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Omitted by section 12 of U.P. Act No. 21, 1995. [The United Provinces Panchayat Raj Act, 1947] [Section 114-117] Casual vacancies to be left unfilled in [114- [(1)]2 Where a vacancy occurs on any body constituted under this Act by reason of the death resignation, removal or a voidance of the election of a member or other office (bearer and the) term of office of that member or other office bearer 143 certain cases would in the ordinary course of events have determined within six months of the occurrence of the vacancy, the prescribed authority may direct that the vacancy be left unfilled until the next general election under this Act. ]1 [(2) In the event of vacancies in the offices of both Pradhan and Up-Pradhan remaining unfilled by virtue of direction made under sub-section (1) the prescribed authority may by order, make such arrangements as it thinks fit for the discharge of the functions of the Pradhan till a Pradhan is elected. ]2 4[Succession to property, assets rights, liabilities and obligations in certain cases 115- (1) On and from the date of commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Laws (Amendment) Act, 1994-- (a) all property, interest in property and assets including cash balances, wherever situate, which immediately before such date were vested in the [Gram Sabha]3 shall vest in and be held by the Gram Panchayat for the purposes of this Act; and (b) all rights, liabilities and obligations of the aforesaid [Gram Sabha]3 whether arising out of ay contract or otherwise, existing immediately before such date, shall be the rights, liabilities and obligations of the Gram Panchayat. (2) Where any doubt or dispute arises as to whether any property, interest or asset has vested in a Gram Panchayat under sub-section (1), or any right, liability or obligation has become the right, liability or obligation of a Gram Panchayat such doubt or dispute whall be referred in the manner prescribed to the State Government whose decision shall unless superseded by any decision of a court of law, be final. Sums due 116- All sums due to the [Gram Sabha]3, whether on account of any tax or any other account, shall be recovery, it shall be competent for the Gram Panchayat to take any measure of institute any proceeding which it would have been open to the [Gram Sabha]3 to take or institute, if the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Laws (Amendment) Act, 1994 had not come into force. Debts, obliga- tions, contracts and pending proceedings 117- (1) All debts and obligation incurred and all contracts made by or on behalf of the [Gram Sabha]3 before the date referred in sub-section (1) of section 115 and subsisting on the said date shall be Gram Panchayat in exercise of the powers conferred on it by this Act and shall continue in operation accordingly.