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No-confidence motion against President or Vice-Presi- dent.-( 1) On a motion of no confidence being passed by Janpad Panchayat b~ resolution passed by a majority of not less than three fourth of th" [electedmembers] present and votinl:\and sU9chmajoxityc . is more than two-third of the total number of [elected members] . constituting the Janpad Panchayat for the time being; the President or the Vice-President against whom such resolution is passed shall cease to hold office forthwith. (2) Notwithstanding anythtng contained in this Act or the Rules made thereunder, a president or a vice-president shall not preside over a meeting in which amotion ofno-confidence is discussed against him. Such meeting shall be convened in such manner as may be prescribed and shall be presided over by an officer of the Government as the. . prescribed authorlijmay appotnt. The President or the vice-President; . as the case may be, shall have a right to speak at or otherwise to take part in the proceeding of the meeting. (3) No-confidence motloi,'shall not Ire against the PresIdent "r Vice-President within a period 0[- . (I) 4[twoand half year] from the date onwhich the President'.or Vice- President enter their respective oIflce; (il) six months preceding the date on).vhich the term ofomce of .the Presidehtdr Vice-President, as the case may be, expires; 1 _ Subs ..by M.P. 26 of 1994 130.5.941. 2 Subs. by M.P. 32 of 1994-[7.10.94] for Ill(' wonl Mmember", 3 Subs. by M.P. 32 of 199417.10.941.for Ille \\'\)1"(1 Mmember". 4 Sub. for the words "one.year" by M,P. A<'l']-Hof.?9P7 (25-5-20071. , ; COMMENTARY 1 Sub. for the word "one- third". by M.P. Ad 18 of 2007 (25'-5-2007J. -2 Subs. by M.P. 26 of 199413.0.5.941. , il 'j I ,, 1 I I 8.26 PANCHAYAT RAJ AVAM GRAM SWARAJ ADHl., 1993 (PAj62 . . Procedure,- Applicationfiledunder sub-section(5).Respondent pray- , ing to adduce evidence.Argumentsheard onthe application. Maio petition cannot be decidedwithout decidingfirst the application under sub-sectian .(5). Manjula v: Collector Jhabua, 1997 (I) MPWN 24.