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Appointment of Planning Officer: (1) With thirty days from the date on which the sanction of the Government to a draft scheme is notified, the Government shall appoint a Planning Officer possessing such qualification as may be prescribed, for the purpose of such scheme and provide him with such number of officers and staff as may be considered necessary and his duties shall be as hereinafter provided: Provided that the Government may, on the request made by the Authority, appoint a Planning Officer within thirty days from the date of the publication of the draft town planning scheme under section 63. (2) The Government may, if it thinks fit, at any time, remove, on the ground of incompetence or misconduct or any other good and sufficient reason, a Planning Officer appointed under this section and shall forth with appoint another person in his place and any proceeding pending before Planning Officer immediately before the date of his removal shall be continued and disposed of by the new Planning Officer appointed in his place: Provided that no Planning Officer shall be removed under this sub-section expect after an inquiry in which he has been informed of the charges against him and a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of those charges has been given to him. (3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), a Planning Officer appointed under sub-section (1) for the purpose of any scheme shall cease to hold office with effect from the date on which the final town planning scheme is sanctioned is sanctioned under section 82.