Section 26
. (I) A Subhapnti or an Up-Snbhapnri or ,I member of a Gram Punchayat may ' resign i1i~;office by notifying in writing his intenrion to do so to the prescribed authority <111(1Oil such resignation being accepted the Sabhapnti or the Up-Sablmpati or the member skill vacate his office .ind the c,lsual vacancy shall he deemed to h , IVC occurred in such ollicc':
26 . (I) A Subhapnti or an Up-Snbhapnri or ,I member of a Gram Punchayat may ' resign i1i~;office by notifying in writing his intenrion to do so to the prescribed authority <111(1Oil such resignation being accepted the Sabhapnti or the Up-Sablmpati or the member skill vacate his office .ind the c,lsual vacancy shall he deemed to h , IVC occurred in such ollicc':
Provided that a person tcndering re,;igll<ltion 1Il , 1) ' w ithdraw his resignation before it is accepted by the prescribed authority.
0) Whcn the rcsign.uiou is accepted under sub -section (I), the prescribed i\uli1uriI . Y shnll communicate it to the members ofthe Gram Punchnyat within IIperiod of thirty chys 01 ' xuch :lcCCI)tiIIICC .
Xi . : \ :·:,\I , II<lru1i or uu Up-S:lbklp;Jti or , I Gr . un Pnnchayut may , at any time [)I , ; removed Ircm ollil ' c hy a resolution ()r th~: (Jr:111lPunchnyat carried by the majority of the members 01 ' the Crml1 P,II1C!t:lY;lt present , n a IfI,:ct!ng specially convened for the
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Filling o] cas ual vacancy in the office of Sabliap ati or Up-Sobhapoti .
Removal of me mber of Gram Pallc h-iyat .
Filling of caS! uil vacancy of me tnbc r of Gram Pall " c hayat .
Sacliivu o] Gram Pancltayat.
purpose . Notice of such meeting shall be given to the prescribed authority:
Provided that at any such meeting while any resolution for the removal of-
(i) the Sabhupnri from his office is under considcrnt ion: or
(ii) the' Up -Sabhap.ui from his office is under consideration,
he shall not , though prcsen t , preside at such meeting and the provisions of subsection (4) or section 20 s!l~tll apply in relation to any such meeting as they apply in relation to it meeting from which the Sabhnpnri or , ,1S the case may be, the Up -Sabhapnti , is abscn t .