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TypeBare Act JurisdictionWest Bengal Government

Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 Section 12

(1) If a[ any time it appears to the State Govcrnmcnt h a t he Chairman or Trusrm,

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Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 Section 12 is part of Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 - (1) If a[ any time it appears to the State Govcrnmcnt h a t he Chairman or Trusrm,. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Chairman has becn guilty of any misconducl or neglec~in h e discharge of his dutics or has shown himself to be ohenvise unsuitable for the office. which renders his rcmova1 cxpedicnl, it may, after giving him an opportunity of showing cause against the proposed aclion, declarc, by notilicalion, that he shall cease to hold officc a thc Chairman.

(2) The Slate Govcrnmcnr may, by notification, declarc ha1 any Truslce shall cease 10bc a Trusrcc jf-

(a) hc has actcd in conuavenuon of secuon 20, or (b) he has been absent from, or is unable 10 auend, h e meetings of the Board for any period exceeding s i x consecutive months, or 'Thc words, ligum and bnckru within thesquur: bnckcuwercsubsriruted forlheword ~ "s.9 o l h c H o ~ Irnprovcnicni ' s d a ~by d (Amcndmcnr) ACL 1995 (Wat Bcn. Aci XV of 199.5). 'The words and figure "subjcct ~othcpron'sionsof xclion 7" wereomitlcd by 5.10, ibirl, 'ThewTdS"QrhcChimanof h c B d l y Municipdity" wcrc first inscncd by s.7 olrhe Huwnh Improvement (Ameodmmt) Act, 1983 (West Ben. Acl XLIIl of 1983). ThereaRer, lhc wonk "or thc Chairman o f thc Hownh Municipality or the C h h m of the Bally Municiplity" were omitted by s. 11 of h e Hownh Improvement ( h n d m e n t ) Act 1995 (West Bcn. Act X V or 1995). The Holvroh It~lpm~renlerrt Acr,

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What does Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 Section 12 provide?

Section Section 12 of the Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 ((1) If a[ any time it appears to the State Govcrnmcnt h a t he Chairman or Trusrm,) is reproduced on this page as part of the Howrah Improvement Act, 1956. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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