(1) Subject to such rules as may be made by the State Government in this behalf and such directions as that Government may issue for the purpose, the District Magistrate shall co-ordinate and supervise all work in connection with the election of members to the Committee.
(2) The District Magistrate shall appoint a Returning Officer and as many Assistant Returning Officers as may be necessary for the purpose of conducting the election of members to the Committee.
(3) The powers• and functions of the Returning Officer and the Assistant Returning Officers shall be such as may be prescribed.
(4) If any dispute arises as to the validity of an election under this Act, any person entitled to vote at such election may, within thirty days after the date of the declaration of the results of such election, file a petition, calling in question such election, before the Divisional Commissioner having jurisdiction, and the order of the Divisional Commissioner in disposing of the petition shall be final.
(5) Notwithstanding anything to. the contrary contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, no civil court shall have any jurisdiction to entertain any petition calling in question the validity of any election under this Act.
228 The West Bengal District Planning Committee Act, 1994.
XX of 1994.]
(Sections 6-9.)
6. A member of a Committee, who is a member of—
(a) a Zilla Parishad, or
(b) a Municipality, or
(c) a Panchayat Samiti, or
(d) the House of the People, or
(e) the Legislative Assembly of the State, shall cease to be a member of the Committee if he ceases to be a member of—
(i) the Zilla Parishad, or
(ii) the Municipality, or
(iii) the Panchayat Samiti, or
(iv) the House of the People, or
(v) the Legislative Assembly of the State, as the case may be.
Term of office of members of Committee.
7. A Vice-Chairperson or a member of the Committee may, at any Resignation.
time, resign his office by notifying in writing his intention to do so to the Chairperson and, on such resignation being accepted, the Vice-Chairperson or the member, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have vacated his office.
8. If the office of an elected member of a Committee becomes Filling of vacant by reason of his death, resignation or otherwise, the vacancy shall casual vacancy in be filled by election of another member in the prescribed manner. the place of an elected member of Committee.
9. ( I) The Committee shall regulate its procedure and shall, without Procedure, meeting, and prejudice to the generality of such power, decide as and when and in which records of manner, a meeting shall be held: meeting, etc., of
Provided that the Chairperson, when required by notice in writing by Committee.
at least one-third of the members of the Committee to call a meeting, shall do so in ordinary manner, within one month from the date of receipt of the notice.
(2) One-third of the total number of members, subject to a minimum of ten members, shall be a quorum for a meeting of the Committee:
Provided that no quorum shall b e necessary for an adjourned meeting.
(3) The Secretary of the Corn mittee shall maintain records of the meeting of the Committee and shall take such actions in this behalf as the Committee may decide.
2:29 The West Bengal District Planning Committee Act, 1994.
[West Ben. Act XX of 1994.]
(Sections 10, 11.)
Powers and functions of Committee, constitution of subcommittees, etc.
Power to make rules.