Section 17
, (J) Every Gram Pnnchayut shull , at Itsfirst meeting at which a quorum is present , elect Dill' or its members to be t lie Subhu pnti ~\11c1another member to be the U p-Snbhapari of the Gram Pnnchnynt ill such 111:,11111CI' us may be prescribed ,
17 , (J) Every Gram Pnnchayut shull , at Itsfirst meeting at which a quorum is present , elect Dill' or its members to be t lie Subhu pnti ~\11c1another member to be the U p-Snbhapari of the Gram Pnnchnynt ill such 111:,11111CI' us may be prescribed ,
(2) Tile State Goverumcnt shall , by notification reserve-
C\) such number of offices of S , lhh:1j)~lti ,lml Up-Sabhupari of Gram Panchnynts ill each district for the Scheduled Castes ~llld the Scheduled Tribes ~tiicl t::': number of sllch offices shull \)\: ' :\1' as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of offices ill the district ax the population of the Scheduled Castes and of the
Election or nomination qj' Sabliapati, UpSabhapati, i, Sac hiva andrueni -hers to be published. d.
First meeting of Gram POIl -c liayat.
Meeting of Gram Pan -c liayats .
Scheduled Tribes in the district bears to the total -population of the district;
(b) not less than one-third of the total number of offices of Sabhapati and U pSabhapati of the Gram Panchnyat of the district from each of the categories which are reserved for persons belonging to the Scheduled C(t ' S(CS nne! the Scheduled Tribes and of those which are reserved for women:
Provided that the offices reserved under this sub -section shall be allotted by rotation to different Gram Pnnchnyars in such manner as may be . prescribed .
Explcn ationi- For the removal of c101bt l it is here by declared that the principle of rotation for purposes of reservation of offices under thi s sub-section shall commence from the first election to be " held after tile commencement of this Act .
(3) TIle Sabhapati and Up . . Sabhaputi shall , 5Ubjccr to the , prov ision of section 27 and to their continuing as mr-nbers , hrild office for a period of five years .
(4) Whl:n-
(a) the office of the Sabhnp.ui falls vacant by reason of death , resignation, removal OJ' otherwise: or
(b) the Sabhapnti is, by reason of leave , illness or other cause, temporarily unable to act , the Up . . Sabh'!j) ' iti shall exercise the powers , perform the functions and discharge the duties of the Snbhnpati until a new Sabhapnii is elected aile! assumes office or until rhe Subhupati resumes his duties, ,IS the case 111<1bye .
(S) Whcn-
(a) tile office ofthe 1 . 1p-Subhupnri falls vacant by reason of death , resignation, removal ,,1' (J\ hcrwise; or
(b) the Up-Subhapau is.by reason of leave , illness or other cause, temporarily unable to act , the Sabhapnri shall exercise the powers, perform the functions apd discharge the duties of the Up-Sabhapuri until a new Up-Sabhupati is elected andassumes office or until the Up-Sabhapnri resumes his duties , as the case may be .
(G) When the office of the Subhapati and the Up-Sabhapnti are both vacant , or the Snbhapnri aud Up-Sabhupari are temporarily unable to act . , the prescribed authority may appoint a Sabhnpari and Up-Snbhnpnri from among the members of the Gram Panchnyat to ' let ,IS such until a Snbhupnti and Up-Sabhapati are elected and assume office.