Validity of proceedings.

183. Validity of proceedings. - (1) No disqualification or defect in the election or appointment of any person acting as member or as the Adhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat or presiding authority of a special or general meeting or a Chairman or memb er of committee appointed under this Act, shall be deemed to vitiate any act or proceeding of the Zilla 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 proce edings, were entitled to act. 137 (2) No resolution of a Zilla 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 Zilla P anchayat or committee, were not prejudicially affected by such irregularity. (3) Until the contrary is proved every meeting of a Zilla Panchayat or of a committee appointed under this Act, in respect of proceedings whereof a minute has been made and signe d in accordance with this Act, shall be 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 t o have been duly constituted and to have had the power to deal with the matters referred to in the minute. (4) During any vacancy in a Zilla Panchayat or committee the continuing member or members may act as if no vacancy has occurred. CHAPTER XI FUNCTIO NS, DUTIES AND POWERS O F ZILLA PANCHAYAT , ADHYAKSHA AND UPADH YAKSHA