Register of the Members of Gaon Panchayat and its Functionaries

The prescribed authority shall maintain a register of members of each Gaon Panchayat in which (1) On the date and at the time and place fixed for the scrutiny of nominations under rule 8(2)(b) the Returning Officer shall examine the nomination papers, in the presence of the candidates and their Election Agents, if any, who may be present, after giving them reasonable facilities for examining the nomination papers. (2) The Returning Officer shall after examining the nomination papers, decide all objections which may be made to any nomination and. may, either on such objection or on his own motion, after such summary enquiry, if any, as he thinks necessary, reject any nomination on any of the following grounds : (a) that either the candidate is not qualified or is disqualified under the Act, or the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 for being chosen to fill the seat. (b) that there has been a failure to comply with any of the provisions of the Rules 15 and 16. (c) that the signature or the thumb impression of the candidate or the proposer on the nomination paper is not genuine. (3) The Returning Officer shall not reject any nomination paper on the ground of any defect, which is not of a substantial character. (4) The Returning Officer shall hold the scrutiny on the date appointed in this behalf under clause (b) of Rule 8 and shall not allow any adjournment of the proceeding except when such proceedings are interrupted or obstructed by riot or open violence or by causes beyond his control: Provided that in case an objection is made, the candidate concerned may be allowed time to rebut it, not later than the next following working day and the Returning Officer shall record his decision on the date to which the proceedings have been adjourned. (5) The Returning Officer shall endorse on each nomination paper, his decision accepting or rejecting the same and, if the nomination paper is rejected, shall record in writing a brief statement of his reasons for such rejection. (6) Immediately after all the nomination papers have been scrutinised and decisions accepting or rejecting the same have been recorded, the Returning Officer shall prepare a list of validly nominated candidates (Form 6), that is to say, candidates whose nominations have been found valid, and affix it to his Notice Board.