State Act

Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001_English

Section 46 Tenure of Panchayat Samiti - 1. Save as provided in this Act, the tenure of every Panchayat Samiti shall be for five years from the date of its first meeting and not more than this. 2. By virtue of any amendment in any law in force for the time being, a Panchayat Samiti, which has been functioning since immediately before such amendment, shall not be dissolved till expiry of the period specified in sub-section (1). 3. Election work concerning constitution of any Panchayat Samiti shall be completed in the following manner: (a) Before expiry of the term of office of the Panchayat Samiti mentioned in sub-section (1); (b) In case of dissolution, before the expiry of the period of six months from the date of dissolution of the Panchayat Samiti; Provided that should the remaining term of office of the dissolved Panchayat Samiti is less than a period of six months, it shall not be necessary to hold any election under this section for constitution of the Panchayat Samiti. 4. If a Panchayat Samiti is dissolved before expiry of its term of office and another Panchayat Samiti is constituted, the said constituted Samiti shall function till the remaining term of the dissolved Samiti during which the same would have functioned under sub-section (1). Zila Parishad is the highest link of the three tier Panchayat Raj rule.