The Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 Keyword(S)

The Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959

Act 7 of 1960

Keyword(s): Block, District Board, Grama, Grama Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Population

Amendments appended: 26 of 1992, 5 of 1993, 26 of 1993, 7 of 1994, 21 of 1994, 3 of 1995, 20 of 1995, 16 of 1997, 5 of 2001, 12 of 2001, 15 of 2003,

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ORISSAACT 7 OF 1960 THE ORlSSA PANCHAYAT SAMlTI ACT, 1959 ---

CO~TEKTS

CHAPTER I

1. Short title, extent and commencement 2. Enactments repealed 3. Definitions

CHAPTER IJ

CHAPTER 111 ,

15. Constitution of blocks

1EA. Appointment of Block Development OCficer

16. Constitution of the Panchayat Samiti

17. lacorporation of Samitis

18. Conduct of business of the Samiti I 13 1 19. Chairman of tbe Samiti to k the executive authority 20. Powers adfunctions of the Samiti 20-A. Powers and tUnctiotu of the Chalman and Vjw-Chairmarl of Samiti 21. Execution of work by two or more Samitis jointly

Omitted 23. 24. Badget of the Samiti 25. Appointment a~dconditions Of service of thc employees of the Samiti 25-A.Limitation of jurisdiction over Municipalities CHAPTER 1V

'' } Dmitrd, 27. 28. Paachayat Samiti Fund 29. Income and Expndituft of the Samiti 30. Accounts of the Samiti 31. Audit of Parichad and Samiti Funds

CHAPTER V

32. Fuad and property or a District Board to vest in Oove-mt 33. Recovery of gums due at wmmmcemant of Act

34. Inspecting and superintending officers of Samiti

35. Power of entry Of inspfxting oficcrs

36, Access of inspacting ~ficcrsto + Samiti property

37. Power to call for reprt from + Sam%

38. Power to suspend or cancel reso~utioaunder the Act

33. Extruotdimry powers of CoI lector d the district 40. Government's power to take action in default of a Samiti or its Chairman i i 40-A.Removal of Chairman and Vice-chairman of Samiti 40-3.Revival of removal proceedings 41. Dissolutioo and reconstitution of Samitis 42. Supersession of Samiti 43. Devolutir>a of assets and liabilities of dissohed or superseded Samiti 44. Powefs of officefs aciing Cot or in default of Samiti

CHAPTER VI-A

*A. Election petitions 44-B.Presentation of petitions 44C. Parties to the petition

&Dm Contents of petition

44-E. Relief that may bc claimed I& the ptitioner 44-F. Procedure before the Election Commissioner

44-G. Appearance before-Election Commissioner

44-H.Powers of Election Commissiooer

44-I. Recrimination when seat claimed 44-J. Decision of Election Commissioner

44-K. Other orders to be made by the Elsction Commissioner

44-L. Grounds for declaring election void

44-bi. Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may declared to have been elected.

44-N.Corrupt practices

44-0. Withdrawal oP petition

4.42. Abatement 'of petition SECTIONS CHAPTER vn MISCELLANEOUS 45. Disqunl%,mtions for becomlng a rdtmber and continufag as a memkr 45-A, No person to stand for more than one Samiti 45-B. Distric: bJude;e to tr3cide question of disquaiificat ion 45-C. @a$uaof cwtion 45-D.Omitted 46. Regignation of Chairman, .Vict-Chairman and members . #-A. .Gssation of membarahip of -Sarpanch in the Samiti 6B. Vote ofno mddence apinst Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Samiti a.Tern of ofllce of Chairmsn of %mitiand of the existing non+fbCial memhrza. 4&D. Bxknsion of the term ofofflcc of elected members

48. Vaancy not to invalidate proceedings 49. Interim period to 'be withid !!u tzm of office 50. Nq embers to receive remuneration 51. Appointment of employees of the .District Board, Local Boqrd, etc., to the Parishad, Samiti, etc. . . . 52. Chairman, Vice-Chairman and employem. . to be publi.xrvanta . 53. Protection of action taken under the Act 54. N~tic~of suit or proceeding 54-A. Revision and review 54-B.DeIegation of

55. Limitation , 56. R-vefy of amounts due to Sarniti 57. Power to make rules 57-A.Powef ta make bye-laws 58. Issue of order and removal of difficult its 58-A. Omitted ' 58-B. Transitory provision SCHEDULE [Received the assent of the Governor on the i5th Febncary 1960, $rsr published in M extraordinary issue of the Orissa Gazette, dated the 19th February 196q

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for thc establishment of * Panehayat Samitis in the State of Orissa and for matters connected therewith or incidental there$ in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted by the Legislature of the State of Orissa in the Tenth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

1. (I) This Act may be called the Orissa short titla, 1959. extant abd Ipanchayat Samiti '"1 Act, aommonc* mt. '[(2) 1: shall extend tn ihe whole of the Statc of Odssa : Provided that save as otherwise expressly contained in this Act nothing therein shaU apply to any local atea with a population of more than twenty thousand to which the provisions of the Qrjssa elgMunicipal Act, 1950 or to any area to which the provi- s dm. sions of the Cantongents Act, 1924 have been or - , may hereafter be extended.]

I. For Staterntnt of Objects and Reasons, J# Or&sa Gazette.Extmordi~p~, dated the 12th IXcmk, I958 (No.611) and for P-rwrr of Selat Cgn-mj(tgr see ibLf, d,td the 17th Deamkr, 1959 (No.'6fi8). 2. The words "Panchayat Sarniti and" inserted by the On'= zgio Parishad (Awcndpent) Act, 1961. {Or. Act 24 'of 1961); s2. -3. Thu & %id Zilla Parishad" omilkd~heWfsa hchav8t Sadti snd ZiUa Parishad [S~COKI~Ammd~~i) Aa, 1967 {Or. Act 1 of 1968). , , r2(a). . 4. wor& "Zib Parishad* and" on?iWlby ibu?6.2(6). 5. S~bathetodby tbo 0th Zilta mishad 'dmcndn~cnt) An, IN1 (&.Act%, of I%1), s. 3(f1). 136 THE OIUSSAFANCHAYAT SAMITI ACT, 1959 [Or. Act7

(3) This section and sub-section (2) of section 2 shall come into force at once and the remaining .sions of this Act shall come into lorn1in any GZ6i on.such date as the Government may by notScation appoint. (4) Any notification, order, or rule and any appointment to an office to be issued or made or any election to be held under this Act may be so issued, made or- held after the date of passing of this Act and shall take e5ect on the date of the coming into force of the 'remainling provisions thereof in pursuance of a notification referred to in sub-section (3). . bactments. 2. (1) With effect from the date appointed irr the. ,roPcalcd. , . notification under sub-section (3) of section l' - in- respect of any district the ewctments speaed in - - - the Schedule so far as they are in force in the State of Orissa, shall as regards such districts be repealed , .to the extent mentioned in the third cdlum, of.the --.-said.Schedule. (2) The Orissi ~iitrictBoards and,:Local Boqds. (Control and Management) Act, 1954, shalt notwith- 8z2a-, . - . '.sts~adbganmg contained . therein continue to

...... rexqain in force in any district till thc date ap@oi&d :la;accprdance with sub-section (3) of section 1 and bn.andWrn such date the prqvisions of the -aforesaid . .-ActsM- ,stand repealed m .fespect of sui;h district,: Cri -s\uch repeal, -the provisions of section ,5; of .the'. .. - ... ., Orissa General Clauses.. Act,'. '1937, - shall .apply,. . . . .Iorism of 1937. Aet -.&bition.s. . . unless . . -.-- -. . . : ,3. B. this-. Act, the ..co~I~. . ., otherwise,,. - -.. -. .' . , . _ ..' .. . , . - ...... re&es,- .r . , .': -... ' . (a) :'Block' me&& the - ,. . : . - . 'Block fioti'fkd undg . - ..siction 15j.' .:. , ...- - . , ' :., - ,@I -LCD:istr, ict-- B&*. a ~ji~~ia. ~b~d;: : - , , . ,Local. Board, U2rion Bhdd or Wniop. .: ' - - *'

. ,. -Committee cqnstituted for the local administratian QX the district or any part thereof under the Bibar and Orissa Lo~ali~~t~t : Self-Governqent Act, 1885, the Madras & Local Boards' kt, 1920, the Madras hcall. 14 oP:l%- ,.-BbilrdsA& 1320, as ap lied to the district d Koraput or tg e Sarnbal~~~~~~~ Lo.caJ-Self-Govenunent Act, 1939 ;, - - '6'6'f1-9. . . 1. Came into force with frpm 26-1 -1961 Ned Noacation No. 37fr. a'...dated 23-171961, pubLished h.tho ol-i~gGaqerre, mtraordhry, dam 23~1-1961(Nu. 83): ., . . . . . THE ORISSAPANCHAYAT SAMITI Am, 1959 137

(.-c) "Government" means the State Government of Orissa; ., '[(el) "Grams" means a &nstituted Orhsa Act under the Orissa Gra-ha Panchayats Act, 1 of 1948. 1948 ';1 -. Oriaea AC~ . (d) "Grama parkhayat" mea'fls the Graitii 1s of. 1948, Panchayat constituted under the Odsa: Grama Panchayats Act, 1948 ; q(d-1) "0fficial" shall have reference to Govern- ment servants and the word "non-oBdal" shall be .construed accordingly; , .

(d-2) "Qidinacy resident,in a,ny area" with d- . '

.': ' ,its 'bamniaiical variations and cojgnate exgressiorr~shaU have reference to a persoxi -whose name finds place in t& electoral r~llfor fhe iimg being in force prq.ar,edr: - '. under- the'Represevt,atibndf t%e People Ad, . , . . ' 19% in so.... X5ir as the..rpU re5tes-.. to, sueh::...... &*;I.

- (e) LPajichayat. . - Siimiti'' hereinafter referred'.'

,to -.as-'the "S8mitir means the Panchayat ' Samiti w.n~@tu$ed.. 9dr-. s,ec$& ,. 16; :

. . .'[(P~)'c'Pop~~ation~ol(meQns popuIfitiijn as.' , ., . . , ...... : ascertained in ,$helast- prekding. census; . -:. -...... )-of,... whjchh- the.. dfelgvgnt. &uxqs. haye been I-- .. ::A >v %.' , , . - ' . :, , , , - ,, , - , . .,. ..'.. , ;.: . -.: . , . .phbHshedI<.: :; :: -: : :.-:,,. ,:-::. ,...... ;. : -. . . . .:. , , ...... - ...... - ... ¶ . . . . ,. - .....,.. , . . - . 1' -. . . . :. I - -- . ;. - -. ... . ~.."p re~c&ed>~. -;-, , mep . .pr,q~~t$~.by rules- ., , ... ,. .' , : :@a$e... - ;iinder,-'this-. .Act-; - ,. .- . . -'I , .. - [OhA.ct '

Constitution of Blocks. , 15. '[(I)] The Government shall, by notificatbn, divide each district into such number of local areas as they deem fit. Each such area shall be known as a BIock and be given such name as may be seed in the said notification. 2[(2) Government may from time to time by notihation redebit any local area refd to ih sub-section (I) by-

(i) excluding from. ' such laal area any.-; or . (ii) including in sucb local arei any Grama.cOntii guous thereto, and may alter the &e %den to sn* local area. (3) On the issue of a notifiation under sub- section (2) the duties. apd respops'biilitie foi the, execution of development works and .,all as- qnd liabilities in respect of such works thin tbe Gtmm shall, subject to the rules, if any, made in that be adjusted and apportioned as betwm the cornbud $aniitis.i?l such manner as SftheCo4&or] mydixest ahd in the,case .sf any dispute the.decision of Govern- 'ment ,thereon shall be final:

. - Provided that Government may ,while issuing it, notzcation under sub-section (2), , make such urn* rary drders or give such tenipow directions as they consider necessary for the afbresaid - pzllpo*, (4) Upon the transfer of a Qama from one Block to another in pursuance of a notifkcation under sub-section (2) . the. members of -the Samiti ordinarily residin in such Grama shall, with effect' from, lhe' date o! the notification, cease to be members of the Samiti in which the Grama was represented and 'without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (3) of section' 1.6, -me members of t& Sad of the ' Block - to :which the Grama is tramfme'd;]

. . 1. Re-numbered - by 'Uye qrissa WaParishad bbmd&ntj Act,, 1961 (Or. Act 24 of 19611, 3.- 15. - Z-Insertedby Bid. 3. Substituted by the 6Panmt USamftid Zma bcn-t) Act, 1963 (Or. Act'I of 1968). S. 7. (Seca. 15-A-16) '[ 15-A.For every Block constituted under S~C-Apoiatmeat tion 15 there shall be a Block Development ~fiozr&& to be appointed by Government: Officer. Provided that Government may nominate a member or employee of any non-official olganisation engaged within the BIock in development work, with the consent of such organisation and the Samiti constituted in respect' df- the Block, to exercise the powers, , discharge the duties and perfom the functions of the Block Development Officer and may in like manner modify or cancel such nomination. Explatlation-The person so nominated shall be deemed to be the Block Development Oficer and an ofbcial member of the Samiti for all purposes of this Act.1 16. (2) Every Block shall have a Samiti ~on~i~tiag~nstitution members, of the following 'namely:- ofPanehayat LO '[(a)the Chairman of the Samiti elected insmiti. accordatce with the provisions of clause (a) of subsection-(3);]

(b) the Block Development Officer of the

Block to be appointed by the Government; 3[fi) one or more of the employees of Government to be nominated by d*-ign~:ion by Government ffbm each of the departments dealing 'kith Education, Revenue, Agriculture, Co-oQerative, Veterinary, . Grarna Panchayat, Forest, Medical, Health, Works, Welfare and such ot.her .depa'itments as may be notified by Govern rnent : Provided that Govkrnment may in addition to or in lieu of any of the aforesaid employees nominate by designation any of the employees of any non- official organisation engaged in development work w~thinthe Block and persons so nominated shall be deemed to be official members for the purpoaes of this Act;] "4 * * * (e) Sarpanches' of the Grarna Panchayats situated within the Block : -- 1. Inserted by the Orissa Zilla Parishad (Amendment) Act, 1961 (Or. Act 24 of 1961), s. $6. - 2. Inserted by the Orim Pawhayat Samiti and Zilla parishad (Amendmen[) Act, 1965 (Or.Act 1 of 11966), s. 6 (i) (a). This cIause was prtviousl omitted by Or. Act 24 of 1961. . . 3. -%brtituted by the Orirra Zilla Rdsbad (Amadmat; ~.t,1961 (Or. Act 24 of 1961), s. 17 (a) (ii). 4. Omitted by the Orisse PAchayat Samili and Zilla Parished (Amendmca)) Act, 1965 (Or. Act X of 19661, s. qi) (6). 140 THE ORISS.~PANGHAYAT SAMIT! ACT, 1959 [ a. Act 7 (Sc. 16-cott td.) '(Provided that a Sarpanch suspended from 05ce under ,~eprovisions of the Orism Grama Panchayats Act, 1964, shall cease to b.e a member of .the Samiti during the period of his suspension and the. Naib- Sarpanch or, in his absence, the pewon elected or nominated under section 21 of the said Act to exerciae the powers and perform the functions of the Swrpanch shall be deemed to be a member of the '~amitiin place of the Sarpanch so suspended.]

- ' Z[ df) Chairman of the Municipalities with a populatian.not exceeding twenty thousand. situated .within the Block; and Cg) Chairman of ecch of the Notified Ai's;: Council with a population not exceeding twenty thousand situated within the- Block j provided that where the Chairman is not an elected member of such Council. a non-official member of the Council to .be nominated by Govmment.] 3[(Z) If the members of a Samiti specified in sub-aectioa (1) and having the right to vote do not include a woman or a erson belonging to the Scheduled Casks or SC~Bul+ed Tribee, such meibers shall, at a meeting specially convened for the purpose by the Collector, eIect*in the prescribed manner the requisite number of I;eraoae as may be neceaaary for filling up the eficiency : Provided that ,the absence of a member of the Scheduled Castes or a member of the Scheduled Tribes shall notr .behdeamed7to be a deficiency, if the. : population of such Castes or Tribes, as the caae may be,.is less than five -per centum of the total population on the baais of tbe latest censua figures of the Block. Explanation-The apreasions "Scheduled Castes"' a& ('Scheduled Tribes -''shall have the same meanin3 as asaigned,to them in the Constitution of India. (3) (a) The members of all the Grama Panchayata within the jurisdiction of the Samiti shall, in the prescribed manner, elect the Chairman of the Samiti from among persons who are elected as or are eligible to be elected as members of any such Grama Panchayat : 1. Ihserted by the Orissa Pancharat Samiti (Amendmeflt) Ad. 1980 (Or. Act 9 qf 1980r, s. 2, w. e. f. 15th Octoter, 1980. 2. Inserted by the Orissa Zilla Pariihad (Amendmat) Act, I961 (Or. Act 24 of 19611. f. 17 (a) fiv). 3. Subshtuted by the Orjsa Panchnyat Samiti and Zilla Farisha (Amend- ment) Act, I966 (Or.Act I of 1966), s. 6 (ifi. (b) The members specified in clause (e) of sub-section (I)and the members, if any, elected under sub-section (2) shall, at a meeting convened by the Collector in that behalf, elect a Vice-chairman from amailg the~nselvesin the prescribed wanner : Provided that no election under this clause shall take place prior to holding of election, if any, required under sub-section (2). (c) Any person holding office as the Chairman of a Samiti shall, if he happens to be a mewber of a Gram Panchayat, cease to be such member and so long as he continues to be such Chairman, shall not be eligible to be such mzmbtr. (4) The fern1 of ofice of the member, if any, eIccted under sub-section (2) shall be j[five years].

(5) The meetings referred to in subswtion (2) and clause (b) of sub-section (3) shall be presided over by the Collector or any other GazeDed Officer authdrised by him in this behalf. (6) The Collector shall cause the names of the non-ogcial mem hers of the Samiti to be published in the prescribed manner . ,and t,he: members sha1I be

, ,. - deemed to have held office, with,c - effect from . .the . date . 'of:suchpub1icati6n.l : , . , , ,.. ,,., ...,. . . . , 17. Every Samili shall by tila name of the Block fg$Tpn- for which rt is constituted be a bcdv corporate andsamitis. shall have pc~pctualsuccession and - a .cohmon ?tnI and subject to any restriction and qualifi~ai~;.i, imposed by or ,under this or any other enactment sh312 hake power to acquirr: and hold property both movable and in1mov;lble and subject 10 any rules plzscribed, to transi'er any such p140pert,y held by it, to enter into conrracts and to do all- other things necessary, proper or expedicilt for the purposes of this Act may-sue and be sucd in its co~poratename. --

1. Omitted b$ the Orissa Panchayat , Samiti and Zi11g Parishad ?s&mnd Amc~~dme~~tjAct; I967 (Or. Act 1 Of 1968). S. 8. 2. Omitted by the Orisxi Panchayat Sarniti (Amtndmcot and ~atidntion) A

(Secs. 18-19) anduct or 18. (I) The meetings of' the Samiti '[and the ~~~~i~fStanding Committees thereof ] shall be held and in the prescribed manner. 2[(2) A member of the Sbte Legislature, 3+ r(: + * shall bc entitled to notice of and shall have a right tr, take part in the proceedings at every meeting of the Samiti of the Block any portion of which forms part of the constituency which such member repres znts, but shall not have a right to vote at any such meeting: 1 4[Pro~idedthat when the member of the State Legislature becomes a Minister, Minister of State, Deputy Minister, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Govern- ment Chief W hip, 'Deputy Government Chief Whip or Leader of Opposition, such member may nominate any person to represent him in the aforesaid proceedings.] '[(3)The official members of a Samiti and the non-officialmembers thereof specified in clauses Gf) and (g) of sub-section (I)of section 16 shaII not have a right to vote at a meeting of the Samiti, but shall have a right to take part in the proceedings at such meeting.] '[(4)The '[Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Colle&or And Subdivisional Officer having jurisdiction and such other officer as the Government may direct] shall have the right to speak and otherwise take part in the proceedings at a meeting of any Panchaya~ Samiti or any Standing Committee thereof function- ing within the local limits of his jurisdiction but shall not be entitled tovote at any such meeting.] Chairmnn o: '119. (1) The executive authority' of thk 'Samiti the Samiti to shall vest in the Chairman and it shall be his duty to betiye lhe authority. have the resolution of ' the Ssmiti implemented through the Executive Officer of the Samiti. (2) The BIock Development OBcer shall be the Executive Officer of the Samiti and subject to such rules as may be prescribed in this behalf, shall' function under the control of the Chairman of the Samiti. 1. Inserted by the Orissa Zilta Parishad (Amendment) Act, 1961 (Or. Act 24 of 1961), 5. 18 (0. 2. Substituted by ibid., s. 18 (ii). 3. Omitlcd by the. Orissa Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad {Amcnd- ment) Act, 1965 (Or. Act 1 of 19661, s. 7. (i). 4. Inscrted by tho Odssa Panchnyd Samiti '(Amendment) Acb, 1977 (Or. Act 13 of 1977), s. 3. 5. Substltured by the Oriaa Pgchayar Samiti and Zilla Parishad (Amendment) ACC,1965 (Or. Aci 1 01 19b6), s. 7 lii). - 6. Inserted by !be Oriss? Zih Parisbad (Amendmat) Act, 1960 (or, Act 18 of 19606 s. 6. ' 7. So stituted by tha Oricsa Zilla Parishad (Amcndm:nt) Act. 1961 (Or, Act 24 0f'I961), S. 18 (iv). , . 8. Substitutsd by lbid., S. 19. (3) The Executive Officer of the Samiti shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed.] ' [20. (I) A Samiti shall, subject to such terms Powers a*d lunclionr of and conditions as Government may, from time to Sami(i. time by order specify, exercise the powers and perform the functions hereinafter provided- (a) planninp, exeoution and supenision of development programmes, schemes and works in the Block relating to Community Development including ttil=w pertaining to "Tribal Development Blocks" for tiie time being recognised by Govern- ment as such and of such other programmes, schemes and works as Government, may, from time to time by general or special order,. ,, direct in respectbf ariy Samiti ; (b) management, control and spread of prid maw education in the Block,; (c) management ,of such trusts and endowments and other institutions as may be entrusted to thern under any law for the time-being in force or under orders of Government ; (4. supervision of enfarcement of laws relating to vaccination and registration of births and deaths ; (e) borrowing of money and granting of loans subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed for carrying out the purposes of this Act with the previous approval of Government ; supervisory powers over the Grama - Pan&ayats within the Block to be exercised in such manner and to such extent as may be prescribed. ; and (g) such other functions as may be assigned to it by the Government from time to time : '[Provided that the powers and functions of the Samiti in relation to primary education as specified in clause (b) shdl not include the powers and functions in respect of appointment, removal and transfer of and in respect of sanction of leave to the teachers and other members of the staff engaged in primary education.]

1; 1, Substibted by the Orissa Zilla Parishad (Ameadmont) Act, 1961 (Or-Act 24 of 1961), s. 20. 2. h& by the Orissa mnchayat Samiti and Zia Parkhad (Second Ameadnient) Act, 1967 (01.. Act 1 of 19681. s. 9. 144 Tm O~APANCHAYAT SAMTI ACT, 1959 [Or. Act 7

(2) The Chairman and every other non-official member of a Samiti shall, .subject to such restrictions as may be prescribed, have power to supervise all works undertaken by the Samiti and all institutions under the control of the Samiti. (3) The Samiti may entrust the execution of any work in any Municipal area or Notified Area within the Block to the concerned Municipality or Notified Area Council and may exercise such control and supervision over such Municipality or Council as may be necessary for the proper execution thereof. (4) For the efficient discharge of its 'functions the Samiti shall. constitute Standing Committees whose numbers, composition, powers and functions shall be as may be prescribed :

Provided that the Samiti shall - have power to co-opt such number of persons from outside as inay be specsed in rules made in tbat behalf.] Powen and hmcti0115of '[20-A. (I) The Chairman of the Saw shall- the Chair- man and (a) convene and conduct the meetings of the Vice--- Samiti ; and man of Samiti (6) have power to inspect and supervise all works undertaken by the Samiti. (2) The Vice-Chairman of the Sarniti sWexer- cise such powers and perform such functions of the Chairman as the charman may, from time to time delegate to him in writing and the Chairman may in like manner withdraw all or any of the powers

and , functions so delegated. (3) Wlien the office of the Chairman is vacant the Vice-Chairman of the Samiti shall, for all the purposes of this Act exercise the powers and erform the fun&ons of the Chairman until a new CL rman is elected. (4) The Chairman and in his absence the Vice- Chairman shall preside over the meetings. of the Samiti and in the absence of both. at the meeting any other non-official member of the Samiti present may be elegted to reside over the meeting.

1. hmtd by the 0th WaParishad (Amendment) Act, 1961 (Or. Aet 24 OZ f9611. S. 21. of 19601 THEORISSA PANCHAYAT SAW Am, 1959

(5) When the office of the Chairman is vacant or the Chairman has been continuously absent from the Block for more than fifteen days or is incapacitated for more than Bteen days and there is either a vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chairman or the Vice-Chaii- man has been continuously absent from the Block for more than Uteen days or is incapacitated for more than - fifteen days, the powers and functions of the Chairman shall- devolve on a member of the Samiti from out of a panel of three such members in order of riority nominated by the Chairman in that bedwho shall be the officiating Chairman and shall exercise the powers and perform the fun0 tions of the ~Chairmah,subject t~ such i-estrictions and conditions as may be ~fescribed,until a Cbairwn or Vice-Chairman assumed office on baing duly elected or, as the case may be, taken charge of his office.) 21. (1) Whenever it appears that it will be for f;;zp;Y the common good for two or more Samitis under- h, ,,,,, taking any work jointly the said Samitis may, at samitk the instance of the '[Gover.runenfl or of their own iointly. accord subject to the previous sanction of the Govern- ment, execute such work jointly, (2) When any such work is taken up jointly the concerned Samitis shall, with the approval of the '[Collector] select one person from amongst their executive authorities, who shall be kept in charge of the execution of the wcrk. (3) The 2[Collector] shall, for the purpose of such execution, determine the amount which shall be contributed by each of the concerned Samitis.

1. Substituted by the Orissa Panchqat Samiti and Zilla Parishnd (Sanc! Amendment) Act, 1967 (Or. Act 1 of 19681, s. 10 (a), for "ParIshad". 2 Substituted by ibid, s. 10 (b) for "Parishai3".

3. Omitted by the 0- zU~Parishad (Amendmcot) Act, 1961 (Or.AC. 24 of 1961), s. 22. 1 4. Omitted by thc Orha Grama Panchayat Act, 1964 (Or.Act 1 of 1965). 8. 153 (21, 146 THE ORXSSAPANGHAYAT SAMI~ ACT, 1959 [Or. Act 7

Budget of the Samitr. 24. (1) The executive authority of the Samiti, shall fn each year prepare and place before the Samiti on or before the prescribed date a budget estimate for the following year containing such particuIars ,as may be prescribed and the Samiti shall sanction the budget with such modifications, if any, as it thinks fit. (2) The budget of the Samiti shall, after being so sanctioned, be submitted on or before the prescribed date, to the '[Collector Z* * *.. The l[Collector] shall, if 3 [he] is satisfied that -ade-- quate have not been made therein for the performance of any necessary service coming within the functions of the Sad, have power to modify the budget in such manner as may be necessary .to secure such provisions, and such modification, if any, shall be made witbin the prescribed period failing which the budget of the Samiti 'shall become final. (3) If in the course of a year, a Samiti, hds it necessary to alter the figbyes shown in the budget with regard to its receipts or to the distribution of the amounts to be expended on the different services undertaken by it, a supplementary or revised budget may be framed, sanctioned, submitted and modified in the maker provided in sub-sections (I) and (2).

Appointment 25. (1) The Samiti, r* * a canditinnsand with the approval of the Government, shall deter- orserviceof mine the number and grade of the employees to be the C~DIOYW of appointed to the services of the Samiti. thd simiti. (2) The Government may at any time create such posts for the Samiti as they may consider necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (3) The manner of recruitment and the authority to appoint the employees of the Samitis, their quali- fications .and conditions of service shaIl be as may be prescribed.

1. Substitutcd 'by thc Orissa Panchayal Samili and ZiUa Parishad (hnd Amcndmcnt) Act, 1967 (Or. Act 1 of 19681, s. Il(o) for "Parishad". 2. 0rnirtcb by ibid. s. Il(b). 3. Substiluted by ibid, s. I lea), for "it". '[25-A. Save as otherwise expressly provided :imitation in this Act the power, control or authority of the Jurisdiction '* * * Samiti shall not extend over any Noti- ;lpliz~cih fied Area Council or Municipal Council no twi th- standing the fact that any such Council is within the Block.]

CHAPTER IV

Panchayat 28. (1) AII moneys ,received by a Samiti shall Samiti Fund constitute a fund called the "Paachayat Samiti Fund". The Fund shall vest in the Samiti and shall be applied for the purposes specEed in this Act and for such other purposes and in such manner as may be prescribed.

¶[(2) The Block Development Officer shall, subject to the control of the Government, remain in charge of the Paachayat Samiti Fund and shall subject to such rules as may -be prescribed administer the same in ,awordafi&. with .the decisiod of the Samiti.

(3) All moneys received by the Samiti shall be lodged in the nearest. Government Treasury or with the sanction of the Government in any Bank approved by them.]

1. Lnscrtcd by thc .Orissa ma ~arishad Act, 1961 (Or. (~mcndAnt), . Act 24 of 19611, s. 23. 2. mitied by the Or@a .~mbayatSamiii and Zilla isha had wand Amendment) Act, 1967 (Or. Act 1 of 1968), s. 3. . , , , . -, 3. Omitted by:ibid, s. 13.

, . 4. Sections 26 and 27 omittcd by ibid, S. 24. 5. ~ubstilukby the Orissn ZiUa Parishad (Amc~llinent)Act. 1961 (Or. s. Act 24 of 1961), 26. , - 148 THEO~SA PANCHAYAT SAMI'X~ ACT, 1959 [ Or. Act 7

Income and 29. (1) The sources of income of a Panchayat expenditure nf-- $he-- Samiti shall consist of- Samiti. (i) funds relating to institutions and schemes transferred by the Government or Heads of Departments of the Government to the Panchayat Sainiti ; (ii) funds relating to the Community Develop- ment programme ; (iii) Central and State aid and aid received from the All-India Bodies and Institutions for the development of cottage and village industries, khadi, silk, coir handicrafts and the like ; (iv) dollations and contributions received by the Samiti from Panchayats, or from the public in any form ; (v) such share of the land revenue, State taxes or fees as may be prescribed ; (vi) proceeds from taxes, surcharges or fees which the Samiti is empowered to levy under this Act or any other law ; (vii) such contributions as the Samiti may levy from Grama Panchayats; '* (viii) income from endowmeits, trusts br other institutions administered by the Samiti 2[and]

3[ (ix) grants from ally 2uthorities, organisatiocs or statutory bodiesj. (2) The expenses of thc Sapziti shall include the salaries and allowances of its employees, the travelling expenses incurred by the members of the Samiti for attending the meetings of the Saniiti. any item of the expenditure directed by the Goveml; :elit for carrying out theL.purposes.of. this ,4ctvand such other expenses as may be necessary fur such purposes.

1. bmillcd by .I.,: arissz Zilh Parkhad (Amendment) Act, 1961 (Or, Act 24 of 1951). o. 2'; ;c?. 2. Added by Ibg, s. 27 (b). .c- . 3. Inserted by ibid. (3) AII amounts levied and realised on account of fees by the Samiti shall be separately accounted for and utilised solely for the purposes for which such fees had been respectively hied. 30. The accounts of I* * the Samitih,wE shall be maintained and published in the prescribedwti. manner,

Otissa kt '131. (I) The provisions of the Orissa L.acaI~~~f_, lgU Fund Audit Act, 1948 shall apply in regard to thes~tl audit of the '* * * * Panchayat Funas. Samiti Funds. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the aforesaid Act, for the purposes thereof, the .Govern- ment may, by notification, appoint an oficer of Government to be the Examiner of Local Accou~ts and such number of Deputy or Assistant Examiners of Local Accounts as they may consider nassary to exercise such powers and discharge such functions ofthe Examiner as may be assigned to them by Govern-:

ment. The Examiner m, so appointed may, with the ' . approval of the Government, appoint .such number of auditors as he may-deem necessary.]

CHAPTER v

32. (Ij On the coming into -force of this Act FU~~and in pIODCI~Y ar any district all properties and institutions within a Djstricl the district that remained .with the District BoarL and nwrd to the fund belonging to such Board shall vest in and g;:zmcn,. belong to, and the liabilities .of such Board shy be,taken over, by the Government. A11 such p! mer- ties and institutions shall be' under the direcuon, management and control of the Government :

Provided that all such properties a and inst itu- tions of a District Board which have been transferred either wholly or only for management to any Depart- - 1. Omilted by the Orissa Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parkhad Amendment) Ac$ 1967 (Or. Act 1 of 1968). S. 15. 2. Substituted by thc Orissa 2-iParishad (Amendment) Act; 1961 (Or. Act 24 of 1961), s. 28. 3. Omitred by the Orka Panchayat Samiti and Zih Pmad (wad Amendment) Act, 1967 (Or. Act 1 of 19681, S. 26. I JU Tm ORISSAPANCHAYAT SAM^ ACT, 1959 [Or. Ad 7

ment of Government before the date of copmence- ment of this Act shall be deemed to have been duly transferred under the provisions of this Act and to have wholly vested in the Government.

(2) It shall be lawful for the Government from the to time to direct t-hat any property or institution belonging to or under their control and subject $0 such exce tions and conditions as the. Govern- ment may ma ge or impose, be placed under the control and management of the l* r(r . * Samiti within whose ' [jurisdiction] such property or imtitu- tion is situated.

'E (3) The 4* * * Samiti may, with the previous approvai of the Government and subject to such terms and conditions as the Govern- ment may impose, place any property belonging to or under the control of such '* * ' * Samiti, under the control and management 6[of any Gram Panchayat] having jurisdiction] '

~ecover~of 33. (1) AU sums due to the District Board ~s~ton account of rates, taxes, fees and other levies -t0f*a. imposed by it including the anears thereof and & other sums otherwise due to the Board on the date of repeal of the enactments specified in the Schedule may be recovered by the Government as though such sums were dues of Government.

(2) The dues . speczed above shall, without prejudice to any other mode of recovery, be recoverable as arrears' of land revenue.

1. The words ''Parkhad or" omitted by the Or& Panchayet Samiti and Wla Parishad (S#x,nd hendment) Act, 190 (Or. Act 1 01 1968). s. 3. 2. Substituted by tho Orissa Zib Prvishad (Amendment) Act, 1961 (Or. .kt 24 of f961), s. 29 la). 3. Added by ]bid, s. 29(bI. 4. Omitted by the Orissa Panehayat &miti and Zilln Parishad (Second Ammdment) Act, 1967 (Or. Act I of f968), s. 3. 5. The words "Parishad or" omitted by ibid. 6. Substihtcd by *id, s. 17 for "rcspatively of my Samiti or G-a pchayat". CHAPTER VI

l[34. It shall be the duty of the Government 01~2~~~~~ such officers or authorities as they 111ayauthorise to tending officers of* see that the proceedings of the Samitis are in lamiti. conformity with the provisions oft h is Act and the rules made thereunder and that the implementation of the decisions taken therein and all actions taken by the Samitis for carrying out the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder are free from fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement and other criminal bearings.]

35. The Collector of the district or any officer or Powcr of cntry of person whom the Government may empower in this inspectbB behalf mav at all times enter on and inspect or causeomccr~. to be entered on and inspected- i (a) any immovable property, or any work in progess, under the control of any l* I * Samiti; (b) any school, hospital, dispensary, vaccination station, choultry, d harmasalas or other institution8 maintained by, or under the control of, any '* * * Samiti and any records, registera or ot.her documents kept in such institution; and * tc) the office of any ?* * Samiti and any recoxds, registers or other documents kept therein.

36. SLI-bjectto such rules as may be made in that A~~c~~of behalf 3[the Sawiti] and its Chairman and employees$~:$ shall at all reasonable times be bound to afford *samiti to the officers and persons referred to inPrOprw.

1. Substituted by the Orissa Panchayat Samiti (Amendment md~afidation) Act, 1912 (Or. Act 19 of 1972), s. 3.

2. The word* "PariJbad or" and "Pa fishad and'' omilt-d by the Orissa Panchayat Samit~and Zllla Parishad.(Sccond Amendmcnl) Act. 1967 (or.~ct 1 of1968),$, 3.

3. ~llb&itutedby ibid.,s. 19, for MI^ Paristad or Samili a rhc caw. may be". THEORISSA PANCHAYAT SAMITI ACT, 1959 [Or. Act

( Secs. 37-38 ) sections 34 and 35 such access to the property or premises of tbe '* * * Samiti and to a11 documents as may in the opinion of such officers or persons be necessary to enable them to discharge their duties under the said sections. Power to 37. The Collector of the district or any officer or call for person whom the Government may empower in this repor lfrom *s-it i. behalf may - (a) callfor.. any record, register, or other document in the possession or under the control of any 10 * Samitj ; (b) require any I * * Samiti '[or its Chair~uan] to furnish any return, plan estirna te, statement, account or statistics;

' (c) require any '* * Samiti z[or its Chairman] to furnish any information or report on any matter connected witb such " " Satuiti; and (d) record in writing for the consideration of 10 Samiti 2[or its Chairman] a nY * any observations the Collector or such Officer may think proper in regard to its proceedings or duties. Power to >[38. (1) The Government may, by order in canoe1'Uspeod resolu-Or or 4* writing, cancel* any resolution order passed by a tion under , Samiti of' by any of the authorities "of such Samiti], if in their opinion such resolution or order- (a) is not legally passed ; or (b) is in excess or abuse of the powers conferred by or under this Act ; or (c) on its execution is likely to cause dangers to human life, health or safety or is likely to lead to a riot or affray: 6[Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to a resoiution passed under section 46- B.] ------1. Thc words "Parifhad or" omitted by the Orissa Panchayat Snmiti and Zilla Parishad (Second Arncndment) Act, 1967 (Or. Act I of 19681, s. 3. 2. Substituted by ibid., s. 20 for "or their Chairman". 3. Subsliiukd by the Orissa 2 illa Parishad (Amendment) Acl. 1961 (Or. Act 24 of 19b1), 3. 30. 4. The words "Farishad or" omitted by rhc Orissa Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad (Second Ammdment) Act, 1967 (Or. Acl 1 of 19681, s. 3. 5. Substituted by ibid,s. 21 (a) for "of !he said bodies", Q?.lnsertcd by the Orissa pancbaya! Samiti (Arnmdmcnt) Act, 1977 {or. Act 13 of ?9?7),s. 4. (2) The Government shall, before taking action undet sub-section (I) give the '[Samiti] an opportunity for explanation. 2[(3) If in the opinion of the Collector immediate action is necessary to suspend any such resolution or order on any of the aforesaid grounds, he may, by order in writing, suspend the operation of the resolution or order and refer the matter to Govern- ment whose decision thcreon shall be final: 1 Proyividcd that where '[the CollectorI makes an order on any ,of the grounds referred to in clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (I), he shall also record his reasons therefor in the said order.] ..

39. (I) In cases of the Collector of the BlrnorS- nary powers district may -subject to the approval of the Govern- of Collector ment direct, or provide for the execution of any work, of ih~ or the doing of any act which a Samiti or its Chair- diS1rict. man is empowered to execute or do, and the immediate execution or doing of.which is in his opinion necessary for the implemebtatioo of developmental plans or safety of the public and may direct that the expense of executing such work or doing such act shall be paid out of the fund of the Samiti. (2) If the expense is not so paid he may make an order directing the person having the custody of the Fund to pay it in priority tb my other charge against such Fund. Such person shall, so far .as the funds to the credit of the Samiti admit, be bound to comply with such order.

40. (1) If at any time it appears to the Govern- GOV~. ment that a '*** Sam* or its Chairman has made~~~e~~t default in performing any duty imposed by Oraction in under this Act or any other law for the timc bcing derault a* Sdli or its in force they may, by order in writing, k a period Chairman. for the performance of such duty.

1. Substituted by the Orissa Panchayat Samiti and ZiUa Parishad (Second Amendment} Act, 1967 (Or. Act 1 of 1968). s. 21 (b), for "Parishad or Sahiti, as the ye may be". 2. Substihrted tiy ibid, 5.21 (el. 3. Substituted by bid, s. 21 (d). 4. The wora "Parism or" dr~~iltcdby ibid, s.3 154 THE ORISSAPANCHAYAT SAMITI ACT, 1959 [Or. Act 7

(2) If such duty is not performed within the period so hed, the Government may appoint somo person to perform it, and may direct that the expense of performing it shall be paid from the fund within such time as they may fix, to such person by the 4" * Samiti 3* *].

(3) If expenses which the Government have directed under sub-section (2), to be paid from the Fundarenot so paid the Collector of the district with the previous sanction of the Government, may make an order directing the person having the c~stodyof the Fund to pay it in priority to any other charge against such Fund.

(4) Such person shall so fa; as the Fund to the credit of the '* * ~amiti j* *] admit, be bound to comply with such order.

RmKlval of "[&A. (I) If in the opinion of the Government Chairman ana Vice- the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the 2*** Samiti of My wilfully omits or rehses to carry out or violates the provisions of this Act or any rules, by-laws or orders, made or issued thereunder or abuses the

1. Substituted by the Orb Zilla Pariahad (Amtndmtnt) Act, 1961 (Or. Act 24 of 19611, s. 3 I (6). 2. Th8 words "Parishad or" omitted by the Orisss Panehayat Samiti and Zilla Pariled (Second Amendment) Act, 1967 {Or. Act I of 19681, a. 3. r: 3. Tb words "as the case may be" omltted by Ibld., 3% 22. 4. Inserted by the Orissa Zib Parish& [Amendment) Act, 1961 (Or. Ad 24 of 1961). 8.32. powers vested in him and Government are satisfied that further continuance of such person in oEce would be detcimenta1 to the interest of the lL * * Samiti they may, by order, published jn the prescribed manner, remove such Chairman or Vice-Chairman from office :

Provided that no such order for removal. shall be made without giving the person concerned =a reasonable opportunity of being hcard.

(2) No person removed from the office of Chairman or Vice-chairman under this aectiod shall for a period of four yeam from the date of :the removal, be efigible to hold any of the said offices.]

'[40-B. (I) Where .,any proceeding which was RWM or iw~ovea initiated under section 40-A against any person proceodie holding office as Chairman or Vicehairman of a

Panchstyat Samiti could not be fiaalised . due to the vacation of the office by the Chairman &I-,.Vice- Chairman, as the case may be, by resignation .or otherwise and the said person is found to be holding' office as Chairman .or Vice-Chairman of that Pan~hayatSamiti during the term in which he so vacated or during the succeeding term, the State Government may direct revival of the said proceedings, whereupon the said proceedings shall be proceeded

I. The words "Parishad or" amitfed by t. e Orissa psnchayat ~amid ,nd Ziila Parishad (Second Amendment) Act, 1967 {Or. Act 1 of 19681, s. 3. 1: 2: hssrtd by t& OrisSa Faochmyat Ssmiti (Arnendmcnt) Act, 1977 (Of. Act 13 of 1973, s. 5. THE ORISSAPANCHAYAT SA~ ACT, 1959 1 Dr. Act

with from the stage it had reached by the date of vacation of the office by the Chairman or the Vice- Chairman, as the case may be, and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the said section :

Provided that the Chairman or Vice-Chairman, as the case may be, against whom a proceeding is revived shall not be liable to be suspended from his office as such.

(2) No person removed from the office of Chairman or Vice-Chairman, as a resuIt of the proceedings so revived shall, for a period offour years from the date of the iemo~al,be eligible:-10-hold any of the said offices.]

Dissolution - 41. (1)If in the opinion of the Government a adrecoa- ~it,,io,,f '1 '* Samiti] is not competent to perform or

Snmiiia. persistently makes default in performing the duties , .imposed on it bj law or exceeds or abuses its powers they may, by notification published in the prescrib~d mamer,/&rect that the Samjti] be dissolved and im9ediately reconstituted. The notification shall specify the time within which the 'I2* Samiti] shall be

reconstituted: , .

1. The words "Parishad or SamiB" substituted by fie Orisse zilt Parishad (Amendment),Act, 1961 (Or. Act 24 of 1961). 3.33 (a) for "Samiti".

2. The words "Parished or" omitted by the Orissa Pmchayat Sarniti and Zilla Parishad (Second Amqdmcnt) Act, 1967 (Or.Act,I of 1968), s. 3. ( Sec. 41-conrd. 1 Provided that for the purpose of completing the elections to a 'r' Samiti] which has been d issolved, the Governruent may from time to time, extend the time fixed by them under this sub-section for its reconstitution.

(2) Before publishing 3' notification -.under sub- section (I) the Government shall communicate to the [ * ~amiri]the grounds on which they propose to do so, fa a reasonable period for the I[ 2" Samiti] to show cause against the proposal, and consider the cxphnations and objections, if any, of such '[ " Samitj].

(3) Upon the publication of such a no%ification all the members of the I( 2* Samiti] including its Chaimaa shall forthGith be deemed to have vacated their ofices as such add fresh elations shall be held in the prescribed manner.

' (5) During anyinterv$l bbefiveen the. dissolution and the mnstihtion of a I[ 2' simiti]dinct&a under sub-section (;l.),'allor- any of the powers and duties of the ' '[ '* Samiti] and its-chsiman $iybe-' 1. exercised and , , . dischirged as , far as . .,&ay , . , .

- - -- +- .I 1. The words "Parishad or Samiti" subsrituted by the Oiim ZiIIa Parishad (A-drncpl] Act, 1961 (Or Act 24 of 1961). s. 33 (a) for "Samiti".

2 Tht: word%"Patishad ati' Ommitied by ihc On- Pandayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad (Second Ammdrnent) Ad, 1967 (Or. Act 1 of 1968). S. 3.

3. Omitted by the Orism 2illa -9had (~mendment)Act, 1961 (Or. Act 24 of 1961), S. 33 (b).

I;. - 158 THS OR~SSAPANCHAYAT SAMITI ACT, 1959 [Or.Ac( 7

be and "[to] such extent as the Government may .. determine by such person- or persms as they may appoint in that 'beblf. (6j For all or any of the reasons specified,in sub-section (I) the Government may, by notification published in the prescribed manner instead of dis- solvi~g a '2[ =* Samiti] and reconstituting it, supersede it for any period which they may deem fit. , Thereupon the relevent . provisions of section , 42 shall, muralis ~nurundis apply. .

42. (1) If, 'after , the fresh dection held, uqder S"~-'sionof SU~I. the last preceding section, the 4 s* Samiti] continues to be incompetent to perform or abuse .its powers, for all or ,any of the reasons specsed in sub-section . - - (1) of section 41 the Government may, by notification ublished in the prescribed 'manner,. supersede it for a spedied p.eriod. (2) Before publishing a notification under sub- section. (I), the Government shall follow the procedure laid dqwn in subsection f2) of section 4t. (3) The supersessi6n of a [ ' .* SamitiiJ shall, . if no other date and the are fixed in the said notification, take effect from. thk date of publication - , thereof and thereu on all the members of, the ' f '* Samiti] inclu b' g its Chairman- shall.. . forthwith be deemed'to have vacatid-their offi-s . : - - .. , . , .. (4)_Onorbefore.the,:exp~y:of~e~periodof.ithe...' supersession , notzed .-;under. , jsub-section (I) the Gov&nment my, by notificationD.published m % prescribed mamr and-'for reasbns to be stated the~e in post he the reconstitution-of the '( Sad] - '* for suc &"' further period as they may deem - fit, - ., 1. ~ubstitued 'by the 0th P;trishad (Amendment) Act, 1961 ( 0.r Act 24 of 196a. 1. 330.

2. .The words ."P&sh'~d.or S8miti" substituted by , the . Or& - 2illa Parishad (Amendment) Act. 1961 (Or. Act 21 of 1961), '9.33(a) for "Sarmhm'. 3. The words . "Parkhad or" omitted by the Orha Pancharat Samili -. and Zilla &&bad (Second Amcodmmt) Act, 1967 (Or. Act' 3 of 1968), s. 3. 4. The words "Parishad or Samiti" substhted by the Orkt Zi h P.li~%d -bat) An, 1961 (Or. Act, 24 of 1961) S. 34 (0) /gr "S~rmti". , .

7* The wolds '' Parishad , or " omitted b the ' Orissa Panchaya and ZILIa. Parkhad (SWnd Amen &mt) Acl, 1967 (Or. Ad 1 4 19681, 8.3. (5) The provisions of sub-section (5) of section 41 shall apply so far as may be in regard to the exercise and discharge during the period of , supersession of a ' [ Samiti 1 under sub-section (I) or (4) of d or any of the powers and duties of the [ ' * Samiti ] and its Chamndn.

(6) The Government may reconstiwe the ' [*f Sarmtl] before the expiry of the period notified under sub-section (1) or (4)

43. When a . - 'I 2*Samiti 1 is dissolved under Devolution section 41 or superseded under section 42 the Govern- liablUtiasof asseta and of ment until the date.of the rgconsiitution there6f and ~~SSOIV~or the remnstituted i[ '*Samiti] thereafter shall be ?g;pd entitled to all the assets and' be subject to ill the Iia- bWes -of the [ *' Samiti] as on the date of dissolu- A tion or su rsessian and'dn the date of reconstitution I respectiveP" y;

44. When the Collector of the distdct or person P,wera of appointed by the Government.lawfdy takes action aBcars -on.behalf, or in default, of . a I[ 2*Swmiti ] under oracting in ddau~t for this Act, he shall have such powers -as@e necessary ofsamiti. for the purpose, and shall be entitled to the same protection under this Act, as the '[ *' Samiti ] or its -emp!oyees whose . powers he is. elrercisiing and compensiiion shall be recoverable from the fwd of '1 2, .* Samitil by any. person suffering damage from the exe'cc3e of such powers to the same extent as if the agtion had been taken by such '1 .* ~amiti] OF its employees.

2. The words " Parishad or Samiti" substituted b the OrissaZilfaPadm (hmdment) Act, 1961 (Or. Act .24 of 1961). 1. 34 m).

2. The wgrds "Parishad or " omitted by thc Otis& Pancha~taiti rind parishad ,(Second Amendment) Act, 1967 (Or. Act I of 1968), s. 3.

, , 3. Omitted by the -ZQ mhd (Awndrnmt) Act, 1961 . (a Act 24 of 1%1)! ?, 34 1(b)1,' , [Or. Act 7

'[ CHAPTER VI-A ELECTIONDISPUTES . Election petitions. 4&A. No election of a person as a member of a Samiti 2*** held under this Act shall be called in question except by an election petition resented . in accordance with the provisions of this 8baPter. Presentation 443. (I) The petition shall be presented on ol petitiom. ,one or more of the grounds specified in section 44-L before the Election Commissioner as specified in sub-section (2) together with a deposit of 3[t~~hundred rupees] as security for costs within fifteen days .after the day dn which the result of the election was announced: Provided that if the office of the Election Commis- sioner is closed on the last day of the period of limitation as aforesaid the petition may be presented on the next day on which such office is. open : fiirvided further that if the petitioner satjsties he . Election Com&ssioner that suficient cause existed for the failure to present the petition within the eriod aforesaid the >Election Commissioner may in &s discretion condone- such failure : Provided also that in. cases where the result of the dlection was announced prior to the 26th day of January 1961, the aforeasid period of limitation shall be computed from the said ,date. [(Z) The SISubordinate Judge ] .having jurisdiction over the place at whicb the officeof the Samiti is situated shall be the Election Commissioner.] [(3) An election petition presented before a [Subordiaate Judge] may either suo motu or on application, be.transferred by the District Judge to any other [Subordinate Judge] -subord~nate to him.)

I- 1. Inserted by the Or& Z& Parishad (Amendment) Act, -1961 (or. Act 24 of 1961), s. 37. 2. Omitted by the Orissa Pauchayat Samiti and Z& Parishad (Second . Amendment) Act, 1967 (Or. Act X of 1968). s. 23. 3. Substituted by the Orissa Panchayat Samiti (Amendment ad Valida- tion) Act, f 972 (Or.Act 19 of 19721, s. 4 (a). 4. substituted by the Orissa Panchayat Samiti and Zik .Parishad (bnd ~mendmmt)'~ct,1967 (Or. Act 1 of 1968). s. 24 (a): 5. ~ubstihtcdby the Orissa Panchayat Samiti (Amendment and validation) Act, 1972 (Or. Act 19 of 1972). s. 4 (b). 6. substituted by the Orissa Pancha~ai Samiti and zilla fi&had g=ond hndment) Act, 1967 (Or. Act 1 of 1968), a 24 (b). (q The authority to whom an election petition is so transferred shall be deemed to be the Election Commissioner. (5) No candidate who has been. elected to be a member, Chairmanor ITiceChakman of a " * * * * ' Samiti shall be debarred from holding officeas such member, Chairman or Vice-Chair- man merely by reaosa of any election ,petition having been fled against fiim unless his election bas been declared void by the Election Commissioner. (6) An Election Commissioner exercising jurisdiction under this Act sbll be deemed to exercise such jurisdiction as a persona designata and not in his capacity as a Judge. 44-C. 2[(I.) An election petition may be present- pamcs to ed by any candidate at such election ,or any elector 'h"adtlO* eligible to vote at such election.] (2) A person whose election is questioned and where the petition is to the effect that any other candidate is to be -declaredelected in place of such person,

every unsuccessful candidate who has ' polled more votes than ,such candidate shall be made opposite party to the petition. Contents of 44-D. (1) An election petition- petition. (a) shall contain a connse statement of the material facts on which the petitioner relies; (b) shall set. forth full particulars of any corn@ practice that the petitioner alleges, including as full a statement as possible-of the riames of the parties alleged to bave committed such &mpt practice and the date and lace of the commission of each such pradice; anf (c) shall be signed by the petitioner and s ~figos verified in O;e manner laid down i'n . the Code of Civil Procedue, 1908 for the verification of pleadings. (2) Any schedule or annex& to the petitiop shall also be signed by the petitioner and ve~ified in the same manner as the petition.

I. The wordsY1p&khad or" ornittcd by the Orissa Panchayal Samiti aod Zilh Parishad (Second Amendment) Act, 1967 (Or. Act 1 of 1968). s. 3.- . 2. Substituted by the Orissa Panchayat S@ti (Amendment pnd valid&. tion] Act, 1972 (Or. Act 19 of 19721, s. 5. 162 Tm ORESA PANCHAYATSAMITI ACT, 1959 [Or. Act 7

Relief that may be chi- 44-E.A petitioner may, in addition to claim- mod by tht ing declaration that the election of all or any of the petitioner. returned candidates is void, claim a further declaration that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected. Procedure 44-F. Subject to the provisions of this Act before tho (I) Elmtion and of any rules. made thereunder every election cob- petition shall be trie.d by the Election Commissioner s1onu. as nearly as may be in accordance withthe procedure s or 190s appbble under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to the trial of suits.' (2) The Election Commissioner shall not be required lo record .or to have the evidence recorded in m.but shall make-a mernorand~of the evidence sficient in his opinion for the of deciding the case. i' (3) The Election Commissioner for the purpose of deciding .any issue, shall receive so much evidence, oral or documentary, as he considers necessary and may require the production of any . evidence.

' (4) The Election Commissioner may, at any stage. of the proceedings require the petitioner to give further security for the payment of all costs incurred or which is likely to be Incurred by any opposite part and if within the the ked by him or witbin suc 2: further time- - 5s he may allow such security is not furnished,-'he may dismiss the petition.

(5) No witness or other person shall be required , to disclose the name of .the . person for whom he has voted . at an election. (6) The provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, I oc 1872 1872 shall. subject to the provisions of this Act be deemed to apply in the trial of an election ;petition. (7) Notwithstanding anything in any enactment to .the contrary no documen1 shall be inadmissible in evjdeece on the ground that it is not duly stamped or registered. (8) Reasonable expenses .'incurred by any person in attending to give evidence mayl be allowed tp *such person which &all, unless the Election Comrmssloner . fig&, be deemed to be part of the costs- (9) Any order as to wsts passed by the Elech Commissioner shall,be executed by him b n .apptica- tion made in that behalf in the same manner and by the same procedure as if it were a decree ,for the pay-

ment of money pasded by himself in a suit. ' 44-G. Any appearance, application or act-before appranrr the Election Commissioner m,ay -be made , or done' by beforoElection the party in person or by a pleader duly :appointed q~mmis- , . . . to . act on his behalf : . . BlonCT. Provided that it shall be open to the Election

Cammissioner to direct any party to appear in . person , whenever the Election Commissioner ,, considers it nwsary! . . . .-, 44-H. The Election ~ommissi6ner~'shall'have the powers which are vested. iq a murf under.the. Code of cod-'e~ection 5 of 1908 Cid. Procedure, 1908, whkn ,trying a :&itm. .in respect ,,,*

of the following matters, namely :- , , - . -.. - , . (a) discovery and inspection; . ,

(b) enforcing the attendance.of. witnesses, and j1 requiring the deposit.of thek, expenses; i (c). compelling the production .of.doc-ents; (d) examining witnesses o&oith;',':: - , . , (e) .granting adjournben~; I Cf) reception of evidence taken on affidavit; and I (g) issuing conlmissions for the examination - ,. - . . 5. -.. . .-of.: witnesses ;

,.4 ' : . . ..., . - ,..and, ~&$summofi. a,nd:,,e~a&~i?q:@zq;!u :,-a& -person- whose -&vide?1ce.-appears v .to :, lt . .hted. and shall be diemedto be a'-'&vil 'court wit& . the meaning 'of sections. 480 and42 of the 5 of 1898 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. . - . ' 44-1. (I) When in an election petition a declara- . tion that any candidate..other- than the , returned tion when !"'mfd* candidate has been duly el~M-is chimed, the returned I caodidate or any &her party may give evidence to . I prove .that the:election of such ~ndidatewould have been void 'if he had been the -retuned candidate . and a petition ,had been presented calfing in question . . his election ; Provided that 'the reked cacclidate or . such . other party as aforesaid shall not be entitled to give. such evide*~unless he has, within fourteen days 164 THEORISSA PANCHAYAT SAMITI ACT, 1959 [Or. Act 9

from the date of commencement of the trial, given notice to the Election Commissioner of his intention to do so and has also given the security and the further security referred to in sections 44-B and 44-F respectively. (2) Every notice referred to in sub-section (I) shall be accompanied by the statement and particulars required by, section 44-D in the case of an election petition and shall be .signed and verified in like manner. Dtctionof 444. (I) If the Election Commissioner, after qmmis-E1etiOn .making such enquj., as he deems necessary, finds in uoncr. respect of any person whose election is called in question by a petition that his election was valid, he shall dismiss the petition as against such person and may award costs at his discretion. (2) Zf the Election Commissioner finds that the election of any person was invalid, it shall either-

, (a) declare a- casual . vacancy to bave been created; or fb) declare another candidate to have been duly elected ;

whichever . course appears, in the circumstances of the case to be more appropriate and in either case, may award costs at his discretion. (3) In the event of the Election Commissioner declaring a casual vacancy to have been created, it shall direct the Collector of the district or other authority prescribed,in this.behalf to take proceedings for filling the vacancy. (4) All orders of the Election Commissiond '1s hall, subject to the order passed in an appeal, if my, be hal and conclusive]: provided that the Election Comniissioner may, on application presented within one month from the date of any of the orders made under this section or under section 44-K by any person agdeved review such order on any ground and may, pending dccidon in review, direct stay of operation.of such order. -- 1. Scb stituted by the' OrbPanchayat Samjti (Amengment ma Vauda' , {iodAct, 1972 (Or.Act 19 of I%!), S, f. 44-K. At the time of making an order under othct orders section 44-J the Election Commissioner shall also boyyzdO make an order- EIqrion +mmis- stoncr. (a) declaring any candidate found to have committed any corrupt practice to be disqualified. for any period not exceeding five years for being elected as a member . '. of the I* " Sadi " * * . or for being appointed to or retained in any office or employment in the '* * * Saniiti, and .

(b) Gng the total amount of costs payable and specifying the persons by and to whom

costs shall be paid.. . '

44-L. Grounds for (1) rhe ~lection Commissioner shall dcclanng declare the election of a returned candidate void, if election : he is of the opinion- void. (a) that such person committed during or in respect of the election proceedings a corrupt practice as specified in' section' 44-N;

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d. -. . . (b).that, such person declared to be elected - + by reason df 'the improper 'rejection' or ... ., admission of one ,or more votes or for any -' 'other reason was not duly 'elected by a . . . ">.'r. maiority ' of lawful . -vat es ; . . , , .'. ..

, (c) that such-.person;-was .QquaUed for election under the @rovisi,onsof this .4ct; or

I. . (d) that any norninatior! paper has been imm properly rejected. (2) The ,election. shall not be declared void merely on the ground of .any mistake in the forms required thereby or of any error, irregularity or informality on the part of the Officer or Officers charged - 1. omitted :by the brinl.Panchayat Samiri and Zill;l Parishad (Sand Amendment) Act, 1967 (Or. Act 1 of I968), si 3; , . 2. Omitted by ibid, s. 25, - .. , , ( 24 La\v-!7- ) 166 THEORISSA PANCHAYAT SMITI ACT, 1959 [or. Aa7

with carrying out the provisions of this Actor of any rules made thereunder unless such mistake, error, irregularity or iafornxality has materially affected the . , result of the election. Grounds for which a 44-M. If any person who has lodged a petition candidate has, in addition to calling in question theelection of the ~~~e,:~~dreturned' candidate, claimed a declaration that he caadidntc himseif or ally other candidate has been duly elected . and the EElsction commissioner^ is. of opinion- have been elccted. (a) that in- fact the petitioner or such other candidate received a majority of the valid votes; or (b) that but for the votes obtained by ihe ' , returned candidate by 'a corrupt practice the petitioner or such other candidate would 'have obtained a majority of the valid votes; the EIectio~l Commissioner shall after declaring the election ofthe returned candidate to be void declare the petitioner or such other candidate, -as the case may

be, to have been duly elected. , 'Corrupt 44-N.The following shall be deemed- to be . practices. mrru t practices for the purposes of this- Chapter, - name$-P (1) bribery, that is to say, any gilt,. offer or promise by a ,%didate or by any other .perSon on his behalf of any gratification to any person whomsoever- . (i) with the object, WectIy or indirectly of inducing- (a) a person to stand or not to stand as or to withdraw from being ,a candidate; ,or to retire from contest at such election; or (b) an elector to, vote or refrain.frorn voting . as. such. election; or (ii) 3s a reward to- ,[a) a person for standing or refsaining from .! standing as a candidate, or for having , withdrawn his candidature or for having retired from -contest; or (6) an elector for having voted or for refrain- ing from voting.

~x~kanafi~n-~orthe purposes of this clause, the term 'gratification' includes all forms of entertainment and all forms of empIoyment for rewards; but it does - - not include the payment of any expenses bonafidely

incurred for ' the purposes of such eIection.

. ., (2) undue influence, that is to say, any direct or - indirect.interferc!:ee -or attempt to interfere on the .. part of a candidate or any other persoxr. on his behalf, with the free exercise of the electoral right- of any person :

(a) without prkjudice to the generality of the ' provisions of this clause any such person as is referred to therein, who-

- (i) threatens any candidate or any elector or a person in whom a candidate or an elector . 'is .interested, with injury of any kind includiig social ostracism and ex-comrauni- . cation or of expulsion from any caste or community; . or -. (Ii) induces or attempts to induce a candidate or an elector to believe that he, or any ersoa in whom he is' interested will gecome or. will be rendered an object of: divine displeasure or spiritual censure,

shall be deemed to inidere with the free exercise of the electoral right of such candidate or elector within the meaning. of this clause; and

. (b) a dgclaration of public policy, or a promise of public action or the mere exercise of a legal right without intent to interfere with an eIectoral ' righi, shall not be de.emed to be interference within the meaning of this clause; 168' THEORISSA PANCHAYAT SAMITI ACT, 1959 lor. Act 7

(3) the systematic appeal- by a candidate or by any other person on his behalf to vote or refrain from voting on grounds of caste, race, community or religion or of the use of national symbols, such as the National Flag or the National Emblem for the furtherance of the prospects of the candidate's election ;

(4 the publication by the candidate or by any other person on his behalf of any state,ment of fact which is false and .which he either believes to be false or does not believe to be true iiz relation to the personal character .or conduct of any candidate, or in relation to the candidature or withdrawal or retirement from contest of any candidate, being a statement reasonably calculated to prejudice the prospect of that candidate's election ;

(5) the hiring or procufing, whether on payment or otherrvise, of any vehicle or - vessel by a candidate or by any other person on his behalf,for the conveyance of any elector, other than the candidate or any member of his family to or from any,polling station or place fixed for -the poll :

provided that the hiring of vehide or vessel by an elector or by several electors at'their joint cost for purpose of conveying him or them to or from any such polling station or place fixed for the poll, shall . - not be deemed to be a corrupt practice. under this clause if the vehicle or vessel so .hired is a vehicle or vessel not propelled-by mechanical power- :

Provided further that, the use of any - public transport vehicle or railway carriage by any elector at his own cost for the purpose of going to or coming , from any polling station or place, shall not be deemed to be a corrupt practice under this clause.

Explmtnfion-In this clause the expressibn "vehicle" means any vehicle used or.capable of.being used for the purpose of.road, transport whether' propelled by mechanical power -or, otherwise and whether used for drawing, other vehicles or .other- . . wise ; .I , (Sec. 44-0) (6) the obtaining or procuring or abetting. or attempting to obtain or procure by a candidate or by any other person on his behaIf of any 'assistance, other than the casting of a vote for the furtherance of the prospects of the candidate's efection from any person in the service of the Government Or in t Ile zmploy of any local Authority.

0.(I) The petitioner may, at any time Wfihdrawul withdraw the election petition fled by him on payment p~~~~~~~- to the respondent such cost,as he might have incurred or such portion thereof as the Election Commissioner may direct :

Provided that if there- are more petitioners than one, no appfication to withdraw the election petition sbll be made except with the consent of all the petitioners.

2[(2) No application to withdraw an election ~etitionshall- be granted if, in the opitiion of thc I I Election Commissioner, such application has been ! induced by any bargain or consideration which ought I not to be allowed.

(3) If the application is granfed-

(a) the Election commissioner s hali direct that the notice of withdrawal shaII be published in the Official Gazette and, in such other manner as he may specify . and- thereupon tIie notice shalI be published accordingly ; . .

(b) a person who might himself have been

a petitioner may, within fdurteen days I of such publication, apply to be substituted as petitioner io place of the party withdrawing, and upon compliance with

1. Remmbered by the orka Panchayat Samiti [Amendment md v*. ' tion) ~ct,1972 (Or. Act 19 of 1972). s. 7.

2. hdcd by , , . - (secs. 44-P-44-Q)

the conditions, if any, as to the security, A shall be .entitled to be so substituted and to continue the proceedings upon such terms as the Election. Commissioner may .deem fit.]

44-P.l[(l)J An election petition shall abata only on the'death cf .the petitioner or where there are more than one petitioner on the death of all the petitioners and such abatement shall be co~flluni~ cated to the concerned ' 2* * * Block Develop~ntOfficer by the EIection - Coinmissionq.l . ,.

3[(2) Where the election petition abates uder - sub-section (I) the El&tionb Commissioner shall cause the fact to be published - in such manner as he may deem fit.

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(3) Any - person who might bimself have been a petitioner may, within fourteen days of such publication, .apply to be substituted as petitioner and upon compliance' with the conditions, if any, as to security, shall be entitled to be so substituted and . . to wntinue the .proceedings upon such $eirns as . . the Election Commissioner may deem fit,]

. 4j44-~.Any aggrieved by an order passed -. by the Election Commisaomr under subsection (1) or.subsection (2) of section 44-J May, witbin such period as may be prescribed, prefer an appeal before the Distrkt Judge having jurisdiction.]

1. wumbered by the OrbPanehayat Samiti . Vlmendmunt and Validatma) Act, 1971 (Or.,Act 19 of 19Xt), s. 8. . 2. Omitted by the Or- ~anchayat -ti ,andZllla Parishad (md AmendmentJ:&, I967 {Or: Act 1 of 1968), s. 26. ' 3. Znsertad by thc Orissa Padmyat Samiti (Amendmsnt and V&dati@ Act, 1972 (Or. Act 19 of 1972), a. 8. . (Sec. 45) CHAPTER VII

45, (1) A shall not be eligible to skdf2J;~ for election 2[under ' sub-section (2) of section 161 c o ~ i n g a . membcc and if he- ~ontinuim a mtmbti;

(a) j* * * ' * * . .

(6) [ is not ordinarily .residing 'within . the Block ; or]

(c) is of unsound mind ; or . . (6)is an,applidnt to be adjudicated as an insolvent or' is an undischarged. insol: vent ; or , . -. -. (i)is a deaf-mute or js suffering : from leprosy , ' or $-uberculosis ;,-or

(f) is. wnvicted of an . election ofPen6 under , -- any law -for the time being in force ; or. , , I ' (g] is not a citizen'of India ; orm {h) is .convicted for an offence invloving moral twpitude' ; or .

(i) KQMS any OBC~ if piofit utlciirVthe

, , or Central Govefment , or any Lad '; or . i' authortity, u) is a.teacher in any school recognised udder the provisions of the Orissa Education , Code for the time being in -force ; or . . (k) holds the ofhof a Minister either in the Central or in the State Goverhment ; or , .

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, 1. ~ubstiktedbi the Orissa Wa Parishad (Amenbment) Act, 1961 (or. Ad 24 of ]%I), S. 38. 2. Substituted by the Orissa Panchayat Sadti &d,ZiHa Par&bad (Amendmmt) Act, 1965 (Or.Act ,I of JPW, a. 8 (0 (a]. 3. omittad. by ~a s. 8' (0 (6). 4. Subrtitntcd by ~4a. 8 (0 (c). ' [(k-1) is a member of the House of the People or of the Council of States or of the State Legislahie ; or ] (I) has been dismissed from service of the State or Central Government or any . Local authority ; or (m)has been in arrears of any tax, fee or rate due by him to any Grama Panchayat for a continuous period of two years ; or [(m-1) being a member of any society registered under the - Orissa Co-operative Societies Act, ,1951 has faded to pay orbAm 11 any arrears of any kind accrued due byd 19522. him to .such society for a continuous period .of two years or more ; or]. (n) is in the habit of encouraging litigation . in the villages and has been declared to be so on enquiry by the prescribed authority in the prescribed manner ; or (0) is interested in a subsisting contract made with or any work being done for the Sarniti ' [or, any Government] excel;: as a share-holder other .than a Director in a Company or except as may be prescribed; or (p) 'is a paid. and retained legal practitioner on behalf of the Samiti :

, Provided. that the disqualification under clause (k) of (1) may be removed by the Government in the prescribed manner.] . (2) An eleded miember of a Samiti '[including the Chairman and Vice-chaifnianl shall cease to be a . member if he- ' [(i) is not ordinarily residing within the Block or ceases to so reside or is or becomes subject to any of the other disqualifi- cations specified in sub-section (I) ; or] *

1. Inserted by thc Orissa Panchaynt Samili and Zilfa Parishad (Amendment) Act, 1965 (or. ~~t 1 of 1966), s. 8 (i) Id).

' 2. Mted by ibid, s. 8 (I) (e). 3. ~nkrtedby ibid., '.s. kl :i) 1). 4. Inserlcd by the Orisw Pancha~at Sa~niti (Amendment) Act, 1977 Or.Act 13 of 1977). s. h (a)(i). h 5. Substituted by ;bid., 5. 8 (ii: (a). '((ii) has been continuousIy absent from the BIclck for more than six months without prior intimation in writing,- (a) in the case of a Chairman, to the Samiti; (b)in the case of any other member or Vice-Chairman, to the Chairman; or] (iii) has absented himaelf from three consecutive [ordinary] meetings of the Samiti without the previous permission in writing of the Samiti; 3[or] [(iv) being a legal practitioner appears or acts as such against the Samiti.]

(3) Where a person ceases to be a member under clause Cf) of sub-section (I), he shall be restored to office for such portion of the term of office as may remain unexpired as the date of such restoration, if the sentence is reversed or quashed on appeal or revi- sioq or the offence is pardoned or the disqualification is removd-by an order of the Govelment and any person fdllng the vacancy in the interim period shall, on such restoration, vacate the office.

7[8[ 45-A. No persoh shall be eligible to stand for NO person to election under section 16 for more than one Samiti.1 etand,,,- for one Samiti. ------A- --- -. - 1. Substituted by the ~rissa~ancha~ai Samiti (Amendment) Act, 1977 (Or : . , ' Act 13 of 1977 ), s. 6 (n) (ii). , . 2. laseaed by the Orissa Zilla Parishad (~inendment)Act, 19.J (Or. Act 24 of 1961). s. 38 (6) (ii). 3. Inserted by thc OrissaPanchayut Ssmiti and Zilla Patishad (Amend- ment) Act, 1965 (Or. Act 1 of 19661, s. 8 (ig (b). 4. Added by the Orissa Zilla Parishad (Amendment) Act, 1961 (Or. Act 24 of 196 I), s. 38 (b)(iii). 5. Sub-smtions (4) and (5) were omitted by the Orissa Panchayat Samiti and Zilta Perishad (Second Amendment) Act, 1967 (Or. Act 1 of 1968). s. 27 (a). 6. Ornitled by the Orisse Pancheynt Samiti (Amendment) Act, 1977 (Or. ~ct13 of 1977), s. 6 (6). 1. 7. Insei~edby the Orissa Zilla Pnrishad (Amendment) Act, 1961 (Or. Act , 24 of 1961), s. 39. 8- Substituted by the Oriss-a Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Pariahed mnd Amendment) Act. f 967 (Or. Act 1 of 1968), S. 28. 174 Ta OWA PANCHAYATSAW ACT,1959 [ Or. Act 7

Dttrkt 45-B. (1) Whenever it is alleged that any member Jud$e to utclds W-of a I* * Samiti is or has become disquaEed, or th?f d&- -whenever any such member is himself in doubt whether qUd*''O'L' or not he is or has become disqualified such member or any other member may, and the Chairman at the request of the '* * Samitis =* * shall, apply to the District Judge, having jurisdictioa over the place where. the offia of the ?* *: Samiti, ** * rs situated, for a decision on the allegation or doubt. (21, The District Judge, '[ after holding m enquiry ~n.the prescribed manner ] shaJl determine' whether or not such member is or has become disqumed and his deciSion shall be M.

' (3) Pending such decision the member shall be eatitIed to' act as if he was not disqumed.

PhlIure of 4[45-C. If for any reason whatsoever any of aIaio~ the electorates fails to return a andidate in accordance with any of the provisions of this Act, a fresh election shall be held in ,respect of the vacancy on such date and in such manner as may be prescribed and in case the electorate still fails to, return a member at such fresh election, the State Government shall nominate a person who is otherwise eligible to be elected and the person so nominated shall, subject to the provistons of sub-section (2) of section 45 be

, . tohe -., deemed been validly: and properly elected.]

~&nat6on 6[46. The Chairman, Vice-Chairman or any of- member of the '* * Samiti may resign his office , ~lccCbair- manma as such Chairman, Vidhairman or member by mombers.

1. OmiW by tho Orifisa Psncbayat Samiti and 2% Parishad (Sccond ~tmtdm~t) 1~~1 (Or*ACtLd1968),S.3- .. L. Omitted by 161d, s. 29.

1. substituted by th OIi9~3.Pmch~at S-fi (Gmendmeut) Act. 1970 (Or. Att 25 of 1970), 1. 2 4. substituted by tbe Orissa Panebayat Shti and Wa Parishad (Amendment) Act, f 965 (Or. Act 1 of IPm, 3. 10. 5. wtim 45-D omitted by tho OhPanchayat Samiti (Amendment) Act, 1969 (Or. A& m of 1969),

a. 2. I " 6. Subb;tu[ed.bythe O&9a Zlk Parishad (Amendment) Act 1961, (Ot. Act 24 of 19611, a. 40.

7, Omitted by f& Orissa Pancbayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad (Aniendmtnt) Act, 1967 (or.~ct 1 oC 1968), s. 3. giving notice in writing l* * * to the Samiti. Except in a case where the person resigning delivers the notice of resignation ersonally to i* * * the Block Development 0P cer, such officer shall, on receipt of a notice of resignation, obtain confirmation from the person concerned as to its genuineness. A resiguation delivered personally or ,m&med as aforesaid shall take effect sa. and from the date on whi* the notice was received.]

'[ 4M. (I) Notwithstanding anything con- =piof tained in any la9 for the time being infore the Sarpanch or smpq{- of a' Grama Panch-ayat shall cease to be the Sarpanch in tb S-ti. with effect from the date on which he ceases to be a member of the Samiti, by tendering his- resignation or otherwise. (2) In the we of dissolution or supers&sion of ,a Grama Fanchayat the Collector shaIl nominate - a person to represent the Gritma Panchayat in the Samiti during the period of such dissolution or supersession ; provided that such person is qthemise eligible to be elected as a member of such .&ma Pwchayat and the 'person so nominated shag for dl purposes be deemed to be a member of ~e Samiti.]

46-B. (I) Where at a meeting of the ,. f * * S&ti vat. of w specially.convened ~IIthat -behalf resolutionis-passed, supported by a majority of '[no less than two-thirds planand B Vim- of] the total number of members having a right to ,$! vote, &curding want of cdderice in the Chairman ssmrk or,Vicechairman of such.. - 4* Simiti the,,resolution shall:, forthwith be published by such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed and witQ effect from the date of such publication the Chairman ViceChahmn, as tJ?e case may be, shall be deemed .- to 'have vacated office.

' . b -1 omi- by the Orha Panbyat Samiti and.ql1a Parihad (Scgond ~m&d~ent)Act, 1#67 m. &tl;f1%8),~..31. -. by the Ofh Pariahad (bqdmtnt) Ac& 1961 (m. AFt 24 of-f%l), s. 41.

3. substituted by ths Orissa ~anchayat*ti and Zilla (md-kt) .. . ~4 1967 (Or. Act 1 of 1968)~8. 3% THEORISSA PANCHAYAT SAMITI ACT, 1959 [ Or* Act 7

(2) In convening a meeting under sub-section (I) and in the conduct of business at such meetiig the procedute herein specsed s0aII be followed, namely- (a) no such meeting shall be convened ex on a requisition signed by at least one-third of Ttt e members with a right to vote, along with a copy of the resolution proposed to be moved at the meeting ; '((b) the requisition shall be addressed to the sUbdi&ional Oficer] ; (c) 2[the Subdivisional Officer] on receipt of such requisition $ha11 f% the date, hour and place of such metings and give notice of the same to all the members with a right to vote, ,along with a copy of the requisition and of the proposed resolution, at least seven clear days before the date so &ed ; j[(d) the Subdivisional Oficer or when he is .unabIe to attend, any other gazetted offier not below the rank of a Sub-Deputy ColIector authorised by him, shall preside over and conduct the proceedings of the meeting ;I (e) the voting at all such . meetings shall be by secret balIot ; Cf) no such meeting shall stand adjoud to a subsequent date and no item -of business other than the resolution for recording want of co&&= in the Chairman of the Vice-Chairman shall be taken '. up for consideration at the meeting ; '[(f-!)no such rkolution shall be taken up foi considerabon 5[udess it has been proposed by om member and has been secmded by another-member .at the meeting 3 ;

. 1, smt&d by tho Oriw Panehpyat and 2% ~arisbad&xmd Ammdm~~t)AFt, 1967 (Or; Act 1 of 1w, 33 (a).

s &bsdMod by thp OWWhaYst Ssmiti (Secwd Ammdmcnf) Act, I970 (Or. & 26 o~.UJ~ h 2 (a1 (0. '[ (f-2) after the resolution is taken up for considerat~onthe member proppsing the resolution may open the discussion thereon and other mmbers may speak on the resolution in the order in which they are called upon by the Presiding Officer : Frovided that no member shall, unless so per- -mi'tted by the Presiding Oficer, have the right to speak- more than once and if any member who is called upon dots not speak he shall not be entitled, except by-the permission of the Presiding Officer, to speak at a later stage of the discussion ; ($3) where the Chairman or, as the case may be, the Vice-Chairman,. again st whom the resolution has been tabled, is present, he shall be given an opportunity to speak by way of reply to the resolution and the discussion made at the meeting ; ($4) the presiding, officer may fix the tirne within which each member, inaluding the Ch&rnn and Vice-Chairman, shaU conclude his speech ;] (g) if the number of members present .at the meeting is less than fa majority of two-thirds] of . members having a right to vote the resolution shall stand annulled ; and (A) if the resolution is passed at the meeting supported by [a majoriv of two-thirds] of members hvin~a right to vote, [the Sub-divisional -Officer] shall forward the resolution to the authority prescribed in pursuance of sub-section (1). (3) When a meeting has been-held in pursuance of a requisition under subisection (2) for recording want of confidence in the Chairman or,viceChairman, ' as the case may be, no fresh reqUisition for a meetifig &dl be maintainable before the expiry of- (a) thrty days from the date 'of the meeting in case falling under clause (g) of sub-

section (2), and \,

by AC~, 2. substituted thc Orism ~AchayatSamiti and Zfla Parishad (Amendment) 1965. . . 1 of 1966), s. 11 (ii) lc). 3. ~ubstituttdby the 0thPaucbayat.Samiti and ma Parishad (Seccnd hendment) AH,. 1967. (Or. Act 1, of 1968), S. 33 (4...... [ Or. Act 7

(b) [one year] from the date of the meetling, In cases faUing under clause (h) of tb said sub-section or where the resolution is defeated after being considered at such meeting.

[(4) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (3) no requisition under sub-section (2) shd be maintainable in the case of a Chairman or Vice-Chairman, .as the case may be, before the expiry of ope year from the date on which such Chairman or Vice-chair roan enters office].

Term of 46-C: (I) The tern of oBce of the Chairman Offimchairman Of of the**3.Samiti.shaUbe 4[five years]. d3 Samiti and of the Existing aon- (2) The aforesaid period of '[five years] shall dcial mcm- include any period' that may elapse betyeen the expiry krs. of that period and the date on which the succeeding Chairman takes ofice.

Extension of L.46-D. The Government whenever they deem thc term of doc or elm it expedient so to do may, by notification extend from tea memben. time to time the term of office of the elected members, including that of the Chairman of all or any of the Samitis **7 SO however that the total exteaion in resped of any Samiti **' does not in the aggregate exceed two years:] [Provided that- (a) notwithstanding anything contained. in any other provision of this Act, if at any time, the Government, either on petition filed in that behalf -- --he. --he. otissa Pancbayat Sarniti amitid Wla Parishad (Amendment) Act, 1% (Or. Act . 1 of 1966). s. 11 (ilT)+ 2. Ins& by the Orissa Panchayat SadG (Socond Amddment) Act, 1970 (Or. ~ct26 ,of 1970) s 2 (b). 3. Omitted by the Orka Panchayat Samiti and ma Parishad (Second Amcndmmt) kt, 1967 (or. Act 1 of 1968), S. 3. 4. Substituled by tht Orissa Panchayat Samiti {Amcndrnenr) Act, 1977 (of.Act I3 of 1977), s. 7. 5. Omitted by the Orissa Panchayat Samiti and Ziila Parishad (Second Am endmat) Act, 1967 (&.

Ad 1 of 19681, S. 34. 1: 6. Imrted by tbe Orissa Pawhayat Samili and Zilla Parishad (Amendment) Act, 1965 (Or. 5 of 1965). s. 3. 7. Omincd by the Orisn Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad (Sccond Amendment) Act, $967 (&. A ct 1 of 1968), , s. 35(ah 8. Added by the Orisse Pancba~atSamiti and Zilla Parishcd (&endmcnt) Act, 1967 (Or. Act S~C 1967), S. 2. of 1960 ] THEORISSA PANCHAYAT SAMTI ACT, 1959

or upon theic own motion, are satisfied that the holding of a free and fair election for reconstituting all or any of the Samitis **I is likely to be hampered due to the activties of the elected members inchding that of the Chairman of any such Samiti **' ,they may, in the general intercst of the public, by notification, reduce the term of office of the said elected members and the Chai'rrnan as extended under this section by such period as they deem fit and thereupon the members and .the Chairman as aforksaid.shal1 cease to hold office;

(b) no such notification shall be issued more than two months prior to the holding of general election to the Grama Panchayats ;

(c) nothing contained in section 49 shall apply in relation to the members and Chairman in respect of whom a notification has been issued under clause (a) ;and

(d) during the period beginning with the date of such notification and until the recons~jtution~of fhe Samiti **I **%all or any of the powers and duties of the Samiti **'and its Chairman shdl be exercised and discharged as far as may be and to such extent as the Government mRy determine by s~chperson as they may appoint in that behalf.] . ,. 147. '(1) If the elected niembers of the Sarniti~~~,,, ceases to be a member by reason of his death. &i&ation or otherwise thi vacancy so caused shaii be fdled up, so far as may be ,in the manner provided under subsection (2) of section 16 and the members so eIected shall hold office for the unexpired term of the member in whose place he has been elected.]. .

I. ~mittedbythe~rissaPanchayatSamitiand~illa~arish~dISecmdAmcndrncnt)Act, 1967 (Or. Act. 1 of 1968). s. 35(aI.

I: 2. Omitted by lMJs.35(b). :

3. Substituted by ihid, S. 3qd. '[(Z) Jf the Chairman of the 2** Sarmti ceases to be such Chairman by reason of his resignation or other wise the vacancy so caused shall be filled up, so far as may be, in the manner provided [under sub-section (3) of section 161 4[and the person filing up such vacancy shall hold ofice for the unexpired term of the Chairman in whose place he has been elected]. 1 (3) Notwithstanding anything corn ained in sub-section (I) or sub-section (Z), where a, vacancy occurs under any of the said subsections and the tcrm of ocfie of the member or the Chairman, as.the case may be, would, in the ordinary course, of events, have expired within six months of the occurrence of the vacancy, the State Go\lernment may - direct that the vacancy be left unfilled until the next general election : Provided that the said vacarlcies shall bz filled in the manner provided in sub-section (I) or, as the case may be, sub-spction (2) if the tern] of office of the elected members including that of the Chairman of tkx Samiti is extended under section 46-D.] Vacaocy not 48.' No act or proceeding of the *** Samiti shall procced~og~.be questioned'on account of any vacancy in the membership or any defect or irregularity in any such act, or proceedisg not affecting the merits GE the case. a Interim pcri- 6[(49. (1) The term of office of non-.official ~a to be wi- member of the 2** Samiti, other than those who: have thin Iht t-m been elected therto, shall be deemed to include any of 06ce. period which may elapse between the date on which the member ceases to ' be "*** '[a Sarpanch] and the date from which the succeeding member hblds/office in the Z** Samiti.

1. ~ddedby the Orissa Zilla Parishad (Ardendmcnt) Act, 1961 (Or.Act 24 of 19611, s. 42. 2 Omitted by the Orissa Pancbayat Samiti and ZiUa Parishqd (Second Ammdmcnt) Act, 1967 (Or. Act 1, of 1968), s. 3. 3. Substituted by ibid, s. 36 (b). 4. Addcd by thc Orisw Panchayat Samiri (Amwddnt and Validation) ~ct,1972 (Or. Act 19 of 1972), a. 10. 5. brted by the Orissa Panchayat Samili (AmtndmcnO Act, 1975~(0r.Act22 of 197~),s.2

6. Substituted by the Orissa ZilIa Parishad (Amcndmcnt) Act, 1960 (Or. Act 18 of 1960), 5.8.

*, 7. Omitted by thc?drissa ~illaParishad (Amendment) Act, I961 (Or. ~ct24 of ;%I), s. 43. 8. Substituted by the Orissa Panzhcyt Samiti and ZilIa Parishad (Second Amenbent) Act, 1967 Or, Act 1 of 1968). s. 37(a). , , , (Sees. 50 -51) (2) The term of ofice of the member elected under1 ** *[s~b-section~(2)of section -16-shall be, if at the date of the expiry of the term ofoace specifiedinl** subsection (4) of section 16,] the remaini-ng non-offickl members-in the "5arniti do not include a woman or a member of the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, as the case may be, deemed to include the period bet ween the date aforesaid and the date from which the suweding member holds office in the 3** Szmiti. 4** ** (a) On the expiry of the term' df fie elected mein- bers .of a '**Samiti fresh eIections shall be held within the periodand in-the manner as may be- prescribed]. 50. (I) No non-official member of a '**, Samiti to recclvem~mbers shalI , receive or ;be paid any salary or other remuncra- rernuncration for services rendered by him in any capacity whatsoever except with the sanction of the Government but shall be allowed travellin,g a IIowance for such purpoes and at such rates as may be prescri b- ed. (2) The 'official members of the 3** Samiti shall be ehtitled to travelling allowances according to rules applicable to them; 51.(I) 'Notwith tanding anything contained in. any Appointment of employees law,. rule, order or contract in force on the date of of the~istri- - constitution .of a3**Samitithe Governant may direct ct Board cal Board etc that the - employees . of any District Board, shall-be to the samitj: appointed under the >**' Samiti or the Government etc. according- to their quaacation and nature tif, duties assigned to them in the said- Board and therupon such employees shall be employees- of the . said District Bosr.rd become employees of the3**Sa.Ctiof as the-casegay be. Such empk;yces skid, as far as practicable, be appointed to posts of c? grade or class similar to the one they were holding pre-:i ously. (2) The qipoinment under sub-section (I) shall be deemed .to be a conthuatian of service of the emp- loyecs and he shall be en~tledtothe-benefitsofhis - previous service as regards leave or provident fund, T,+~cI! accrued to him before such appointment. -I.. --- - 1. 0mii:cd by t ;,t Orisr.a I'mchayat Samiti and Zi Parishad (Sccond Amendmeat) Act, 1967, (Or. Act 1 nf 1Y68). 5. 37 13- 2. Substituted :he Orisa ?~achayat SEmiti anil Zilla- Parishad (Amendment) Act, 1965 (Or.Act 1 of 1966j, s. ;4 @I. 3. Omittcd by :?LC OOrissa F~ncbwaiSamiti and Zilh Parishad ESwnd Amendment), 1967 (Or. Act 1 d 1963), S. 3. 4. Orni~tedby the 0-a Fanchayxt Samiti and Zilla ~kirhad{Ameadrnmt) Act, 1965 (Or. Act 1 of-1966), s. 44 GO. THB ORISSAPANCHAYAT SAMITI ACT, 1959 [ Or. Act 7

Chsirnlan, '152. (1) The Chairman, the Vice-Chairman and Vic>C hnir- man and em- the employees of the Samiti shall be deemed to public pablic?inyrLi~~bcservants within the meaning of section21 of'the vnnts. ""' Indian Penal Code. 45 of 1866 (2) The employees of the Samiti shall be governed by the Orissa Government Servants' Conduct Rules, 1959.1

Pmtection 53. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceed- action taken ing shall lie against any person in respect of anything under thc AC~. done or intended to be done in good faith under this Act or the ruks made thereunder.

~~timof 54. No suit or other legal proceedings, shall mlL.Orpro- be instituted against any2** Samiti or the Chairman, member or employee thereof in respect of any act purporting to be done by them in theit official capacity, until the expiration of two months next after notice in writing has been delivered-to or left at the oEce of- (a) in the case of a suit or proceeding agnjnst the 2* * Samiti, the Chair- man; and (b) in the case of a suit or proceedingagaidst the Chairman, member or employee, delivgied to them or left at their office stating the cause of action, the name, description and place of' residence of the plhM or petitioner and the relief which he cl& and the plaint or petition shall cont&n a statement that such notice has been so delivered or left.

3[54-A. (I) The Government may, either 8~0motu w+sion and ,, or on an applicatibn from any person interested, call for and examne the record of a Samiti * rl! in respect of any proceding '[(incIuding any praceu- ding under section 46-B)] or the correctness, legality w ropriety of any decision or order passed thetein adif, in any case, it appears to the Government that any such dicision or order should be modikd, annulled or 'reversed or remitted for reconsideration, they may pass orders accordingly: 1. sukritutd oy gt 0rissaPancba~d.Samiti (Ammhu~tand Validation) AG~,1~2 (&. 1b of ,19721, s. 11. 2. 0-J by the Orha Panchayat *ti and ma Parkhad (Sscond Amcndmmt)~ct, fm(or. Act 1 of 19681, 5. 3. 3. Insatted by the Or& *had (bmendmentl Aa, 1961 (Or.Act 24 af 19611, r, 4 4, Omitted by the Orissa Pancha~at Shti and ZiIb Pariahad (SecortZ Amkt1qs 5 \5 ch Act I of 1.#8) s. 39.

5.hxrted by the Orissa P?nchp,yaL Sar.0'; ~~'~fi-;-:~::G,';' ..hs .,% {A- Art 1ZnF10771 e Q Provided that the Government shall not pass sny order prejudicial to any party unlcss such party has had an opportunity or making a representation. (2) The Government may stay the execution of any such decision or order pending the exercise of their powers under sub-section (1) in respect thereof. (3) The Government may, sue. motu at any time or on an application received from any person interested within ninety days of the passing of an order under sub-section (I), review any such order if it was passed by them under any mistake, whether of fact or of law, or in ignorance of any material fact. The provisions contained in the proviso to sub-section (I) and in sub-section (2) shall apply in respect of any proceeding ulider this sub-section as they apply do a proceeding under sub-section (I). (4) Erery application preferred under sub-section (I) or sub-section (3) of thjs section shall be accompanied by a fee of fifteen rupees.

54-B.The Gover~ment may, by notification, DeIegati o n delegate all or any of their powers under this Act of~ers- except those conferred upon them by sections 20,3g, 41, 42, 57, 57-A and '58 to any person or authority subordinate to them and may, in likemanner, withdraw any- power so delegated. The exercise of any powers delegated wider this section shall be subject to such restrictions, limitations and conditions and to such control and revision by such authority as may be specified in the nw~cation.]

55. No suit or proceeding referred to in sectionLim;ration 54 shall, unless it be a suit or proceedi'ng for the recovery of immovable property or for a declaration of .title thereto, be commenced after,the expiry of six months from the date od which the cause of action mse or in the cask of a -coptinuing injury or damage after the expiry of six months from the date of cessation thereof.

%,;All amounts due to be recovered under this.8,;;;~;; Act *shall witho~tprejudice to any other mode oftosdti. recovery &berecoverable as arrears of land revenue. 2 8'4 THE ORISSAPANCHAYAT SAMITS ACT, 1959 [Or. ~c.7

Paw to 57 (])The Government, may after previous publi- makc rulcs. cation, make rules1 cons istent with the provisions of this Act to carry out a11 or any of the purposes of this Act and prescribe forms for any matter for which they consider that a form sh~uldhe provided. (2). In rticular, and witho~tprejudice lo +he generality o the foregoing poivcr, such des may pmvidc for- (i) the conditions -subject lo which property may be acquired or transferred by sale, mortgage, lease, exchangc or otherwise by a Samiti; (ii) regulating the duties, functions and powers of a Samiti;- (iii) generally dkttermining the relations between 2, Grama Panchayats and Sarnitis and for the guidance of Samiris in all rnaiicrs connected with the carrying out of the provisions of this Act; 3[ (iii-a) reguia tion of all eIections under this Act including deposits to be made by candidates at an electionto th~ofice of the Chairman, the conditions for forfeiture of" refund of such deposit and the qualificatic~ns. of a proposer or seconder;] (iv) any other matter which has to be or may- be prescribed-under this Act. (3) All rules made under this section shall be laid. before the Legislative Assembly as scion as possible after thcy are made for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one or more sessions and shall be subject to such modificatibm as the Assembly may make during the said period. power to 157-A. (1) Subject to such rules as may be ..- ma"bpIWSS. made, a Samiti may, withtheapprovalofthe Collector, make by+aws for cqrrying out any of the'purposm for which it IS constituted]. 1. For rules see Orissa Garcite, Extraordinary, dald the 3rd Dectmhr, IWO (No 7511 snd dated the 18th January, 1961 (No 61). 2. omitted by the Orissa Panchnrat Samiti and Zilla Padshad (Scad Amcndmcot) Act, 1967 (Or. Act 1 of r968), s. 40. 3. Inserted tbc Orirsn Pan~hayatSamili (Amendmenl) Act,-I977 (Or, Att 13 of ,977). E.% 4. Wried ~y the Qrissa Zille Parishad (Amtadmnt) Ad,. 1961 (Or, Act 24 of 1961), L 45. 5. Subiitutcd b tbe Orik Peochyat Simiti aad Zilla Parkdud (Swm hmcadmtntl Act. 196r (Or. Act I of 1968). $41. c2) The Government shaIl have power to make . rules regarding the procedure for making of bye-laws under this section, the publication thereof and the date- on which they shall come into effect.] '1 58. (1) The Government may, from time to ~ssueif order and time, with a view to ensure the proper fanctioning of removal d the ** Samitis and the -proper - implementation of the dacu~tra. provj'sions of this issue such administrative orders, directions and instructions a9 they deem fit not in- consistent with the aforesaid provisions and the rules made thereunder for the guidance of the * * Sami tis. (2) Without prejudice to the' provisions of sub- section (I) if any doubt or ditficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Governmedt may,. as occasion may require, do anything which appears to them necessary for the purpose of removing the doubt or difEcu1ty.l

58-B. (1) Every 5* * * ~amiti'with its TranJtror~ members, Chairman and Vice-Chairman a$ on the Pmisiona. date of its first constitution shall be deemed to have been legaZIy and validly constituted and shall be deemed to have been vested with all powets,.functions and duties under this Act fully and effectively notwith- shading the deficiency, defect, aegality or irregularity, if any-

(a) in such . constitutioi, or ' the nomination, election or appointment as the case may , be of such members, Chairman or Vice- Chairman, or in any of .the proceeding relating thereto, or (b) in any of the proviiions of, or in relation to .any of the rules, orders, notices or notifications made or issued or purporting to have been so made or issued under this Act or any action taken or things done or puyporting to have been so taken or done - in pursuance of the s@ provisions, or 1- Sub!tituted by the Orissa Zilla Parishad (Arnen@entl Act. 1961 (Or. Act 24 Zfr%l),1. (6, 2. Omtfcd by fie Orissa Plocbayat Samiti and U Pvilhad (Sand Ammdrnmt) Act 1961 (Or. Act, 1 . ~1 1968), s. 42. 3. Ins&ted by the 0risd ZUla &ishad (Amendment) All, 1961 (Or. Act, 24 of 1961). r 47. 4. Repded by the Orissa &slAct, -1962 (On:Act. 11 of 1962). s. 2 and schedule, 5. Omitted by the Orha Pancbayat SamiB and UaP&ad {budAmendment) Act, 1967 (OT. Act 1 of 196%). s. 3. , TElB ONSSAPANCHAYAT SAMITX ACT, 1959 [ Or. Act ( Sch. )

(c) in tbconstitution .of -or membership in the bodies forming the electorates for the purposes of election to the said * * * Samitis. (2) Where for the purposes of the fist constitution of a ~amiti,any normnation has been made in .respect of a seat to be held by an dected member, not being a nomination made by reason .of any failure on the part of an electorate.to return a member, the person so nominated shall . qse' to hold office as member with effect from the date'the member elected . in accordance with-the provisions of this Act and 'the des made 'thereunder assumes charge of office; but suck menbe1 shall be -deemed to have held office with eE&-from the date of the fist cpnstitution of the Samiti. .. Explmration-For the of this Act the 26th day of January, 1961 shall be deemed to be the date of the first constitution of the Sa-initi and also tlie date from which its members on its fist consti- tntioa shall be deemed to have held office. (8) *e proigions of tbi; ': section shall have effect notwithstanding anythin to the contrary in any of the ether provisions of t 's Act.] . , L SCHEBULE . , . (Enactments repealed) -. . . ' (See section 2) .- Number qnd yeat Short title Extent of r-1 Be& Act 3 of 1885 .Bihar snd Orissa Local T h t whole Self-Government Ac t., .1885.

Madras :Act 14 of 19% Madrm Loeal Boards T h s whole ' . , Act, 1920. Ma+ Act 14 of 1920 . Madm Local Boards T h e wholo Act, 1920 as applied to the distr'ict of Koraput. Orissa 'Actb'bf' 1939 The SamhaIpur ha1 T h a whole Self-Govarnmchtt Act, 1939. Orissa Act 22 of 1950 OhLocal Govern- T h e whqb ment ht, 1949. - I- 1.-Omlttd ?.tho MuPmchayat Sdti and Zills Parkhad ( Secono edmmt) AIL 1967 (0r.Aetlo 1968). &S. ANNEXURE Provisions of the Amending Acts not incorp~ratd in the original Act. THE ORISSA ZILLA PARISHAD (AMBWMBNT) ACT, 1961 ( ORISSAACT 24 OF 1961 )

38. (1) * * * mmdmtnt * * of aectlon 45, Orissa Act (2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (2)T.d 1960. of section 45 of the principal Act a member of the Samiti who is subject to the disquaWcation specsed in clause (j)of sub-section (I) of the said section on the date of commencement of this Act shall cease to I remain such a member on the expiry of the period of ninety days from the said date, unless, he earlier ceases to be so disquaWed.

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48. (I) All actions taken, things done or orderssa* made or purporting to have been taken, done or made under the rules made or urpqrting to have been made under the principal Ict in respect of election getitions and disputes shall be deemed to have been taken, done or made under the provisions of the principal Act as amended by sdon 37 of this Act.

(2) All questions .relating to the disquaIi5cation. on the ground of residence of a member elected deemed to have been elected to a Samiti prior to the wmmencement of -this Act sWbe governed by the provisions of the principal Act as if this Act had never been passed.

0i-b Ordi- (3) Notwithstanding the cesser of operation of the um6 of 1960. Orissa Zilla Parishad (Miscehus Provisions) : orissa ordi. Ordinance, 1960 and the Orissa Zilla Parisbad (Miscel- laneous Provisions ) Ordinance, 1961 anything dons Emor any action Uen or purporting to have been so done or taken in- accordance with the provisions of the said Or&ances shall be deemed to have ken validly done or taken and shall have force and effect as fay and effe@vely as if the said provisions had hnWrpo&d in this Act and this Act bad been in fom at all relevant times: 188 . .. Tm ORISSA-PANCHAYAT Sm~l ACT, 1959 [Or. -Act 7 ( ANNEXUR E--corltd. )

-. Provided that any person who had been nominated wlla by Government under section 12 of the Orissa Zilla No;--6ordiaance01 Parishad (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, 1960 iw. to represent a Grama for which 110 Grama Pancbyat had been ,constituted shall cease to hold -office on and from the date with effect from which the member elected to the Samili under clause (d) of ,sub-section (1) of section 16 of.the principal Act by $he newly cqnstituted -a Panchayat, if any, holds 0%- . or on the 26th day of. January 1965, whichever is earlier. (4) Any person holding -officeas a member of a-Parishad on the dateof commencement' of this Acf by virtue of ,beipg a member of the House of' the People, the Council of States or of the State Legislature, hlI cease to hold such office with effect from the said date.

49. (1) ~otwiths~ing.aay.thing$0 the contrary oflca of tha contained in stb-scsec(jon (8). of' sectjun~~l0of thc Orir*raor ~rama Orissa Grarna Panchpats Act, 1948, ,birt .subjet:t .to 15 rMb panChayatS~the other provisions of that Act- . (a) the term it oflice of the mew hers of Gram . Panchayats constituted under the said Act shall be four years with e$ect from ..the date. specified in.the said su b-section I Pr;bvid+ that-

' (i) mepk~s'nf - Grama fanchayat first cons~tuted 9 respect of a Grania Sasdn; and (iff members of a Grama Panchayat recoristituted; Under the provisions of .the said,Act prior to ,the 26thday ..of_ Jan-ry, 1965 shall cease to hold office with effictfroh that date; (bJa![ members of Grama Panchayats wntinu- I - log to hold office under the. provisions of thr raid Act or purporting to have so coatmud i,goBce, in spite of the .defect, illegality - .or irregularity, if' any, dating thereto, immediately before the date of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have validly continued in office b the said date and also thereafter, and sE aU case to hold office with effect from the 26th day af January - I965 : Provided that where on the expiry of the term of oEce cf members of a Gtama Panqhayat all the new members for such Grama Panchayat bave in accordance with the provisions of the saiE Act bean elected or appointed prior to the date of commencement of this Act, and the Grba Pancha- ' 'yat stands reconstituted butL'for,the election of the Sarpanch and Naib-Sarpanch nothing in this clause shall be constnjed so ax to debar such new members of the Grama Panchayat from entering office in accordance with .sub-s&tion (8) of section 10 of the said Aot and -.continliingin Q%CO ti11 the 26th day of ~ahuary1965 : Provided further that such members shalI rernajn in office-after the said, date till the 6rst meeting of

, I he newly elected members of the Grama Pancha- ydt at which the Sarpanch is' elected. (2) For removal of doubts it is hereby, decked tha--in'the event- of any 'repugnazicy with sub- section @).ofsection 10 of the said Act~the'pr~visiom of this section shall-,prevail. I .. , ., 190 ?RB ORISSAPANGBAYAT S~wn ACT, 1959 (Or.Act 7

Tm ORISSAPANCHAYAT SAM^ Am ZRLA PARISHAD(AMENDMENT AND VAWDATION) ACT, 1962 (O~AACT 19 OF 1962)

Validation of 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 45-D of the Principal Act as amended by this Act- (9) where a person having been a member, not covered by sub-section (5) of the said, section, has ceased tb hold .offiwin puisuance of the sald section and no successor 'haseriterd office in accordance with subsection (21 or the second proviso to sub-Won (3) of section 6 or, .as the case may be, sub-section (5) of section 16 prior to the date of coming into force of this section such person shall subject -tothe revisions heiwercontained, be deemed to be memI! er validly hoIding office on the said date; (b) the person specified in &use fa) shall for the purposes of section 45-Dtake oath on,or before the 1st day of October 1962 at any one of the meetidgs of the Samiti cir Parishad of which he bewmes a member in pursuance of the said clause;

C) no prdgor resolution of the Samiti or Pd$ d and no decision made, orders assed, actions taken or things done' by or on bebaI? of or on the authority of the Samiti or Parishad shall be deemed to be invalid merely on the ground that all or any of the members of such Samiti or Pafishad had ceased to hold oEce in pursuance of section 45-D of the principal Act prior to the date of dnginto force of this section. TBEO~lgsllPANCHAYAT SAMIT1 AND ZLLA PARIS- (Ammwm) Am, 1965 (OWA ACT I OF 1966)

15 (I) Notwithstanding anything contained in z$:tz . the principal Act the -State Government may, for purposes of reconstituting Samitis * * * consequent upon the enforcement of the remaining provisions of this Act by notification under sub-section - (2) of section 1 or consequent upon a general re- organisation of Gramas under the Orissa Grams 7; Panchayat Act, 1964, by order direct all necessary action to be taken prior to the date of enforcement of the remainin provisions of this ,Act as aforesaid in respeat of ad or any of the following matters, namely . :- (a) re-delimitation of Blocks ; (b) amalgamation, allocation, utitisation or apportionment of assets and liabilities and procedure for enforcement of rias and obligations in relation thereto ; (c) election of members ; and (6) any matter necess'ary, anciuary or incidental to any of the matters specified in the foregoing chuses for which the principal Act makes no provision or makes insuffi-dent . provision and provision in the opinipn of the State Government is necessary m 'that behalf. (2) The constitution of -Blocks, *[and Samitis in utsuance of orders made under sub-section (I shaE not affect tlfe constitution of the cxisting Blocks, '[and Samitis] until the issue of a furthcr notification appointing a date on which such constitution shall take effect.

1. The words " and ~a&~s"omitted the Orb panchayet Samiti and ZiUa Parishad Wnd~mendmant) Act, 1967 (Or. Act I of 1968), s. 43 (a).

2 Substihltod by tbid, a. 43 (b), for " Sadtis and Parishads ". 192 .Ti% ORISSAPANGHAYAT SAMI~ ACT, I959 .[Or. Act 7

THE ORISA PANCHAYATS~hll-ri AND ZILU PARISHAD (SECOND AME~MBNT) ACT, 1967 (ORTSSAACT 1 OF 1968)

Transitory 44. Notwithstanding anything contained in any provision. other law, on the coming into force of this Act- (a) all and institutions belbnging to and the amount standin to the credit of the funds vested in t% e Parishads constituted under the principal Act shaU belong to and vest in the State Government and the liabilities of such . Parisbags.: , ' shall be - taken over by the. said Govern--

ment;' - ,. . . , . ., . (b) the management of all properties, trusts, endowments. and other institutions wbich were being managed by any such. Parishad, shall be taken , over, by the State Govern- ment ; (c) all iuqs due to any such Parishad may be recovered - by the State Government as though such sums were dues of the State Government and all such dues shall, without, prejudice to any other mode of rep- very, be recoverable as, arrears of lami ' revenue;, :,

(6) the employees of the - Parishads shall be appointed under the State Government according to their quaUation and nature of duties assigned to'them in-the Parishad and thereu on they shall become employees ,df State overiunent : cf . . Provided that such employees shall, as far. as practicable, be appointed . to posts - of . a grad&'or class similar to those they were holding previously ; and (e) the appointment under clause (d) shall ,be deemed to be a continuation of service

of the employee and he shall be ' entitlid ' to the benefits of his previous service as regards leave or provident fund which accrued to him before such appointment. 12. Notwithstanding anything contained in theVmh rincipal Act, no action taken or order assed gy the Chairman of the Jaleswar Panchayat Earniti in the district of Balasore within the period from the 5th November 1969 to. the 19th December 1969 in the belief or. pu orted belief tbat the said Chairman while taking suc% action or making such order was autliorised to act as such Chairman by or up&r the provisions of the said Act, $ball be questioned in any Court of law or othemise opep to cballen e, merely on the ground-twhe was dot so 'authotisef as aforesaid and all such actioqs and orders sball be deemed to have been validly taken or passed in exercise of the pow~rsconferred by or under the principal Act; ORISSA ACT 26 OF 1992

THE ORISSA PANCdAY hT SAMIT[ (AMENDM ENT) ACT, 1992

1. Short title and commencement 2. Arnendmit of section 16 3. Repeal and savings ORISSA ACT 26 OF 1992

*THE ORISSA PANCHAYAT Sm(AMFNDMENT) ACT, 1992

iReceived the assent of the Governor ot~the 14th A~gujf 1992, jrsi prrbl13h~d in an extrmrdfnary issue of the Odsa Gdzette, dated the 19th Avgust 19921

AN ACT FURTHER TO AMEND THE PANCHAYAT SAMIT? ACT, 1959.

Bs it emoted by the Legislature of tbs State of , Orisa in the Forty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Shod title 1. (I) This Act may be called the Orissa Panchayat &miti and ,,,-. ,,,-. . (Amendment 1 Act, 1992. mmt. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 16th &y of May, 1992. Amendment 2. h the Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 (hereinafter otis~aGCC 7 of to as Act), IG, in lSom ration 16. referred the principal in section sub-section -(3), 9' the following proviso along with the Explanation . thereunder shall be added, namely:- "Provided that in the case of every Sami ti of which the Chairman elected in accordance wit,h this sub-section or nominated under section 45-C is not a woman, the o5ce of the Vice-chairman in respect of that Samiti shall be deemed to have been reserved for women. Explanation--The election of he Chairman shall precetle the election of the Vice-Chairman.". Repeal and savings. 3. (1) The Orissa Pancbaj'at Szniiti (Amendment) Ordinance, OZ~FS~ 1992 is hereby repealcd. OrdioanccNo. 5 or 1991. (2) Notwithstandin2 suc 11 rep<:! 1, anything done or say action taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance shall be deemed ;O hve been done or taken under the principal Act as amended by this Act.

For the Bill, sec Orisra Guzetre, Exlraordinary, daled the 101h July 1992 (No.955)

1 ORISSAACT 5 OF 1993 THE ORISSA PANCHAYAT SAMlTI (AMENPlMENT) ACT, 1993 TABT,FIOF cnwrEw,?

S~ONS. I. Short 'title of commccrnent 2, Amedment of Seotion 3 3. Amendment of Section 16

4. Insertion of new Sectiom 16-A & 16-B 5. Amendment of Section 40-A

6. Amendment of Section 40-B

7. ' Amendment Of Section 44-L

8. Am:ndm:~t of 3:srion 4L-i 9. Repeal and Savings [Received the assent c f Governor on the 23rd March ' 993, first published in &I extraordinary issue of the Orissa Gazette, dated the 26th March 19931

BEit enacted by the Legislature of the Stste of Orkra in the Forty-faurth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Short title 1. (1) This Act may be called thc Orissa Panchayat Samiti (Amendment) Act, and Innl C0-n- ment. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force the 23rd January 1993,

A mendmeat 2. In the Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 (hereinafte~ referred to, as theorissaAet7 of Section 3- principal Act), alter clause (a) of Section 3, the following clause shall be inserted, of 1960. namely:-

'(a-1)-"Director of Panchayat Samitis"(hereinafter referred to in this Act asOriesaAct D~rector) means the Director of Grama Panchayats appointed under of 1965. the Orissa Grama Fanchayats Act, 1964;'.

Amendment 3. In the principal Act, in Section 16, for sub-section (3, the ,following sub- of section section shall be substituted, namely:- 16. ~'(3)The members of the Samiti elected under clause (b) of sub-section (1) shall elect, in the presmbed manner, from among themselves-

(a) the Chairman of the Samiti at their first meeting; and

(b) the Vice-Chairman of the Samiti at a meeting convened for that purpose within thirty days kom the date of: election of the Chairman under clause (a): Provided that in the casc of every Samiti of which the Chairman elected in accordance with this sub-section or nominated under Section 45-C is not a woman, the office of the Vice-Chairman in respect of that Samiti shall be deemed to have been reserved for women." 4. In the principal Act, after section 16, the fol1cmjng Sections shall be inserted, namely: - Iasertion of "16-A. Notwithstending anything ccnfained in the Orissa Panchayat new Sectlorn 16-A and Samiti Act, 1959 or in tbc Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1964, a person Orha Act-7 16-13. elected as a member of a Samiti and as the Scrpanch or a mcmber of a Grama of 1m. No person to Pancheyat, sh~ll,unless he submits to the 'Collector his resignation from ofOrissa ,965, Act hold more fine of the t,fices to which he has been so electcd within one month from the tban one eImtcd ofice. date of publicatjon of the notification under sub-section (6) of Section 16, be deemed to have ceased to hold thc office of the Sac panch. Managemmt. 16-B. Thc management, control and superintendence of elections conducted under C*nuOland this Act shall vest in thc Director.". SuDCrinlcn-

hrsement 5. In the principal Act, in Section 40-A,- of mim 40- A. (a) In subsection (I),- (i) for the words "or Vice-Chairman" appearing for the &st time, the comma, words, figures and brackets "the Vice-Chairman or any member electcd under clause (h) of sub-seetion (1) of Section 16 or nominated under Section 45-C" shall be substituted ;

- * For: the Bill, see Orissa Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 22nd Febnrary 1993 (No. 306). (3) for the words ''or Vic~Cbairman" appearing for the second time the commas and mr& ", Vice-Chaimnn or member, as the case m.7 k,''~h?!! bg QIN~P!~!cfrd ;

(iii) in sub-section (2), for the words "or Vice-Chairmen", the coma and words ", Vice-Chairman or an elected member" shall be substitwed. bmdment 6. In the principal Act, for Section 40-8, I hc following section shaIl be substituted, a€ Section namely :- 40-B. "40-B.(I) Where any proceedins which was initiated under Section 40-A, against any person holding o&e as the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman or an electcd member c.f a Samiti could not bc haljsed duc to the vacation of by the ofice the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or the elected member, as . . . ' the case may be, by resignalion or otherwise and the said person is found I to be holding oace as tho Chuirm:.n, the Vice-Chairman or an elected ' " member ~f that Samiti during the term in which hc so vacated or during rhe succeeding term, the State Governncnt may dircct revival of the said

' proceedings, whereupon rhc said proccediags shall be proceeded with from the stage it had reached by the date of vacation of thc cfIice by the Chairman, thc Vice-chairman or the elected member, as the casc may be, and d~sposed , , , of In 2ccord~ncewith the provisions 01 the said section :

Provided hat the Chzjrmad, the vice-chairman or the e lectedTmember against whem a proceeding is revived shall not be liablz to be suspend4 frcm hi6 cf6ce as such. 'Y (2) No person removed from the office of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman or an elected member as a result of the proceedings so revived shall, for a period of four yews from the date of the removal, be eligible to hold any of the said offices.".

Amendment 7. In the principal Act, in subsecticn (1) of Section 444,- of (i) in clause (c). the word "or" appearing at tbe end shaU be omitted ;

[ii) in clause (d). for thc word and fullstop "rejectud.", the words and semicolon "rejected ; or" shall be substiluled ; and

(iii) afrer clause (d), the follorving clause shall be inserted, nameIy :-

"(e) that there bas bcen any nan-compliance with, or breach or en). 0 the provisions of this Act or thc rules made thereunder.".

Amcdmmt 8. lo the principal Act, for Sation 464 including its marginal heading, [he of following section shall be substirntcd, namely :- Sectron 46-A.

Nomination "46-A. In the case of dissolution or supersession of a Grama Panchayat, OF a person the Collector shall nominate a person, who is otherwise eligiblc to be elected to repreat as a member of s~chGrama Panchayai, to represent tbe Grama Panchayat in a Gma Penchayat the Samiti during the period of such dissolution or supersession, as the caso under disst~ may be, and the person so nominated shalt for all purposes,_bedeemed to be ~utionor a member of thc Samiti.". supersession.

Repeal and 9. [I) The Oriw Panchayat Sarniti (Amendment) Ordinance, 1993 is hereby &-is= Ordi- savinps. repealed. -a No. 2 OT 1993. (2) ~otwitbstandingsuch repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done ar taken under the principal Act as amended by this Act. 90

ORISSA ACT 26 OF 1993

THE QRISSA FANCHAYAT SAMlTI (SECOIYD AMENDMENT) ACT, 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Short title and commencement

2. Amendment of Section 46-B

3. Repeal and savings ORTSSA ACT 26 OF 1993 'TIE ORISSA PANCHAYAT SAMITI (SECOND AMENDWm ACT* 1993 [ Received thc assent of the Governor on the 8th -December 1993, fit6t published in an extraordinary issue of the OrCsso Gazette, dated the 9th ~ecember1993.1

AN ACT FURTHHR TO AMEND THE h6SAPAN~YAT SAMllX ACT, 1959. .. .

BB it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Orissa in the FodY-mth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- Short rille be and 1. (I) This Act may called the Orissa Panchayat Samiti (Second Amendment) ,-,, Act, 1993. mnt. (2) It thall be deemed to have come into force on the 8th day of September 1993.

2. In the Ori6sa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Oris- ~~t 7 Amendment A OF ct), in sub-scction (4) of Section 46-B,- of 1960. Siction &B. (i) for the words '

K~~~Iand 3. (I) The Orissa Panchayat Samiti (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1993 is Orism sevings. hereby repealed. odhan~ No. 5 of (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under- 1993. the principal Act as amcnded by the said Ordinance sbslI be deemed to bavc been done or taken under the principal Act as amended by this Act.

+For the Bill sze Ori~suGozetfe Extraordinary dated the 1at November, 1993 (No.1433) 22

ORISSA Am 7 OF 1994 TfIE OBlSSA PANCIZAYAT SAMITI (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1494 , . TABLE OF CONTENTS PRBA~IBLE S~CTIONE

' 1. ~hoktitle and cbmmkncement . . ,2. hendment of scction 1 3. ~mendrnentof section ,3 4. Amendment of section 16

5. Arn&drnebt of sktion 16-A 6. Amendment of scction 16B ., . , '7. ~k'endmentof skction IS I. : .., I, SI Amendbent-of dction 20- 9. Amendment: of section 25-A 20. Amendment of section 31-A . . . J,.!), , ,. m . 11. Ahepdmont af section 41

15., Arnendmcnt of section 47 16. Amendment of section 49 ,. * THE ORISSA PANCHAYAT SAMITI (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1994

, [ Received th: assent of the Governor on the 18th April 1994, &st published in an extraordinary issue of the Orissa Gazette, datcd lllc 18t h April 1994. ] AN ACT FUR~RTO AMEND THE ORISS'A PAKCHAYATSAM,= Acr, 1959. BB it enacted by the Legislature of thc State of Orissa in the Forty-fifth year of the Rcpublic of Indta as follom :- short litb 1. (i) his Act may be calIed the Orissa Pmchayat Samiti ( Amendment) ' and Act, 1994. Oommrnm ment '(2) It shall come into force on such date, not being later than the 23rd , April, 1994, as the State Government may, by notification, appoint. ,.: . .. . m, , , , , Amendment 2. In the 0rissa ~aucha'iatSami ti, Act, 1959 ( hcreinafrer referid to as - the 0ttssa Act . of section 1. principal Act ), in section 1, of 1960. - . . (;)in thk mar& I heading; iar the, words :'&d comminccrnent", the cdmma an? wprds "co~cncemcnt end appliestion*' shall be . su bstiiuted; ,. (bi Gter sib-scctioh (4); the foliowinp sub-sectidn All be inserted, ' - namcly :- "(5) ~ot'hihgiQ. this AC~shgli apply t6 tbe ~ckeduledArcas rekrred to

in clause (. 1) . of article 244 of tlic Constitution."

, 3 M.tii{, , $riii?ii;'i~:~ci, in iecti& 3, after clause (b); the fiii~dniciaus~l shall tie insede'd,. ;n?mely :,- . . ,,: , . . .. ,.-. . 1' ac(b-]) Election Qmmi6sionv mkns the Staie. , #~ecfio< .~oimissibn consisting of a State Election Commissioaei appointed by the Governor uhdeir article 243;K of the Constitution;

r (kg,41Fi$&& ,~.~&is3ion" , mg&~the F~I@C~, cord~s$iion ~omtihlted . bj; the Governor under arficle-243-1 o'f fhe Co&titutionP'. . . . --

Amendment 4. In the principal Act, in section,16,- , ,, , d don16. ( i) far sub-section (I), the ' following' su6section shall be substituted, namely ' :- . , .. . ,, "(1) Every didck siiail hive' $' s&Gili e&iif&tiha if th;' follb#fl members, namely :-

(ij the dhaidh aid the , ~ibc-~hiirgaiandf thk ~aniitielected in thc manner provided in sub-section (3x (b) one membereiected:.di~ciJy.up the basis c?f radpit:snQags .:fFom every constituency within the Block in the pmcnbed rnanqer; (c) Sarpanches of thc Grama Panchayats situated' within the Block; (4 every member of the Housc of the People and of the Legislative ' AssembIy rcpflenting c~nstituencies which camprise wholly or partly the area of the Samiti; and (e) every member of the CouneiI of States who is regi6tcicd as an elector within the area of the Samiti :

hided that a Sarpanch suspended from o5ce under ' the 01h~AFtlof1961.. provisions of the Orissa Grama Panchayats AcC,, I964 , shall cease to be . a member of the Sarnili durtng the period of his suspension and the Naib-Sarpanch or, in his absence. the pcrson elected or 'nominated under scction 21 of the said Act to exercisc the Powers ' and perform , the functions of the Sarpanch shaU be decmed to bc a member of thc Ssmiti in placc of the Sarpanch so suspended.

For the Bill see Urissa G~zerie.Extraordinary, dated the 30th March, '1994 No. 374) I Explanation-For the purposes of clause- (b), u~onstituency' shall mean a constituency as may be determined by rules mads under this Act subject to the provision in article 243-C of the Constitution."; (ii) in clause (a) of sub-section (2), for the word, brackets and letter c'clause (/I)", the word, brackets and letter "clause(b)" shall , bt substituted and after' thc words "Iota1 population of that =a", the words ."and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to diffedt consti tuencics in the Samili area'' shall bo inserted; (iii) in sub-sction (3), for the word, brackets and Ietter "cIau6e (l~)",the word, brackets and lctter "c!aus~ (b)" shalI be substituted; (iv) after sub-section (31, the following sub-sections shall bc inserted, namely :- "(3-a)Notwithstanding anything to 'the contrary in subsection (I),- (i) Offices of Chairmen in Samiris shaU be rcserved for the ~chcduledCastes ad tbe'soheduled Tribcs and the number of offices so rmrved for the Scheduled Castcs and the Scheduled Tribes shall bear, as nearly as map be, the same proporrion to the total number of such ofices as'the population of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes respmivcly in the State bears to the totai population of the State;

(ii) a5 nearly as may be, but not less than one-third of the total number of ofices of Chairmen in Samitis shall bc iaerved for Women; (30 reservation of offices of Chairmen under this sukection shall be made by the Government by 'rotation ambng . different Samitis in the prescribed manner and the reservation so made shall be-putifished by the Election Commission . in the Gazette. (3-b) The reservation of seats under dau& (a)and (6)of sub-section (2) 'and the reservation of offices of Chairmen (othar than remyation for women) under sub-section (3-0) 6halI cease to have effect-on the expiration of the period specified in article 334 of the Constitution"; and . .

(v) in sub-section (a, for the word, brackets and 1:tter mclause (h)", tte word . b~pketsand letter "cIausq (b)" sbalI be substituted. . - , ., . . Amendment , 5. In the principal Act, 31 section 16-A, the words "or, as the cast may be, tho l&A- member of the Grams PanchayatW*shall be added at-the end.'

Amclldmcni 6. In tha principal Act, for -section 16-B,inohding- its marginal heading, the ibB.Of followink section shall be substitited, namely:- Snge~tcnd- "16-B. The superintendent-e, direct-on grid controi the .preparation of electoral of K enccn roUs for, and the conduct of, all elections to Samitis shall be vested in the EIection tlon and . . of Commission". tkcttons to vest In tho, 1 Election L' Commiaion. ,

of section 18. , 7. In the principal Act, in section 18,- (i) sugsection (2) including its proviso.s&lI be omitted; and

. (ii) for sub-section (3). the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(3) All the members of the Samiti specified in sub-section (1) of section 16 shall have the right to vote at the meetings of the Samiti". Amendment 8. In the principal Act, in sub-section (3) of section 20, the words " or Notified of-ion 20. Areas', "or Notified Area Council" and "or Council" shall be omitted.

Amendment 9. In the principal Act, in section 25-A. for the words "Notified Area Council or or3 =lion Municipal Council*' and "any such Council", tho words '*Municipality" and "the . Municipafity*' shall respectively be substituted. -t lQ. In the principal Act, i6~section 31-A, the foll~wingsection skll be stheti- of- iated, namely:- --31-Am -- "31-A. (I)It ~hallbe the duty of thc Finance Commission to review the financial position of Samitis and to make recommendations to thc Governor ,as required under Wide 243-1 of the Constitution. (2).The Finance Commission may, for the purposz. of mainiaining 'sound 'hncjal positron of Sarnitls, makc such ricommcndations inc;ui;;llg ineaGurcG a~dcd . for improvement of thz financial position thereof, as it may deem fit. (3) The Govcrnor tiha11 cause ~vcrysuch rrco~n~n~nd;iiia~smade by the Finance Commission togcthet with an explanatory mcmcrzndum as to ih!: action taken lhere~nto be Iaid before the Legislarive Assembly."

11. In rhe principal Ae*, in rcrion 41,- (a) in sub-section (t), ibe words "and jmmediaiely recomtituted" and " Tho notificalion shall spccify the time w,itbin which the Samiti slial1 b? reconstituted;" and the proviso shall be omitted, and (b) sub-siclion (6) ahall be omitted.

(a) in sub-srction (I), the words "and may, in like manner- by stating reasons thcrcfcr, eslcnd cud^ period frcnl time to time GO that thc total pcriod of supvrse~sion do:s noi cxcecd cix months" ~halIb': .zdded at thc cnd; .. . (b) sub-secrions (4) and (6) shall be omitted; and

(c) in sub6cciion (9, tbc word, brackets and, figure. "or (4)" shall b6 omitted. 13. 7. Chapter VI-A of rhc principal Act,- d Gbaale E YI-A. 6)in section 444,- (0 in sub-seklion (I), for the word6, brackels and &ure "Election Commissioner rs spciG~din' sub-scc tion (2)" tbc words "Suilordinale Judge haviw -. jndsdiclion over the place at which thc office of the Samiti is situated" shall bc s~'hiii~:~d;-

(b) in subetiou (I) of ~ectionWC, the words "or any elector; cligible to vote at EUC~election" 6hdlr be oruil~td,ad h, ' (c) far tb? rnor?.. "E1s:tioa Cq~rnirsicrnrPf,T;hcrcvc.r lhcy occur, the word^ "Sub- , ordinate 3udgc" shall bc subctitutcd. meat . 14. In thc principal A&, in.iiub.scctioa (I) of section 45,- of ern45. (i) in tie opcning paion of sub-scclios (I), the word, brackets and figure "and (2)" shall be amitfed; (fili)in clauses @) and (r), for the colop " : " appearing at thc end, Ihc ~emicoios 7 ~fi$l~~i; ": or'' ~h~llbc ciikiii~t~d; 2nd

(iii) afkr clause (r), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:- ' i6 less than twenty-one ycars of age; or (t) ig not able-to rcad and write Oriya; or (u) bas more than onc spouse livi~;or (v) has I;Ror~iha~ ;WO cIli:d~.cn;'~;a~d (iv] eft- the pro~is~,the fotlowini proviso sbaIl ba insettd, namely:-

- . *4hoGded further that thc disqualification under clausc (v) 6Etall not apply te a person who hasmorethantwo Childrrnon the dateof commenwment of the Orje Fanchayat Samiti (Amendment) Act, 1994 or, aa tbe case may .be,&thin a perjod of one year of such commencement, unItss hc begets an additional child dter the 6ard ptriod of one year.". ~mmdmcnt 15.. Ln the principal Act, in section 47,- . . - or don47. '(a)in sub-scaion (I), for thc words, brackcts and figure "undcr sub-section (2)'; thc words; brackets, letter and figur~"under clause (b) of sub-section (I? shall be substituted ; ,

(b) in ~ub-section(2)- .

(i) after thc word "Chairman" occurrins for the first time, the $&ds "of! the Vicc_CbiirmnY'shall be inserted; and

(ii) after thc wordh"Chairmnn" wherever they, occur suboequently, the - .. . words &'or,'a6 the case may be, ViceChairman" shall be inserted; , and ,

. - (c) tl~eproviso io sub-section(3):shalI be omitted. C . .

Ampndmcnt 16.h the principa~.Act,fo~'scction49includjng its marginal heading, the' 4r wtim - following section shall be substituted, namely :- . 49.

' ,; <.49. (I) Every Samiti, unl~sliooncr dissolved or supmcdid under this A& Et;",nmand shall continue for five, years from the dafea~pointedfor its first rneetiogreferdt. thoreto. in clauac (a) of subeedon (3) of section 16, and no lo~ger: . ..

Provided that a Samiti constituted on the dissolution or supersession if a ' . . ~amitibefore the expiration of its duration shall continuc for the icmaindm .ofthe pciod for whch the dissolved or, as thc case may be, superseded Samiti wouId have continued under this sub-section had .it not been so dissolved or, as th~MSC may. bc, superscded.

(2) An election to coostilute:a Samiti shall be eompIzttd--

bofore the cxpiry:of i~qduration specified in sub-section (1) ;pr

(b) where a Samiti is. dissolved or stprsilid brft rc 11,; rx~iryc f it ' duration, before the expiratiori of a pericd of six months -from ~' datc of its dissolurion : , ,

Provided that where he remainder of the period for which the dissdved or, as tbe case may be, superseded Samiti would have co~liuued.islessthansirmont6s. it shd not be necessary to hold any election under this 'sub-section for coaimtiq the Samiti for such period". , . .., ,

Ammdmol . 17. Tn the principal Act, in section,58- 01 yction 50. , < , (i) in sub-section (I), thc word "non.clfficiall' shall bc omitted ; and -

(ii) for sub-sc~tion(2), 'ithe foUowing:r subsection shaUj .be - substil&j, nahely :-

"(2)The membcrs of the Sasti in~]&=~the a&man and ViceChaiman shall be paid such sitting fce or daily . dlowance or both for every meetins tbey attend .m the Govern- mc at may, , by notification frpm time to time, - dctefine and all such fea and alIowances shall be .paid from out of the Panchayat Samiti Fund.". - 'PHE ORlSA PANCHAYAT SAMITl (SECOND AMENDMENT) A,- 1994 . I TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRRAMBLI

I. Short title and commencement 2. ~mendmentof section 46-B 3. kcpealand savings *THE OBlSSA PANCHAYA'P .SAMITI (SECOND AMENJIMENT) Am, 1994 Rkeived the assent of the Governor on the 6th Octoh 1994+ first published in an extraordinary &sue of the Orha Gasrte, dated the 18th Octoh 1994. J

AN' Acr , FURTHER TO mum TEE ORISBA PANCBAYAT S- Acr, 1959

BE it enacted by - the legisla& of the Stkte of Ori~sin the Forty-jifth Ysu , of the Republic of India as follows :-

Short tiUt I. (1) This Act may be called the Orissa Psnchayat Samiti (Second Amendment) , aad Act, 1994. . 7 a- m+. (2) It shall be deemed bve come into force on the 1 l th day of~t&st, *' 1994. i , . 3 Amendmot . 2. In the Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 (hereinafter ref&ed to as the Q &lion principal Act), in section 46-B,for sub-section (31, the following hbaection shall be ~rI~m~' &B. uubstituted, namely :-

a*~pn a meeting ha been held i? pursuance of sub-seaion (2) for- mrding want of co~dence in the Chmsn or Vju&hairman, as the caee may be, no frch requisition for a msting shall be maintainable :- ' (a) in cases falling under claas'es (g and (h) of the =id sub-section or where ' the resolution is defeated 1r being .considered at the meeting so held before the expiry of one year &om the date of such meeting; or

(b) whme the notXcation dliigfar general election to the Samiti has already b~npubli~htd under or in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 49."

~~pcal=d. - 3. (1) The Orisla Panchayac Samiti (Amendment) Ordinance, 1994 is hereby sawgs. ropegled. ' &dhmlw No. 2 d (2) ~otnitbataodi& such n@. anYrhing dons or any action taken under 1994. ' 'theprincipal Act as amended by the said Ordinance shall be .deemed to have be& done o~ taken under the principal Act as amended by this ,Act.

.Pm & Bill see Orissa Gcuene, extraordinary. dated the 20th September 1& PO. 1120) ~ONS 1. Short title and commencement 2 Amendment of sections 6 and 8 of Orissa Act 17 of I991 - 3. Amendment of section 16 of Orha Act 7 of 1960; . A Amcndmkt of section I0 of Orissa Act 1 of 1965 1 6. Re~ltiad savings. 1 *THE ORSSA PANCHAYAT LAWS (AMENDm)' ACT, 1994 [Received the assent of the Governor on the i21h January 1995, kst ublished in an

, extraordinary issue of the Orissa Gazelle, dated the 20th January 19~57 AN ACT FURTHBR TO AMEND THE OR~SSA ZILLAPARISHAI) CT, 1991, TEI~ORISSA PANCHAYAT AND S PMDI ACT,,19 59 THE OWSA GRAMAPANCEAYATS . . ACT, 1964. , .

BE it enackd by the Legislature of the State of Orissa in the ~orty&fthYear of the Republic of India a6 follow.6:- Short title 1. (I) Thie Act may ba called- the Orissa Panchayat Laws (~mendment)Act, and ,,a , , , , . , mmmonw 1994. mat. (2) It shall be deemed . to hzve come into forw oh the 5th day of- Octqber, 19 94. Amonbent 2. In the Orissa ZiUa Parishad Act, 199 1: - . . . .:,,. -,," '., of 6ecti011~6 .:; ' I 1!1, : and 0 of (a) dter sub-section (3) of Section 6, the following- sub-section shall 'be - -.. !:, ,; Orisse Act 17 , , of 1991. inserted, namely: - "(3-a) The constituencies de tormincd in pursuanceof the Explanation to sub-section (I) and the re:ervalion of seat6 for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and Women 'madc under sub-section (3);shall be published by Govcrmunt in rhc Gazette.", and (6) for sub-seation (3) and (4) of section 8, the following sub-section shall be substituted, nam61y;- "(3) Reservation cf ,Of5ces of President under sub-section (2) for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribe; and Women shall be made by Government b among different Parishads and the reservation so made s in the Gazette." ' A madmefit 3. In section 16 of the Orjssa panchayat Samiti Act, 1959,- of seclion 16 of Orissa ' . (a) after sub-section (2), thc following sub-section shall be inserted Act7 of . namely:- 1960. "(2-a) The constituencies detkmined ii.1 pursuance of thd Expla- nation to sub-section (I) and the resemtion of seats for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and Women made under sub-section (2) shall be published by Government in the Gazette.", (b) In clause (iil) of sub-section (3-a), the ,words "by the Hlection - Commission" shall be omitted. 4. In section 10 of the Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1964, of wtion 10 in sub-section dorissa (611 for the words "by tbe Election Commission", the words "in the Gazette" shall be - 1 of 1966. substituted. I. Repeal 5. '(1) The Orissa Pauchayat Laws (~meodment) Ordinance, 1 994 is hereby a avings. $& repealed. of 1994. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any &ion taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance shaP be deemed to have been done or taken-underthe principal Act as amended by this Act.

For the Bill see Orissa Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 14th Dccembm - 1994 (No. 1501) sacnons ' 1.Shorttitleandcomm~noemtnt 2. Amendmoat of section 3

I 3. hindmiit ?f %den16 ,

- 4: Amendment of adon 16-B

5. Amendment of s.*tIw 40-B ,

, - 4, Savingp r., - ... izrlngl, * THE O'RISSA PANCHAYAT S-I (AMENDMENTI ACT, 1995 [ Received the assent of the Governor on the 15th Decaiber 199'5, fbi 6ublirhtd in an extraordinary issue of the Orbsu Gazette, dated the 21st December. 1995 ]

AN Am FURTHER TO AMEND THE ORISSA PANGHAYAT SAM^ ACT, 1995. . . BE it emoted b$ tho @gialaturc of iho ~takof Odasn in tho ~oity*ixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- . , . I . , 5 Shon tltL . , . . 1. (~j-~bii Act may be callcd the Orisaa Panchgya t Samiti (Amendment) Act, -. ndm 1995. " -L (2) It shall be deemed to have coma into force on the ,nthday-of Scpteri~ber, 7 199s. , , . -. . , m. , . ... I

- -8 2. In section 3 of the Orissa Pancha at Samiti Act, 1959 &ereiiafter referred 0h.k a@m3m ),a, t&?@cipal Art),. claura CT~.+the lollawing\. claurq sbll bc insatd,7d,m- Velg :,-, , -

r. . . 3--hmion16bf&p+cipsl~k,-- . . atdn16. (0 in sub-+ion (1). forthc Eullanation, tho following Explanation shall, b. . iubstituttd, sslmely ;,- -. .. ,.. . ., . . - I : ' . '.'~p!bnation-~orthe ,purr o' e of clause - (b); 'constitua~cp' shellmmean a hniijtueney as way be dettrrtlined under mb-section (2-A)subject to article 2434 . . of tho Cdnstitution." ;- , io,sub-sact ion [2),- i (a, afte; clause (b), the fdlowing. , clauses &all be inserted, .namely ;- dYb-l) AS nearly r-s may be, but not less tban, twenty-seven percenturn of tbe total number of wts , to be filled up by direct elcction in evod %+ti, shall be reserved in fd.v?ur of bsckward crass of citizens asn @cr@ to in clause (6) of Article 243-D of ae Constitution in the , prewribed manner : Provided that where, after reservation of the required number of seais for the Scheduled ,Casrm and the Scheduled Triks in a Samiti, the remaining seats are found to be insu&ieni for tho purp0.e of reservation in favour of backward class of citizens, as needy as may be,. but not less than, twenty-seven percentum of the remaining seats shall be reserved in favour of such citizens in : that Samiti." -. (b2) As nwly as. may be but not le,sthan onbthird of the , . total number of seats resarved under clall:e (b-1) sbaIj be reserved . for womcn belonging to the, backward class of citizens" ; Provided that where only two seats are reshvcd Tor tho backward cia s of citizem, one of ,[he two seats shall be reserved- .for women' - , - , belcnging to the bzckw-lrd elas of citizens ;rnd' r ' (b) clause (6)shall be orniited ;

(iiiil) fo~subsection (?-a), . the fr llowing subection. . shall be sub titud. .namely:- . 1(2-A) Thrbmanner in which the S:nyiti ares shall be divided int~ con;tituencics for the . ~t-OS~ of CI USP (6). 01. sub. tction (I) and I hv sate thcrcin shall hc rrscrved for .the purposes of clauses '(a), (b) andl (c) c f

. , nub~cti&(2), h. 11 br: as fullows :- ,L . . (a) The Collwtor sk 11 divide the Sami ti a1 ea into con:tituencics in soch a man ler that - . , --. --. ' -a ,,, -..-,. '. -.I.<- .-' . . -- ,-zz :-,, -:.--.-. . - (I): every Consti~usncy shall, as far afi vmticabIe,have a r~pulationof not lers tban two thousand and rn4 re lhan ten thpusmd : and -- -- I . - ' For the ill se~brl~1* Gazeire, ~uaordinnr~.dare< the 15th N~vtm&r1995 (NO. 1267). (li) tho territorial area 'or a Grsms is not bifuptcltcd. -,

. {b) The constituencies in which the density or popula!ion. of the Scheduled Castes- 2nd the Scheduled Tribes is higher shall be resrevcd for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribe5 raspectively and shall rotate -'in-dosceading ,order at every general election. . . I (c) Every constit&& shell bear the-same name as of the Grama and tho. oamcs of the constituencie6 shall be arranged seriilly ia Oriyn alpha- . betical ordcr. : , Ptovided that where a conslirueney comprises more than one Grama, the constituency shall bear the name of the Gram= of which the populal~on , is higher or, ai the casc may be, the highest. . . ,: , , ' 0-After the names - of tbe'constituencies are -so arranged, the CoUqor , shall reserve tho rcquird -number of constiiuencies for women in tho ;. . - fofloeng manner :- , I . . - .'.I . . , . - (i) reservation bf constituencies for women shall be made for the Scheduled - Castes at the first instanck and thcn for tho Scheduled Tribes and, , , I. in' computing one-third . of the total n~berof canstituenci~,,the constimencifi reerved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castb , * and the Srhedukd Tribes shall bc taken in& account ; . . -,. .- (ii) out of the sohtit~eicics- lch i. the lirt of the 01iya alphabetivl - I' ' order for candidates other than the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Triba and the. backward cliss of citizens.. the constituency which . appears second and thereafter,, every , .third conetituency shall be - reserved for women, until the required quota is completd ;and .

I (iii) as nearly as may be, but not-lees than, onc-third of the constituencitl re:cnrcd for the members pf the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and tbe Mckwafcl class of citizcns shall be rescrved for women beJon@ng to the, Scheduled Castes, thc Scheduied Tribes and . * backward class or citizens in the manner hereinbefore prbvided.. (c) 'Thc Gllector sh~U,aftcr previous publication in the ~~r-&crikdmnnntr -;- viting objections and suggestions from all persons intereeted within , the . prescribed period, and after considering all such objections and sugges- 2 tions, publish x statcmeut showing, the division of the Samiti area into co~stitucuciesand the scats to be rescrvcd therein, in his.notice board, tvhich shall be linal." ;and (iv) for clause (iii) of sub-section (3-a), the f01Iowing cl'ause shall bc substituted, namely:- . . "(iii) dewation OF offices of Chairmen. under this suWection shall ,k , made by the Collector by rotation among dif€esnt Samitis and, for that , . purpose, the procedure of reseriation as provided for the members of the . , ' Samiti in sub-section (2-A) shall, as far 8s may be, be applicable.". >.

- 4. settiin 16-8 of the principal Act shall be' nnornbeed ils subsection . I' of raet,on (1). thereof and after sukection (Ij ax so renumbered, the following sub-sections shall ' f 6-B. be inserted, namely:- . - . . "(2) in tbk absence of any provirion in 1h.b A& or t-he rules made thereunder - the provisions contained in the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and 43 of 19m. . . the Reprecentation of the Pcople ct, I951 sh4l mufuris mutandis apply for 430f 1961. , the purposes of clection to Samitis ,inthe. ' following matters, namely:+

(I? preparation, revision and Jpdsting af electoral rolls ; . ' . . . -----.- (ii) appointment of ~~ect'oralRegistration bfficers, Presiding Officers: and Prjlling Officers ; . , - v - (iifjqialifcatims and disqualifxations for registration as voter ;

(iv) such other matters which have to' be. or may be requixed to bs, deal, . , I. ,withfor the purpose of conducting free and fair -election. , , - r , . , .

...... , - - -- , \ . m ' .I 77 ;

., (3) mess 'the Election Commission, by orderpublished in the Gazette: , directs otherwise, so' much of the electoral roll of the Assclnbly . constituefi for-the time 'being in force as relates -to a smiti constituency shell, subject to such revision or updating a5 may be nccesswy, be the electoral roll of the Samiti constituency for the purpose of election 'to the Samiti.".

I smh 6. The amendments made by this Act shall not apply to t&e law in force in the . - Soheduled hasreferred to in clause (I) of nriicle 244 of the Constitution.

* 7.. 1) The' ~rissaPanchayat Smiti (~menwent)Ordinance, I995 B hereby Qdam I wa- wale6 . ,.. Ordinma -. ' am.No. 4 0I (2) Notwithstanding eucb Wal, anything done or shy action taken under: the pri&pal Acl aq arnbded by the &d Ordinanee QhaU be deemed to liave been done - or taken under &e principal Act as amended by this Act. OSm ACT 16 OF 1997 THE ORISSA PANCRAYAT SAMITl (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1997 TABLE OF CONTENTS pmUa;;a:

1. Short title 2. Amendment of section 1 3, Amendment of section 2 4. Amendment of section 16 5. Amendment of section 20 I. . .I. *.Me owssn PANCHAYAT ~AGITI( A&&DM~& j ACT, 1997

[Received the assetrt of the Covcrrror on the 21st Dc wmber 1997, first published in om exfraordlnw isre of the Orissa Gazette, dated the 22trd Decenfber 1997 ] - - AN ACT FURTHER TO AMBND THE OR~SSAPANCHAYAT SAM^ ACT, 1959

BE it enacted by the Legislature of tho State of Orirsa in the Forty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- d

I ., . Short title 1. This Act may be called the Orisa Rnchayat Snrniti (~mendment)Act. i9M

. ,. ..I. b~ndmnt 2. In the Orisra Pancbayat Samiti ~ct,'1959 (hereinafter &fiiid to as ihk o;i* Gt .t pn'nupal Act), in section 1, sub-section (5) shall be omitted. 7 of 1960. Amadmtnt 3. In section 2 of the Principal Act, after clause (f-I), the following clause Of 5eal*n 2 shall be inserted, namely :- '(f-2) "Scheduled Areas'' means the Scbeduled Areas as referred to in clause [I) of Article 244 of the Constitution;' Amdment 4. In section 16 of the principal Act,- of SsdIon 16. (a)in sub-section (2),. after the proviso to clause (a), the followiog proviso shaU be inserted, namely:- "Provided further that in the Scheduled Arem, not less than one-hslf OF the total number of seats to be filled by such direct election shall be reserve for the Scheduled Tribes." (b)In sub-section (3-a), the following proviso shall be added to clause (ill namely:- "Provided that in the Scheduled Areas, offices of Chairmen of dI the Samitis shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes." ; and (c) after sub-section (3-b), the following sub-section shall be insertedr namely:- "(3-6) Notwithstanding mything contained in this section, the Government may nominate to a Samiti in the Scheduled Areas persons belonging to such Scheduled Tribes as l~aveno represe~tationin the Samiti: Provided that such nomination sh8II not exceed one-tenth ofthe totall members to be elected under clause {b) of subsection (I).".

~~~dm~~t5. In section 20 of the principal Act, after sub-section (4), the following sub-section of -Ion 20. ahall be inserted, mme1y:- "(5) Notwithstand i ng anything to the contrary in this Act, in the Scheduled Areas, the Samiti shall, in coasult8tion with the Grama Sasan, Is competent- (i) to exercise control and supervision, the nature and extent of which she11 be such as may be prescribed, over institutions and functionaries of various social sectors in relation to the programme0 and mdsures, as the I Government may, byaotificati on, specify; and (li)to prepare the local plans incIuding tdbal sub-plans for the area and to exercise controi over the resources for such.plans.".

*For th Bill see Orisfa Gazelle Exlmordinary, dated tbc 8th lpecc mber 1997 (No.1510) ORlSSA ACT 5 OF 2001 *THE ORISSA PANCHAYAT SAMlTl (AMENDMENT) ACT* 2000 [ Received the assen[ of the Goverrror on the 22nd May, 2001. first published in in' 'exrraordinary issue of the Orissa Gazette, dated the ZBfh May, 2001 (No.992)J AN ACT FURTFIER TO AMEND THE OHlsSA PANCFIAYE;T SAMIT] ACT, 7959.

BEit enacted by the Legislature of the Srzte of Orissa in the Fifty-first Year of .the ~epubllc of India a3 701 lows :- Short title. 1. This Act may be called the Orissa Panchayat Samiti (~mendment) Act, 2000. 2. In soction 18 of the Orissa Amendment PanchaYat Sarnili Act, 1959 (hereinafter fii~;k? of iefe~redto as the principal Act). far sub-section (3), the following sub-sectio~s shall be substituted, namely :- "(2) All tho mombers of the Samiti specified in sub-section (I]of section 16 shsll h~vethe right lo vote at the meetings of the Samiti. [3) Nothing in this Act shsll pruvent any mr mber referred to in clauses (d) and (el of sub-secrion (1) of scction 76 to nominate a person to represent him in any rncsting o! the Sarniti except the . meeting corrvened under sec!inn 46-8, where such member cannot attend the meeting due to other enga8ernerjts. end, in evciy such Cese, the person so ~ominetedshall have the riSht to speak in, 2nd otherwise take pert in the proce1:dings uf the meeting cf the Samiti but shaJl not, by virtue ol this provision, be cnritled to vote". 3. In s~ction34 of the principal Act, for the words "or such officers or Amendmentof authorities as they may authcris~f"' the commas and words, "Director, section 34- the District Panchayat Officer appointed by the Government snd such officers or authorities as the Government may zuthoriss" shall be substituted. 4. In section 35 of the principcl Act, f~rthe :vords "Collector of the Amendment of District", the ;~~ordsand commas "~irector, Collccror, Cistrict Ppnch~ytit secrion 35. officer ap~ointcdby the Governrncnt" shz ll br! sl~hstiruled. 5. In section 37 of the prirrci~.~lAct,-- Amendment (i) in the o~er:inoportipn, for ihc words cf the I~IR of "C~llectrlr District", section 57. wcrds and commas "Director, Collector, District P~nchzyat Officor erpcir.teci by the Go\~~rr~nll~nr"sl~all bc ~ubsiit~t~d; and (ii) in cl~use{d), thc words #'the Collsctor or such officer may think proper" shall bc omitied. 6. In the prii:ci;.al Act,- (i)for the ni~rCir;i:i hc..;iing $7 se~tior:4E-S', the follo!ming rnar0;n al C11:wjing shall bc subs~ituteci,nzn:e!y :-- ''N~rnin~tionen f :jlurs cf elccti3n, 2nd derescrvatio~~in cer[~i,i cisris." : ~nd (ii) section 45.C sh:.ll by rcr;umbcrei AS sub-section (1) thereof and after sub-scction (I):s so ronumbcred, the follo~*~inzsub-section sh~llbe iris, r!cti, :;EKI:~~: -.

"(2) V\lh~rc ti^? se;;t .): ;lllrl memb,:r is lWerv~rturlrlcr sub-section (2) of s~ction16 for any particular catccory and the Governnlerlt F:,ils lo pprninzte und~rs\!b-section (1) a p~r5or1to SUG~scat tor r~oi~-o\~aj!abilily0: ; Y ~!~.,ili!r!-,:!I.;~>II b~lonc~ir:gto ~[lr;t category, such scei 5?;ll, or, : ,- ~fnrn(:n~l,-tionbcing made to thzt ~ffectby i!.~Crlll~:c;ur, 12.. r!;:!n:,9rvl.:rl bV the Gpverl;mcl'lt illt=r sucll ~nqui,:' L.G if i-174~tlo~~nl fi7 ::nrl SI1;:1I, therealter, be filled clg by f-cs:i election". . - - - "or thg Bill, six Orissa Gazctte Ex--s~rrlinzly,dated tha 29tl1 Novcmber 2000 (No. 1679) IReceived the essenr of the Governor an the 3rd September, 2007, flrst pubIIrhed In en exrreordlnery issue of tha Orlssrr Gazette, dated the 7th Geptembw, 2007 (No. 1657)J. AN ACT FURTHER 70 AMEND THE ORlSSA PANCHAYAT SAMITI ACT, 1959. Be It enacted by the Legfslatute of the State of ~rissain the Fiftys second Year of the Republic of lndla as followe:- Sha* title. 1. This Act may be called the Orissa Panehayat Samiti (~mendment)

Act, 2001. I,

A mmdmsnt 2. In sectlon 16 of the Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 (hereinafter oriaaeM Of referred to as the prlnclpal ~ct), , - 7 at 1060. adon16. (I) In sub-sectlon (2),- (8) In clause (b-I), the words "and shall be allotted by rotation to different canstituencles thereof" ohall be added at the end, and :

(b) In clause (c), for the words "and the Scheduled ,Trlbes8', the .

comma and words ",the Scheduled Tribes 'and the backhard' ' '- . - ' class of cltizens" shall be substituted. (li) In sub-section (2-A),- (a) in the opening portion, after the word, brackets and letters "clauses (a), (b)", the commcs, brackets, letters and figures ,"(b-1), (biz)" shall be inserted, (b) in clause (b), the comma and words ",and in case of backward class of cltizen~such resenratloo and rotatton shall be In the r re scribed manner" shall be added at the end, and (c) in sub-clsuse (i) of clause (d), for the words "and then for the Scheduled Tribes", the comma and woids ',then for the Scheduled Tribes and thereafter for the backward class of citizens" and for the words "and the Scheduled Tribes", the comma and words, "the Scheduled Tribes and the backward class of cltizens" shall be substltuted. (IJI) in clause (a) of sub-section (3), after the words " first meetlng *, the words, commas, brackets and flgure "when shall be convened wlthln twenty-two days, but not before the expiry of seven days, from the date of publication of their names under sub-section (6)" shall be inserted J (Iv) for clause (ii) of subs-ectlon (3-a), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely : - " (li) asnesrly as may be, but no less than, one-thlrd of the total number ofoffices of Chairman reserved under clause (i]shall be reeelved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or, as the c8ee may be the Scheduled Tribes ; - * For the 6i I!, See Orisse Gazetie, Extraordim r~,dated the 3rd ~~g~st,2001 (No. 1450) (;;;a) as nearly as F~X8% awen~tpsB.W.d?~ercentumof the offices of Chairmen in. Sa$15: shg l&alj?,-tp, ,?.egeye$,. ip_fayovj of bafkward class ;i'of' citihns -as- 'referred to'ih' ''clau$e'(6)' ofZ'Artid[e 243-D of the . , ... < . *, ,:,< , :-, 7y:; - .' Constitution d. i.-..., . . m

(ii-b) 8s nearly as may be, one-third of the total number of offices.:. of, , -i-. Chnirmen reserved under clause (ii-a) shall . be reserved for women ' .,-, -, ' . .. belongir; g to I he backward cless cf citizens; and , ,,, ,

(ji-c) as nearly as may be, but not less than, one-third (including the:, I . : number of offices reserved for women belonging to the ~ch*d;iuled

Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the backward class of: citizens)- of ,the - . :, total number of offices of Chairmen in Samitis shall be reserved for A* ' ;.>?;-, ..;-,?,*-;,.-, - :: . .:- women j and" ; and ,'.-, I ,

(v) in sub-section (3-b) , after the words "for women:-'; '.the:-Words, " .:,

" and backward clhss of citizens" shall be inserted. , ,-<,- , ,$, - - . -...:, " -c. -!- ,-: . , I: - . , Amendment 3. in section 16-A of the principal Act, for the words " one month ", the of saction words "a period of seven days" shell be substituted znd the words 16-A. " on and from the expiry of the .said pried " shall be added at the end. Amendment 4. In section 16-B of the principal Act, after sub-section (3), the of semion 16-B. following ,sub-section shall be inserted, namely :- "(4) fhe Election Officers, Presiding officers, Polling Officers and any other officers; appointed or designated for the time being for the conduct of elections under this Act, Sh~lI be deemed to be on deputation to the Election Commission for the period ccmmencing on the date of the notification calling for such electicn end ending with the date of declaration of the results of such -election and, eccordingly, such officers shzll, during that period, be subject to the control, superintendence and discipline of the Election Commission1-. Amendment Chepter vI-A. 5. In Chapter VI-A of the principal Act, for the words "Subordinate Judge" wher~vor they occur, the words and brackets " Civil Judge (senior division)" shall be sukstituted,

Amlndment 6. In section 45 of the principtl Act, for clause (m) of sub-sectlon (I), of the following clause shall be substituled, namely : - sacaton 46. '' (m) has been in arrears of any dues PaYaU9 bY hlm to the Gram8 Pa ncha'lat; or". 51 2 ORISSA ACT 7 5 OF 2003

THE ORISSA PANCHAYAT SAMlTl (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003

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I. Shod title

2. Amendment of section 18 8

, 3. Amendment of seclion 20 *THE ORISSA PANCHAYAT SAMlTl (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003

[ Received Itie assent of the Governor on the 22nd May 2003, first published in an extraordinary issue of the Orissa Gazette, daled \he 3rd June 2003 ( No. 835)]

AN ACT FURTHER TO AMEND THE ORISSA PANCHAYAT SAMlTl ACT. 1959. *

BEit enacted by the Legislature of the Slate of Orissa in Ihe Fifly-fourth Year of the Republic of lndia as follows :-

Short till~. 1. This Act may be called the Orissa Panchayat Samiti (Amendmenl) Act, 2003.

Amendment 2. In section 18 of the Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 (hereinafter orissa Ad of seclion 18. referred to as the principal Act), after sub-section (4), Ihe following sub-section 7 01 1960. shall be inserted. namely :-

"(5) Every member of Ihe Zilla Parishad as specified in clause (a) of sub-section (I) of section 6 of the Orissa Zilla Parishad Act, 1991, Oriss'a ~ct 17 of 1991. representing constituency within the area of any Samiti, shall have right lo speak in. and otherwise lake part in Ihe proceedings of, all Ihe meetings of Ihe Samiti. except meetings convened under section 46-8 of this Acl.".

Amendment 3. In section 20 of the principal Act, after clause (a) of sub-seclion (1 ), the ol seclion 20. iollowing clauses shall be inserted, namely :- "(+i,J preparalbn of plans for economic development and social

justice ; '

(a-ii) implemenlation of schemes for economic developmenl and social justice and execution of any other scheme, performance of any act or management of any instilulion or organisa tion. as Ihe Government may entrust to it including those in relation to mallers listed in the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution of lndia ;".

'For the Bill. see Orissa Gazelle, Exlraordinary, dated the 2nd April, 2003 (No. 531).