State Act
Section 43. Appointment of Panches and their term
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This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act, 2016 (Uttarakhand Act 11 of 2016), s.194(1); it may still apply to matters that began before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.
43- (1) There shall be appointed by the prescribed authority out of the. members of a [Gram Panchayat]7 such number of persons, as may be prescribed, to be Panches of the Nyaya Panchayat and thereupon the persons so appointed shall cease to be members of the [Gram Panchayat]7 and their seats in the [Gram Panchayat]7 shall be filled, as far as may be, in the manner provided in section 12: [Provided that if the requisite number of members of a [Gram Panchayat]7 are not available for being Panches of the Nyaya Panchayat it shall be lawful for the prescribed authority to fill in any seat so remaining vacant by nomination from amongst other members of the [Gram Panchayat]7.]6 (2) No person may be appointed as a Panch of the Nyaya Panchayat unless he has the qualifications that may be prescribed: [Provided that where suitable persons having the prescribed qualifications are not available for such appointment any or all of such qualifications may, by an order in writing, be relaxed by the prescribed authority.]4