from the territorial constituencies in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> district; </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>(b) Sabhapatis of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within the district; </div>
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(c) Members of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>both<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Houses of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parliament and the Legislative Assembly of the State elected from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constituency <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>comprising <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>district <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any thereof .</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constituency <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>will <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>more <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>through direct election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manner as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be prescribed.</div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The term <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, subject to the provisions of section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>64,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>co-terminus with the term of the Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat.</div>
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(4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The State Government shall by notification, reserve<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seats<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scheduled <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Castes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scheduled Tribes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seats <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so reserved <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bear, as nearly <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>same <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>proportion <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the total <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number of </div>
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seats <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>filled up <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by direct election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat as the population of the Scheduled Castes in that Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>area<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or for the Scheduled Tribes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat area bears to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the total population <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>area <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seats <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>allotted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rotation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to different <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constituencies in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in such manner as the State Government may,by notification,in such manner as may be prescribed.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(5)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not less <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that one- third of the total number of seats <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reserved <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section(4)shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or , as the case may be, Scheduled Tribes.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(6) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not less that one - third(including the number of seats reserved for women <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>belonging <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scheduled <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Castes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled up by direct election election in every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be reserved for women and such seats may be allotted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by rotation to different constituencies in a Zilla Panchayat in such manner as may be prescribed.</div>
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(i) for clause (a) and (b),the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:-</div>
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“(a) directly elected members from amongst those whose names are included in the electoral roll of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly for the time being in force pertaining to the area comprised in the respective territorial constituency of the district;</div>
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(b) twenty per cent of the Sabhapatis of the Gram Panchayats within the district by rotation annually to be specified by the State Government,by notification;”</div>
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(ii) in clause (c),after the words “and” and before the words “the”,the words “twenty per cent of the members of the” shall be inserted and after the word “thereof” and before the full stop, the words “by rotation annually specified by the State Government by notification” shall be inserted;</div>
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(iii) in sub-section (4),the words “as may be prescribed” shall be substituted by the words “as the State Government may, by notification, from time to time, specify” shall be substituted;</div>
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(iv) after sub-section (4),the following shall be inserted, namely :-</div>
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“(4a) The State Government shall, by notification, reserve such number of seats which shall be as nearly as may be one-third of the total number of seats in a Zilla Panchayat for persons belonging to the Backward Classes;”</div>
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(v) in sub-section (6),for the following words “as may be prescribed”, the words “as the State Government may, by notification, from time to time, specify.” shall be substituted.</div>
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(1) In the said Act, for the existing sub-sections (4) and (5) of Section 50, the following shall be substituted namely:-</div>
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“(4) The State Government shall by notification, reserve seats for the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Most Backward Classes and Other Backward Classes in every Zilla Panchayat and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in the Panchayat as their population in the Panchayat area bears to the total population of that area and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Zilla Panchayat in such manner as the State Government may, by notification, specify.</div>
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(5) Not less than forty percent of the total number of seats reserved under sub-section (4) shall be reserved for women and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Zilla Panchayat in such manner as the State Government may, by notification, specify.”</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> Sub-section (6) shall be omitted.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">51.Incorporation of Zilla Panchayat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayt shall be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a body corporate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>having <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>perpetual succession <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>common <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and shall by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>corporate name sue and be sued.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat, shall have <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>power <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to acquire,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hold and dispose of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property, the and to enter in to contract;</div>
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Provided that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in all cases of acquisition <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>disposal of immovable<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>obtain <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>previous approval of the State Government.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">52.Duration of Zilla Panchayat</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>save <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>otherwise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this Act, shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>continue <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for five years from the date <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appointed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>first meeting and no longer.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No amendment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any law <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the time being in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>force <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>effect of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>causing dissolution<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of a Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat, which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was functioning<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>immediately <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amendment, till <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the expiration of its duration specified in sub-section (1) ;</div>
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(3) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constitute <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be completed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>(a) before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expiry <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duration <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) ;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(b) in case of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dissolution, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expiration <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>period <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>six </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>months from the date of such dissolution;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Provided that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Zilla Panchayat would <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have continued<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>less then six <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>months,it shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> be not necessary to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hold any election<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this clause for constituting the Zilla Panchayat for such period:</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constituted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>upon <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dissolution <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expiration<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>durations <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall continue <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>only for the remainder of the period for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the dissolved Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>would <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have continued under sub-section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) had it not been so dissolved.</div>
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(5) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When new <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is thus duly constituted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the old <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat shall stand dissolved.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">53.Disqualification 0f member of Zilla Panchayat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>The provisions of section 16 relating to disqualification of member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>mutatis-mutandis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>applicable<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the elected member of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Zilla Panchayat also.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">54.Adhakshya & Up-Adhakshya(Amended 1995).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every Zilla Panchayat shall,at its first meeting in which a quorum is present,elect in such manner as the State Government may,by Notification specifyelectone of its members<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be the Adhakshya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and the other member to be the Up-Adhakshya of the Zilla Panchayat.</div>
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Provided that the members referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 50 shall not be eligible for such election,nor shall they have any voting rights thereof.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The State Government shall,by notification reserve :-</div>
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(a) such number of offices of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Adhakshaya <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the persons <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>belonging <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes And the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>numbers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of such offices bearing as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nearly as may be the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>same proportion to the total number of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>offices <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>population<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the Scheduled Caste in the State or of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scheduled Tribes in the State bears to the total population of the State;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>less <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>then one-third <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>total <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>officers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya and Up-Adhakshya in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from each category </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reserved <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>persons <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>belonging <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scheduled Castes, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scheduled Tribes and those which are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not reserved, for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>women;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Provided that the offices reserved under this sub-section shall be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>allotted by rotation to different Zilla Panchayat.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Explanation:- For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the principle of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rotation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the purposes of reservation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>offices under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this sub-section shall commence from the first election to be held after <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the commencement of this Act.</div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Adhakshya and Up-Adhakshya shall, subject to the provisions of section 64 and to their continuing as members, hold office for a period of five years.</div>
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(4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When :-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>falls <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacant <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by reason <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>death, </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resignation, removal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>otherwise; or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya is, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reason <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>leave,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>illness <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cause, </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>temporarily <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unable <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>act,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Up-Adhakshya shall exercise the </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powers,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>perform <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>functions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discharge <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the duties of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>until new Adhakshya is elected and assumes office or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Until <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resumes his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duties, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>case <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be.</div>
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(5) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When:-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up - Adhakshya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>falls<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacant <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reason <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resignation, removal or otherwise; or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) the Up-Adhakshya is,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by reason of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>leave, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>illness, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other cause,</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>temporarily unable to act,the Adhakshya shall exercise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powers </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>perform the functions and discharge the duties of the Up-Adhakshya <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>until a new Up-Adhakshya <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is elected as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>assumes office or until the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Adhakshya resumes his duties as the case may be.</div>
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(6) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the offices of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshaya and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Adhakshya are both vacant or the Adhakshya and the Up-Adhakshya are temporarily unable to act,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Prescribed Authority may appoint an Adhakshaya and Up-Adhakshya from among the members of the Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to act as such until an Adhakshaya and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Adhakshaya are elected and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>assumes office or until <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Up-Adhakshya resume his duties,as the case may be.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Amendment of section 54.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1995)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In section 54 of the Principle Act,</div>
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(i) for sub-section (1),the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely :-</div>
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“The directly elected members of every Zilla Panchayat shall, at its first meeting in which a quorum is present, elect in such manner as may be prescribed, from among themselves, one of the directly elected members to be the Adhakshya and another to be the Up-Adhakshya of the Zilla Panchayat;”</div>
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(ii) in sub-section (2) after the clause (a),the following clause shall be inserted,namely :-“(aa) such number of offices of the Adhakshya and Up-Adhakshya in the State which shall as nearly as may be one-third of the total number of offices of Adhakshyas and Up-Adhakshyas in the State for persons belonging to Backward Classes.”</div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Amendment of Section 54</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">.( 2007)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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5. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(1) In the said Act, for the existing sub-section (2) of Section 54, the following shall be substituted, namely:-</div>
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“(2) The State Government, shall by notification, reserve:-</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(a)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>such number of offices of Adhakshya and Up- Adhakshya of Zilla Panchayats in the State for persons belonging to Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Most Backward Classes and Other Backward Classes and the number of such offices shall </div>
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bear as nearly as may be the same proportion to the total number of offices in the State as the population bears to the total population of the State.</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(b)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Not less than forty percent of the total number of offices of Adhakshya and Up-Adhakshya in the state reserved under clause (a) shall be reserved for women:</div>
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Provided that the offices reserved under this sub-section shall be allotted by rotation to different Zilla Panchayat in such manner as the State Government may, by notification, specify.”</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The existing sub-section (2) shall be renumbered as sub-section (3)</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">55.Notification of election,nomination,etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every election or nomination of an Adhakshya, an Up-Adhakshya and members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>published <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notification <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>enter <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>upon <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>respective <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>offices <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>date <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of such publication.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">56.First meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>withstanding <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacancy in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member ship of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Zilla Panchayat,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prescribed Authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>soon as may be (but before the expiration of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of thirty days from the date of publication of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notification<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>55)call a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting of the members of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat at such place and at such time as he may fix for electing an Adhakshya and Up-Adhakshya.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be held under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) shall be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>called the first meeting of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and may be convened <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the Prescribed Authority in such manner as may prescribed.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">57.Meeting of Zilla Panchayat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(amended 2005)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat shall hold<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a meeting for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>transaction of its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>business <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>atleast <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>once <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>three months at the office of the Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>place <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local limits <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>district <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the</div>
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Zilla Panchayat may fix.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Adhakshaya <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whenever <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thinks <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fit <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>total <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if directed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Secretary to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rural Development <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Department <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>call<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>special <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Zilla Panchayat within a period of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ten days from the date <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of receipt of the requisition or direction, as the case may be;</div>
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Provided that if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Adhakshya <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fails to call such special meeting within the specified period from the date of receipt <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requisition of direction, as the case may be, the Secretary to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Government in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rural Development Department <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>call <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>held at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such place within the local limits of the district concerned as he may fix. </div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two-third of the total number of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from a quorum for a meeting for the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat;</div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>quorum <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>necessary for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an adjourned meeting.</div>
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(4) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Adhakshya or in his absence,the Up-Adhakshya shall preside at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the meeting of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat and in the absence of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>both, the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>present<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>amongst themselves to preside at the meeting.</div>
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(5)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All questions coming <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, unless otherwise specifically </div>
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Provided under this Act, be decided by a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>majority of votes or the members present and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>voting;</div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>case of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>equality of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>votes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the persons <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>presiding shall have a second or casting vote.</div>
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(6) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No member shall vote on, and take part ,in the discussion of any question<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>coming <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>up <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consideration <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting of Zilla Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the question is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has any direct or indirect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pecuniary interest other than an interest as a member of the public.</div>
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(7)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it appears to any member present at a meeting that the person presiding at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has any such pecuniary interest <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in any matter <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discussion or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>question coming <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>up for consideration as referred to in such section (6) </div>
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and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>motion brought by him to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>effect is carried, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preside <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>take part therein, and for the purpose of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(4) such person shall be deemed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be absent during<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discussion or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consideration of the particular matter.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Amendment of Section 57.(2005)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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In the Principal Act, after sub-section (7) of Section 57, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-</div>
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“(8) The resolution passed in a meeting of Zilla Panchayat shall be forwarded to the Rural Management & Dev. Department for confirmation within seven days of the meeting”.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">58.Reconsideration<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of matters disposed of by Zilla Panchayat.(amended 2005)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No subject once finally disposed of by the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat shall be reconsidered<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within six months <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unless <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>recorded consent of not less than one half of members has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>been obtained thereof.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Amendment of Section 58(2005)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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In the Principal Act, in section 58 the following shall be inserted namely:-</div>
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“Provided that the Prescribed Authority may direct the Zilla Panchayat to reconsider such matters which, in his opinion, is beyond the authority of the Zilla Panchayat or not in conformity with the provisions of this Act or orders issued by the State Government from time to time”. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">59.List of business to be transacted at a meeting</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.</span><span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A list of the business to be transacted at every meeting of a Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>except at an adjourned meeting shall be sent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to each member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>least <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seven <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>days before the time fixed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and no <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>business <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be brought before or transacted at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>than <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the business <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of which notice has been <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so given except <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the approval of the majority of the members present at such meeting.</div>
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Provided<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that non-receipt <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notice by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member shall not vitiate the proceedings of a meeting:</div>
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Provided further that if the Adhakshya thinks that a situation has arisen <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>emergent meeting of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat should <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>called, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>call such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting after giving <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>three <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>days notice to the members;</div>
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Provided also that not more than one<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>matter shall be included in the list of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>business<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be transacted at the meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>called under the second proviso.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>business <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be transacted in the language spoken and understood by the members.</div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Minutes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>proceedings <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>each <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat shall be recorded in a book to be kept for this purpose and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>read <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>out <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and signed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshaya of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the meeting before the meeting disperses.</div>
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(4) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>week <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>after meeting of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>send copies of minutes of every such meeting to the District Development Office-cum-Panchayat Officer and the Secretary.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">60.Power and duties of Adhakshya.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Adhyaksha shall:-</div>
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(a) regulate the meetings of the Zilla Panchayat;</div>
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(b) be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>responsible <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the maintenance<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>record <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>registers of the Zilla Panchayat.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>(c) exercise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>supervision and over <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the act done and action <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>taken by the members of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such officers and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such other employees whose services may be place at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the disposal of the Zilla Panchayat by the State Government.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) operate jointly with the Sachiva of the Zilla Panchayat the Fund of the Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>including authorization of payment of refunds;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(e) cause to issue receipts under his signature or signature of Sachiva for sums of money<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>received by him for and on behalf of the Zilla Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(f) cause <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preparation of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>statements and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reports <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>required under this Act;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(g) exercise such other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powers,perform <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such other functions and discharge <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duties <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by general or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>special<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> resolution, direct or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, by order specify;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhyaksha <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall not exercise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such powers perform <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>functions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discharged <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>uties <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be required<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> rules <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>excercised,performed or discharged by the Zilla Panchayat at a meeting.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">61.Power and duties of Up-Adhakshya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Up-Adhyaksha shall –</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>(a) in the absence of the Adhyaksha, preside over and regulate the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> meetings of the Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) exercise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the powers, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>perform such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the functions and </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discharge <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the duties of the Adhyaksha and theAdhyaksha may,</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from time to time, delegate to him by order in writing.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Provided that the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhyaksha may at any time withdraw all or any of the</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powers, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>functions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duties <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>delegated <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Adhyaksha;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (c) during <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>absence of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exercise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powers, </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>perform all the functions<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and discharge all the duties of Adhakshya.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">62.Rights of individual members.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>move <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resolution and put questions to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha, as the case may be, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on matters <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>connected with the administration<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat or execution of rural works or schemes entrusted to or undertaken by such Zilla Panchayat.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">63.Resignation of Adhakshya or Up-Adhakshya or a member.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Adhyaksha<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resign <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notifying <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>writing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his intention<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>do <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prescribed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on such resignation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accepted<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Adhakshya or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Adhakshya </div>
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or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the member shall vacate his office and casual vacancy shall be deemed to have occurred in such office;</div>
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Provided that a person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tendering <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resignation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may withdraw <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his resignation before it is accepted.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resignation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accepted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under sub-section (1) the Prescribed Authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall communicate it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the members of the Zilla Panchayat within thirty days of such acceptance.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">64.Removal of Adhakshya & Up-Adhakshya(Amended 1995).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An Adhakshya or an Up-Adhakshya may, at any time, be removed from office by a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resolution of the Zilla Panchayat passed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the majority of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the Zilla Panchayat present and voting at a meeting specially convened for the purpose.</div>
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Notice of such meeting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be given to the Prescribed Authority;</div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any such meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>while passing any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resolution for the removal of :–</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(i) the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya from his office is under consideration; or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(ii) the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Adhakshya from his office is under consideration, he shall not,though he is present, preside at such meeting and the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 57 shall apply<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in relation to every such meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>they <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>apply <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>relation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Adhakshya,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or, as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the case may be,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Adhakshya is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>absent.</div>
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In section 64 of the Principle Act, in sub-section (1),for the words “by majority of the<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members of the Zilla Panchayat present and voting”, the words “by two-third majority of the directly elected members of the Zilla Panchayat” shall be substituted</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">65.Filling of casual vacancy in the office of the Adhakshya</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>event<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>removal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an Up-Adhakshya under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>64 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>when <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacancy occurs in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the office of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Adhakshya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Adhakshya by resignation, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>death <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>otherwise, the Zilla Panchayat shall elect another Adhakshya or Up-Adhakshya as the case may be. The person so elected shall take office forthwith and shall hold office for the unexpired term of office of his predecessors.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">66.Removal of member of Panchayat. Amended 2005(amended 2010 Sec 66 sub-4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) The prescribed authority may, after giving opportunity to a memberof <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat other than a member specified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 50 to show cause against the action proposed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be taken against him, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>remove him from the office if: –</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) after <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>convicted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>criminal court of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>offence </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>involving<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>moral <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>turpitude<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>publishable <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>imprisonment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a periods of more than six months; or</div>
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(b) he <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>disqualified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at the </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time to his election; or</div>
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(c) he incurs <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>disqualification <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>except </div>
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(d) he <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>absent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from three <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consecutive meeting of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>without<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>leave of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an ex-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>officio </div>
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member<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the Zilla Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under clause (c) of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)of section 50.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is removed from his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prescribed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may,withen thirty days <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>date of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order, appeal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the Secretary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rural <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Development Department who <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may stay<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>operation of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the order <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>till the disposal of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the appeal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, after <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>giving <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notice of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the appeal to the Prescribed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and after giving <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the appellant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>opportunity of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being heard, set<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>aside,or confirm the order. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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Explanation:- For the pruposse<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of this sub-section, the term “Secretary” will mean only the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secretary.</div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The order passed by suh authority on such appeal shall be final.</div>
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(4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If a member of a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat referred to clause (c) of sub-section (1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>50 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ceases <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Parliament or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as the case <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be, member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Legislative Assembly of the State,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he shall cease to be the member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat and the newly elected person shall become the member of the Zilla Panchayat.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Amendment of Section 66.(2005)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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In the Principal Act, after sub-section (3) of Section 66, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>“(4) Any member of a Zilla Panchayat who is removed from his office by the Prescribed Authority shall cases to function as a member of the Zilla Panchayat”.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 15.0pt;">Amendment of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Section 66 (2010)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the said Act, in section 66, after sub-section (4), Section 66<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the following <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“(5) Any member of Zilla Panchayat being a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member of any political party, if he ceases to be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the member of that political party shall cease to be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the member of Zilla Panchayat from the same day he ceases to be the member of that political party”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">67.Filling of casual vacancy of elected member of Zilla Panchayat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the office of a member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat becomes vacant by reason of his death, resignation, removal or otherwise, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such vacancy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>filled <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in by election of another <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person under this Act. The person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elected shall take <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office forthwith and </div>
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shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hold <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unexpired <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>term of office of his predecessors:</div>
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Provided that no election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for filling in of a casual <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacancy shall be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>held <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacancy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>occurs <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>period of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>six months preceding <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>date <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which the term <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of office of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person concerned expires.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No person who has been removed from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his office under section 66 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be eligible <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>re-election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacancy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so caused.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">68.Sachiva of Zilla Panchayat</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be a Sachiva <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for a Zilla Panchayat appointed by the State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>terms <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conditions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be prescribed.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sachiva shall have authority to supervise all records of every Gram Panchayat falling under the jurisdiction of a Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of a concerned district.</div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sachiva shall be in charge of the office of the Zilla Panchayat</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chapter <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VII<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Powers and duties of Zilla Panchayat</u><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">69.Obligatory duties of Zilla Panchayat(Amended 1995</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subject <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>general <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>special <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>directions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government,a Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall have power in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>respect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of :-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) regulating meals or hats within its local limits;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) construction and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintenance of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ghars,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dharamsalas and </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rest houses;</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(c) construction, repair <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and maintenance of such small <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>irrigation projects </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>class <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>types thereof, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government by general or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>special <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this behalf,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and regulating</div>
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of supply of water there from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for irrigation purposes;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>regulating <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>supply <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>water for irrigation or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>drinking <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>water <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>supply <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>schemes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constructed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>entrusted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintenance and repairs;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(e) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>regulating <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintaining <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>developing of lands vested <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>promotion <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>social <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>forestry <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>environmental <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conservation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintaining <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>regulating of such forests;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(f) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>organising <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>plantation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>programme<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public land, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>road <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sides </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such other places <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as may be specified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>promotion <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>social </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>forestry <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>environmental <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conservation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintaining<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>regulating of such forests;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(g) establishing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintaining <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>primary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>schools and organizing adult <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>education centres;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(h) establishing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>health centers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and maternity <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and child <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>welfare centres;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(i) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>managing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintaining <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any works <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public utility and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>adopting </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>measures for the relief of distress;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(j) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preparing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>plans <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>round <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>development <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>district <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>after </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>obtaining <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>previous <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>approval of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> technical assistance as may be made available by the State Government</div>
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(k) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>co-ordinating <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>integrating <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>development <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>plans <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>schemes </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prepared <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>jurisdiction;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(l) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fulfilling <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other obligation imposed by or under this Act or by any</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other law for the time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in fore or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by general or special order<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government in this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>behalf;</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Amendment of section 64. (1995) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In section 64 of the Principle Act, in sub-section (1),for the words “by majority of the<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members of the Zilla Panchayat present and voting”, the words “by two-third majority ofthe</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>directly elected members of the Zilla Panchayat” shall be substituted</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">70.Other duties of Zilla Panchayat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subject<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>condition<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>imposed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government so directs may,if the State Government so directs may make provisions for:- </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>promotion <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>opportunity <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>employment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>through <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>community </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>farming <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>organizing model agriculture or dairy farms <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>small <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> scale village industries;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>organization <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintenance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>clubs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>places for </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>recreation or games;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) establishment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintenance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>library <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reading <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rooms <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public radio listening centres;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) construction <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintenance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>destitute <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>homes, slaughter houses </div>
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(3) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Zilla Panchayat shall have the power to advice the State Government on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>matters <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>relating <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>round <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>development of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rural <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>areas.</div>
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(4) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1), a Zilla Panchayat shall not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>undertake<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>execute any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>scheme <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>confined <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram unless the implementation such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a scheme is beyond the competence of the Gram Panchayat concerned financially or otherwise.In the latter case the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>execute<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>scheme<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>itself<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or entrust its execution <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>give such assistance as may be required;</div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>undertake <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>execute <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any scheme if it extends to more than one Gram.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">71.Joint execution of schemes by two or more Zilla Panchayats. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">72.Power of supervision of Zilla Panchayats over Gram Panchayats. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chapter <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIII<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Property and Fund of Zilla Panchayat<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">73.Works constructed by Zilla Panchayat to vest in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>roads,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>buildings <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>works <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constructed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with its own funds shall vest in it.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">74.Allocation of properties to Zilla Panchayat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>allocate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whatsoever <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nature<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kind <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>situated <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>limits, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thereupon,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property vested in and come under the control of the Zilla Panchayat.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vested <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nor <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>belonging <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat shall be transferred by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>way of sale, gift, mortgage, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exchange or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lease without the previous sanction of the State Government.</div>
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(3) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where the State Government is of opinion that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property vested <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in or belong<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to a Zilla Panchayat is required for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the purpose of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any National or State Development plan or for any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public purpose,the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resume such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>upon <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such resumption the property shall cease to vest in the Zilla Panchayat and shall re-vest in the State Government.</div>
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(4) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No compensation other than the amount <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>paid by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Zilla Panchayat for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>transfer <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>market <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>value <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>building <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>works erected or executed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property by the Zilla Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at the time of such resumption shall be payable. Any sum so received <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be credited to the Zilla Panchayat Fund.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">75.Acquisition of land for Panchayat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requires land <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for carrying <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>out <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the purposes of this Act,it may negotiate with the person or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>persons having interest in the said land, and if it fails to reach an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>agreement it may make an application <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District Collector for the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>acquisition of the land,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who may, if he <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is satisfied that the land is required <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for a public purpose,take steps to acquire the land under the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provisions of the Sikkim Land(Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1977.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">76.Zilla Panchayat Fund..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For every Zilla Panchayat there shall be constituted a Zilla Panchayat Fund <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bearing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>name of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>there <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be placed to the credit thereof:-</div>
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(a) contribution <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>grants,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if any,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Central or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Government including such portion of land revenue collected <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>jurisdiction <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>determined <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) Contribution and grants, if any , made by any other local authority;</div>
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(c) Loans, if any, granted by the Central or State Government;</div>
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(d) Proceeds of collection of revenues in respect of schemes, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>projects and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>properties <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>undertaken <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vested <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat by the Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rates <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>determined <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government;</div>
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(e) Such rates, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fees, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>taxes, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>imposed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>realized <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under the provisions of this Act;</div>
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(f) Such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sums <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>received <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fulfilling duties <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>obligations entrusted to the Zilla Panchayat by the State Government;</div>
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(g) All other sums received by or on behalf of the Zilla Panchayat.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>set <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>apart and apply annually such sum as may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>required <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cost<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its administration including allowances<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>payable to the members.</div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every Zilla Panchayat shall have the power to spend such sums to the State Government may, by order, specify for carrying out the propose of this Act.</div>
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(4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Zilla Panchayat Fund<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be vested in the Zilla Panchayat and the amount standing to the credit or the Fund shall be kept in such custody or invested in such manner as the State Government may, from time to time, direct.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(5)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Notwithstanding <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>anything <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>contained <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in clause<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>60 but subject to such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>general control as the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exercise from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to time, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>orders <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and cheques for payment from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat Fund<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>signed by the Sachiva.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">77.Imposition of taxes,rates & fees</span>.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subject <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maximum <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rates <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fixed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State ,a Zilla Panchayat may levy following taxes, rates and and fees, namely;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tax on fairs, melas and other entertainments;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>general <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sanitation tax <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>construction, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintenance, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or both <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>construction <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maintenance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>latrines <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the removal and disposal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or refuse; </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>water <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>where <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>arrangement <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>supply <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>water<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for drinking,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>irrigation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purpose <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within its jurisdiction;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>temporary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>erection<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>putting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>projections<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>over, </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> or temporary occupation of any village road or place;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(e) a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>private <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>latrines, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>premises <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>compounds <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cleaned by the Zilla Panchayat agency;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(f) a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>registration of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>animals <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sold<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>market <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>place belonging to or under the control of the Zilla Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(g) a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>market <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>persons <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exposing goods <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sale in any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>market or at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any place or in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>building or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>structure <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>therein <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>belonging <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to or under the control of the Zilla Panchayat.</div>
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(h )a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the use of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dharamsalas, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rest houses, slaughter houses and encamping grounds;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(i) a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for drainage <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>where <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>system <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>drainage <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>been <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>introduced <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> by the Zilla Panchayat.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (j) a temporary tax for special works of public utility.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>levy taxes, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rates <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or fees referred to in sub-section (1) if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such taxes, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rates <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or fees have already <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>been levied by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under any law for the time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in force or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other local authority<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authorized <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">78.Power of State Government to regulate taxes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may make <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rules <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>regulate the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>imposition, assessment and collection <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>taxes, rates and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fees under section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>77.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subject <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provisions of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or rules made <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thereunder, no person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall object <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>respect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>liability <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>assessment made or tax imposed under this Act.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">79.Appeal against taxes,rates & fees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appeal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>against <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tax, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rate or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee under section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>77 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be referred to the Prescribed Authority in such manner and within such time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prescribed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>decision <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be final.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">80.Recovery of arrears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">81.Action by District Collector.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Collector <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>receipt <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>communication <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under Section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>77 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>satisfied with the demand shall proceed to recover it.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sum <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>recovered <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Zilla Panchayat and shall be credited under Zilla Panchayat fund.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">82.Power of State Government with regard to relief from taxes & fees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>complaint made <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to it or otherwise, it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appears to the State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any tax, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee imposed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is excessive, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it may, after<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>calling a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>report <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in this regard, abolish or suspend or reduce the the amount of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tax, rate</div>
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or fee as the case may be.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>own <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>motion <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>otherwise after <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>giving <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>opportunity <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expressing its view in the matter, by order exempt.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) any person or class of persons; or </div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">83.Budget of Zilla Panchayat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every Zilla Panchayat shall at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time and in such manner as may be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prescribed, prepare in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>each year <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>budget <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>estimated <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>receipts <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expenditure <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>next <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>financial year and submit to the State Government for approval.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expenditure <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>incurred<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unless <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>budget <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>approved <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">84.Supplementary Budget.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prepare in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>each <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>year supplementary estimates <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>providing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>modification <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>budget <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>submit <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the State Government for approval within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">85.Accounts. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>keep such accounts <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manner as may be prescribed.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chapter <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>IX</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Audit of account of Gram and Zilla Panchayat Funds</u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">86.Audit of accounts of funds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accounts of the fund a Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be examined <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and audited by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>auditor appointed under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section (2) of section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>48 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at such place and in such manner as may be prescribed.</div>
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In the said Act,for section 86,the following shall be substituted,namely :-</div>
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“(86) The accounts of the funds of the Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat shall be examined and audited by the auditors appointed under sub-section (2) and sub-section (3) of section 48 in such manner as may be prescribed.”</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">87.Submission of accounts to audit. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Sabhapati or,as the case may be,the Adhakshaya shall produce,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or cause to be produced </div>
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to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the auditor <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accounts <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fund <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat concerned as may be required by the auditor.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">88.Powers of auditor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the purposes of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>audit under this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an auditor may:-</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>(a) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>require <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>writing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>production <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before him of any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>document of </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) require in writing the personal appearance before him <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any person accountable</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for, or having the custody or control of , any such document,or having directly or indirectly, whether by himself or his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>partner, any share or interest in any contract made with by or on behalf of the</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members of the Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or the Zilla Panchayat concerned;</div>
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(c) require <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person so <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appearing before him to make and sign a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> declaration <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>respect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>document <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>answer any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> question or prepare and submit any statement;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the event of an explanation being required from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Adhakshya <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or other member of the Zilla Panchayat, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in writing invite such person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to meet him, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>writing, specify the point on which the explanation is required.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">89.Penalty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>neglects <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>refuses<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>comply <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the requisition made <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the auditor under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>88 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within such time as may be specified, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conviction <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>court, be punishable <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fine <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>extend <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>two <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thousand <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rupees in respect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or each item included in the requisition.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">90.Audit Report. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>two months from the date on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which an audit under this Act is completed, the auditor shall prepare a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>report and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>send a copy of the report to the Sabhapati,the Adhakshya as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the case may be,of the Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat or the Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The auditor shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>append <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to his report <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>statement <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>showing:-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) the grants-in-aid received by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat and the expenditure incurred therefrom;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) any material <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>impropriety or irregularity which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may observe </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the expenditure or the recovery of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>money<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>due <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayats or the Zilla Panchayat or in the account of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Panchayat or the Zilla Panchayat Fund;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>loss <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wastage <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of money <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>owned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> vested in the Gram Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">91.Action on audit report. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>two <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>months <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>date <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>receipt<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>referred<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in section 90,the Gram Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat concerned shall,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>remove <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cause <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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removed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any defect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or irregularity <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pointed out <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>report <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>also inform the auditor or the action taken by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it. The Gram Panchayat or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>give<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reasons<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or explanations,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>defect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>irregularity <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>removed.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>period <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>referred<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section (1),no information is received by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the auditor from the Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> reasons <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or explanations <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>given <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>removing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>defect<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or irregularity<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pointed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>out <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>report <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>considered sufficient by the auditor,the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>auditor shall if<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>already exercised or does not propose to exercise the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powers conferred upon him by section 92 refer the matter to the State Government within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in such manner as the State Government may prescribed.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>receipt of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>report <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2), <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it shall be competent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pass <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such orders thereon as it may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>think<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fit.The orders of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government shall,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>save as provided in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sections <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>92 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>93 be final <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>take action in accordance with such orders.</div>
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(4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fails to comply <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the order within the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>period <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>therein, the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>empower any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>officer of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government to carry out the order.</div>
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(5) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>officer <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>empowered <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(4) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the purpose <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>carrying out <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the order, exercise any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the powers which might have been <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exercised <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat concerned.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">92.Power of auditor to surcharge. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The auditor,after giving the person concerned an opportunity to submit an explanation within a time to be specified by him and after considering such explanation,shall disallow every item of account <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>contrary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>law <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as surcharge <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the same on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person making <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or authorizing the making of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>illegal payments, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and shall charge <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>against any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>responsible for the amount <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any loss incurred by the negligence or misconduct of that person,shall, in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>case, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>certify <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the amounts due <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such person;</div>
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Provided<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Auditor <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discretion<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wave <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the surcharge or charge in cases where <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the amount involve does not exceed fifty rupees.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the purposes of this section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of this section any member of Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat, as the case may be who is present at which a motion or resolution is passed authorizing any expenditure which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is subsequently disallowed under sub-section (1) or authorizing any action which results in any such expenditure, shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be deemed to be a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person authorizing such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expenditure if dissent if not recorded in the proceedings. All such persons shall be held jointly and severally liable for such expenditure.</div>
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(3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Auditor <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>record <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>writing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reasons<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for every disallowance, surcharge and charge made under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) and shall, in such manner as may be prescribed,send a certificate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>amount due and a copy of the reasons for his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>decision to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the person in respect of whom the certificate is made, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and shall also furnish copies thereof to the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakashaya, as the case may be, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government.</div>
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(4) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government may, of its own motion <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and within one<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>year form the receipt by it of the copy of the certificate, set aside<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or modify <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>disallowance, surcharge <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>charge <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any certificate in respect thereof made by the auditor.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">93.Appeal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whom<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sum has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>been certified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the auditor <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be due under section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>92 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thirty days of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>receipt<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>him <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>certificate,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appeal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the State Government to set aside or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>modify the disallowance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>surcharge or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>charge in respect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or which the certificate was made and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government may pass <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thereon such orders as it thinks fit, and such orders shall be final.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where a person referred to in sub-section (2) of section 92 who has been <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>surcharged <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authorizing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>illegal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expenditure, appeals <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this section, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>set <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>aside <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>surcharge <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>proved <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its satisfaction that such person voted for the resolution or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>motion <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in good faith.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">94.Payment of certified sums. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sum <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>certified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>auditor <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>due<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any person under section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>92 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or when an appeal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is made under sub-section (1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>93, such sum as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ordered <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government to be due from such person shall,withen two months<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the date of certification, or order, as the case may be, paid such person to the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Zilla Panchayat concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which shall credit the sum to the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fund of the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Zilla Panchayat concerned.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any sum not paid in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>recoverable <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>arrears of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>land revenue if the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the case may be, passes a resolution to that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>effect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>communicates <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it to the </div>
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(3) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The District Collector <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>receipt <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>communication <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under sub-section (2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>satisfied <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>demand,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>proceed to recover <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it as soon as may be and the sum <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so recovered <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>him <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be sent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the same shall be credited to the Fund of the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned and the same shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be credited <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Fund <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the Gram Panchayat and or the Zilla Panchayat concerned.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">95.Certain costs & expenses payable out of Fund. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expenses <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>incurred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>complying <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requisition of the auditor under section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>88 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prosecuting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>offender under section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>89 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>paid from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Fund <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat or the Zilla Panchayat concerned.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expenses <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>incurred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District Collector <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>connection with the proceedings <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>recovery <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sum <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(3) of section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>94 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from a person, if not recovered <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the person, shall be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>paid <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fund of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat concerned.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Constitution of the State Finance Commission<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">96.Definition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chapter<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Commission “<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>means <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Finance Commission <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constituted<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Governor <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pursuance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>clause (1) of Article 243<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 of the constitution.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">97.Qualification for appointment as & manner of selection of members of Commission</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </b>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chairman <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Commission shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>selected <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from among persons who have had experience in public affairs of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State and the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>two other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members shall be selected from among persons who-</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(a) are,or have been or are qualified to be appointed as judges of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> a High Court; or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) have <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>special <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>knowledge of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>finance and accounts of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government;or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) have <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>had <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wide <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>experience <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>financial<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>matters<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>administration ; or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) have special knowledge of economics.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">98.Persoal interest to disqualify members.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Before appointing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be a member of the commission, the Governor shall satisfy himself <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the person will have no <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such financial or other interest as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>likely to affect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prejudicially <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>functions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Commission, and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Governor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>also satisfy himself <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from time with respect to every member of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Commission that he has no such interest <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and any person who is,or whom the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Governor proposes to appoint <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Commission <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wherever required <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Governor to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>do so, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>furnish to him such information as the Governor considers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>necessary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the performance by him of his duties under this section.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">99.Disqualification for being a member of the Commission. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>A <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be disqualified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appointed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as or for being a member of the Commission if he :-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>(a) is of unsound mind;</div>
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Every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Commission <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall hold office for such period <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Governor appointment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>him,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>eligible <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reappointment;</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">101.Constitution of service & salaries & allowances of members.<b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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The members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Commission <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall render whole-time or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>part <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time service to the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Commission <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Governor may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in each case, specify, and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>they shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>paid <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the members of the Commission such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>salaries and such allowances as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be prescribed.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1</span></b><span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">02.Procedure & powers of Commission.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Commission shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>determine their <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>procedure <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the performance of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>function <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall have all the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powers of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Civil Court <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under the Code of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5 of 1908 Civil Procedure, while trying a suit <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in respect of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>following matters,1908,namely:-</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">State Election Commission</span></u></b>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">103 Constitution of State Election Commission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(amended 2007) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The superintendent, direction and control <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preparation electoral roles for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and conduct of , <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elections to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pachayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vested in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Commission<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consisting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Election Commissioner to be appointed by the Governor.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conditions<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>service <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tenure <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Commissioner shall be such as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Governor may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by rule, determine;</div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Election Commissioner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be removed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office except<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>like manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the like grounds as a judge of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a High Court and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conditions of service of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Election commissioner shall not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.</div>
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(3) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Governor shall, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>when so requested by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Election Commission, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>make available to the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>functions conferred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it under sub-section(1).</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><i>Amendment of Section 103.(2007)<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the said Act, for the existing sub-section (1) of Section 103 the following shall be substituted, namely:-</div>
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“(1) the superintendence, direction and control of elections to the Gram Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat and conduct of election of Sabhapati, Up-Sabhapati, and Sachiva of Gram Panchayat and Adhakshya and Up-Adhakshya of Zilla Panchayat shall be vested with the State Election Commission consisting of the State Election Commissioner appointed by the Governor:</div>
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Provided that the conduct of delimitation of Gram Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat and reservation of seats in Gram Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat, in such manner as may be prescribed, shall be vested with the State Election Commission:</div>
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Provided further that for the purpose of conduct of election of Sabhapati and Up-Sabhapati and Sachiva of Gram Panchayat and Adhakshya and Up-Adhakshya of Zilla Panchayat, the prescribed authority shall be the State Election commissioner.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">104.Oath of affirmation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Every member of a Gram Panchayat or a Zilla Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other than a member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>referred to in clause <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>50 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>taking his office make and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>subscribe before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specified <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State</div>
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Government in this behalf and oath or affirmation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>according to the form set out for the purpose the Schedule.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">105.Validation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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No act or proceeding of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat shall be deemed to be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>invalid merely by reason of the existence of any vacancy in the Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat, as the case may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any defect or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>irregularity in the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constitution thereof.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">106.Members & officers & employees to be public servants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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All members, officers and employees of the Gram Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat shall be deemed when acting or purporting to act pursuance of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discharge of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their duties, or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the exercise of their powers under this Act or under the rules made there under,to be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 19px;">107.Indemnity<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>No <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>suit <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>legal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>proceedings <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lie <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>against <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat or a Zilla Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>against <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any member thereof or<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>officer or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any employee for anything in good faith done or intended to be done <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pursuance of this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rules made thereunder.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">108.Reference of disputes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dispute <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>arises <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>between <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>two <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>more <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat, within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>jurisdiction <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>same Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat , it shall be referred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>party to the dispute <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the decision of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thereon shall be final.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If any dispute arises</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat of the same district on the other, or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) between two or more Zilla Panchayat ; or </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) between <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one or more <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayats in one district on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the one side</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and one or more Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>another district <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on the other; or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) between one or more<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayats<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in one district on the one <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> side and the Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat of another district on the other; </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such dispute shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be referred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>party</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the dispute <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the decision of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government thereon shall</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be final.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">109.Inspection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>empower <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secretary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>theGovernment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Rural Development Department and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such other officers as it may consider necessary for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Purpose of inspection <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>superintending the works of all, or any class<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of,Gram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat.</div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An officer so <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>empowered <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to inspect or superintend the works of a Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat may at any time :-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) inspect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cause <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inspected <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>immovable <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>property <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>used <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>occupied <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchaya <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any work in</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>progress under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>direction <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat;</div>
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(b) inspect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>examine any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>work or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thing under the control of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) require <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purpose <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inspection <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>examination, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(i) to produce any book, record,correspondence, plan or other document; or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(ii) to furnish any return,plan,estimate,statement,accounts or statistics;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (iii) to furnish to obtain any report or information.</div>
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(3) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inspection <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>undertaken <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>officer <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>referred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>report <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of such inspection <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be submitted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such officer to the State Government as soon as possible but not beyond a period of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thirty days after the date of completion of inspection;</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">110.Power of State Government to rescind or suspend resolution of a Gram Panchayat</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>writing, rescind any resolution<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>passed by </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat,if in its opinion such resolution:-</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>(a) has not been legally passed; or </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Act or any rules made there under, or </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>safety or is likely<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to lead to breach of the peace. </div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The State Government shall,before taking any action under sub-section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) give<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>opportunity<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>making <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>representation against the proposed order</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">111.Power of State Government Officer to attend meetings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>officer of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authorized by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this behalf <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be entitled <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to attend <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meetingof <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat or the Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the case may be,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purpose <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>furnishing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>facts,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>information<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and technical <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>advice <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be entitled <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vote <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at any such meeting.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">112.Direction by State Government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>In <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the discharge of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their functions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>guided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>instructions or directions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be given <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to them <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the State Government from time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to time in conformity with the provisions of this Act.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">113.Power to remove Sabhapati,Up-Sabhapati or Sachiva of Gram Panchayat and Adhakshya or Up-Adhakshya of Zilla Panchayat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>withstanding <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>anything contained in sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of section 17; <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(4) of section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>31 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2) of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>54, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by an order in writing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>remove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>effect from a date <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specified in the order <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshaya <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>abuses the powers vested in him under this Act.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>making <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order under sub-section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>give <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>opportunity <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of making representation against the propose order.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">114.Power of State Government to supersede a Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat(Amended 1995)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If,in the opinion of the State Government,any Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat :-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exceeded <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>abused its powers, the State Government may, </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before making any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order give the Gram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat or the Zilla Panchayat,as the case may be, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>opportunity of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>making <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>representation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>against the proposed order.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Amendment of section 114.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1995)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of one year as may be specified in the orders” the words “ six months” shall be substituted.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">115.Consequence of supersession(Amended 1995). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When an order of supersession has been passed under section 114, then with effect from the date <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the order:-</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(a) all the members of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat or the Zilla Panchayat,as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the case may be shall vacate their offices;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) all the powers,duties and functions which, under the provisions of this Act or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rules<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thereunder or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>law <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in force may be exercised, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discharged or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>performed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the case may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be, shall be exercised,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discharged <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>performed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authority, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>persons as may appointed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this behalf;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) all <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>properties vested <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>case may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>remain vested in the State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>until the reconstitution of such Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat; (2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the reconstitution of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat, or Zilla Panchayat as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>case <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be the authority,person or persons <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appointed under clause (b) of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cease to exercise his functions.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Substitution of section 115.(1997)<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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For section 115<u>(1)</u>of the Sikkim Panchyat Act,1993(No.6 of 1993)hereinafter referred to as the Principle Act,the following shall be substituted,namely :-</div>
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“When an order of supersession has been passed under section 114<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> the provisio to article 243N of the Constitution has been invoked to dissolve all the Panchayats,then with effect from the date of the order :-</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(b)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>all the powers,duties,functions which,under the provisions of this Act or any rule made thereunder or any law for the time being in force,may be exercise,discharged or performed by the Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat,as the case may be,shall be exercised ,discharged or performed by such authority,person or persons as may be appointed by the State Government in this behalf;</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(c)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>all properties vested in the Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat,as the case may be,shall remain vested in the State Government until the reconstitution of such Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat.”</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">116.Effect of election of a member of Gram Panchayat to the houses of Parliament or Legislative Assembly. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Up-Sabhapati, or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a member of a Gram Panchayat or an Adhakshya or an Up-Adhakshya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or member of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>becomes a member<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>either <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>House of Parliament or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Legislative Assembly,he shall be</div>
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deemed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to have vacated <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his office<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya or Up-Adhakshya or a member of a Zilla Panchayat,as the case may be,with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>effect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>date <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>becoming<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a casual <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vacancy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>deemed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to have occurred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such office.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">117.Electoral offences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>act of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>commission or omission which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an electoral offence in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>relation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elections <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Legislative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Assembly <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under Chapter <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VII <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Representation of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peoples Act, 1951 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or under any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>law <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>force <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>deemed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an electoral offence in relation to the elections to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat under this Act.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">118.Requisition of premises,vehicles,etc for election purposes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall have <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the same <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the matter of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requisition <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>premises, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vehicles <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and animals for the purpose of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the elections <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as in the case of elections to theGram Panchayat under this Act.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">119.Application for questioning elections(Amended 1995).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat</div>
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shall not be called in question except by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>application <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>presented <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such authority within </div>
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such time and in such manner as may be prescribed on the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ground that:-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that the election has not been a free election by reason that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> corrupt practice of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bribery or under influence has extensively <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> prevailed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at the election; or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the result of the election has been materially affected:-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(i) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>improper <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>acceptance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rejection <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nomination;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(ii) by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>gross <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>failure <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>comply <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provisions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or the rules framed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thereunder.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The following shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be deemed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be corrupt practices of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bribery or undue influence<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the purposes of this Act:-</div>
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(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bribery, that is to say:-</div>
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(A) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>gift, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>offer <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>promise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>connivance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>candidate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>gratification <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whomsoever, with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>object, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>directly <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>indirectly of inducing:- <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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(a) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stand or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not to stand<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as,or to withdraw from being a candidate at any election; or </div>
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(b)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an elector <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to vote <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from voting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an election ; or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reward <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to:-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(i) a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for having stood or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stood <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>having <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>withdrawn <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>candidature, or </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(ii) an elector for having voted or refrained from voting.</div>
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(B) Under influence, that is to say, any direct or indirect interference or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>attempt to interfere on the part of a candidate or of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any other person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with the connivance of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the candidate with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>free exercise of any electoral right;Provided that without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>clause <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as is referred<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to therein who :-</div>
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(i) threatens any candidate, or any elector, or any person in whom a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>candidate or any elector <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is interested, with injury of any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kind including social ostracism <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ex-communication or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expulsion from any caste or community; or </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(ii) induce <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or attempts to induce a candidate or an elector to believe that he or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any person in whom he <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is interested will become <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or will <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rendered <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>object of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>divine <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>displeasure of spiritual censure, shall be deemed to interfere with the free exercise of the electoral right of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such candidate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or elector with in meaning of this clause. </div>
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(3) The application under sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) may be presented <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by any candidate at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any elector <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed.</div>
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Explanation:- Any person who files a nomination paper at the election whether such nomination paper was accepted or rejected,shall be deemed to be a candidate at the election.</div>
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(4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authority<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whom <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the application under sub-section (1) is made shall, in the matter of:-</div>
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(a) hearing of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>application and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>procedure <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be followed at such hearing;</div>
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(b) setting aside <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be void or declaring applicant to be duly <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elected <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>relief <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>granted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the petitioner, have such powers and authority as may be prescribed.</div>
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(5) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>passed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authority<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>upon <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>application under sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>final <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conclusive and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall not be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>questioned in any civil court.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(6) Notwithstanding<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>anything <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the validity of any law <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>relating <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> delimitation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wards in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram or Territorial Constituencies of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the allotment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seats to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such wards in such Gram or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla made or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purporting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be made under article <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>243K <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Constitution of India, shall notbe called in question in any Court.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Amendment of section 119.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1995)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In section 119 of the Principle Act, (i) sub-section (5) shall be omitted;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(ii)the existing sub-section (6) shall be renumbered as sub-section (5).</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Insertion of a new section 119A. (1995)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After section 119, the following section shall be inserted, namely :-</div>
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“119A-Appeal: Any person aggrieved by an order of the Prescribed Authority under section</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>119 may appeal to the Appellate Authority to be appointed by the State Government within</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such time and in such manner as may be prescribed.”</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Insertion of a new section 119B. (1995)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After section 119A,so inserted, the following section shall be inserted, new section,</div>
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namely :-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“119B-Bar to suits and other proceedings: 119B. Save as otherwise provided no suit or other proceedings shall lie in any court, tribunal or before any other authority to challenge,vary or set aside any order passed by the Prescribed Authority under section 119 or the Appellate Authority under section 119A under this Chapter.”</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">120.Decision on question as to disqualification. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>If <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any question <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>arises as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to whether <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a person has <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>become <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>subject<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to any disqualification, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>question<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>referred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Prescribed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>decision <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>decision, shall subject to the result of any appeal as may be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prescribed,</div>
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be final. </div>
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Provided that no order shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be passed under this section unless the person so disqualified is given an opportunity of being heard </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">121.Emergent power on outbreak of epidemic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the event of an outbreak of cholera or any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other water borne infectious <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>diseases <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>locality <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>situated <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local limits<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>jurisdiction<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat,the Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or Up-Sabhapati or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Gram Panchayat</div>
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or Adhakshya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an Up- Adhakshya of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, during <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>continuance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the outbreak, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>without notice <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any time, inspect and disinfect any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>well <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>place <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from which water is,or is likely to be, taken <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the purpose of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>drinking and may take <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such steps as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he deems <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fit <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to prevent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the drawing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of water therefrom.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">122.Report on the work of Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall prepare <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>submit <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>annually <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>report <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>work<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>done <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>during previous <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>year <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>work <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>proposed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be done during <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the following <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>year <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Prescribed Authority within such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>period as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be specified by the State Government.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">123.Placing of services of Government employees at the disposal of Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be notification, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>place <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>disposal of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>services <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such officers or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other employees serving under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on such terms <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and conditions as may be fixed by the State Government ;</div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State Government shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have disciplinary control over such officers and employees.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">124.Power to settle disputes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>parties to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a dispute approach the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>case <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>settlement of dispute,then<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>settle such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dispute <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>law <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>force <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>permits <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>settlement outside courts.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prejudice <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conferred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under sub-section (1)the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dispute <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat, or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the case <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be,the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be, take <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cognizance,which may be a dispute relating to:-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) irrigation channel in the Gram;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) cattle trespass;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) damages of crops cause by cattle trespass;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) gambling;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(e) encroachment of one’s land by another;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(f) theft of property where the value of such property does not </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exceed five hundred rupees; and </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(h) such other petty family and social disputes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">125.Delegation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The State Government may, by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notification, delegate, subject to such conditions as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it may specify, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all or any of its <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powers under this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>except <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>power <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>130 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person or authority subordinate to it.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">126.Allowances to members.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The members of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Gram Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>entitled <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sitting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>allowances <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>attending meetings <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>o r<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>traveling <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>allowances <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fixed by the State Government;</div>
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Provided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sitting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>allowances <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>traveling <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>allowances <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>paid <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fund or Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat Fund.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">127.Constitution of District Planning Committee(Amended 1995)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The State Government shall constitute in every district a Committee called the District Planning Committee.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The District Planning Committee shall consist of the following Members,namely :-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) Adhyaksha of the Zilla Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) Members of the Legislative Assembly of all the Assembly Constituencies comprised in the District;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) Three members of the Zilla Panchayat besides the Adhakshya which shall include one from Nagar Panchayat;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> (d) An Economist/Senior Administrator appointed by the State Government;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(e) District Collector;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(f) The District Development Officer-cum-Panchayat Officer who shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be the Member Secretary.</div>
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(3) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhakshya of the Zilla Panchayat shall be the Chairman of the District Planning Committee.</div>
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(4) The District Planning Committee shall consolidate the plans prepared by the Gram Panchayat,the Zilla Panchayats and the Nagar Panchayats in the district and prepare draft development plans for the district as a whole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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(5)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Planning Committee shall,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preparing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the draft development<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>plan:-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) have regard to:- </div>
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(i) matters <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>common <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>interest <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>between <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Municipalities <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>including <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>spatial Planning, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sharing of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>water <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>physical <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>natural<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resources, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>integrated development <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>infrastructure and environment conservation. </div>
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(ii)the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>extent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>type <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>available <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resources <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whether financial or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>otherwise;</div>
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(b) consult <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>institutions and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>organization <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Government may, be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order, specify;</div>
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(6) The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chairman <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>every <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District Planning Committee <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall forward the development plan,as recommended by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the District<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Planning Committee,to the State Government for consideration,approval and implementation.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For section 127 of the Principle Act,the following shall be substituted,namely :-</div>
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“127: The District Planning Committee as provided under Article 243 ZD of the Constitution read with section 184 of the Sikkim Municipalities Act,1995 shall be deemed to be the District Planning Committee for the purpose of this Act.”</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Amendment of Section 127.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(2005)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b></div>
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In theSikkim Panchayat Act,1993,inclause (c), sub section (3) of section 127, for the word“District Development Officer-cum-Panchayat Officer”,the words“District Planning Officer”shall be substituted.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">128.Penalty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>will <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fully <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>obstructs <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>member or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>office bearer or servant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of all Gram Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat, as the case may be, in the discharge of his<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duties or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any thing which he is empowered to do shall,on conviction, be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>punished which may extend to five hundred rupees.</div>
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(3) Any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>required by this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or rules made thereunder<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to furnish <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>information <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fails <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>furnish<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>information or knowingly furnishes wrong<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>information shall on conviction, be punished with a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fine which may extend <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to five hundred rupees.</div>
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(4) Any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who contravenes the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provision of this Act or rules made<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thereunder for which no penalty is provided for under this Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>punishable <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>imprisonment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a term which may extend to six months<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">129.Election not to be contested with the support of political party(Amended 1997).</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> No person shall contest the election to any Panchayat with the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">support ,direct or indirect,of any political party.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Omission of<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>section 129. (1997)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Section 129 of the Principle Act shall be omitted.<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">130.Power to make rules(Amended 1995).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notification, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>make <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rules <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for for carrying out the purposes of this Act.</div>
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(2) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>particular and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>without <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prejudice <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the generality<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the foregoing power, such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rules <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provide for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all or any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the following matters, namely;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(i) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>convening <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conducting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Sabha;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(ii) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabhapati<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up-Sabhapati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(iii) manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(iv) powers,functions and duties of Sabhapati of Gram Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(v)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>power, functions and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duties of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of Gram Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(vi) manner in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and time<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appeal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> made under section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>42;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(vii)manner in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which and time within which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Budget <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prepared <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>46;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(viii)manner in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which the supplementary </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>supplementary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>budget shall be submitted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>47;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(x)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>terms <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conditions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appointment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(xi)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duties <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>functions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sachiva <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(xii)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appeal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made under section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>79.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(xiii) manner in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Budget <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prepared <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>83;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(xiv) manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>supplementary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>budget <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>submitted<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>84.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(xv) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accounts<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kept<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(xvi) manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>place <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whereon and </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>extent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which accounts of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>examined <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>audited;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(xvii)manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and time within which the matter shall be</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>referred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>State <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section (2) of</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>91;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(xviii)manner in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which a certificate of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the amount due and a copy </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reasons <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thereof <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(3) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>92;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(xix) manner of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>superintendence, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>direction <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>control <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and the </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conduct <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(xx)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manner <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which, time within <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whom <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the application <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to questioning the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>election <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shal l be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>presented under sub-section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) of section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>119 ; </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(xxi) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>particulars <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>furnished <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sub-section <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(3) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>section 119;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(xxii) Powers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authority <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exercised <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authority under sub-section (4) of section 119;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(xxiii)any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other matters which are to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be and may be,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>presecribed. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Amendment of section 130.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1995) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In section 130 of the Principle Act,</div>
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(i) in sub-section (2),after clause (ix),the following clause shall be inserted,namely :-“(ixa) manner of election of Adhakshya and Up-Adhakshya of Zilla Panchayat;”</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(ii) after sub-section (2),the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely :-</div>
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“(3) Every rule made under this section shall immediately after it is made, be laid before the State Legislature if it is in session, and if it is not in session, in the session immediately following, for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid, or the sessions immediately following, the House agrees in making any modification in the rules or in the annulment of the rules, the rules shall thereafter have effects only in such modified form or shall stand annulled, as the case may be so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">131.Power to remove difficulties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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If <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any difficulty <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>arises in giving <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>effect <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the provisions of this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act, the State<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>take <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>steps <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or issue <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>orders <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inconsistent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provision of this Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as may appear to it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be necessary or expedient <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purpose <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>removing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>difficulty;</div>
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Provided that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be made after expiry of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>period <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>two years from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the date <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>commencement of this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this of this Act.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "monotype corsiva"; font-size: 14.0pt;">132.Repeal and savings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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On <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the date of commencement of this Act,the Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1982 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stand repealed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and all assets <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>liabilities of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constituted under the repealed Act,1982 shall stand <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>repealed and all assets <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and liabilities <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram Panchayat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or Zilla Panchayat constituted under the repeald Act shall continue to vest in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the respective Gram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchayat, as the case any be;</div>
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Provided that such repeal shall not effect:-</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>continuance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>existing Gram Panchayat or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panchyat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>case <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>virtue <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the provision to</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Article 243 N of the Constitution; or </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(b) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>previous <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>operation of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the repealed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or anything <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duly</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>done or suffered there under;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>right, privilege, obligation or liability <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>required accrued or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>incurred under the repealed Act; or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(d) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any penalty,forfeiture of punishment uncured in respect of any</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>offence <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>committed against <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>repealed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act; or</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(e) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any investigation,legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such right, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>privilege, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>obligation, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>liability, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>penalty, forfeiture<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of punishment as aforesaid; and</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(f) any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such investigation,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>legalproceeding<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>remedy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be instituted, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>continued <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>enforced and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any such <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>penalty </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>forfeiture of punishment may be imposed as if this Act had</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not been passed;</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Provided further <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>subject <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preceding provision </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>anything done or any <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>action taken (including any appointment </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or delegation made,notification, notice,order,instruction <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> direction issued, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rule,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>regulation, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>form or scheme <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>frame, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> certificate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>obtained, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>permit <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>licence granted, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tax <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>imposed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fee <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rates <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>levied) under the repealed Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in so far as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it is in force immediately before commencement of this Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> and is not inconsistent with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the provisions of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> deemed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to have been done or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>take under the corresponding <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> provisions of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this Act <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>continue to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be in force accrodingly,unless and they are repealed or amended or suspended. </div>
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THE SCHEDULE</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Form of oath or affirmation to be made by a member of a Gram Panchayat or a Zilla <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Panchayat.</div>
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(See Section- 104)</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I, A.B., having been elected a member of ………… Gram Panchayat/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Zilla Panchayat do swear in the name of God or solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, and that I shall faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By order of the Gover</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(B.R.Pradhan)</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secretary to the Government of <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Sikkim</st1:country-region></st1:place>,</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Law Department.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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