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(1) Every Anchal I'anchayat established under this Act shall, if authorised b the State Government by notification to do so, constitute a ayaya Panchayat, consist- ing of :five members, to be called charaks, elected by it from amongst the members of the Gram Sabhas within its jurisdiction, according to prescribed rules and approved by the prescribed authority, for the trial of (rz) the offences specified in Schedule III or a 0a8e transferred to the Nyaya Panchayrzt under sub-section (.2) of section 7'1, and Appoint- ment of in- specting officers of Pancha- yate. Conutitu- tion of Ngaya Pancha- yats. 36 The West Bengal Panchayat .tlct, 1956. [West Ben. Act Part ll.-C:hapter Xl.-Nyayn Pnnc.:bnynb,.- Section 70.) . ,_oJ a11 or any or tile ciasses of civil suits specified 1 section 80: Provided that no member of a Gram Sabha shall be elected to be a member of a Payaaa Panchayat if he has any of the <lisqualifications mentioned in section 15 : Provided further that where the number of the Gram Sabhas comprised in an Anchal Panchayat is five or more, not more than one Vi'.clwral.:. shall be elected from each Grmn Snbha; but ,vhere the number of the Gram Salas comprised in an Anchal Pa11chayat is less than five, at least one Vicharak shall be elected from each 0mm Sabha and the deficiency in the membership of the yaya Panchayat shall be filled up by election from such Gram Sabha or Gram Sabhas as the .tlnchal Panclwyat may determine. 3 (2) When a person who is a. member of an Anclwl Panchayat or a Gram Panchayat is elected to a Vgyaya Panchayat under sub-section (1), lie shn.11 cease to be a member of the Anchal Panchayat or the Gram Pnnchayat conc-erned, with effect- from the date on whic.:h the Nyaya Panchayat is notifie.I under sub-section (3), and the vacancy caused thereby shu 'l be filled in the manner laid down in section 21 or section 28. as the case may be. (3) Erery yaa Panchayat constituted under sub- section (1) shall be notified in the O.(/ir·ial (irrzette, or in such ot]rnr manner as may be prescribed, and shall come into ofce with effect from the date specifed in tlie snicl notification. (4) Every Wyaa Panchaat shall elect at such time and in sucb manner as may he prescribrcl one of its members to he called Plhan TVicharak to preside over its sittings and in the absence of the Pradhan Vielaak, the Vielaraks present at the sitting of the N:1;aya Pam,chavat shall elect one of them to be the Pradhan Vcharak for the purpose of that sitting. (5) The tern of office of a member of a Bayaya Panchaayat shall he four years from the date of tle notification mentioned in sub-section (3): Provided that members of a Nya)a Panchaayat shall contmue l!l office nni:J} the election of the members of the ayaaya Panchauat by the newly constituted Anchal Panchayat after a general election. · ' (6) No suit, case or other proceeding pending before a Nyayn. Panchayat shall be tried b;v such Nya;,;a Panchayat unless a majority of the members of the Nyaya Panchayat is present cluring such trial. P!ie West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1958. 37 I of 1957.] (Pm·t ll.-Chapte1· ""Yl.-Nyaya Panchayats.-Section 71.) (7) The Secretary to the Anchal Panchayat shall act as the Secretary to the Nyaya Panchayat for the purpose of keeping- the records of its proceedings and decisions, and doing such other duties as may be prescribed.