(1) Every Panchayat, unless sooner dissolved under any law for the time being in force, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer.
Article 243E: Duration of Panchayats, etc
The Constitution of IndiaCentral Constitution · 1950
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Where this provision sits
| Act | The Constitution of India |
|---|---|
| Article | 243E |
| Marginal note | Duration of Panchayats, etc |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 6 |
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- CW/9422/2025 of BHANWAR LAL JAT SON OF GORDHAN RAM JAT Vs THE STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-11-14
- SAW/627/2025 of BHAGIRATH PRASAD JAT, SON OF SHRI KANA RAM JAT Vs STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-11-14
- CW/9428/2025 of GRAM PANCHAYAT KALADERA Vs STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-11-14
- CW/8420/2025 of RAMNIWAS DHAKA S/O SHRI JHABAR MAL DHAKA Vs THE STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-11-14
- WP(C)/519/2025 of All Yobin Welfare Society Vs The State of AP and 5 OrsGauhati High Court · 2025-11-10
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