Amendment of Section 16

Section 16 of the principal Act with marginal head shall be substituted as follows, namely: - "Filling of casual vacancies of the Gram Panchayat: If a vacancy in the office of Pradhan, Up-Pradhan or of a member of a Gram Panchayat arises by reason of his death, removal, resignation, declaration his election void or refusal to take oath of office, then it shall be filled before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of such vacancy, for the remainder of his term in the manner, as far as may be, provided as the case may be: Provided that if on the date of occurrence of such vacancy the residue of the term of the Gram Panchayat is less than six months, then such vacancy shall not be filled."