Section 20

Disqualification for office of member of board of directors.

The Food Corporations Act, 1964

  • Act 37 of 1964
  • Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  • Department of Food and Public Distribution
About this Act

An Act to provide for the establishment of Food Corporations for the purpose of trading in foodgrains and other foodstuffs and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

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    A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as, and for being, a member of the board of directors of a State Food Corporation--
         (a) if he is, or at any time has been adjudicated insolvent or has suspended payment of his debts or has compounded with his creditors; or
         (b) if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or
         (c) if he is or has been convicted of any offence which in the opinion of the Central Government involves moral turpitude; or
         (d) if he has been removed or dismissed from the service of the Government or a corporation owned or controlled by the Government; or
         (e) except in the case of the Chairman or the General Manager, if he is a salaried official of the Food Corporation of India or a State Food Corporation.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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