section 8
Power to remove members of Village Authorities.
The Manipur (Village Authorities in Hill Areas) Act, 1956General195658 sections4 chapters
Chapter II CONSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS OF VILLAGE AUTHORITIES
Statutory text
- (1) The Deputy Commissioner may remove any member of a Village Authority from his office—
- (a) who is convicted of any non-bailable offence; or
- (b) who refuses to act, or becomes incapable of acting, or is declared to be insolvent; or
- (c) who has been declared by notification to be disqualified for employment in the public service; or
- (d) who, without an excuse sufficient in the opinion of the Deputy Commissioner, absents himself from six consecutive meetings of the Village Authority; or
- (e) who has been guilty of misconduct in the discharge of his duties, or of any disgraceful conduct, if two-thirds of the total number of the members of the Village Authority at a meeting recommend his removal.
- (2) No person who has been removed from his office under clause (a) or clause (c) of sub-section (1) shall be eligible for re-nomination or re-election except with the previous permission of the Chief Commissioner obtained by such person in the prescribed manner.
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