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Section 2: Vacation of seats when elected to both Houses of State Legislature.

The Bombay Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership Act, 1957.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 12 of 1957

(1) Any person who is chosen a member of both the Bombay Legislative Assembly and the Bombay Legislative Council and who has not taken his seat in either of the said Houses may, by notice in writing signed by him and delivered to the Speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly and the Chairman of the Bombay Legislative Council, or the person authorised by the Speaker or the Chairman in that behalf, within ten days from the date, or the later of the dates on which he is so chosen, intimate in which one of the Houses he wishes to serve, and thereupon his seat in the House other than the one in which he wishes to serve shall become vacant.

(2) In default of such intimation within the aforesaid period, his seat in the Bombay Legislative Council shall at the expiration of that period, become vacant.

(3) Any intimation given under sub-section (1) shall be final and irrevocable.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Bombay Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership Act, 1957.
Section2
Marginal noteVacation of seats when elected to both Houses of State Legislature.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

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