Can a Panchayat existing before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, be dissolved by any other means than a resolution passed by the Legislative Assembly or each House of the State Legislature?
Yes, a Panchayat existing before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, can be dissolved by any other means than a resolution passed by the Legislative Assembly or each House of the State Legislature. This is because the proviso to article 243N specifically mentions 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.