section 48
Filling of casual vacancies
The Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959Infrastructure195986 sections1 chapters
Statutory text
- (1) If the elected members of the Samiti ceases to be a member by reason of his death, resignation or otherwise thi vacancy so caused shaii be filled up, so far as may be , in the manner provided under subsection (2) of section 16 and the members so eIected shall hold office for the unexpired term of the member in whose place he has been elected.
- (2) If the Chairman of the Samiti ceases to be such Chairman by reason of his resignation or other wise the vacancy so caused shall be filled up, so far as may be, in the manner provided under sub-section (3) of section 16 and the person filing up such vacancy shall hold ofice for the unexpired term of the Chairman in whose place he has been elected.
- (3) Notwithstanding anything corn ained in sub-section (I) or sub-section (Z), where a, vacancy occurs under any of the said subsections and the tcrm of ocfie of the member or the Chairman, as the case may be, would, in the ordinary course, of events, have expired within six months of the occurrence of the vacancy, the State Government may direct that the vacancy be left unfilled until the next general election : Provided that the said vacarlcies shall bz filled in the manner provided in sub-section (I) or, as the case may be, sub-spction
- (2) if the tern of office of the elected members including that of the Chairman of tkx Samiti is extended under section 46-D.
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