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CHAPTER IX Rules, By-Laws and Repeals

Section 114: Casual vacancies to be left unfilled in certain cases

The Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.

Chapter VI (The Nyaya Panchayat), sections 42 to 94-A, is printed only as a heading with the official footnote "Chapter VI comprising sections 42 to 94-A Omitted by sec. 16 of U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.", so those sections have no pages here.

The marginal headings printed beside each section in this edition are shown as the section headings; sections 37, 37-A, 95-A and 109 carry no marginal heading in this copy.

Marginal references to other enactments (for example "U.P. Act No. I of 1951") printed beside the text are not reproduced.

1[(1) Where vacancy occurs on any body constituted under this Act by reason of the death, resignation, removal or avoidance of the election of a member or other office bearer and the term of office of that member or other office bearer, 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.]

2[(2) In the event of 3[vacancy in the office of 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.]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Added by sec. 87 of U.P. Act No. 2 of 1955.
  2. 2.Renumbered and inserted by section 9 of U.P. Act No. 6 of 1969.
  3. 3.Subs. by sec. 8 of U.P. Act No. 44 of 2007.

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