Powers of Government to remove President, Vice-President, Chairman or Vice-Chairman

Powers of Government to remove President, Vice-President, Chairman or Vice-Chairman (1) The Government may, by notification and with effect from a date to be specified therein, remove any President or Vice-President of a Mandal Praja Parishad or any Chairman or Vice-Chairman of a Zilla Praja Parishad, who, in their opinion, willfully omits or refuses to carry out or disobeys the provisions of this Act or any rules, bye-laws, regulations or lawful orders issued thereunder or abuses his powers or is guilty of misconduct in the discharge of his duties. (2) The Government may, by order, suspend any President or Vice-President of a Mandal Praja Parishad or any Chairman or Vice-Chairman of a Zilla Praja Parishad pending an enquiry into the charges of misconduct of any of the items referred to in sub-section (1) and report the matter to the Parishad concerned. (3) The Government shall, before taking action under sub-section (1), give the office-bearer concerned an opportunity for explanation, and the report of any enquiry held in this behalf shall be considered by the Government.