(1) A Resident Member nominated to the Council may be removed by the Chairperson if he–
(a) fails to attend, for whatsoever reason, three consecutive meetings of the Council;
(b) has given a declaration under section 14 of the Act which is proved to be false or untrue;
(c) has so abused his membership as to render his continuance as Resident Member prejudicial to public interest;
(d) has been guilty of proved misconduct or moral turpitude;
(e) has been guilty of proved conflict of interest while serving on the Council.
(2) A Resident Member who has been nominated to represent a particular category, shall cease to be a Resident Member as soon as maybe practicable if he ceases to satisfy the conditions under these Rules for representing that category.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in sub-rule (1), the Resident Member shall be removed on the grounds specified in clause (b) to (e) of sub-rule (1), only after an inquiry made in this behalf by the Chief Executive Officer, in which such Resident Member has been informed of the charges against him and given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of those charges.
(4) In the event of inquiry instituted under sub-section (3), the Chairperson may suspend such Resident Member against whom an inquiry has been instituted, if it consider necessary in public interest.
Removal of Resident Members