Bare ActsThe Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 (16 of 1994).

Section 37

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A member holding office as 3[XXXX]Senior Deputy Mayor or Deputy Mayor may be removed from his office by a resolution of the Corporation passed by a majority of"] not less than two-third of the elected members] of the Corporation, in the manner as may be prescribed. 5[37A (1) The Commissioner of the Division may suspend 3[XXX],Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor of a Corporation where- (a) a case against him in respect of any criminal offence is under investigation, enquiry or trial, if in the opinion of the Commissioner of the Division, the charge made or proceedings taken against him, are likely to embarrass him in the discharge of his duties or involves moral turpitude or defect of a character; (b) during the course of an enquiry for any of the reasons for which he can be removed under section 37, after giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard. (2) A 3[XXX],Senior Deputy Mayor or Deputy Mayor, as the case may be, suspended under sub-section (1), shall not take part in any act or proceedings of the Corporation during the period of suspension and shall hand over the records, money or any other property of the Corporation in his possession or under his control- (i) 3[XXX] (ii) to Mayor if he is Senior Deputy Mayor or Deputy Mayor; and (iii) in case the 3[XXX],Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor are suspended, to such person as Commissioner of Division may appoint in this behalf: Provided that the suspension period of3[XXX], Senior Deputy Mayor or Deputy Mayor, as the case may be, shall not exceed six months from the date of issuance of suspension order except in criminal cases, involving moral turpitude. I. Omitted by Haryana Act 28 of 2018.

Section 37 – The Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 (16 of 1994). | DailyLaw.ai