Bare ActsThe west bengal panchayat act, 1956

Section 8

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(1) If, at any time, the whole of the area of a Uram Sabha is included in a municipality or in an area under the authority of a Municipal Corporation, a 'l'own Consittee or a Cantonment, the Gram Sabha shall cease to exist and the properties, funds and other assets vested in such (Gram Sabha and all the rights and liabilities of such Gram Sabha shall vest in and devolve on the municipality or on the Municipal Corporation or on the Town Committee, or on the Cantonment authority, as tho case may be. T'he West Bengal Panchayat Aot, 1956. 5 B or 1957.] (Part I.Chapter II.-Gram Sabha.Sections 7, 8.) (.2) If, at any time, a part of the area of a Gram Sabha is included in a municipality or in an area under the authority of a Municipal Corporation, a Town Committee or a Cantonment, the area of the Gram Sabha shall be deemed to have been reduced to the extent of the part so included in a munc1pality or _an an area under the authority of a Mum1epal Corporation, a Town Committee or a Cantonment, and the properties, funds and other assets vested in such Gram Sabha and all the rights and liabilities of such Gram Sabha in respect of the part so included shall vest in and devolve on the municipality OT on the Municipal Corpora- tion or on the 'rown Committee or on the Cantonment authority, as the case may be, in accordance with such allocation, as may be determined by the prescribed authority, whose orders thereon shall be final. T. (I) Every Gram Sabha shall consist of all persons whose names are included in the electoral roll of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for• the time being in force pertaining to the area for which the Gram Sabha has been constituted. (2) 'The prescribed authority shall from time to time maintain a list of the names of the persons referred to in sub- section (1) an<l such list· shall be the list of members of the Gram abha.

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