Disqualifications

A member of the Association shall be disqualified for being elected or being a member of the Committee, if such member of the Association — (a) is a village servant or an officer or employee of the Government or of a local authority or of any institution receiving grant in aid from the Government; (b) is, or at any time, adjudged an insolvent or has suspended payment of his debts or has compounded with his creditors; (c) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; (d) is or has been convicted of any offence which, in the opinion of the Competent Authority, involves moral turpitude; (e) fails to pay any arrears of land revenue or water rates payable to the State Government or charges payable to the Association within the period provided for such payment; (f) has, directly or indirectly, interest in any contract by or on behalf of the Association, a gram panchayat, a taluka panchayat or district panchayat or State or Central Government; (g) ceases to be a holder of land in the service area;