Provided that the Sarpanch when required to call a meeting shall do so within the time prescribed.

Quorum and method of decision Quorum and method of decision.--(1) The quorum for a special meeting of the Panchayat shall be one half and for an ordinary meeting one-third of the total number of members of the Panchayat: Provided, however, that the quorum for an adjourned meeting shall be one-fourth of the total number of the members of the Panchayat.

1. (2) The decision of the majority at any meeting shall be binding in all matters and when the voting is equal the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.