THE LAKSHADWEEP GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

VOL. LX. No. 35 WEDNESDAY 16^thOCTOBER 2024/ 24^th ASVINA, 1946 (SAKA)

लक्षद्वीप संघ शाससत प्रदेश प्रशासन / U.T. ADMINISTRATION OFLAKSHADWEEP

पंचायत सिभाग/ DIRECTORATE OF PANCHAYATS

किरत्ती ६८२५५५/KAVARATTI – 682 555

No. 2/6/2023-DOP

Dated: 15/10/2024

NOTIFICATION

The Administrator, UT of Lakshadweep, in exercise of the powers conferred

under Section 130 of Lakshadweep Panchayats Regulation, 2022, is pleased to

notify “The Lakshadweep Panchayat (Application of Funds and Maintenance

of Accounts) Rules – 2024” applicable to Panchayats of UT of Lakshadweep.

Short title and commencement:

These rules may be called the Lakshadweep Panchayats

(Application of Funds and Maintenance of Accounts)

Rules, 2024.

They shall come into force with effect from the date of

publication in Official Gazette.

Short title

Definitions

(1) In these rules unless the context otherwise requires,

(a) "Bank" means any Scheduled Nationalized Bank.

(b) "Central Government" means Government of India or

any entity controlled by the Central Government.

of Roads, Bridges, Nalla, Culvert, Development

Projects etc.

(d) "Panchayat Fund” means the moneys received by

Panchayat including Grants in Aid and Self Revenue.

(e) “Panchayat Secretary" means the Official appointed

by Competent Authority at Gram Panchayat Level.

(f) “Recurring Expenditure “means the expenditure

Definitions

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which is incurred at periodical intervals for the same

purpose.

Expenditures

other

than

recurring

expenditure are nonrecurring expenditure;

(g) “Regulation” means the Lakshadweep Panchayat

Regulation, 2022.

(h) “Secretary Panchayat” means the Secretary in

charge of the Department of Panchayat in the Union

territory of Lakshadweep.

(i) “UT

Administration”

means

Union

Territory

Administration of Lakshadweep.

(2) All words except those defined in sub rule (1) shall have

the same meaning as are respectively assigned to them

in the Regulation.

General

(1) Every Panchayat shall follow the procedure described in

the following rules with regard to exercise of Financial

Powers, custody and disbursement of money and the

maintenance of accounts connected there with in

provisions of the instructions issued by the Central

Government

for

management

and

application

Panchayat Funds.

(2) No expenditure shall be incurred or any liability involving

expenditure entered into from Panchayat fund unless the

following essential requirements are fulfilled:

(a)

Sanction order of the appropriate authority as

specified in Schedule - I of these Rules for

incurring any expenditure other than on Salaries

and Allowances subject to provisions of Sub-Rule

(1) of Rule 6 of these Rules, and

(b) Availability of funds

General

Receipt of money

(1) All moneys received by or on behalf of Panchayat by any

means shall be credited to Current Bank account of

concerned Panchayat by next working day and such

moneys shall be called ‘Panchayat Fund’.

(2) The bank account under Sub-rule (I) shall be operated

jointly by the Sarpanch being Executive Authority and

Panchayat Secretary in case of Gram Panchayat.

(3) The bank account under Sub-rule (I) shall be operated

Jointly by the Chief Executive Officer being Executive

Authority and Accounts Officer posted in District

Panchayat in the case of the District Panchayat.

Receipt of

money

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(4) The pass books or Statements of the accounts of

Panchayat Fund shall remain in the safe custody of

Panchayat Secretary for Gram Panchayat or Accounts

Officer for District Panchayat, as the case may be.

(5) The Panchayat fund shall be utilized only with the

approval of the authority as specified in Schedule - I.

Power of purchase

(1) Subject to Schedule - I of these Rules, The Chief

Executive Officer of District Panchayat and Sarpanch in

Gram Panchayat being respective executive authorities

under the respective provisions of Panchayat Regulation

are the Competent authorities to sanction due Purchase

of stores, respectively, required for use in public service

and for implementation of various schemes with the

approval of concerned Panchayat, for the District

Panchayat and Gram Panchayats.

(2) The stores required by Panchayat for day-to-day

functioning and all emergent needs viz. procurement of

stores of services on account of instructions received

from UT Administration or other Government Authority

shall be procured or availed without subject to provisions

of Schedule I and provisions of Sub – Rule (1) of this

Rule, in accordance with the provisions contained in the

General Financial Rules of Govt. of India as amended

from time to time, as and when needed.

Power of

purchase

Power to accord Administrative Approval and Technical

Sanction

(1)

(a) For the purpose of according technical

sanction powers of competent authority shall be

as follows.

(i)

Assistant Engineer: up to Rs. 10,00,000/-

(ii)

Executive Engineer: up to Rs. 50,00,000/-

(iii)

Superintending Engineer: above Rs. 50,00,000/-

Explanation: Where the service of Assistant Engineer or

Executive Engineer or Superintending Engineer, as the case

may be, are not available the matter shall be referred to the

Public Works Department of the Administration.

(b) Panchayat Fund.

The limits specified under Sub-Rule (1) of this Rule

in whole shall be applicable for utilization of funds

released through Grants in Aid Released by the UT

Administration and Panchayat’s own Revenue also

Power

accord

Administrativ

approval

and

technical

sanction

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called as Panchayat Fund.

(c)

Administrative

Approval

and

Expenditure

sanction.

Provided that any sanction accorded in Sub Rule (1) (c) (i)

above by Sarpanch, acting as Executive Authority, shall be

approved in the General Meeting of Gram Panchayat.

Further Provided further that No Works above Rs. 5,00,000/-

either Civil or Procurement of Goods and Services shall be

executed by Gram Panchayat, such expenditure shall be

executed by the District Panchayat, subject to ceiling thereof

for District Panchayat as provided in Second Proviso of Sub

Rule (1) (c) (ii) of this Rules.

(ii) District Panchayat

Chief Executive Officer

: No Limits, subject to approval of

work or Procurement or activity by District Panchayat

concerned.

Provided that any sanction accorded in Sub Rule (1) (c) (ii)

above shall be accorded only if the said work or procurement

or activity is approved by District Panchayat in General

Meeting OR shall be under the provisions of Sub Rule (2) of

Rule 5 of these Rules.

Provided

further

that,

Civil

Works

Procurement of Goods or Services or Projects

estimated above Rs. 10,00,00,000/- shall be

executed by District Panchayat, such expenditure

above ceiling shall be executed by the UT

Administration as Deposit Work by Panchayat

through

concerned

Department

the

Administration.

Further Provided that in the event of difficulty in

determining the concerned Department of the UT

Administration, the Secretary Panchayat shall

determine the same and shall be final.

(i)

Gram Panchayat

: up to Rs. 5,00,000/-

Chief Executive Officer,

District Panchayat

: Above Rs. 5,00,000/-

Condemnation of unserviceable articles, defalcations

and write off of stores

(1) Whenever stores become unserviceable, obsolete, or

surplus they shall be listed out separately and declared

as such and disposed off as per the recommendations of

the Condemnation Board constituted for the purpose.

The Condemnation Board of Panchayat shall consist of

the following:

Condemnati

unserviceabl

articles,

defalcations

and write off

of stores

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A. District Panchayat

(i) President

-Chairman

(ii) Two members of District

Panchayat nominated by the President -Member

(iii) Chief Executive Officer -Member

(iv) Concerned Departmental

Officer of DP -Member

(B) Gram Panchayat

(i)

Sarpanch

- Chairman

(ii)

One member of Gram Panchayat

nominated by Sarpanch

-Member

(iii) Panchayat Secretary

-Member

The Condemnation Board shall examine all the un-

serviceable articles and give their recommendation

specifying the manner in which such articles are to be

disposed of. The recommendation of the Board shall be

placed before the meeting of Panchayat and got

approved before disposing the articles.

(2) Before the Panchayat declares stores as obsolete,

surplus, or unserviceable, whether due to normal wear

and tear, or due to abnormal wear and tear and orders

their

disposal,

would

take

into

account

the

circumstances in which stores have become obsolete,

surplus or unserviceable. Where the Panchayat holds

that

stores

have

become

obsolete,

surplus

unserviceable owing to normal wear and tear, no

question of loss arises. Where the Panchayat holds that

stores have become obsolete, surplus, or unserviceable

owing to negligence, fraud etc., on the part of individual

servant of a Panchayat, it will be necessary to fix

responsibility for the loss and to devise remedial

measures to prevent recurrence of such cases. In other

cases, the order of Panchayat declaring the stores in

question as obsolete surplus or unserviceable and

ordering their disposal will be sufficient to cover the loss

to Panchayat, if any, and no separate sanction for write

off the loss is necessary. A formal survey report should

be prepared in all such cases.

(3) Losses due to depreciation shall be analyzed, and

recorded under the following heads, accordingly as they

are due to-

(i)

Normal wear and tear.

(ii) Lack of foresight in regulating purchase;

(iii) Neglect after purchase. or

(iv) Normal fluctuation of market prices

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Losses not due to depreciation shall be grouped under

the following heads: -

(i)

Losses due to theft or fraud

(ii)

Losses due to neglect.

(iii) Anticipated loses on account of obsolescence of

stores or of purchases in excess of requirements.

(iii)

Losses due to an act of God and other calamities

such as fire, enemy action etc. or

(iv)

Other losses due to damage.

(4) The previous approval of the Panchayat shall be

obtained to write off the losses, deficiencies, or

depreciation in the value of stores.

(5) Each order declaring the stores as obsolete, surplus, or

unserviceable shall specify the full reasons for declaring

them as such and proper records of all such stores shall

be maintained in order to watch disposal thereof;

(6) Every Panchayat official dealing with the stores shall be

held personally responsible for any loss sustained by

Panchayat through fraud or negligence on his part and

that he will be held personally responsible for any loss

arising from fraud or negligence on the part of any other

officials to the content to which it may be shown that he

contributed to the loss by his own act of negligence.

(7) Report of losses shall be prepared as soon as suspicion

arises that there has been a loss. The report shall be

prepared by the Panchayat Secretary and place it before

the Panchayat. There shall not be any delay while

detailed inquiries are made. When the matter has been

fully investigated a complete report shall be submitted on

the matter as extent of the lose, showing the errors or

negligence, neglect of rules by which such loss was

rendered possible and prospect of effecting a recovery.

(8) The detailed report shall bring out (a) the nature and

extent of the loss (b) circumstances which led to the loss

including error and neglect of rules and procedures (c)

prospect of effecting recovery (d) disciplinary and any

other action against the official responsible or suspected

to be responsible and steps taken or proposed to be

taken to prevent its recurrence.

All cases involving material loss or destruction of

Panchayat property as a result of fire, suspected theft

fraud etc. shall be invariably reported to the Police for

investigation. For these purposes all losses excluding the

losses due to suspected sabotage of the assessed value

of Rs. 15000/- (Rupees fifteen Thousand) and above

should be regarded as material. All cases of suspected

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sabotage, irrespective of the value of the loss as

involved, shall be reported promptly to the Police. When

the matter is reported to the Police authorities, necessary

assistance should be given to the Police in their

investigation and a formal investigation report shall

obtained from the Police authorities in all cases which

are referred to them.

Miscellaneous

(1) For the purpose of maintenance of Records, the

Record Retention Schedule of Central Government

shall be followed.

(2) For the purpose of Financial Expenditure and

Procurement, and expenditure record maintenance,

the General Financial Rules of Central Government

shall be followed.

(3) The Audit Shall be conducted by the competent

Government Auditor.

Miscellaneous

By Order and in the name of

Administrator of UT of Lakshadweep

Secretary (Panchayats)

UT of Lakshadweep

Sd/-

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SCHEDULE – I

[See Rule 3 (2) (a)]

Competent Authority for sanctioning Expenditure

A. Gram Panchayat

S. No.

Authority

Recurring

Non-Recurring

Gram Panchayat

Maximum

cumulative

total Rs. 50,000 per

month

Up to Rs. 5,00,000 per

Instance

subject

Second Proviso of Sub

Rule 1 (c) (i) of Rule 6

B. District Panchayat

S. No.

Authority

Recurring

Non-Recurring

Chief Executive Officer

No limits subject to

provisions

Sub-

Rule Sub Rule (1) (c)

(ii)

Rule

provisions of Rule 5

(2).

No Limits subject to

provisions

Sub-

Rule Sub Rule (1) (c)

(ii)

Rule

provisions of Rule 5

(2).

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लक्षद्वीप संघ शाससत प्रदेश प्रशासन / U.T. ADMINISTRATION OFLAKSHADWEEP

पंचायत सिभाग/ DIRECTORATE OF PANCHAYATS

किरत्ती ६८२५५५/KAVARATTI – 682 555

No.2/2/2024-DOP

Dated: 15.10.2024

NOTIFICATION

The Administrator, UT of Lakshadweep, in exercise of the powers conferred

under Section 130 of Lakshadweep Panchayat Regulation, 2022, is pleased to

notify “The Lakshadweep District Panchayat Committee Rules, 2024”

applicable to District Panchayats of UT of Lakshadweep.

Rules

Short title and commencement: - (1) These

Rules may be called “The Lakshadweep District

Panchayat Committee Rules, 2024”.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their

publication in the Official Gazette of Union

Territory of Lakshadweep.

Short title and

commencement

Definition:- (a) In these rules, unless the context

otherwise

requires:-“Committee”

means

the

Committee constituted under Section 80 of the

Lakshadweep Panchayat Regulation, 2022.

Definition

The District Panchayat shall constitute the

following committees with given Power and

Duties, namely:-

(1)

Executive Committee:-

(a) Making recommendations relating to the

Establishment and all residuary matters not

specifically allotted to any of the Committees.

(b) Take steps to give effect to all the decisions or

resolutions of the District Panchayat to the

Executive Authority.

Committees

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(c)

Any other specific function entrusted by the

District Panchayat or the Administration.

(2)

Public Health Committee:-

(a) To supervise and monitor Health and

Sanitation across Panchayat areas and

allied

schemes

implemented

the

Administration.

(b) For making recommendations pertaining to

public health, hospitals, health centres,

sanitation, water supply, vaccination and

family planning.

enabling

the

residents

avail

the

healthcare facilities.

(d) To plan and supervise the execution of the

activities of the District Panchayat to assist

the Administration in times of Pandemics

and other health related crisis – vaccination,

track, test, treat, surveillance, information

dissemination activities, etc

(e) Any other decision or policy required to be

implemented for effective and optimal

utilization of Health Infrastructure.

(f) Any other specific function entrusted by the

District Panchayat or the Administration.

(3)

Public Works Committee:-

(a) To propose and consider various works to

be taken up by the District Panchayat from

time to time.

(b) To supervise the implementation and

progress of all works taken up by the

District Panchayat and to give suggestions.

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(c)

To assist the Administration in implementing

and

monitoring

schemes

the

Administration.

(d) Any other specific function entrusted by the

District Panchayat or the Administration.

(4) Education Committee:-

(a)

Undertaking all the Educational activities

entrusted to it.

(b) Planning and Recommending of Elementary

Education in the District Panchayat area as

per the norms of the National Policy and the

National Plan.

of Elementary Education.

(d) Inspection of Primary / Upper Primary Schools,

implementation and monitoring of Schemes of

Union Territory and Central Government.

(e) Setting up of Libraries and promoting other

literacy programmes.

(f) Any other specific function entrusted by the

District Panchayat or Administration.

(5)

Committee for production, co-operation

and irrigation:-

(a) Making

recommendations

for

such

functions, which are considered essential

for efficient production of Industrial Goods,

Khadi,

Organic

produces

and

other

manufacturing available as per Industrial

Policy of Administration.

(b) To

make

recommendations

for

Development & Promotion of Co-Operative

Societies & their formation.

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(c)

Overseeing of Irrigation Systems required

for agriculture produce and to make

recommendations in this regard.

(d)

Any other specific function entrusted by

the

District

Panchayat

the

Administration.

(6) Social Justice Committee:-

(a)

Making recommendations for functions

which are considered essential for securing

social justice to the weaker sections of the

society

including

children,

orphans,

disabled persons and persons belonging to

the

Scheduled

Tribes

deemed

necessary by the committee.

(b) Monitoring of Social Welfare Schemes

executed by the District Panchayat and to

make recommendations.

necessary for delivery of Social Justice.

(d) Making recommendations for Conducting

awareness

drive

with

respect

Administration Welfare Initiatives available

to eligible beneficiaries, as required.

(e)

Any other specific function entrusted by the

District Panchayat or Administration.

(7) Committee for Women, Child Development

and Youth activity:-

(a)

Making recommendations for functions

which

are

considered

essential

for

betterment of Women, Child Development

and promoting Youth activities.

(b)

To Ascertain and recommend conducting

of workshops and activities essentially

required for Skill Training and betterment

for Women & Youth.

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(c)

Making

suggestions

for

Creating

Awareness

regarding

employment

opportunities for Women and Youth.

(d) Making recommendation for organizing

Sports

Competitions

any

other

gatherings and activities, as needed, for

betterment of Youth and Women.

(e) Any other specific function entrusted by the

District Panchayat or the Administration.

(1)

All the Committees shall consist of five members

(including Chairman) with at least two women

members elected by the District Panchayat, from

amongst its members.

(2) Wherever the members of the District Panchayat

belonging to the Scheduled Tribes exist, the Social

Justice Committee shall consist of minimum one

member belonging to Scheduled Tribes.

(3) The Committee for Women, Child Development and

Youth activity shall only be chaired by a woman.

(4)

No member of the Panchayat shall be a member

of more than two committees constituted under this

Rule.

Provided that, the provision of this Sub-rule 4 shall

not apply, when the required/sufficient number of

eligible members do not exist in the District

Panchayat. A person can become the member of

third committee only when it is ensured that all the

eligible members have become members of two

committees and similar criteria shall be followed for

the further requirements.

(5)

If any member is simultaneously or otherwise

elected as a member of more than two

committees, the member shall within ten days from

the date or the later of the dates on which he is so

elected, intimate to the Chief Executive Officer,

two of the committees in which he wishes to serve

and thereupon his seat in the committee or

No. of members in

the Committees

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committees

other

than

the

aforesaid

two

committees shall become vacant. Any intimation

given under this Rule shall be final and

irrevocable.

Provided that, the provision of this Sub-rule 5

shall not apply, when the required/sufficient number

of eligible members do not exist in the District

Panchayat. A person can become the member of

third committee only when it is ensured that all the

eligible members have become members of two

committees and similar criteria shall be followed for

the further requirements.

(6) Where a member commits default in giving

intimation under the Sub-rule 5, within the period

prescribed therein, the District Panchayat shall

determine the two committees in which such

member shall retain his seat and thereupon the seat

in the committees other than the committees so

determined shall become vacant.

(7) Where the person so elected as member of any of

the above Committees is also the President or the

Vice President of the District Panchayat or at any

time after his election as the member of the

committee is elected as such President and Vice

President, he shall not be eligible to continue as the

member of the committee, unless he chooses to

vacate the office of such President or Vice President

and accordingly vacates that office.

(1)

The members of each committee shall elect from

amongst

themselves

the

Chairman

the

Committee.

(2)

No member shall be Chairman of more than one

Committee.

Provided that, the provision of Rule 5 shall not

apply when the required/sufficient number of eligible

members do not exist in the District Panchayat and

no eligible member of the District Panchayat is left for

being elected as the Chairman of any committee.

Election of

Chairman

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The tenure of the Chairman and the Members of the

Committees shall be two and half year from the date of

first meeting of the District Panchayat, similarly,

subsequent Committees will have tenure for the

remainder term of the District Panchayat.

Tenure of the

Chairman and

Members of the

Committee

(1) A

member

Chairman

may

resign

from

membership or Chairmanship of a committee by

tendering his / her resignation to the Chief Executive

Officer, District Panchayat

(2) Any vacancy of an elected member occurring in the

constitution of a committee shall be filled in by

election.

(3) Any casual vacancy may be filled up by the District

Panchayat, as soon as possible, subject to the same

provisions, under which the member whose place is

to be filled up was elected.

(4) A member once elected to a committee shall be

eligible for re-election.

(5) If the Chairman or any Committee Member absents

himself / herself for two consecutive Committee

Meetings without leave of the District Panchayat, he /

she shall cease to be the Chairman or Member of

such Committee.

Resignation

The Committee shall meet at least once in each

Financial Quarter.

Periodicity of

Meetings

Other rules as applicable to District Panchayat meeting

shall mutatis mutandis apply to committee meetings.

Applicability of

Rules

10 (1)

The Executive Committee shall be subordinate to

the District Panchayat and the other Committees

shall be subordinate to the Executive Committee

and to the District Panchayat.

(2) The other Committees shall report their decisions as

soon as made to the Executive Committee for

approval.

The Executive

Committee to be

subordinate to the

District Panchayat

and the other

Committees to be

subordinate to the

Executive

Committee and to

the District

Panchayat

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(3) The Executive Committee shall report their decision

(including its decisions on the decisions of the other

Committees decision) as soon as made to the

District Panchayat for information.

(4) If the decisions or directions of the District

Panchayat conflict with the decision or directions

of the Executive Committee, the decisions and

directions of the District Panchayat shall, in all

cases prevail.

(5) All the Committees shall submit quarterly reports on

the activities undertaken in their subjects by them to

the Secretary Panchayat.

(6)

The Chief Executive Officer may provide required

officials for the functioning of the Committees.

11 (1)

The Quorum necessary for the transaction of

business of a meeting of the Committees shall be

one half of the total members of the Committee

including the Chairman.

Provided that, when the number of Members of

Committee is odd, in calculating the Quorum, the

fraction shall be counted as one. (Eg. If the

Number of Members in a Committee are three,

the Quorum shall be Two).

(2) All decisions shall be taken by the Committee by a

majority of votes of the members present and

voting.

Quorum

12 (1)

The District Panchayat shall fix a date and time for

convening the meeting for the election of

members / Chairman of various committees of

District Panchayat.

(2)

The meeting shall be presided over by the Chief

Executive Officer or any other officer, nominated

by the Secretary Panchayat.

(3)

The Presiding Officer shall issue a notice to all the

members of District Panchayat at least seven

clear days before the date of meeting and shall

indicate the date, time, place and purpose for

calling the meeting. A copy of such notice shall be

Procedure

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exhibited on the Notice Board of the District

Panchayat.

(4)

Not less than two hours before the time fixed for

the meeting for the election, any member of

District Panchayat, who has a right to vote, may

nominate by a nomination paper in Form-1 any

other member for election as a member / chairman

of committee and deliver the same to the Presiding

Officer. The nomination paper shall be signed by

him and by another member as seconder. It shall

also show the willingness of the candidate to serve

as a member / Chairman of the respective

committee, as the case may be, if elected.

(5) At such meeting, the Presiding Officer shall

scrutinize the nomination paper delivered to him

under sub-rule (1) in accordance with the

Regulation and these rules and shall thereafter

read out the names of the members who in his

opinion, have been duly nominated together with

their names of their proposers and seconders.

(6) If only one candidate has been validly nominated

for the office of the member/chairman of any

committee, as the case may be, the Presiding

Officer shall declare him to have been elected.

(7) If more than one candidate have been validly

nominated, the Presiding Officer shall proceed

with election. The voting at such election shall be

by raising of hands.

(8) If an equal number of votes is found to exist

between two or more candidates, who have

obtained more votes than any other candidate, if

any, and the addition of one vote will entitle any of

those candidates to be declared elected, the

Presiding Officer shall forthwith decide between

those two candidates by lot and proceed as if the

candidate on whom the lot falls had received an

additional vote.

(9) If at a meeting called for the election of a

member/chairman of any committee, the election

is not conducted for any reason whatsoever, the

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Presiding Officer shall have the power to call the

meeting on any other day.

Provided that the Presiding Officer shall intimate

as soon as possible, the reasons for the

postponement and the next date fixed for the

purpose to the Secretary Panchayat and to the

District Panchayat.

(10) Immediately after the completion of the election

the Presiding Officer shall affix on the notice

board of the District Panchayat a notice in Form-II,

signed by him declaring the names of persons

elected as member/chairman of the committees

and send a copy of such notice to the Secretary

Panchayat.

13 (1)

In the event of a dispute arising as to the validity

of the Election, the dispute may be referred to the

Secretary Panchayat for decision, by any member

of the District Panchayat within fifteen days from

the date of declaration of results.

(2)

An order passed by the Secretary Panchayat

under this rule shall be final and conclusive as to,

the dispute referred in sub-rule (1) above.

Dispute on Validity

of Election

Any motion of no confidence against any

member/chairman of any committee shall be

regulated by the provisions of motion of no

confidence applicable as in case of President and

Vice-President of District Panchayat.

Motion of No

Confidence

By Order and in the name of

Administrator of Union

Territory of Lakshadweep

Secretary (Panchayat)

Union Territory of

Lakshadweep

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