Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In section 27 of the principal Act,- (I) in sub-section (1)— (a) in clause (a), for item (i), the following shall be substituted, namely :— “ (i) if he suffers from any of the disqualifi cations mentioned in sub-section (1) (a) to (g) of section 16 (b) for clause (b), the following shall be subs titu ted, namely:— “ (b) A President or Vice-President of a Gaon or Anchalik Panchayat or a Mohkuma Parishad shall imm ediately cease to hold office, if by three- fifths majority of votes of members present a motion of no-confidence is passed by them in a meeting of the Gaon or Anchalik Panchayat or the Mohku ma Parishad, as the case may be, where at least a minimum of two-thirds of total number of mem bers is present: Provided that at least seven days’ notice in writing shall be given by the intending mover of the no-confidence motion to the President and Vice-President of the Gaon or Anchalik Panchayat or the Mohkuma Parishad, as the case may be, be fore such a motion can be discussed.” ; (2) in sub-section (2), between the words “ Vice- President” and “ o f” , the words “or member” shall be inserted ; (3) in sub-section (3), after the existing proviso the following shall be added as the second proviso, na mely:— “Provided further that notwithstanding anything contained in this sub-section, the State Government may, at any time, suspend a President or Vice-Presi dent of a Gaon or Anchalik Panchayat or Mohkuma Parishad pending his removal under tlus sub-section if his continuance in office is considered inadvisable by the State Government on any of the grounds for which he may be disqualified under sub-section (21 of this section or on the ground of public interest.” £ V „ , . .