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Term of office of members of Standing Committee and Subjects Committees.— (1) The term of office of members of a Standing Committee and a Subjects Committee of a Zilla Parishad shall be co-terminus with the term of office of Councillors of that Zilla Parishad. (2) If any member is, for a period of three consecutive months (excluding in the case of the Chairman any period of leave duly sanctioned) without the permission of the Committee, absent from meetings thereof 2[or if any member is absent from such meetings for a period of six consecutive months], his office shall, 3* * * 4* * * * become vacant : 5* * * * Provided further that, nothing in this sub-section shall apply in relation to a member of the Standing Committee falling under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 79, as long as such member continues to be a Chairman of any Subjects Committee.] 6[(3) If any question whether a vacancy has occurred under this section is raised by the Commissioner suo motu or on an application made to him by any person in that behalf, the Commissioner shall decide the question 7[as far as possible within ninety days from the date of receipt of such application]; and his decision thereon shall be final. Until the Commissioner decides the question the member shall not be disabled from continuing to be a member of the Standing Committee or a Subjects Committee : Provided that, no decision shall be given against any member without giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard.] 8[82A. Resignation of members of Standing or Subjects Committees.— Any member of the Standing Committee or a Subjects Committee (not being a member falling under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 79 or 9[sub-clause (ii) of clause (A)] of sub-section (1) of section 80) may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairman of the Committee; and his office shall thereupon become vacant. 10[The notice of resignation shall be delivered in the manner prescribed.]