(1) An objection, to any name in the list, whether the person is qualified or not qualified shall lie to the Election Officer:
Provided that no objection shall lie unless it is filed with the Election Officer within three days of publication of the list in Form C-II.
(2) Every objection to the inclusion of name shall be ta) in Form C-I1I
(b) preferred only by a person who is an elected member of the Committee.
(3) Every objection shall either be presented to the Election Officer or such other officer as may be designated by him in this behalf;
(4) The Election Officer shall-
(a) maintain in duplicate the list in Form C-l V entering therein the particulars of every objection as and when it is received by him ; and v
(b) keep exhibited one copy of such list on a notice board in his office.
(5) Any objection which is not lodged within the prescribed period, or in the form and manner, herein specified, shall be rejected by the Election Officer.
(6) If the Election Officer is satisfied as to the validity of any objection, he may allow it without further enquiry after the expiry of three days from the date on which it is entered in the list exhibited by him under clause (b) of sub-rule (4):
Provided that where before any such objection has been allowed, a demand for enquiry has been made in writing to the Election officer by any elected member, it shall not be allowed without further enquiry.
(7) where an objection is not disposed of under sub-rule (5) or sub-rule (6), the Election Officer shall-
(a) specify in the list exhibited by him under clause (b) of sub-rule (4). the date, time and place of hearing of the objection;
(b) give notice of hearing -
(i) in die case of an objection to the inclusion of a name to the objector in Form C-V and to the person objected to in Form C-VI; and
(ii) in the case of an objection to particular or particulars in an entry to the objector in Form C-VII; and 6 DELHI GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY | P A R T I V
(c) cause the notice under sub-clause (b) served either personally or by post under a certificate of posting or by affixing it to the person's residence or last known residence in Delhi.
(8) (a) The Election officer shall hold a summary inquiry into every objection in respect of which notice has been given under sub-rule (7) and shall record his decision thereon.
(b) At the hearing, the objector and the persons objected to and any other person who, in the opinion of the Election officer, is likely to be of assistance to him, shall be entitled to appear and be heard.
(c) The Election Officer may in his discretion-
(i) require any objector or person objected to, to appear in person before him;
(ii) require that the evidence tendered by any person shall be given on oath and administer an oath for the purpose.
(9) if it appears to the Election Officer that owing to inadvertence or error during preparation of the list in Form C-II, the name of any President of a registered Singh Sabha has been left out of it and that remedial action should be taken under this sub-rule, the Election Officer shall- (a> prepare a list in Form C-Vm of the name(s) and other details of such Presidents);
(b) exhibit on the notice board of his office a copy of the list in Form C-VIII together whh a notice as to the date, time and place at which the inclusion of these names in the list shall be considered, and also publish the list and notice in such other manner as he may think fit;
and
(c) after considering any verbal or written objection that may be preferred by an elected member decide whether all or any of the names should be included in the list in Form C-II.
(10) if it appears to the Election Officer mat owing to inadvertence or error or omerwise, the names of dead person have been included in the list in Form C-II and that remedial action should be taken under this sub-rule, the Election Officer shall-
(a) prepare a list in Form C-IX of the names and other details of such Presidents ;
(b) exhibit on the notice board of his office a copy of the list together with a notice as to die date, time and place at which the question of deletion of these names from the list io Form C-II will be considered, and also publish the list and die notice in such otfier manner as be may think fit; and
(c) after considering any verbal or written objections mat may be preferred, decide whether ail or any of the names should be deleted from die list in Form C-II.
CART IV | DELHI GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 7 ( I I ) The Election Officer shall thereaftcr-
(i) prepare a list of amendments to carry out his decisions under sub-rules (6), (8), (9) and
(10) and to correct any clerical or typing error or other inaccuracies subsequently discovered in the list; and
(ii) publish the list in Form C-II, together with the list of amendments by making a complete copy thereof available for inspection and displaying a notice in Form C -X at his office.
(iii) The Election officer shall for the convenience of all concerned, integrate, subject to any general or special direction issued by the Director in this behalf, the list C-II and the list of amendments by drawing out a list in Form C-II-B by including the names with all particulars relating to such Presidents, in such a way that no change shall be made in the process of such integration in the name of any such person or in any particulars relating to any such person as given in die list in Form C-II or in the list of amendments.
8. Display of LisL- (1) if intimation of any change in the list of Singh Sabha(s) and or the Presidents) thereof is received from the Registrar, Firms and Societies after the publication of the list in Form C-II under clause (ii) of sub-rule (4) of rule 6, the Election Officer shall, if necessary soon after the publication of the list under sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-rule (11) of rule 7, display on the notice board of bis office, a list in Form C-II-A, containing the names of such Presidents of die registered Singh Sabhas of Delhi and send a copy to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Board and after the constitution of the Committee, to the office of the Committee for display at the notice board of die Board/Committee.
(2) The Election Officer shall immediately after the preparation of a list in Form C-II-B and C-II-A forward the same to the Director.