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

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Provided that the State Government shall, before making any such order, give<br />

the person concerned an opportunity of making a representation against the<br />

proposed order.<br />

2 9A. If a Pradhan or an Upa-Pradhan or an authority or a person referred to in<br />

sub-section (8) 3 [and sub-section (9)] of section 9 fails to comply with the<br />

provisions of that sub-section, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a<br />

term which may extend to three years or liable to pay fine not exceeding two<br />

thousand rupees or both and the offence shall be cognizable:<br />

Provided that without prejudice to the foregoing penal provisions such default<br />

shall also be construed as a misconduct for which he may be debarred from<br />

standing as a candidate in any election in any capacity under this <strong>Act</strong> for such<br />

term as may be determined by the prescribed authority after giving the person<br />

concerned an opportunity of being heard and any order debarring him shall be in<br />

writing stating the reasons therefore and shall also be published in the Official<br />

Gazette.<br />

(Part II.- Gram Panchyat-Chapter II – Constitution of<br />

Gram panchyat)<br />

10. (1) A Pradhan or an Upa-Pradhan or a member of a Gram <strong>Panchayat</strong> may<br />

resign his office by notifying in writing his intention to do so to the prescribed<br />

authority and on such resignation being accepted the Pradhan, the Upa-Pradhan<br />

or the member shall be deemed to have vacated his office.<br />

(2) When a resignation is accepted under sub-section (1), the prescribed<br />

authority shall communicate it to the members of the Gram <strong>Panchayat</strong> within<br />

thirty days of such acceptance.<br />

11. (1) <strong>The</strong> prescribed authority may, after giving an opportunity to a member of<br />

a Gram <strong>Panchayat</strong> to show cause against the action proposed to be taken<br />

against him, by order remove him from office—<br />

(a) if after his election he is convicted by a criminal court of an offence involving<br />

moral turpitude and punishable with imprisonment for a period of more than six<br />

months; or<br />

Registration of<br />

Pradhan Upa-<br />

Pradhan or a<br />

member.<br />

Removal of<br />

member of<br />

Gram<br />

<strong>Panchayat</strong>.<br />

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