The councillor so directed to be absent shall not be deemed to have failed to attend the meeting of the council for the purpose of clause (k) of sub-section (1) of section 57.

Commissioner and the deputy commissioner when to attend meetings, etc

1. (1) The commissioner and the deputy commissioner shall have the right to attend the meetings of the council and of any standing committee or other committee when constituted under this Act and to take part in the discussion but shall not have the right to move any resolution or to vote.
2. (2) The commissioner or the deputy commissioner or both of them shall attend any meeting of the council or of any standing committee or other committee constituted under this Act if required to do so by the Mayor or the chairman of the committee, as the case may be.