Presidency at meetings of Panchayat

Procedure

Presidency at meetings of Panchayat. -

1. (1) Every meeting of a Panchayat shall be presided over by its President or Chairman, as the case may be, and in his absence by the Vice- President or Vice-Chairman, as the case may be.
2. (2) If the office of the President or Chairman is vacant or if the President or Chairman has been continuously absent from jurisdiction for more than thirty days or is incapacitated, and there is either a vacancy in the office of Vice-President or Vice-Chairman or the Vice-President or Vice-Chairman has been continuously absent from jurisdiction for more than thirty days or is incapacitated, the meeting shall be presided over by a member of the Panchayat chosen by the members present at the meeting to preside for the occasion.