(1) The 1[Government or any other officer specially empowered or authorised in
this behalf] may remove the 2[Chairperson] or member of a Panchayati Adalat after
giving him opportunity of being heard and after such enquiry, as the 1[Government
or any other officer specially empowered or authorised in this behalf] deems
necessary, if in the opinion of the 1[Government or any other officer specially
empowered or authorised in this behalf], such 2[Chairperson] or member, as the
case may be, has been guilty of misconduct in the discharge of his duties or of any
disgraceful conduct or neglect or refusal to perform or is incapable to perform the
functions of the Panchayati Adalat.
(2) If an enquiry is held under sub-section (1), the 1[Government or any other officer specially empowered or authorised in this behalf] may suspend the 2[Chairperson] or the member of the Panchayati Adalat.
(3) A person removed from the Panchayati Adalat under sub-section (1) shall not be eligible for nomination to such Panchayati Adalat.
(2) If an enquiry is held under sub-section (1), the 1[Government or any other officer specially empowered or authorised in this behalf] may suspend the 2[Chairperson] or the member of the Panchayati Adalat.
(3) A person removed from the Panchayati Adalat under sub-section (1) shall not be eligible for nomination to such Panchayati Adalat.
1. Substituted by S.O. 3654(E) dated 16.10.2020 for “Government”. 2. Substituted for “Chairman” by Act XIII of 2016, s. 12.