Motion of no confidence in Chairman or Vc of District Panchayat

Motion of no confidence in Chairman or Vice Chairman of District Panchayat. -

1. (1) Where a motion of no confidence has been moved against the Chairman or Vice Chairman of a District Panchayat, the notice of the motion shall be signed by not less than one-third of the total number of members of the District Panchayat and shall be delivered in person by any two of the members signing the notice, to the Inspector.
2. (2) A copy of the notice of the motion shall be sent by the Inspector to the Chairman or Vice Chairman concerned.
3. (3) The Inspector shall convene a meeting for the consideration of the motion at the office of the District Panchayat on a date appointed by him which shall not be later than thirty days from the date on which the notice under sub-section
4. (1) is delivered to him.
5. (4) The Inspector shall preside over the meeting convened under this section and no other person shall preside thereat.
6. (5) A meeting convened under this section shall not for any reason be adjourned.
7. (6) As soon as the meeting convened under this section has commenced, the Inspector shall read to the District Panchayat the motion for the consideration of which the meeting has been convened and call upon the members to speak to the motion.
8. (7) Any amendment to the motion of no confidence shall not be moved.
9. (8) A debate on the motion shall not be adjourned.
10. (9) The Inspector shall not speak on the merits of the motion and he shall not be entitled to vote thereat.
11. (10) A copy of the minutes of the meeting shall be caused to be published by the Inspector in the District Gazette and the motion shall be deemed to have been carried on its being passed by a majority of the sanctioned strength of the District Panchayat.
12. (11) If the motion is carried, the Chairman or Vice Chairman shall forthwith resign his office or be removed by the Government by notification.
13. (12) If the motion is not carried by such a majority as aforesaid, or if the meeting could not be held for want of a quorum, no notice of any subsequent motion of no confidence in the same Chairman or Vice Chairman shall be received until after the expiry of six months from the date of the meeting.