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Amendment of Section- 17 of the Bihar Act 11, 2007-In section-17 of said Act the following the amendment said Act namely- (i) The first proviso of sub-section (1) shall be substituted by the following, namely- “Provided that no process of recall shall be initiated unless two-thirds of the registered electors of any ward submit a representation to the State Government alleging that the Councillor representing the Ward is unfit to continue in office” Sub-section-(2) of Section-17 shall be substituted by the following -: “When the proposal to recall a Councillor is presented to the State Government under the first proviso to Sub-section (1), the State Government after making such enquiry as deemed fit and satisfying itself that majority of the registered voters of the ward desire the recall of the Councillor, shall make a reference to the state election commission” (ii) After sub-section-(3) the following the new subsections shall be inserted, namely- “(4) if a Councillor is found guilty of misconduct in discharge of his duties, or if he is convicted of any such offence, or subjected by a criminal court to any such order as implies moral turpitude which in the opinion of the State Government, renders him unfit to be a Councillor, he shall be removed by the State Government after giving him an opportunity of being heard."