State Act

THE UNITED PROVINCES PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1947

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act, 2016 (Uttarakhand Act 11 of 2016), s.194(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

[25- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act any Uttar Pradesh Act, rules, regulations or bye-laws or in any judgment, decree or order of any court: -- (a) the State Government may, by general or special order, transfer any employee or class of employees serving in connection with the affairs of the State to serve under Gram Panchayats with such designation as may be specified in the order and thereupon posting of such employee or employees in Gram Panchayats of a district shall be made by such authority in such manner as may be notified by the State Government; (b) employee or employees on being so transferred and posted in a Gram Panchayat, shall serve under the supervision and control of the Gram Panchayat on the same terms and conditions and with the same rights and privileges as to retirement benefits and other matters including promotion as would have been applicable to him immediately before such transfer and shall perform such duties as may be specified from time to time by the State Government. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), a Gram Panchayats may, after prior approval of the prescribed authority, appoint from time to time such employee as may be considered necessary for efficient discharge of its functions under this Act in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed: Provided that the Gram Panchayat shall not create any post except with the previous approval of he prescribed authority. (3) The Gram Panchayat shall have power to impose punishment of any description upon the employees appointed under sub-section (2) subject to such conditions and restrictions and in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed. (4) The Gram Panchayat may delegate to the Pradhan or to any of its Committes, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, the power to impose any minor punishment upon the employees appointed under sub-section (2). (5) An appeal from an order imposing any punishment on an employee under sub-section (3) shall lie to such officer or commit as may be specified by the Statte Government by notification. (6) The prescribed authority may, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, transfer any employee referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1) from one Gram Panchayat to any other Gram Panchayat within the same district and the State Government or such other officer as may be empowered in this behalf by the State Government may similarly transfer any such employee from one district to another. (7) A Nyay Panchayat may, with the previous approval of the prescribed authority, appoint any person so appointed shall be under the administrative control of the prescribed authority that shall have power to transfer, punish, suspend, discharge or dismiss him. (8) Appeal shall lie from an order of the prescribed authority punishing, suspending, discharging or dismissing a person under sub-section (7) to an authority appointed in this behalf by the State Government.