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(1) Subject to any bye-law made in this behalf under section 586, a #[member] may question the Commissioner who shall answer any question concerning or connected with the administration of this Act or the municipal Government of the city: Provided that— Right to ask questions and make proposals. 130 [Act No. II of 1956] (a) not less than seven clear days notice in writing specifying the questions has been given to the Municipal Secretary; (b) no question shall be asked— (i) which calls for an expression of opinion or for the solution of an abstract legal question or of a hypothetical proposition; or (ii) which concerns or is connected with, either directly or indirectly, any pending suit or proceedings, in any court of law or before any tribunal in any part of the city; or (iii) which relates to the character or conduct of any Municipal officer or servant except in his official or public capacity; or (iv) which is or by implication may be, defamatory of or which makes or implies, a charge of a personal character against any person or section of any community; or (v) which contravenes any bye-law made in this behalf under section 586. (2) The Mayor shall disallow any question which is, in his opinion, in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1). (3) If any doubt arises whether any question is or is not within the restrictions imposed by sub-section (1), the Mayor shall decide the point and his decision shall be final. (4) The Commissioner shall not be bound to answer a question, if in his opinion, it cannot be answered without detriment to the interests of the Corporation or if it asks for [Act No. II of 1956] 131 information which has been communicated to him in confidence. (5) Any #[member] may call the attention of the Commissioner to any neglect in the execution of the municipal work, to any waste or damage to the municipal property or to the wants of any locality and may suggest in respect thereof any proposal or improvement which he considers desirable. 184[Explanation:- For the purpose of this section, the expression ―#[member]‖ shall include an ex-officio #[member].]