Dissolution of District Panchayat

Dissolution of District Panchayat.—(1) If, in the opinion of the Government, a District Panchayat is not competent to perform or persistently makes default in performing the duties imposed on it by law, or exceeds or abuses its powers, the Government may, by notification, direct that the District Panchayat shall be dissolved with effect from a specified date and reconstituted either immediately or with effect from another specified date.

1. (2) Before publishing a notification under sub-section (1), the Government shall communicate to the District Panchayat the grounds on which they propose to do so, fix a reasonable period for the District Panchayat to show cause against the proposal and consider its explanation or objections, if any.
2. (3) On the date fixed for the dissolution of the District Panchayat under sub-section (1), all its members as well as its Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall forthwith be deemed to have vacated their offices.
3. (4) During the interval, if any, between the dissolution and the reconstitution of the District Panchayat, all or any of the powers and duties of the District Panchayat and of its Chairman may be exercised and performed by such person as the Government may appoint in this behalf.
4. (5) The members of the reconstituted District Panchayat shall enter upon their offices on the date fixed for the reconstitution.
5. (6) Any vacancy in the office of Chairman or Vice-Chairman of a District Panchayat occurring before the date of its dissolution shall be filled by election, but no vacancy in such office occurring on or after the date of such dissolution shall be filled.