Section 66
(1) The prescribed uurhority may, after giving opportunity to a member ofa Zilla Panchayct other than a member specified ,ul1c1erclause Cc) of sub -section (1) of section 50 to xhow cause against the action proposed to be taken against him, by order, remove him from office if-
66. (1) The prescribed uurhority may, after giving opportunity to a member ofa Zilla Panchayct other than a member specified ,ul1c1erclause Cc) of sub -section (1) of section 50 to xhow cause against the action proposed to be taken against him, by order, remove him from office if-
(a) after his election heis convicted by a criminal court of an offence involving moral turpitude and punishable withimprisonmenr for a period of more than six months; or
(b) he was disqualified to be a member of the Zilla Pnnchayut at the time of his election; or
(c) he incurs any of the disqual ificnrions speci fied in section 16 except clnuscst e) and (f) after his election (ISa member of the Zilla Panchnyat ; or
(d) he is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Zilla Panchaynt without the leave of the Zilln Punchayat provided he is not an ex-officio member of the Zilla Panchaynt under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 50 .
(2) Any member of a Zilla Panchayat who is removed from his office by the prescribed authority under sub-section (1) may, within thirty clays from the dare of tile order , nppeal io tile Secretary to the Government in the Rural Development Department, who mn y stay tile operation of the orderri II the d isposnl of tile appeal and may, after givi ng notice of the uppcnl 10 the prescribed aurhority and after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard , modify , set aside or confirm tile order .
Bxp/u//{{/ioll:For the purpose of tlli~;sub-section , the term " Secretary " w ill mean only the Secretary.
(3) The order passed by such authority 011such appeal shall be final .
(4) If a member of a Zilla Punchuyut referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section SO ceases to be the member of the Purliumcnr or as the case may be , member of the Legislative Assembly of the State , he shall cease 10 be the member of the Zilla y . P~lnclwynt nnd ihe new Iy elected person shall become the member of the Zilla Panchayat .
( , 7. (I) lf the office 01 ' a member 01 ' a Zilla Panchayat becomes vacant by reason of his death , resignation, removal or otherwise, such vacancy shall be fi ' llecl in by election of another pcrson Linder this Act . The person so elected shall take office forthwith and shall hold such office for the unexpired term of office of his predecessor :
Provided that no election for filling in of a casual vacancy shall be held if the vacancy OCClII'Swithin a period of six months preceding the date on which the term of office of the person concerned expires .
(2) No person who has been removed from his office under section GG shall be eligible for re-election to the V,lC , lI1C) ,s ,so cnuscd .
6g . (I) There shall be a Suchiva for a Zilla Panchayat appointed by the State Goverumcnt on xucl: tCl'Il1S ' In(1 conditions , IS may be prescribed .
Obligatory duties of Zilla Pancliayai.
Other duties of Zilla Pan -chayat .
The Sachivu shall have authority to supervise all records of every ( , am Panchayat falling under the jurisdiction of a Zilla Panchayat of a concerned district .
(3) The Sachiva shall be in charge of the , office of tile Zilla Panchayat and shall discharge such duties and perform such functions as may be prescribed .
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PO"vVEHS AND DUTIES OF ZILLA Pf\NCIIAYAT