Section 1
[26. A person who is subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in section 13, shall be disqualified for being elected as a member under section 18 or as an Adhyaksha or 2[x x x] under section 19. ]
1 [26. A person who is subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in section 13, shall be disqualified for being elected as a member under section 18 or as an Adhyaksha or 2[x x x] under section 19. ]
(1) If any dispute arises as to whether a particular person is a member of the 4[Zila Panchayat] under 5 [clause (a)] of section 18, the dispute shall be referred in the manner prescribed to the State Government and the decision of the State Government shall be final and binding.
If a dispute arises as to whether a person —
(a) has been lawfully chosen [ * * * ] 6 a member of a 4[Zila Panchayat] under section 18 ; or
(b) has ceased to remain eligible for being chosen [ * * * ] 6 a member [***] 7 of the 4[Zila Panchayat] for the purposes of section 20 ; or
(c) has become disqualified to be Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha for the purposes of section 19,
the dispute shall be referred in the manner prescribed to the Judge whose decision shall be final and binding.
[ 27-A . (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 7, 19 and 27 —
(a) a person shall be disqualified for being elected as, and for being, a 8[Pramukh or Adhyaksha] if he is —