The Karnataka Legislature (Prevention of Disqualification) (Second Amendment) Act, 2024

(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Legislature (Prevention of Disqualification) (Second Amendment) Act, 2024. (2) The provisions of clause (i) and (ii) of section 2 shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 01.06.2023 and 29.12.2023 respectively.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "committee" means any committee, commission, council, board or other body of persons whether incorporated or not, established by or under the Government of India or the Government of any State; (b) "compensatory allowance" means such sum of money as the Government concerned may determine to be payable to the holder of an office by way of travelling allowance, daily allowance, conveyance allowance or house rent allowance for the purpose of enabling him to recoup any expenditure incurred by him in performing the functions of that office; (c) "statutory body" means any corporation, board or other body of persons, by whatever name called, established, constituted or appointed by or under any Central Act or State Act or any rule or order having the force of law. In the Karnataka Legislature (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 4 of 1957), in section 3,- (i) for clause (e), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(e) Office of the Political Secretary-I to the Chief Minister; (e1) Office of the Political Secretary-II to the Chief Minister." (ii) after clause (g), the following shall be inserted , namely:- "(h) Office of the Financial Advisor to the Chief Minister; (i) Office of Advisor (Policy and Planning) to the Chief Minister; and (j) Office of the Deputy Chairman to the Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission".

It is hereby declared that a person shall not be disqualified for being chosen as, or for being, a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly or of the Karnataka Legislative Council by reason only of the fact that he holds any of the following offices of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State, namely:— (a) the office of a Minister of State or of a Deputy Minister to the Government of India or in any State; (b) the office of a Parliamentary Secretary or of a Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Government of India or in any State; (c) the office of a member of the National Cadet Corps or of the Territorial Army or of any other force raised or maintained under any law for the time being in force for the defence of India or safeguarding the public peace; (ca) the office of Political Secretary to the Chief Minister; (cb) the office of Legal Advisor to the Chief Minister and Office of the Special Representative of Karnataka State at New Delhi; (cc) the office of the Political Secretary-I and II to the Chief Minister, Office of the Financial Advisor to the Chief Minister, Office of Advisor (Policy and Planning) to the Chief Minister and Deputy Chairman to Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission; (d) the office of a member of the Home Guards constituted under the Karnataka Home Guards Act, 1962 (Karnataka Act 35 of 1962) or under any other law for the time being in force in any part of the State; (da) the office of a member of a Village Defence Party constituted under the Karnataka Village Defence Parties Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1964); (db) the office of the Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha of the Zilla Parishad or the Pradhana or Upapradhana of the Mandal Panchayat constituted under the Karnataka Zilla Parishads, Taluk Panchayat Samithis, Mandal Panchayats and Nyaya Panchayats Act, 1983 (Karnataka Act 20 of 1985); (e) the office of the Chairman, President, Vice-President, Managing Director or member of any Committee, whether statutory or non-statutory: Provided that the holder of any such office is not in receipt of, or entitled to, any remuneration other than the compensatory allowance; Explanation.—For the purpose of this clause, compensatory allowance shall not include,— (i) any fee or daily allowance other than the sitting fee, or (ii) any travelling allowance, which is in excess of the rates admissible to a member of the Karnataka Legislature under the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956, and the rules made thereunder.