(1) A motion of no confidence may be moved by any member of panchayat against the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson or Presidcnt-cum- Chicf Counsellor or Vice-President-cum-Counsellor, as Se case may be, after giving such notice thereof as may be prescribed.
(2) Jf the motion is carried by a simple majority o;' all the then members of the panchayat, the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairpuson or President-cum- Chief Counsellor or Vice-President-cum-Counsellor, as the case may be, shall cease to hold office after a period of three days from the date on which the motion is carried unless he has resigned earlier.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Regulation, the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson or President-cum-Chief Counsellor or Vicc-Presidcntcum-Counsellor, as the case may be, shall not preside over a meeting in which a vote of no confidence is discussed against him, but he shall have the right to speak, or otherwise take part, in the proceedings of such meeting, including the right to vote.
(4) If the motion of no confidence is once rejected, no fresh motion of no confidence shall be brought before the panchayat within a period of one year from the date of such rejection of motion.
(5) When the offices of both the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson become vacant simultaneously, such Officer as the Administrator may authorise in this behalf shall, pending the election of the Chairperson, exercise all the powers and perform all the functions and duties of the Chairperson but he shall not have the right to vote in any meetings of the Village (Dwecp) panchayat.
(6") When the offices of both the President-cum-Chief Counsellor and Vice-President-cum-Counscllor of the District Panchayat become vacant simultaneously, such officer as the Administrator may authorise in this behalf shall, pending the election of the President-cum-Chief Counsellor, exercise all the powers and perform all the functions and duties of the President-cum-Chief Counsellor but he shall not have the right to vote 111 any meetings of the District panchayat.
Casual vacancy in the office of the Chairperson or Vice-Chair person.
30. Any casual vacancy in the office of the Chairperson or the Vice- Chairperson or Prcsident-cum-Chief Counsellor or Vice-President-cum-Counsellor, us the case may be, shall be filled for the remainder of his term by election in eccordancc with the provisions of this Regulation :
Provided that, if the vacancy be a casual vacancy in the ofhc^ of the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson or President-cum-Chief Counsellor or Vice- President-cum-Counsellor and is reserved for woman or a member of" Scheduled Tribe, the vacancy shall be filled by electing one of the members from amongst women or a member of the Scheduled Tribe, as the case may be.
Meeting of Panchay&l.