ASSAM
A significant legal provision under Section 7(9) of the Assam Municipal Corporation Act, 2022 deserves public attention.
A significant legal provision under Section 7(9) of the Assam Municipal Corporation Act, 2022 deserves public attention.
The law provides that a Member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) who is registered as an elector within the Corporation area shall be an ex-officio member of the Corporation, with the right to attend, speak and vote at meetings of the Corporation.
In simple terms:
Rajya Sabha Member + Registered Elector within the Municipal Corporation Area = Ex-officio Member of the Corporation.
Importantly, the provision does not require a Rajya Sabha Member to be elected from Assam. The statutory requirement is that the Member must be registered as an elector within the Corporation area.
Thus, the decisive consideration under Section 7(9) is electoral registration within the Corporation area, and not the State from which the Rajya Sabha Member has been elected.
This provision assumes particular significance in the context of Silchar Municipal Corporation and the role of its eligible ex-officio members.
The law provides that a Member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) who is registered as an elector within the Corporation area shall be an ex-officio member of the Corporation, with the right to attend, speak and vote at meetings of the Corporation.
In simple terms:
Rajya Sabha Member + Registered Elector within the Municipal Corporation Area = Ex-officio Member of the Corporation.
Importantly, the provision does not require a Rajya Sabha Member to be elected from Assam. The statutory requirement is that the Member must be registered as an elector within the Corporation area.
Thus, the decisive consideration under Section 7(9) is electoral registration within the Corporation area, and not the State from which the Rajya Sabha Member has been elected.
This provision assumes particular significance in the context of Silchar Municipal Corporation and the role of its eligible ex-officio members.