What happens if the term of a functioning Panchayat is shortened due to a change in the law?
If the term of a functioning Panchayat is shortened due to a change in the law, it will not be dissolved until the expiration of its duration specified in clause (1) of Article 243E. No amendment of any law for the time being in force shall have the effect of causing dissolution of a Panchayat at any level, which is functioning immediately before such amendment, till the expiration of its duration specified in clause (1).