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(!)AGram Panchayat shall exercise powers as aN Powers and juris- . ss ae as diction of Gram ordinary Panchayat, and shall have jurisdiction over 444 adalti Pan- matters Jaid down in Schedule I-A. chayats. a : } ities ¢ bhas ‘Inserted by the Punjab Zila Prishads, Panchayat Samities and Gram Sa ( Reconstitution and Reorganisation) Order, 1969, Second Schedule *Added by Act No. 19 of 1963. *Clause (kk) inserted by ibid, *Added by ibid, © Scanned with OKEN Scanner 138 GRAM PANCHAYAT [1953 - Pb. tt. jy (2) [he Government shall have powers to conte any Gram Panchayat or elected representatives me : Upon of Gram Panchayats, enhanced Powers. Such Pane Broup or representatives shall have Jurisdiction Over matte aYats down in Schedule I-B. TS Jaig (3) When enhanced powers are to be Conferreg representatives of a group of Panchayats, the Panches of the Panchayats concerned, shall elect five Adaltj Panches from amongst themselves by direct Voting, the f ha ive P securing the highest number of votes being deemeg ton been elected and such Panchcs Shall elect an Adalti Sarpach from amongst themselves in the manner Prescribed. (4) The Adalti Panches elected as aforesaid Shall exercise the enhanced powers referred to in sub-section (2) and shall have jurisdiction over the combined Sabha areas of the Panchayats Concerned, and when a Cting as such Shall together be known as an Adalti Panchayat. (5) No proceedin g of a Gram Panchayat or an Adalti anchayat shall be invalid for the mere fact of there being a vacancy amongst its members.