Term of office of Non-official members, resignation and removal of such members and casual vacancies arising in their places

Term of office of non-official members, resignation and removal of such members and casual vacancies in their office.-

1. (1) A member nominated under clause
   • (d) or clause
   • (e) of sub-section
2. (1) of section 4 shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his nomination and shall be eligible for re-nomination.
3. (2) A member nominated under clause
   • (d) or clause
   • (e) of sub-section
4. (1) of section 4 may resign his office by giving notice in writing thereof to the Government and shall cease to be a member on his resignation being accepted by the Government.
5. (3) The Government may, by order, remove from office a member referred to in sub-section
6. (2) if –
   • (a) he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court ; or
   • (b) he has applied for being adjudged an insolvent or is an undischarged insolvent ; or
   • (c) he has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude ; or
   • (d) he has been guilty of corruption or misconduct in the administration of the Devaswom ; or
   • (e) his presence in the Committee is, in the opinion of the Government, prejudicial to the interests of the Devaswom ; or
   • (f) he has absented himself for more than three consecutive meetings of the Committee and is unable to explain such absence to the satisfaction of the Committee;or
   • (g) he, being a legal practitioner, has acted or appeared on behalf of any person against the Devaswom in any legal proceeding ; or
   • (h) he ceases to profess the Hindu religion.
7. (4) A member shall not be removed under sub-section
8. (3) unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against his removal.
9. (5) An order of the Government under sub-section
10. (3) shall be final and shall not be liable to be questioned in any court of law.
11. (6) The term of office of a member appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall be for so long only as the member whose place has been filled would have been entitled to hold office if the vacancy had not occurred.