Decision on disqualification

(1) Whonever it 18 all@ cd that any person who hlrr ken ckctw M u J 4 k i r~ *:I+,# wr,,,,+ 12, r,, &,,fin 3, 6, ug,tu,,, 41 UIH, p t ~ n t d H J I tcdslt the r;lo@l,on or whcnsvor any counolllot or char r- person Is himself in doubt whether or not he ha8 become so disqualified for office, 'r Chujrpor~otl, suuh councillor or C'hairpcr ron or any othcr 'councillor may and the 'clmnjrrujoncr, #I flre reqrrlrst ol fhc council or ('hitirpmron or 8 direction from Ilrtr (l~lvsrrirnorrl, shnll upply 1 0 the I'rinclvar r~rscrrcc Juc'gr of the District in wlticlr I ho municipslrly ia si1uirtf:d. (2) 'l'l~o eaid i'1rncipe1 Distriot J u d g aiter "making S U C ~ inqriry as he deems necessary shall detern~ine whether or not such person is. disqualified under section 12, section 31 or section 32. (3) Pending the decision under sub-section (2), the councillor or Chair- person shall be entitled to act as if he was not disqualified. (4) (a) Any councillor or Chairperson may and the Commissioner, at tha request of tho council, or on a direation from the Government shall, appeal to the High Court agaii~st any decision under sub-section (2). (b) No such appeal shall bo entertained after the expiry of thirty ' days from the date of the dec~sion appealed from, unless the High Court is ' satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not prefer ring the appeal within- those days.