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United KhasiJaintia Hills Autonomous District (Appointment and Succession of Chiefs and Headmen) Act, 1959
United KhasiJaintia Hills Autonomous District (Appointment and Succession of Chiefs and Headmen) Act, 1959
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definition.
Section 23. Election or Nomination and Appointment of Chief and Headmen.
Section 34. Procedure in the Nomination or Election of Chief.
Section 45. Appointment of Chiefs.
Section 55A. Dispute regarding Election.
Section 5A5B. Saving.
Section 5B6. Removal and Suspension of Chiefs.
Section 67. Confirmation of Headmen.
Section 78. Qualification for the office of the headmen.
Section 89. Removal and Suspension of Headmen.
Section 910. Appointment of Deputy Chief.
Section 1011. Appointment of Acting Chief.
Section 11
part in
12. Taking part in Politics and Elections.
Section 1213. Demonstration and Strikes.
Section 1314. Connection with Press or Radio.
Section 1415. Criticism of the Executive Committee.
Section 1516. Authorisation.
Section 1618. Emergency provisions in case of case of Illness / Absence.
Section 1819. Emergency provisions in case of Administrative Deadlock.
Section 1920. Bar to Civil Suit.
Section 2021. Power to make Rule.
Section 21
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"content": "(a) \"Chief\" means a Syiem, a lyngdoh, a Doloi, a Sirdar or a Wahadar as the case may be, of any Elaka.\n(b) \"Custom\" with reference to any Elaka means any rule regarding the appointment of a Chief or Headmen for the Elaka which having been continuously and uniformly\n(c) \"Deputy Chief\" means any persons appointed by the Chief and his Durbar with the previous approval of the District Council and includes a customary Syiem observed for a long time, has obtained the force of law in that Elaka. Khynnah.\n(d) \"District\" means the United Khasi - Jaintia Hills Autonomous District.\n(e) \"District Council\" means the District Council of the United Khasi - Jaintia Hills Autonomous District.\n(f) \"The Chief and his Durbar\" means an Executive Durbar preside over by the Chief of the Elaka with certain Headmen as members, the number of which shall be determined, and the names of which shall be approved, by the Executive Committee on the recommendation of the Durbar of the Chief and all the Headmen of the Elaka. The function of this Durbar is to run the day-to day administration of the Elaka.\n(g) \"Durbar Pyllun\" means a Durbar Hima or a general Durbar of the Elaka to be convened by the Chief within 30 days from the date that a requisition is made by not less than one-third of the members of the durbar as define in clause (f) above, or by not less than 50 adult male residents of the Elaka; provided that the Executive Committee approves the agenda and or purpose for which the meeting of the Durbar is sought to be requisitioned.\n(h) \"Electoral College\" means a body of such persons as have been declared qualified to or as the case may be to elect a Chief under any Act, Regulation or Rules made by the District Council or under such customary practice as may be recognized by the Executive Committee to be prevailing in Elaka concerned.\n(i) \"Elaka\" means any administrative unit in the District specified in Appendix I, II and III or any other administrative unit to be constituted and declared as such by the Executive Committee.\n(j) \"Executive Committee\" means the Executive of the United KhasiJaintia Hills District Council.\n(k) \"Headmen\" means a Myntri, a Basan, a Matabor, an Elector, a Pator, a Sirdar Shnong, and Rangbah Shnong.\n(l) A Syiem Raid, a Lyngdoh Raid or a Sordar Raid means a Customary Head under a traditional Chief of any Elaka as the case may be, duly appointed and recognized as such under the prevailing custom or under any law in force.",
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"content": "(a) he violates any of the terms and conditions of the appointment; or\n(b) he violates any of the laws, regulations, rules and the resolutions passed by the Council; or\n(c) he refuses to carry out the orders and instructions issued by the Executive Committee;\nor\n(d) he is found to be mentally unfit to carry out his functions;\nor\n(e) has been incapable of carrying on the administration to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee due to ill health, old age or habitual drunkeness;\nor\n(f) he violates any customary rights and practices prevailing in the Elaka concerned and duly approved by the Executive Committee;\nor\n(g) he has been convicted of an offences involving moral turpitude;\nor\n(h) has been oppressed the people of the Elaka and they have just cause for dissatisfaction with his misrule;\nor\n(i) he has lost the confidence of the majority of his electors or of the people of the Elaka;\nor\n(j) he is an undischarge insolvent;\nor\n(k) he has been conducting himself in a manner derogatory to his office or prejudicial to the interest of the Elaka or part thereof;\nor ,\n(l) has been conducting himself in a manner which may undermine the authority of the Executive Committee of the District Council;\n(i) in the case where the order of removal or punishment or suspension is awarded on account of his being convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude;\n(ii) in the case of order of suspension pending inquiry.",
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"content": "(ii) If any dispute arises regarding any matter relating to or connected with the nomination of headmen, the dispute shall be referred by the party or parties concerned to the Chief and his Durbar on payment of Durbar fee of Rs.40 (Rupees Forty) for decision. An appeal against such decision shall lie to the Executive Committee whose decision is final.\n(a) The certified copy of the order appeal against;\n(b) a petition fee of Rs.100 (Rupees one hundred) only\n(iii) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (i) above, the Executive Committee may, either on application or of its own initiative conduct the nomination and election of headman and issue appointment letter if the Chief and his Durbar fails to do so.",
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"content": "(i) a Chief, Deputy Chief or Acting Chief qualified to vote and at such election may exercise his right to vote but where he does so, he shall give no indication of the manner in which he proposes to vote or has voted;\n(ii) a Chief, Deputy Chief or Acting Chief shall not be deemed to have contravene the provisions of this Act by reason only that he assists in the conduct of all election in due performance of a duty imposed on him or under any law for the time being in force;\n(iii) The display by a Chief, Deputy Chief and Acting Chief on his person or vehicle any electional symbol shall amount to using his influence in connection with an election within the meaning of his subsection.",
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"content": "Appendix-I\nAppendix-I\nAppendix-II\nAppendix-II\n1.\nBhowal Syiemship\n1.\nJirang Syiemship\n2.\nKhyrim Syiemship\n2.\nLyniong Lyngdohship\n3.\nCherra Syiemship\n3.\nMawphlang Lyngdohship\n4.\nLangrin Syiemship\n4.\nSohiong lyngdoh\n5.\nMylliem Syiemship\n5.\nShella Confederacy.\n6.\nMaharam Syiemship\n6.\nDwara-Nongtyrnem Sirdarship\n7.\nMawsynram Syiemship\n7.\nMawdon -Nongtyrnem Sirdarship\n8.\nMariaw Syiemship\n8.\nMawlong -Nongtyrnem Sirdarship\n9.\nMawiang Syiemship\n9.\nNonglwai -Nongtyrnem Sirdarship\n10.\nMalaisohmat Syiemship\n10.\nPamsanngut -Nongtyrnem Sirdarship\n11.\nNongstoin Syiemship\n12.\nNongkhlaw Syiemship\n13.\nNongspung Syiemship\n14.\nNobosohphoh Syiemship\n15.\nRambrai Syiemship\nAppendix III\nAppendix III\n1.\nByrong Sirdarship\n15.\nNongkroh Sirdarship\n2.\nJyrngam Sirdarship\n16.\nNongjri\n3.\nLaitlyngkot Sirdarship\n17.\nNongriat\n4.\nLaitkroh Sirdarship\n18.\nNongshluid\n5.\nLakading Sirdarship\n19.\nNongriangsi\n6.\nMyrdon Sirdarship\n20.\nNonglang\n7.\nMawmluh Sirdarship\n21.\nNonglyngkien\n8.\nMawbahLarkhar\n22.\nNonglait\n9.\nMawthangsoh-khy-lung Sirdarship\n23.\nRamdait\n10.\nMawsmai-nongthym-mai Sirdarship\n24.\nSaitsohpen\n11.\nMarbisu Sirdarship\n25.\nSynnei\n12.\nMynteng Sirdarship\n26.\nSinai-Maw-shynrut\n13.\nNongbah Sirdarship\n27.\nSohbar\n14.\nNongpoh Sirdarship\n28.\nTyrna\n29.\nTynrong\n30.\nTynriang\n32.\nAmwi Dolloiship\n33.\nDarrang Dolloiship\n34.\nJowai Dolloiship\n35.\nLakadong Dolloiship\n36.\nMynso Dolloiship\n37.\nMaskut Dolloiship\n38.\nNongtalang Dolloiship\n39.\nNongbah Dolloiship\n40.\nNongkhlieh Dolloiship\n41.\nNarpuh Dolloiship\n42.\nNartiang Dolloiship\n43.\nNongjngi Dolloiship\n44.\nRaliang Dolloiship\n45.\nRymbai Dolloiship\n46.\nSatpator Dolloiship\n47.\nShangpung Dolloiship\n48.\nSutnga Dolloiship\n49.\nShilliang-Myntang Dolloiship\n50.\nSaipung Sirdarship",
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"Act ID": "Last Updated 13th February, 2020 [ass362]",
"Act Number": "(Act No. II of 1959)",
"Enactment Date": "",
"Act Year": "1959",
"Short Title": "United KhasiJaintia Hills Autonomous District (Appointment and Succession of Chiefs and Headmen) Act, 1959",
"Type": "STATE",
"Location": "Assam"
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"updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
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