Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
For the word “Councilor” the words “Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillor” substituted vide H.P. Act No. 11 of 2010 and again the words “Mayor, Deputy Mayor and” omittedvide H.P. Act No. 48 of 2013, effective from. 27th July, 2013. 32 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1994 acknowledgement of allegiance or adherence to a foreign State; (d) if he has, in proceedings for questioning the validity or regularity of an election, been found to have been guilty of- (i) any corrupt practice under section 21 of this Act; (ii) any offence punishable under sections 171-E or 171-F of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860) or any offence punishable under section 29 or clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 30 of this Act; unless a period of six years has elapsed since the date of the finding; 1[(dd) if he has incurred more expenditure than prescribed under section 13-A or has failed to lodge account under section 13- B within 30 days of the declaration of the result of the election;] (e) if he has been 2[xxxxx] convicted by a criminal court to imprisonment for an offence involving moral turpitude, unless a period of six years has elapsed since his conviction; 3[Explanation.- "moral turpitude" shall mean the cases where a charge framed by a competent court involves an offence for which the maximum sentence is death or life imprisonment or 10 years or more;] (f) if he holds any office of profit under the Corporation; (g) if he is a licensed architect, draftsman, engineer, plumber, surveyor or town planner or is a partner of a firm of which any such licensed person is also a partner; (h) if he holds any office of profit under the Government or the Municipal Corporation; (i) if he is interested in any subsisting contract made with, or any work being done for the Corporation except as a share holder (other than a director) in an incorporated company or as a member of a co-operative society; (j) if he is retained or employed in any professional capacity either personally or in the name of a firm of which he is a partner or with which he is engaged in a professional capacity, in connection with any cause or proceeding in which the Corporation or any of municipal authorities is interested or concerned;