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Publication of names of members, ,President and, Vice- President.-The names .ofthe members. President-and Vice-President .ofJanpad Panchayat shall be published by the prescribed autharlty in such manner as may be prescribed. district. the tatal papulatian .ofthe Scheduled Areas falling within the district and the papulatian' .of.Scheduled,Tribes therein shauld be excluded:} '. Pravided further that nat I~ss'than 1(halfl .ofthe tatal number .of .offices.ofPresident .ofJanpad Parichayat subject ta a minimum .ofone shall be reserved far wamen: J ' Pravided alsa that the .officesunder this sectian shall be reserved by the prescribed ,autharity in the Janpad, Panchayat within the , "distrlct by ratatian in the prescribed manner: ' ' . . . - . < Pravided alsa. that Janpad Panchayats where there is na reserva- tian .ofseats far the Scheduled'Castes .orScheduled TrIbes as the case, may be. shall be excluded far reserVatian .of.offices.ofPresident belang- ing ta'such castes .or.such \ribes. as the case may be. (li)Where the tatal populatian .ofScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the district is less than fifty per cent twenty five percent .of seats .ofPresident .ofJanpad'Panchayats within the district shall be reserved for ather backward classes. , 2(3) Subject ta the praviSianS .of sub-sectians (2)' and (4) the . President and Vice-President .ofthe Janpad Panchayat shall be elected by arid fram amangst the electeQmembyrs th"I"('al.] (4) If the Pre~;d~ntaf Jal1pad Panchayal does not belollg to tlie •.,. Scheduled Castes. Scheduled Tribes .orathlT n"ckward Classes the Vice-President shall be elected from amongstthc members belanging to -such castes or,tribes or classes. (5)If a President or Vice-Prestdent of Janpad Panchayat became a member of either hause .of Parliament .or a member .of the State Legislative Assembly .ora Chalrman .orVice-Chairman .ofCa- .operative Saciety. he shall be deemed ta have vacated his .officeas President .or Vice-President as the case may be. with effect fram the date .ofhis becaming such member .orChairman or Vice-Chalrman. and a casual. vacancy shall be deemed ta have .occurred in such .officefar the purpases '.ofsectian 38., I i, I I , I, I •• , .' ., 8,25 • PANCHAYAT RAJ AVAM GRAM SWARAJ ADHI., 1993 (PA)61 (5) Not less than 1(half], (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes) of the total number of seats'to be filled by direct election in every Janpad Panchayat shall be reserved for women and such seats may be allotted b~ the prescribed authority by drawing lots and by rotation to different [constituencies] in a..Janpad Panchayat in the prescribed manner. 3(xx x] 4((6) The constituencies which have no population of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes shall be excluded for allotment of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes, as the case may be.] COMMENTARY Non-reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes cannot be challenged at a late stage. It would cause public inconvenience and burden to public exchequer if granted at such a stage. Sunckr Adivasi v. State of M.P., 1995 (I) MPWN 71. . 5(24. x x.x]