Bare ActsThe Assam Panchayat (Amendment) Act, 1966

Section 140A

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(1) It, m the opinion of the State Govern- dissSve "die m e n t any Mohkuma Parishad is not competent to Mohkuma perform , or persistently makes default in the per- Pa ris ha d in formance of the duties imposed on the Mohkuma case ot in- parishad by or under this Act or otherwise by law, de faultC or’ o r exceeds or abuses its powers, or in the event abuse of of the failure on the pa rt of the Mohkuma Pari- powers. shad to provide such services as the State Govern­ ment may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare to be essential services, the State Govern­ ment, after giving the Mohkuma Parishad an op­ portunity for submitting an explanation in regard to the matter, may, by notification, stating the reason for so doing, declare such Mohkuma Pari­ shad to be incompetent, or in default, or to have exceeded or abused its powers, as the case may be, and supersede the Mohkuma Parishad for a period not exceeding six months at a time or dissolve the Mohkuma Parishad and order for a fresh constitution as soon as possible: Provided that nothing in this Section shall be deemed to require the State Government to give a personal hearing to the Mohkuma Parishad before any order is passed under this Section. (2) When an order of supersession or dissolu­ tion has been passed under sub-section (1), the following consequences shall ensue:— (i) all members o f the Mohkuma Parishad shall, as from the date of the order, vacate their offices as such members ; (ii) all the powers and duties which under this Act may be exercised and performed by the Mohkuma Parishad, shall during the period of supersession or in the case o f dissolution till the fresh Mohkuma Parishad is reconstituted, be exercised and performed by such person or persons as the State Government may direct ; and (iii) all the properties vested in the Mohkuma Parishad shall, during the period of supersession or dissolution, as the case may be, vest in the State Government. 22 Dissolution