State Act

Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001_English

Section 28 Recall of Office - bearer of Gram Panchayat - 1. The Mukhia of a Gram Panchayat may be recalled, by a secret voting, by a majority of votes of more than half the total number of members constituting the Gram Sabha within the Gram Panchayat, in the manner prescribed; and the Mukhia shall be deemed to have vacated his office forthwith; Provided that any such procedure for recalling shall be initiated only when not less than one-third of the total members of the Gram Sabha has presented a written representation before the District Magistrate/ Deputy Commissioner; Provided also that any such procedure shall not be initiated until - (a) An elected Mukhia has not completed two and a half years of his tenure; (b) A Mukhia elected in a bye-election has not completed his tenure; 2. An elected member of a Gram Panchayat shall be deemed to have vacated his office forthwith if more than half of the total number of members of the Gram Sabha constituting the said territorial constituency (Ward), for which the member has been elected, have voted in majority for his recall, by secret voting; 3. Provisions of sub-section (1) relating to recall of a member shall mutatis mutandis be applicable. 4. If any Mukhia or any member, as the case may be, wants to raise objection as to the validity of his recall (under the foregoing sub-section), he shall put up his dispute before the District Magistrate within 10 days from the date of vacation of his office, who shall decide the same within 30 days from the date of the receipt and his decision shall be final.