The decision of the competent authority shall be final and no suit or other proceeding shall lie against it in any court.

1. (1) On the election of a new President or Vice-President, it shall be the duty of the

retiring resident or, as the case may be, Vice-President to hand over to him charge of

his office and deliver to him the record and property belonging to the panchayat and in his custody.

1. These words were substituted for the words “One third” by Guj. 21 of 2014, s. 11.

First meeting of panchayat and election of President and Vice - President. Duty of retiring president, etc. to handover charge of office.

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1. (2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall apply mutatis mutandis to a retiring mymber in the matter of handing over charge of his office.

65. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the taluka panchayat shall pay to its

President an honorarium at such rate as may be prescribed. (2)(a) The President shall be entitled without payment of rent, to the use of a residence, in the headquarters of the panchayat or with the previous

a house allowance at such rate as the State Governmet may determine by a general or special order.

1. (b) No charge shall fall on the President personally in respect of the maintenance of any residence provided under this sub-section.

1. (3) During the leave or absence of the President, the Vice-President shall be paid such honorarium and allowances as may be prescribed.
2. (4) The President, Vice-President and a member of the panchayat shall be entitled

to travelling allowances while touring on public business at such rates and upon such

conditions as may be determined by rules made either prospectively or retrospectively.

days, he shall not be entitled to any honorarium under sub section (1) of section 65 for such period.

1. (2) Where the President remains absent on ground of illness duly certified by such medical authority as the State Government may by general or spcifial order specify, the President shall be entitled to an honorarium under sub-section (1) of section 65 during the period of such absence in so far as such period does not exceed ninety days during any year.
2. (3) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to the absence of the President on account of his touring on public business.

1[67. (1) Save as otherwise provided in the Act, the term of office of members of a

Taluka Panchayat shall be co-extensive with the duration of the Panchayat.

1. (2) The term of office of the President and the Vice-President of a Taluka Panchayat, save as otherwise provided in this Act, shall be two and a half years.
2. (3) There shall be called a meeting of the elected members of the Taluka Panchayat by the competent authority within thirty days before the expiry of the term of two and a half years for the election of President and the Vice-President from amongst such elected members.
3. (4) Subject to the other provisions of this section, the President or the Vice-President shall be eligible for re-appointment.
4. (5) If, during the term of his office under sub-section (2), the President or the Vice-President, ceases to be a member of the Panchayat, he shall vacate the office held by him.
5. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the President or the Vice- President who has completed a period of two and a half years on the date of the commencement of the Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015, shall continue to hold the office till the remainder term of the Panchayat.] 68. (1) The President may resign from his office by tendering his Resignation in writing to the competent authority but the Resignation shall not take effect until it is accepted by the competent authority.
6. (2) The Vice-President may resign from his office by tendering his resignation in writing to the panchayat but the resignation shall not take effect untill it is accepted by the panchayat. 1. Section 67 was substituted by Guj. 15 of 2015, s. 13. Honorarium allowances, etc. to President and Vice- President and travelling allowances to. members. Payment of honorarium to President during leave or absence. Guj. 15 of 2015. Term of office of members, President and Vice- President. Resignation.

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1. (3) Any other member of the panchayat may resign by tendering his resignation to the President and the resignation shall take effect on the date on which it is received by the President.
2. (4) If any dispute regarding any resignation arises it shall be referred for decision to such officer as the State Government may by general or special order appoint in that behalf

and the decision of such officer shall be final: .