Devolution and delegation of President’s functions and filling up of vacancies in the office of President

Devolution and delegation of President’s functions and filling up of vacancies in the office of President. –

1. (1) When the office of President is vacant, the Vice-President shall exercise the functions of the President until a new President is declared elected and assumes office.
2. (2) If the President has been continuously absent from jurisdiction for more than thirty days or is incapacitated, his functions during such absence or incapacity shall, except in such circumstances as may be prescribed, devolve on the vice-President.
3. (3) When the office of the President is vacant or the President has been continuously absent from jurisdiction for more than thirty days or is incapacitated and there is either a vacancy in the office of the Vice-President or the Vice-President has been continuously absent from jurisdiction for more than thirty days or is incapacitated, the functions of the President shall devolve on a member of the village panchayat appointed by the Director in this behalf, and if no member of the village panchayat is available for such appointment, on such person as may be appointed by the Director in this behalf.
4. (4) The member of the village panchayat or the person so appointed (who shall be styled the temporary President) shall perform the functions of the President subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be prescribed, until a new President or Vice-President is declared elected and assumes office or either the President or Vice-President returns to jurisdiction or recovers from his incapacity, as the case may be.
5. (5) Any vacancy in the office of the President shall be reported to the election authority by such person and within such time as may be prescribed and the election authority shall arrange for the election of the President.
6. (6) The President shall have power to control and revise the exercise or discharge of any functions devolving on the Vice-President under sub-section (2).