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(1) The Cl1iefExecutive Councillor or the Executive Councillors or any 011c of them or all of them may be re- moved ~-rorn office by a resolution carri.ed by a major;ty of the toial number of the elected members at ;1 special meeting .. ~ 1582 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, OCT. 30. 1995 of the General Council called for the purpose upon a requi- sition made in writing by not less than one third of the members of the General Council. Sal:tdes, :! l l u 11· a ~1 r cs an~l ot ltn cr;1u l;;- 11? C JI ls . (2) The Government, after giving an opportunity to an elected member of the General Council to show cause against the action proposed to be taken against him and after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard, may by order, remove him from the office, if he -- (a) after his election, is convicted by a criminal court of an offence involving moral turpitude punishable with im- prisonment for any period exceeding·six months or ; (b) incurs any of the disqualifications mentioned in section 54 after his election as member of the General Councillor, or (c) is absent from three consecutive meetings of the General Council. (3) Any member of the General Council who is re- 1novccl from the office under sub-section (2) above, may within thirty days from the date of the order, appeal to such Judicial Authority as the Government may prescribe and the authority so prescribed after admitting an appeal may after complying with the normal and fundamental principles of judicial proceedings pass such order 0r orders either con- firming or modifying or setting aside the order appealed :i gai11st and pending the final disposal of the appeal may pass suclt other interlucatory order or orders including stay of operation of the order appealed against. (4) The order pa_ssed, by the Judicial Authority re- fe!Tecl to in sub-section (3) above, on such appeal shall be final.