Section 8:
Power to remove members of Village Authorities.
(1) The Deputy Commissioner may remove
any member of a Village Authority from his office—
(a) who is convicted of any non-bailable offence; or
(b) who refuses to act, or becomes incapable of acting, or is declared to be insolvent; or
(c) who has been declared by notification to be disqualified for employment in the public service;
or
(d) who, without an excuse sufficient in the opinion of the Deputy Commissioner, absents himself
from six consecutive meetings of the Village Authority; or
(e) who has been guilty of misconduct in the discharge of his duties, or of any disgraceful
conduct, if two-thirds of the total number of the members of the Village Authority at a meeting
recommend his removal.
(2) No person who has been removed from his office under clause (a) or clause (c) of sub-section (1)
shall be eligible for re-nomination or re-election except with the previous permission of the Chief
Commissioner obtained by such person in the prescribed manner.