Disqualification for membership

(1) A person shall not be eligible for nomination or co-option as a member of the Board or of the Committees formed by it, if he/she: (a) has been adjudged by a court of law to be of unsound mind; (b) is an undischarged insolvent; (c) has been convicted by a court of law for an offence which is declared by the State Government to be an offence involving moral turpitude, as provided in the rules. (2) The member shall be informed by the State Government/Board that his/her membership ceases with immediate effect. (3) All disputes relating to the eligibility of any person for nomination or co-option, shall be referred to the State Government whose decision on such matters shall be final.