[38A. Funds not to be utilised for certain proceedings filed or taken by or against officers in personal capacities. (1) No expenditure from the funds of a Market Committee shall be incurred for the purpose of defraying the cost of any proceeding filed or taken by or against any member, Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Market Committee in his personal capacity. If any question arises whether any expenditure can be so incurred or not, such question shall be referred to and decided by the Director, and his decision shall be final.
(2) If any person incurs expenditure in violation of sub-section (1), the Director shall direct the person to repay the amount to the Market Committee within one month and where such person fails to repay the amount as directed, such amount shall, on the certificate issued by the Director, be recoverable as arrear of land revenue.
(3) The person against whom action is taken by the Director under sub-section (2) shall be disqualified to continue to be a manner of the Market Committee for remainder of his term of office and shall also be disqualified for contesting for the next election including any next by-election of the Market Committee held immediately after the expiration of a period of one month during which such person has failed to pay the amount referred to in sub-section (2).]