Constitution Section 243N — Continuance of existing laws and Panchayats

Part IX — THE PANCHAYATS

Constitutional

Summary

Any state law about Panchayats that was in force before the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution came into effect in 1992, and that conflicts with the new constitutional rules for Panchayats, will remain valid only until it is changed or cancelled by the state legislature or another authorised body, or until one year after the amendment took effect—whichever happens first. Also, all Panchayats that existed before the amendment will continue to function until their normal term ends, unless the state Legislative Assembly (or both houses in states with a Legislative Council) passes a resolution to dissolve them earlier.

Official Text

Notwithstanding anything in this Part, any provision of any law relating to Panchayats in force in a State immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Part, shall continue to be in force until amended or repealed by a competent Legislature or other competent authority or until the expiration of one year from such commencement, whichever is earlier:Provided that all the Panchayats existing immediately before such commencement shall continue till the expiration of their duration, unless sooner dissolved by a resolution passed to that effect by the Legislative Assembly of that State or, in the case of a State having a Legislative Council, by each House of the Legislature of that State.