(1) The prescribed authority may, after giving an opportunity Removal of to a member of a Zilla Parishad other than an ex officio member to show member cause against the action proposed to be taken against him, by order paazristhat d.
remove him from office—
(a) if after his election he is convicted by a criminal court of an offence involving moral turpitued and punishable with imprisonment for a period of more than six months; or
(b) if he was disqualified to be a member of the Zilla Parishad at the time of his election; or
(c) if he incurs any of the disqualifications mentioned in clauses (b) to (g) of section 142 after his election as a member of the Zilla Parishad; or
(d) if he is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Zilla Parishad without the leave of the Zilla Parishad, provided he is not an ex officio member of the Zilla Parishad; or if he does not pay any arrear in respect of any tax, toll, fee or rate payable under this Act, or the Bengal Village Self-Government Act, 1919, or the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1957, or the West Bengal Zilla Parishads Act, 1963.
(2) Any member of a Zilla Parishad who is removed from his office by the prescribed authority under sub-section (1) may, within thirty days from the date of the order, appeal to such authority as the State Government may appoint in this behalf, and, thereupon, the authority so appointed may stay the operation of the order till the disposal of the appeal and may, after giving notice of the appeal to the prescribed authority, and after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard, modify, set aside or confirm the order.
(3) The order passed by such authority on such appeal shall be final.
(e) 333 The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973.
[West Ben. Act Removal of Sabhadhipati and Sahakari Sabhadhipati.
(Part IV.—Zilla Parishad.—Chapter MIL—Constitution of Zilla Parishad.—Sections 146-150.)
(4) If an ex officio member of a Zilla Parishad referred to in sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 140 is removed from office he shall cease to be the Sabhapati of the Panchayat Samiti concerned and a new Sabhapati shall be elected by the Panchayat Samiti in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
146. A Sabhadhipati or a Sahakari Sabhadhipati of a Zilla Parishad may, at any time, be removed from office by a resolution of the Zilla Parishad carried by the majority of the existing members of the Zilla Parishad at a meeting specially convened for the purpose. Notice of such meeting shall be given to the prescribed authority:
Provided that at any such meeting while any resolution for the removal of the Sabhadhipati from his office is under consideration, the Sabhadhipati or while any resolution for the removal of the Sahakari Sabhadhipati from his office is under consideration, the Sahakari Sabhadhipati shall not, though he is present, preside, and the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 150 shall apply in relation to every such meeting as they apply in relation to a meeting from which the Sabhadhipati or, as the case may be, the Sahakari Sabhadhipati is absent.
Filling of 147. In the event of removal of a Sabhadhipati or a Sahakari casual Sabhadhipati under section 146 or when a vacancy occurs in the office vacancies in of the office of a Sabhadhipati or a Sahakari Sabhadhipati by resignation, death or Sabhadhipati otherwise, the Zilla Parishad shall elect another Sabhadhipati or Sahakari or Sahakari Sabhadhipati. Sabhadhipati in the prescribed manner.
148. If the office of a member of a Zilla Parishad becomes vacant by reason of his death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled by election in the prescribed manner.
149. Every Sabhadhipati or Sahakari sabhadhipati elected under section 147 and every member elected under section 148 to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the person in whose place he becomes a member.