(1) Any member who intends to move a motion of no confidence against the

Sarpanch or the Upa-Sarpanch may give notice thereof in the prescribed form to the panchayat concerned. If the notice is supported by one half of the total number of members of the panchayat concerned, the motion may be moved.

1. (2) Where in the case of the Sarpanch or, as the case may be, the Upa-Sarpanch, the motion is carried by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the total number of the members of the panehayat, the Sarpanch or, as the case may be, the Upa-Sarpanch shall cease to hold office after a period of three days from the date on which the motion is carried unless he has resigned and the resignation has become effective earlier ; and thereupon the office held by him shall be deemed to have become vacant.
2. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules made thereunder a Sarpanch or, as the case may be, an Upa-Sarpanch, shall not preside over a meeting in which a motion of no confidence is discussed against him, but he shall have a right to speak or otherwise to take part in the proceedings of such a meeting (including the right to vote).
3. (4) When the offices of both the Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch become vacant simultaneously, such Officer as the Taluka Development Officer may authorise in this behalf shall, pending the election of the Sarpanch, exercise all the powers and preform all the functions and duties of Sarpanch but he shall not have the right to vote in any meetings of the panchayat.
4. (5) (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 91 or 95 a meeting of the panchayat for dealing with a motion of no confidence under this section shall be called

within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the notice of such motion is received

by the panchayat ;