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This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act, 2016 (Uttarakhand Act 11 of 2016), s.194(1); it may still apply to matters that began before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

[50- (1) If a vacancy in the office of a Panch arises by reason of his death, removal or resignation it shall, subject to the provisions of section 45, be filled for the unexpired part of his term by the prescribed authority by appointing a person from amongst the member for the time being of the [Gram Panchayat]6 , and if the Panch vacating the office was also the Sarpanch or Sahayak Sarpanch a new Sarpanch or Sahayak Sarpanch, as the case may be, shall be elected in the manner provided in section 44. (2) Any person appointed as Panch under sub-section (1) shall cease to be a member of the [Gram Panchayat]6 from the date of his appointment and the vacancy so caused in the [Gram Panchayat]6 shall be deemed to be a casual vacancy for the purpose of section 12-H.]3