(1) Every Gram Panchayat shall be a body corpora re having perpetual succession and a common seal and SIJ,Il!… — THE SIKKIM PANCHAYAT ACT, 1993

(1) Every Gram Panchayat shall be a body corpora re having perpetual succession and a common seal and SIJ,Il! by its corporate name, sue (tile! be sued.

14. (1) Every Gram Panchayat shall be a body corpora re having perpetual succession and a common seal and SIJ,Il! by its corporate name, sue (tile! be sued. (2) A Gran: Punchaynt shnll have power (0 acquire , hold and dispose of property and \0 enter into connact: Provided tluu ill cases ofacquistirion or C\iSI)OS;t\or immovable property, the ( ' :rarn P;\IlChaY , 11sh;lIl ormin the previous approval of the Sture Government . IS . (I) " Every Gr.un 1'<lIICI1;I),<lt:, :,; ,;;\VC , IS otherwise provided ill this Act, shall continue Cor a term or rive ycarx from tile . elate appointed for its first meeting and no longer . ' l~() ;l . Incildmclit oLIIl; , ' Jaw Cor the time hcii1g in force shall have theeffect or ~ Disqualijlcacion of mcmbas of Gram Panchayat. Subluiptui aiut Up,So!Jllopoii, i, causing dissolution or a Gram Panchuyat, which is functioningimmediately before such amendment till the expiration of its duration specified in sub-section (1), . (3) The election to constitute a Gram Panchnyat shall be completed- (a) before the expiry of its duration specified in sub-section (1); -. .. (b) in the case of dissolution , before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of its clissolution: Provided that where the rcmai nder of the period for wl: ich the dissolved Gram Panchayat would h:1VCcontinued is less than six months, it shall not be necessary to hold ~ llly election under this clause for constituting the Gram Pnnchuyat for such period, (4) A Gram Panchnyut constituted upon the dissolution of a Gram Panchayat before the expiration of its durution, shall continue only for remainder of the period for which the dissolved Gram Panchaynr would have continued under sub-section (1) had it not been so dissolved , Hi , A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as and for being , a member of a Gram Panchayat- (a) if he is so disqualified by or under any law for the time being in force for the purpose of elections to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim: Provided that no person shall be disqualified on the ground that he is less than twenty-five years of age, if he has nrtuincd the age 0) ' twenty-one years; or (b) if he is a member 01 ' it Nagai' Puuchnyut esrablished under the la w relating to constitution of such Nagar Panchayat for the time being in force; or (c) if he holds any office of profit under a local authority or a co-operative society or a Government company or a Corporation owned Ol " controlled by tl:c Central or the State Government; or (d) has been dism issed l'r0111the service of n S tare Government or the Central Government or a local aurhority or a Co-operative Society or a Government company or :1 Corporation owned or controlled by the Central or the State Government for misconduct; or (e) if he is of unsound mind und SI,ll1ciso declared by a competent court; or (nil' he is an undisch.uge« insolvent; or (g) if he is suffering from a variety of leprosy which is infectious ; or (h) if he is convicted of an election offence; or (i) iI: he has been convicted by a COLIrt of an offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months; or (j) if he has not paid any arrear in respect of any tax or rate or fee payable to a Gram Pnnchnyat or it Zilla Pnuchnyat or a Nagar Panchnyat or the State Government: Provided that the disqualification under this clause shall cease upon payment of the rate 01 " tax or fee; or (k) if lie hus directly OJ " indirectly by himself or by his partner or employer or an employee , hold any share or interest in any contract with , by or On behalf of a Zilla Panchaynt or a Gram Pnnchuyat: Provided ihnr u person I sl1,11Inot be deemed to have incurred disqualification by reason 01' his huviug p ,I sha re or interest in uny public COJ1lp~ln)' or registered cooper:u ivc society \vlt ich has II CO!ltrucr wi I11 01 ' is employed by It Gram Panchuyat or a Zilla Pauchay.u of the rlisn'icr .

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