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Notwithstancling anything contained in this Chapter, the prescribed authority may appoint two of the members of a Gram Panchayat to be its first flrlhyaltsha and :first Upadhyaksha, respectively, for a period not exceeding one year from the date of the notification mentioned in section 3, after which period they shall be replaced by an Adhyaksha and an Upadhyaksha elected by the Gram Panchayat: Provided that if the Adhyaksha and the Upadhyaksha are appointed for a period of less than one year, the prescribed authority may, if it thinks :fit, extend the period of their appointment up to one year. i . ' l y Disqualif- cations of A.dhyalsha and Una- dyalsha and mem- bers of Cra m Panchayat. (a) (b) he is under twenty-five years of age; or he has been dismissed from the service of the Central or State Government or local authority for is- conduct involving moral turpitude and here the dismissal has been made by the Central or State Government, he has been debarred. from employ- ment in public service; or