Replacement of Members of the Board or the Planning Authority in Certain Cases

Replacement of Members of the Board or the Planning Authority in Certain Cases.-If in the opinion of the government, any member or staff of the Board or a Planning Authority willfully omits or refuses to carry out or disobeys the provisions of this Act or any Rules, bye-laws, Regulations or lawful orders issued hereunder or abuses his position or the powers vested in him or any member is found guilty of any misconduct in exercising or purporting to exercise the right conferred or performing or purporting to perform the functions imposed by or under this Act, the Government may by an order and with effect from a date to be specified therein, replace such member or appointed staff of the Planning Authority who shall forthwith be deemed to have vacated his office as such; Provided that the Government shall, when the Government proposes to take action under this section, give the person concerned an opportunity of making presentation on the action proposed and the order issued shall contain a statement of the reasons for the action taken.