Amendment of section - 136 of Bihar Act, 6, 2006.

Sub-Section-(2) of Section – 136 shall be substituted as follows and shall be deemed to have been substituted w.e.f. 10 th of April 2006 :- "If any question arises as to whether Member of Panchayat at any level including Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat, Pramukh of Panchayat Samiti or Adhyaksh of Zila Parishad or Sarpanch of Gram Kutchahry or Panch of Gram Kutchahry was disqualified before election or has incurred disqualification after election as provided in Article 243-F of Constitution of India and subject to any disqualifications mentioned in Section-135 or Sub-section-(1) of Section-136, the question shall be referred for the decision of State Election Commissioner. The matter of disqualification before or after election may be brought to the notice of

State Election Commission in the form of complaint, application or information by any person or authority. The State Election Commission may also take suo motu cognizance of such disqualification and decide such matters expeditiously after allowing sufficient opportunity to the affected parties of being heard; Provided that the State Election Commission shall not be entitled to entertain any complaint or petition subject matter of which is purely an election dispute such as corrupt practice, wrongful rejection of nomination etc. in accordance with Article 243-O of the Constitution of India read with Section-137 of the Act"

1. (2) In section-136(3), after the word "Sarpanch" the word "or Panch" shall be inserted. By Order of the Governor of Bihar, DILIP KUMAR SINHA, Joint Secretary to Government. ———— अ?ी.क'???/व ल ?म0!ण ल ' ??? ?'?प?? ?? ? ??क ????1व??म02!?3 ??? ??????$अ? ? ?ण%??&"?5714? ?5? ?? पी Website: http://egazette.bih.nic.in