RULES SUPPLEMENT TO PART - I

EXTRAORDINARY

OF

THE TELANGANA GAZETTE

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 15]

HYDERABAD, TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

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PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

(Pts. III)

AMENDMENTS TO THE TELANGANAPANCHAYAT RAJ (AUTHORITY

AND MANNER TO DISPOSE ELECTION PETITIONS IN

RESPECT OF GRAM PANCHAYATS, MANDAL PRAJA

PARISHADS AND ZILLA PRAJA PARISHADS) RULES, 2018.

[G .O.Ms.No. 40, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (Pts.III),

25^th June, 2019.]

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 242 read with sub

section (1) 286 of the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018 (Act No. 5 of

2018), the Government of Telangana hereby make the following rules, relating

to Authority and manner to dispose of election petition in respect of Gram

Panchayats, Mandal Praja Parishads and Zilla Praja Parishads namely.

R.N.I. No. TELMUL/2016/73158.

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TELANGANA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

[Part-I

AMENDMENTS

In the said rules:-

1. In rule 2, in sub-rule (2), in clause (i) for the word "following"

the word "falling" shall be substituted.

2. In rule 2, in sub-rule (2), in clause (i), in sub clause (a) for the words

"if there is more than" the words "if there are more than" shall

be substituted.

3. In rule 2, in sub-rule (2), in clause (i), in sub clause (b) the said Rules

after the words Senior Civil Judge at the Head Quarters the following

words shall be inserted, namely

"the Principal Senior Civil Judge"

4. In rule 2, in sub-rule (2), in clause (i), in sub-clause (b) for the words

"if there is more than" the words "if there are more than" shall

be substituted.

5. For the explanation under rule 6, the following explanation shall be

substituted, namely

Explanation :- For the purpose of the Rules the expression "Election

Authority" shall mean,

(i)

in respect of the election of the Upa-Sarpanch, the Returning Officer

appointed for conducting ordinary elections to the office of Sarpanch

and Ward Members of the Gram Panchayat who presides over the

meeting convened for the election of Upa-Sarpanch;

(ii)

in respect of the election of the President and Vice-President of Mandal

Praja Parishad the gazetted officer authorized by the District Collector

under Rule 3 and 8 of the Rules relating to conduct of Election of Member

(Co-opted) and President/Vice-President of Mandal Parishad and

Member (Co-opted) and Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of Zilla

Praja Parishad;

(iii) In respect of the election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of

Zilla Praja Parishad, the District Collector as per Rule 14 and 19 of the

rules relating to conduct of Election of Member (Co-opted) and

President/Vice-President of Mandal Parishad and Member (Co-opted)

and Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of Zilla Praja Parishad.

Printed and Published by the Commissioner of Printing, Govt. of Telangana,

at Govt. Central Press, Chanchalguda, Hyderabad.

VIKAS RAJ,

Principal Secretary to Government.