Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Disqualification of 2[* * *] Councillor :– Subject to the provisions of Section 38 2[* * *] a Councillor shall cease to hold his office, if he– (a) subject to the proviso to clause (xii) of sub-section (1) of Section 16, is sentenced by Criminal Court to such punishment and for such offence, as is described in that clause; or (b) becomes of unsound mind, 3(* * *) a leprosy or a tuberculosis patient; or (c) applies to be adjudicated, or is adjudicated an insolvent; or (d) subject to the proviso to clause (viii) of sub-section (1) of Section 16, acquires any interest in any subsisting contract, either directly or indirectly, made with or work being done for, the Municipality except as a share holder in a registered joint-stock company or a co-operative society, constituted under the laws for the time being in force; or (e) is employed as a paid legal practitioner on behalf of the Municipality or accepts employment as a legal practitioner against the Municipality; or] 4[(e-1) has failed to pay any arrears of municipal dues within six months from the date of service of a notice demanding payment of the same; or] (f) is appointed as an officer or servant under Municipality or as an Honorary Magistrate with jurisdiction over any part of the Municipality; or (g) is a salaried Government servant either whole-time or part time: Provided that if any question arises, whether any person is or is not disqualified under this clause the question shall be referred to the State Government, whose decisions shall be final; or (h) ceases to be resident within the Municipality; or 5[(i) 6[In the case of a Councillor] absents himself from four consecutive meetings without obtaining previous permission from the Chairperson or without an excuse sufficient in the opinion of the Municipality:] Provided that no meeting from which a Councillor absents himself shall be counted against him under this clause if due notice of that meeting was not given to him;