Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959

Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959

S.1 Short title, extent, 3[Commencement and application]

S.2 Enactments repealed

S.3 Definitions

S.15 Constitution of Blocks

S.15(a) Appointment of Block Development Officer

S.15(b) Appointment of Additional Block Development Officer

S.16 Constitution of the Panchayat Samiti

S.16(A) No person to had more than one elected office

S.16(B) Superintendence, direction and control of elections to vest in the Election Commission

S.17 Incorporation of Samitis

S.18 Conduct of business of the Samiti

S.19 Chairman of the Samiti to be the Executive Authority

S.20 Powers and functions of Samiti

S.20(A) Powers and functions of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Samiti

S.21 Execution of work by two or more Samitis jointly

S.22 .

S.23 .

S.24 Budget of the Samiti

S.25 Appointment and conditions of service of the employees of the Samiti

S.25(A) Limitation of jurisdiction over Municipalities

S.26 .

S.27 .

S.28 Panchayat Samiti Fund

S.29 Income and expenditure of the Samiti

S.30 Accounts of the Samiti

S.31 Audit of Samiti Funds

S.31(A) Review of finance

S.32 Fund and property of a District Board to vest in Government

S.33 Recovery of sums due at commencement of Act

S.34 Inspecting and superintending officers of Samiti

S.35 Power of entry of Inspecting Officers

S.36 Access of Inspecting Officers to Samiti property

S.37 Power to call for report from Samiti

S.38 Power to suspend or cancel resolution under the Act

S.39 Extraordinary powers of Collector of the district

S.40 Government's power to take action in default of a Samiti or its Chairman

S.40(A) Removal of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Samiti

S.40(B) Revival of removal proceedings

S.41 Dissolution and reconstitution of Samitis

S.42 Supersession of Samiti

S.43 Devolution of assets and liabilities of dissolved or superseded Samiti

S.44 Powers of officers acting for or in behalf of Samiti

S.44(A) Election petitions

S.44(B) Presentation of petitions

S.44(C) Parties to the petition

S.44(D) Contents of petitions

S.44(E) Relief that may be claimed by the petitioner

S.44(F) Procedure before the 1[Civil Judge (Senior Division)]

S.44(G) Appearance before 1[Civil Judge (Senior Division)]

S.44(H) Powers of 1[Civil Judge (Senior Division)]

S.44(I) Recrimination when seat claimed

S.44(J) Decision of 1[Civil Judge (Senior Division)]

S.44(K) Other orders to be made by the 1[Civil Judge (Senior Division)]

S.44(L) Grounds for declaring election void

S.44(M) Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may be declared to have been elected

S.44(N) Corrupt practices

S.44(O) Withdrawal of petition

S.44(P) Abatement of petition

S.44(Q) Appeal

S.45 Disqualification for becoming a member and continuing as a member

S.45(A) No person to stand for more than one Samiti

S.45(B) District Judge to decide question of disqualification

S.45(C) Nomination on failure of election, and dereservation in certain cases

S.45(D) .

S.46 Resignation of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and members

S.46(A) Nomination of a person to represent a Grama Panchayat under dissolution or supersession

S.46(B) Vote of no confidence against Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Samiti

S.46(C) .

S.46(D) .

S.47 Casual vacancies

S.48 Vacancy not to invalidate proceedings

S.49 Duration of Samiti and elections thereto

S.50 No members to receive remuneration

S.51 Appointment of employees of the District Board, Local Board etc., to the Samiti etc.

S.52 Chairman, Vice-Chairman and employees to be public servants

S.53 Protection of action taken under the Act

S.54 Notice of suit or proceeding

S.54(A) Revision and review

S.54(B) Delegation of powers

S.55 Limitation

S.56 Recovery of amounts due to Samiti

S.57 Power to make rules

S.57(A) Power to make bye-laws

S.58 Issue of order and removal of difficulties

S.58(A) .

S.58(B) Transitory provisions

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