Provided that in all cases of acquisition or disposal of immovable property, the Zilla Panchayat shall obtain the previous approval of the State Government.

Adhakshya and Upadhakshya

1. (1) Every Zilla Panchayat, shall, at its first meeting at which a quorum is present, elect in such manner as the State Government may, by notification, specify, one of its members to be the Adhakshya and another member to be the Upadhakshya of the Zilla Panchayat: Provided that the members referred to in clauses
   • (b) and
   • (c) of sub-section
2. (2) of section 42 shall not be eligible for such election.
3. (2) The Adhakshya and Upadhakshya shall, subject to the provisions of section 55 and to their continuing as members, hold office for a period of five years: Provided that an Adhakshya or an Upadhakshya shall continue in office after the expiry of the said period until a new Adbakshya or Upadbakshya is elected and assumes office or until an authority or a person or persons is or are appointed under the second proviso to sub-section
4. (1) of section 43.
5. (3) When
   • (a) the office of the Adhakshya falls vacant by reason of death, resignation, removal or otherwise; or
   • (b) the Adhakshya is. by reason of leave, illness or other cause, temporarily unable to act, the Upadhakshya shall exercise the powers, perform the functions and discharge the duties of the Adhakshya until a new Adbakshya is elected and assumes office or until the Adhakshya resumes his duties, as the case may be. (4)
   • (a) When the office of the Upadhakshya falls vacant by reason of death, resignation. removal or otherwise; or
   • (b) the Upadhakshya is, by reason of leave, illness or other cause, temporarily unable to act, the Adhakshya shall exercise the powers, perform the functions and discharge the duties of the Upadhakshya until a new Upadhakshya is elected and assumes office or until the Upadhakshya resumes his duties, as the case may be.
6. (5) When the offices of the Adhakshya and the Upadhakshya are both vacant or, the Adhakshya and the Upadhakshya are temporarily unable to act, the prescribed authority may appoint an Adhakshya and an Upadhakshya from among the members of the Zilla Panchayat to act as such until an Adhakshya or an Upadhakshya are elected and assume office or resume his duties, as the case may be.