Section 28
(1) In the event of removal of a Snbhap.ui or an Up -Sabhapun under section 27 or when a vacancy occurs in the office of a Sabhapari or nil Up-Subhnpnti by resignarion, death or otherwise , the Gram Puuchaynt shall elect another Sabhapnti or Up-Sabhaputl and the person so elected shnll take office forthwith and shall hole! such office for the unexpired term of office of his predecessor .
28. (1) In the event of removal of a Snbhap.ui or an Up -Sabhapun under section 27 or when a vacancy occurs in the office of a Sabhapari or nil Up-Subhnpnti by resignarion, death or otherwise , the Gram Puuchaynt shall elect another Sabhapnti or Up-Sabhaputl and the person so elected shnll take office forthwith and shall hole! such office for the unexpired term of office of his predecessor .
No person who Ius been removed from office under section 27 shall be eligible for re-election to the vacancy so caused.
2~) . (1) The prescribed authority may, after giving :\1\ opportunity, to a member of a Gram Panchaynt to show cause :tg,tinst the action proposed to be taken against him , by order remove Itim from office iff-
(a) after his election he is convicted by a criminal court of an offence involving moral turpitude and punishable with imprisonment for a period of mort: than six months; or
(b) he was disqualified to be a 111CI11\)<,of;}th' t' e Gram Punchuyat at the time of his election; or
(c) he incurs any of the disqualifications mentioned in section 16, after his election ns a member of the Cram Punchuy.u; or
CeI) he is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Gram Pnnchayat without the lC;lvl: or the Grum Punchuyur.
(2) Any member of a Grum Panchayut who is removed from his office: by the prescribed authority under sub-section (1) may, within a period of thirty days from the date of the ord er , appeal to the Secretary to the Government of Sikkim in the Rural Development Depnrunen t who may stay the operation of the order tiII the d isposal of the appeal and may, after giving notice of the appeal to the prescribed authority nnd after gi v ing the ~tppcllan tan opportun ity of bei ng heard , m odi Iy, set aside or confirm the order .
Explanation :- For the purpose of this sub-section, the term " Secretary " w ill mean only the Sccircrary .
. \ (3) Theorder passed by such authority on such appeal shall he final .