Act.

Power to remove Sabhapati, Up-Sabhapati, Sachiva, Adhakshya and Upadhaksya Power to remove Sabhapati, Up-Sabhapati, Sachiva, Adhakshya and Upadhaksya. The State Government may, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section

1. (2) of section 10, subsection
2. (4) of section 24 and sub-section
3. (2) of section 45, by an order in writing, remove with effect from a date to be specified in the order any Sabhapati or Up- Sabhapati or any Sachiva of Gram Panchayat, any Adhakshya, or Updhakshya of Zilla Panchayat from his office, if in its opinion, he wilfully omits or refuses to carry out the provisi- ons of this Act or of any rules or orders made thereunder or abuses the powers vested in him under this Act. (2) The State Government shall, before making any order under sub-section (1), give to the person concerned an opportunity of making a representation against the proposed order.