The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973 - MGNREGA Jalpaiguri, Home

Sabhadhipati is elected and assumes office or until the Sabhadhipati resumes
his duties, as the case may be.
(5) When—
(a)
(b)
the office of the Sahakari Sabhadhipati falls vacant by reason of death,
resignation, removal or otherwise, or
when the Sahakari Sabhadhipati is, by reason of leave, illness or other
cause, temporarily unable to act, the Sabhadhipati shall exercise the
powers, perform the functions and discharge the duties of the Sahakari
Sabhadhipati until a new Sahakari Sabhadhipati is elected and assumes
office or until the Sahakari Sabhadhipati resumes his duties, as the case
may be.
(6) When the offices of the Sabhadhipati and the Sahakari Sabhadhipati are both vacant
or the Sabhadhipati and the Sahakari Sabhadhipati are temporarily unable to act, the
prescribed authority may appoint 3 [for a period of thirty days at a time] a
Sabhadhipati and a Sahakari Sabhadhipati from among the members of the Zilla
Parishad to act as such until a Sabhadhipati and or a Sahakari Sabhadhipati is
elected and assumes office 1 [or until the Sabhadhipati or the Sahakari Sabhadhipati
resumes his duties, as the case may be].
2* *****
(7) The Sabhadhipati and the Sahakari Sabhadhipati of a Zilla Parishad shall be paid
out of the Zilla Parishad Fund such 3 [remuneration] and allowances and shall be
entitled to leave of absence for such period or periods and on such terms and
conditions, as may be prescribed.
(8)
4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, the State
Government may, by an order in writing, remove a Sabhadhipati or a Sahakari
Sabhadhipati from his office if, in its opinion, he holds any office of profit or carries
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