Removal of President

Removal of President.—(1) The Inspector—

1. (a) may, by notification and with effect from a date to be specified therein, remove any president who willfully omits or refuses to carry out or disobeys the provisions of this Act or any rules, by-laws, regulations or lawful orders issued thereunder, or abuses his powers or is guilty of misconduct in the discharge of his duties;
2. (b) shall, by notification and with effect from a date to be specified therein, remove any president who, in his opinion, has been guilty of any disgraceful conduct or has become incapable of performing his duties.

1. (2) The Inspector shall, before taking action under sub-section (1), give the president an opportunity for explanation and shall record the reasons for the action taken.
2. (3) A president removed from his office under this section shall not be eligible for re-election as president for a period of three years from the date of his removal.
3. (4) "The person who is a president of a Village Panchayat shall cease to hold the office as such, if the Village Panchayat by a resolution decides to remove him from the office of President, by a majority of two-thirds of the sanctioned strength of the Village Panchayat."
4. (5) "Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Inspector shall, if the Village Panchayat by a resolution decides to remove the President under sub-section (4), call for the records of the Village Panchayat and pass an order of removal of the President."