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(1) I f the office of a member of a Gram Panchuyut becomes vacun t by reason of his death, resignation, removal or otherwise, Stich vacancy shall be filledin by election of another person under this Act. The person elected shall take office forthwith anc\ shall hold such office Cor the unexpired term of office of his predecessor: Provided that no election for filling in of a casual vacancy shall be held if the vacancy occurs within a period of six months preceding the date on which the term of office of the person concerned expires. (2) No person who has been removed frOI11hi\; office under section 29 shall be eligiblc for re-election to the vacancy so causer! Sacliivu o] ~)1. (1) Every Grnrn Panchnynt shul l, ,tt its first meeting at which a quorum is present, Gram Pan- elect: one. of its members to be Suchivn of the. Cram Puuchayar: cltayat. Provided that no member who is 110table to rend or write any of the official lnnguagcs of the Stare shall be qualified to be elected as a Sachiva: Provided further that where no such person as referred to in the first proviso is availublc, the Gram Pnnchuyat \11,\)' appoint Punchnyut Assistant appointee! by the Secretary to the Government in the Rural Development Department to look after the Filling o] ca- sual vacancy in the office of Sabliap ati or Up-Sobhapoti. Removal of member of .:.;;. Gram Pall- ch-iyat. Filling of ca- S! uil vacancy of me tnbc r of Gram Pall" chayat. " 9 purpose. Notice of such meeting shall be given to the prescribed authority: Provided that at any such meeting while any resolution for the removal of- (i) the Sabhupnri from his office is under considcrnt ion: or (ii) the' Up-Sabhap.ui from his office is under consideration, he shall not, though prcsen t, preside at such meeting and the provisions of sub- section (4) or section 20 s!l~tll apply in relation to any such meeting as they apply in relation to it meeting from which the Sabhnpnri or, ,1S the case may be, the Up-Sabhapnti, is abscn t. works of S:\C.:hiv,l, Resignation of Sachiva. Removal of Sacliiva. Obligatory du- ties of Gram Pancliayat, 10 (2) The Sachivn or the Gram Panchuya: so elected or :IS il.e cnse may ')c, appointed shall assist the Subhnpari or the Up-Sabhapari, as the case may be, of the Gram Panchnyat in due mui ntcnance of the Gram Panchayat office :lncl for proper org;ln isation and execution of rural development schemes and shall be directly answerable to the members of the Gram Panchnyat. (3) The Sachiva shall be in charge of office of theGram Panchuynt and shall exercise such powers and perform such other functions and discharge such other duties as the State Government may, by rules made inthis bcbnlfprescribe. (4) The term of office of tile Sachiva shall, subject to the prov isions of section 33 be co-terminus with the term of the Grum Punchnyut. 32, A Sachivn of a Gram Punchayat may resign his office by notifying in writing his intention to do so to the prescribed authority :\J1c1on such resignation being accepted the Snchiva shall vacate his office and the casual vacancy shall be deemed to have occurred in such office: Provided that a person tendering resignation may withdraw his resignation before it is accepted. (2) When the resignation is accepted under sub-section (1), the prescribed au- thority shall communicate it to the members of the CiLlI1) Panchayat within a period of :1,i;W clays of such acceptance.