Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Resignation not to affect subsequent disqualification of a Councillor.— Notwithstanding that a Councillor has resigned his office under section 43 if he is subsequently found guilty under sub-section (1) of section 44, the Government may disqualify him from becoming a Councillor, or a Councillor or member of any other local authority for a period of five years from the date of its order: Provided that no such action shall be taken against any person after the expiry of one year from the date of his resignation and without giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard.