Resignation of Sabhapati, or Up-Sabhapati or member

A Sabhapati or an Up-Sabhapati or a member of a Gram Panchayat may resign his office notifying in writing his intention to do so to the prescribed authority and on such resignation being accepted the Sabhapati or the Up-Sabhapati or the member shall vacate his office and the casual vacancy shall be deemed to have occurred in such office: (1) Provided that a person tendering resignation may withdraw his resignation before it is accepted by the prescribed authority.

1. (2) When the resignation is accepted under sub-section (1), the prescribed authority shall communicate it to the members of the Gram Panchayat within a period of thirty days of such acceptance.