Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Substituted by the Orissa Act 11 of 1994, w.e.f. 31.05.1994. 15 THE ORISSA MUNICIPAL ACT, 1950 (iv) has been adjudged by a competent court to be of unsound mind or is 1(* * *) a leprosy or a tuberculosis patient; or (v) is an undischarged insolvent or being a discharged insolvent has not obtained from the court a certificate that insolvency was caused by misfortune without misconduct on his part; or (vi) is in arrear or any dues payable to the Municipality without sufficient cause shown to the satisfaction of the Election Officer, for a period of one year immediately preceding the year in which the election is held; or (vii) is a person against whom an order of surcharge for wilful negligence or misconduct has either been certified for payment or confirmed in case of an appeal in respect of any money or property of a Municipality, under the provisions of the Orissa Local Fund Audit Act, 1948 (V of 1948) or a person against whom a decree has been passed under Section 375;or (viii) is interested in a subsisting contract, either directly or indirectly made with or any work being done for the Municipality, except as a shareholder in a registered joint-stock company or co-operative society constituted under the laws for the time being in force: Provided that a person shall not be deemed to have any interest in such contract or work by reason only of his having a share or interest in- (a) any lease, sale or purchase of immovable property or any agreement for the same; or (b) any agreement for the loan of money or any security for the payment of money only; or (c) any newspaper in which any advertisement relating to the affairs of the Municipality is or may be inserted; or (d) the sale to the Municipality of any articles in which he regularly trades or the purchase from the Municipality of any article to a value in either case, not exceeding fifteen hundred rupees in the aggregate in any year during the period of the contract or work; or (ix) is employed as a paid legal practitioner on behalf of the Municipality or as legal practitoner against the Municipality; or (x) is an officer or servant holding office under the Municipality or an Honorary Magistrate with jurisdiction over any part of the area of the Municipality; or 2[(xi) is a Government servant either whole-time or part-time or has been dismissed from Government service for corruption or disloyalty to the State, unless a period of five years has elapsed since his dismissal:] Provided that if any question arises, either before or after an election, whether any person is or is not disqualified under this clause, the question shall be referred to the State Government whose decision shall be final; or