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

(7) The Pradhan and the Upa-Pradhan of a Gram Panchayat shall be entitled to
leave of absence for such period or periods as may be prescribed.
3 (8) On election of the Pradhan following a general election or the office of the
Pradhan otherwise falling vacant, the Pradhan holding office for the time being or
the Upa-Pradhan or any authority or any other member exercising the powers,
performing the functions and discharging the duties of the Pradhan shall make
over all case, assets, documents, registers and seals which he may have in his
possession, custody or control as soon thereafter as possible on such date,
place and hour as may be fixed by the Block Development Officer to the newly
elected Pradhan, or, in the case of a vacancy occurring otherwise, to the Upa-
Pradhan or to the authority or person, as the case may be referred to in the
proviso to sub-section (2) of section 1 or sub-section (6) of this section or clause
(b) of sub-section (/) of section 215 4 [or section 216] in the presence of the Block
Development Officer or any other officer authorised in writing by him in this
behalf.
5 (9) On the alteration of the area of a Gram under sub-section (3) of section 3 or
sub-section (2) of section 6 or inclusion of a Gram in a municipality or a notified
area or a Municipal Corporation or a Town Committee or a Cantonment under
sub-section (1) of section 6, and the effect of such alteration or inclusion, as the
case may be, coming into force, the Pradhan or the Upa-Pradhan or any other
authority or any other person exercising the powers, performing the functions and
discharging the duties of the Pradhan immediately before such alteration or
inclusion of the area of the Gram concerned shall make over the properties,
funds and other assets vested in such Gram Panchayat and all the rights and
liabilities of such Gram Panchayat in compliance with the order of the prescribed
authority under sub-section (5) of section 5 and sub-sections (7) and (2) of
section 6.
1 (10) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, the State
Government may, by an order in writing, remove a Pradhan or an Upa-Pradhan
from his office if, in its opinion he holds any office of profit or carries on or is
associated with any business, profession or calling in such manner that shall, or
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