Validity of proceedings.

144. Validity of proceedings. - (1) No disqualification or defect in the election or appointment of any person acting as member or as the Adhyaksha of Taluk Panchayat or presiding authority of a general or special meeting or of a chairman or member of the committee appointed under this Act, shall be deemed to vitiate any act or proceeding of the Taluk Panchayat or of any such committee as the case may be, in which such person has taken part, whenever the majority who were parties to such act or proceeding, were entitled to act. (2) No resolution of a Taluk Panchayat or of any Committee appointed under this Act shall be deemed invalid on account of any irregularity in the service of notice upon any member provided that the proceedings of the Taluk Panchayat or committee, were not prejudic ially affected by such irregularity. (3) Until the contrary is proved every meeting of a Taluk Panchayat or of a committee constituted under this Act, in respect of proceedings whereof a minute has been made and signed in accordance with this Act, shall b e deemed to have been duly convened and held and all the members of the meeting shall be deemed to have been duly qualified and where the proceedings are the proceedings of a committee, such committee shall be deemed to have been duly constituted and to ha ve had the power to deal with the matters referred to in the minute. (4) During any vacancy in a Taluk Panchayat or committee the continuing member or members may act as if no vacancy has occurred. CHAPTER VIII FUNCTIONS , DUTIES AND POWERS O F TALUK PANCH AYAT , ADHYAKSHA AND UPADH YAKSHA FUNCTIONS OF TALUK P ANCHAYAT