(General) Rules, 1997-English - Panchyati Raj Department

(3) An employee who has been punished under sub-rule (2) mayprefer an appeal within thirty days of communication of the order ofpunishment to the employee to the District Panchayat Officer in case penaltyis imposed by the Gram Panchayat or Panchayat Samiti and to the Director incase the penalty is imposed by Zila Parishad..(4) In case of non-availability of sufficient work, the services of anyemployee of a Gram Panchayat can be dispensed with by giving him onemonth’s notice or in lieu thereof one month’s pay .(5) CCS(Conduct) Rules, 1965, as amended from time to time, shallapply to the servants of a Panchayat in so far as they are not inconsistent withthe provisions of the Act and these rules:Provided that for the word “Government” and the words“Government Servants” where-ever they occur in the aforesaid Rules, thewords “Gram Panchayat” and the words “employees of Gram Panchayat”shall be deemed to have been substituted, respectively.138. Power to suspend execution of order etc. of a Panchayat(Sub-section (1) of section 138 of the Act).- (1) The Sub DivisionalOfficer(Civil) in whose jurisdiction the Gram Panchayat falls shall be thePrescribed Authority in the matter of suspending the execution of resolutionpassed, order issued, licence or permission granted or prohibitingperformance of any act by a Gram Panchayat, if he is satisfied that such aresolution, order, licence or permission, as the case may be, falls within theambit of clauses (a), (b)and (c) of Sub section (1) of section 138.(2) The Deputy Commissioner in whose jurisdiction the PanchayatSamiti falls shall be the Prescribed Authority for suspending execution ofresolution passed, order issued, licence of permission granted of prohibitingthe performance of any act by a Panchayat Samiti on similar grounds referredto in the Sub-rule(1) above.(3) The Director, Panchayati Raj shall be the Prescribed Authority inthe case of Zila Parishads under sub-section (1) of the section 138 withregard to the suspending of execution resolution passed, order issued, licenceor permission granted or prohibiting the performance of any act by a ZilaParishad, if he is satisfied with the facts enumerated in clauses (a) to (c) ofaforesaid section.(4) The Sub-Divisional Officer(Civil) or Deputy Commissioner or theDirector of Panchayati Raj as the case may be, shall forthwith send to theState Government for confirmation a copy of the order with a statement ofhis reasons for making it and with such explanation of the Gram Panchayator Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad as may be given, within 10 days fromthe date of such order as required under sub-section(2) of section 138 of theAct.52