Appointment in case of default in filling up vacancies on a Circle Panchayat or of a Sarpanch or Naib Sarpanch

If for any reason - (1) A Gaon Sabha fails to elect a panch under sub-section (3) of Section 4 or Section 52, or (2) a Circle Panchayat fails to elect a Sarpanch or a Naib Sarpanch, under sub-section (5) of Section 44 or Section 52, within the time prescribed, the Chief Commissioner or any officer appointed by him in this behalf may appoint a duly qualified person to hold office as a panch, Sarpanch or a Naib Sarpanch of the Circle Panchayat, as the case may be, and any person so appointed shall hold office as if he had been duly elected under this Act. It shall be the duty of the Sarpanch of a Circle Panchayat : (1) to entertain applications for institution of suits, criminal cases or proceedings under Section 64 of the Act, and to take action under Rule 136; (2) to constitute a bench of Panchayati Adalat from the Panel of Panches for the trial of suits, criminal cases or proceedings in the manner prescribed by Rule 127; (3) the issue of summons or notices to parties under Rule 137; (4) to act as chairman of the bench, when he is himself a member of the bench; (5) to refer to the Panchayat Inspector, if a suit or proceeding he finds any difficulty in forming a bench according to Section 50 of the Act; (6) to notify and publish dates of the sittings of the Panchayati Adalat according to Rule 133; (7) to prepare and exhibit outside its office a list of cases to be heard by the Panchayati Adalat; (8) to keep in custody all records judicial and otherwise of the Circle Panchayat and Panchayati Adalat; (9) to arrange for the issue of copies of the records of the Circle Panchayat and the Panchayati Adalat according to these rules; (10) to receive and disburse all money of the Circle Panchayat and Panchayati Adalat and to maintain proper accounts relating to the same; and (11) to maintain records of all proceedings of Circle Panchayat in respect of all meetings held by it and of resolution passed by it.