(1) The Cabinet shall meet at such place and time as the Chief Minister may direct.
(2) After an agenda paper 1[containing]1 the cases to be discussed at a meeting of the Cabinet has been approved by the Chief Minister, copies thereof together with copies of such Memoranda 2[xxx]2 shall be sent by the Secretary to the Cabinet to the Chief Minister and other Cabinet Ministers so as to reach them two clear days before the date of such meeting. The Chief Minister may in case of emergency, curtail the said period of two days. Copies of the agenda and the Memorandum shall at the same time be sent to the Governor and relevant extracts of the agenda shall be sent to the Secretary of the Administrative Department concerned.
3[Provided that once an Agenda paper containing the cases to be discussed at the meeting of the cabinet is issued by the 17 Secretary to Cabinet with the approval of the Chief Minister and sent to the members of Council of Ministers, no subject shall be included in additional Agenda unless the concerned Secretary submits a note explaining the urgency for placing it before the meeting and the Chief Minister approves the same in writing for inclusion in the additional Agenda.]3
1. Substituted by Notification No. DPAR 15 ARB 2020, dt. 21.12.2020 KGD dt:
21.12.2020
2. Omitted by Notification No. DPAR 15 ARB 2020, dt. 21.12.2020 KGD dt:
21.12.2020
3. Inserted by Notification No. DPAR 15 ARB 2020, dt. 21.12.2020 KGD dt:
21.12.2020:
(3) When a case with which a Minister of State not attached to a Cabinet Minister is concerned is included in the agenda of a meeting of the Cabinet, a copy of the Memorandum and the relevant extract of the agenda shall be sent by the Secretary to the Cabinet to such Minister of State at the same time at which the agenda and copies of the Memoranda are sent to the Cabinet Ministers,
(4) Except with the permission of the Chief Minister, no case shall be placed on the agenda of a meeting of the cabinet unless the papers relating there to have been circulated as required by this Rule or Rule 26.
(5) If any Cabinet Minister is 1[not able to be present himself at the meeting of the Cabinet],1 the agenda paper shall be forwarded to the Secretary in the Department concerned, who, if he considers that the discussion of any case should await the return of the Minister, may request the Secretary to the Cabinet to take the orders of the Chief Minister for a postponement of the discussion of the case until the return of the Minister.
1. Substituted by Notification No. DPAR 15 ARB 2018, dt: 21.11.2019 KGD EX dt. 21.11.2019 18