Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Suspension and removal of Sarpanch, Naib-Sarpanch and Mem- ber :– (1) If 1(1) If the State Government, on the basis of a report of the Collector or the Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, or suo motu are of the opinion that circumstances exist to show that the Sarpanch or Naib Sarpanch of a Grama Panchayat wilfully omits or refuses to carry out or violates the provisions of this Act or the rules or orders made there- under or abuses the powers, rights and privileges vested in him or acts in a manner prejudicial to the interest of the inhabitants of the Grama and that the further continuance of such person in Office would be detrimental to the interest of the Grama Panchayat or the inhabitants of the Grama, they may after giving the person concerned a reasonable opportunity of showing cause, remove him from the Office of Sarpanch or Naib-Sarpanch, as the case may be. (2) The State Government may, pending initiation of the proceeding on the basis of their opinion under Sub-Section (1), by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, suspend the Sarpanch or Naib-Sarpanch, as the case may be, from the Office.