(1) For the purpose of co-option of member' e. "^
(s) from amongst the Presidents of the registered Singh Sabhas of Delhi-'""^ • ' \
(a)the Election Officer shall maintain a list of registered Singh Sabhas of Delhi and President' thereof in a register in Form C -1 in the manner prescribed by these rules.^ n(b)in order to enable the Election Officer to maintain the register in Form C -1, the Registrark-^ of Firms and Societies, Delhi shall-
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(ii) display, on the date the Director may specify, the list in Form C-II on the notice board of his office and send a copy thereof to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Board and after the constitution of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee to the office of the Committee for display on the notice board of the Board/Committee.
7.Objection to a name in the List- (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-
(a)in Form C-HI
(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-TV entering therein the particulars of every objection as and when it is received by him; and,.
(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 the 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 ^.o 6DELHI GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY|PARTIV
(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.
(g) (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 ber ^^ entitled to appear and be heard.^^
(c)The Election Officer may in his discretion-"• i^
(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.' J^
(9)if it appears to the Election Officer that owing to inadvertence or error during preparation of the list^ jj^ in Form C-II, die 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-VHI of the name(s) and other details of such Presiden^s);
(b)exhibit on the notice board of his office a copy of the list in Form C-VIII together with 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;v ^^ and4^
(c)after considering any verbal or written objection that may be preferred by an elected , v ,,f 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 that owing to inadvertence or error or otherwise, the names of,:r"^\ 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 die names and other details of such Presidents;
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(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 in FormV, C-II will be considered, and also publish the list and the notice in such other manner as he^' J^^ may think fit; and ..'#*
(c)after considering any verbal or written objections that may be preferred, decide whether all41^^^ or any of the names should be deleted from the list in Form C-II.. ^ I*
(a) have the names of the President of the registered Singh Sabhas of Delhi entered in a list in Form C-II-C from the list referred to in sub-rale (3) of rale 9; and