State Act

The Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963.

11[23A. Motion of no-confidence against Chairman or Vice-Chairman.— (1) A Chairman or a Vice-Chairman shall cease forthwith to be Chairman or Vice-Chairman, as the case may be, if the Market Committee by a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-third of the total number of members (excluding the members who have no right to vote) at a special meeting so decides. (2) The requisition for such special meeting shall be signed by not less than one-half of the total number of members (excluding the members who have no right to vote) and shall be sent to the Collector under intimation to the Director. (3) The Collector shall, within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the requisition under sub-section (2), convene a special meeting of the Committee: Provided that, when the Collector convenes such special meeting of the Committee, he shall give intimation thereof to the Chairman, or as the case may be, Vice-Chairman and also to the Director. (4) (a) A special meeting to consider a resolution under sub-section (1) shall be presided over by the Collector or the officer authorised by him in this behalf, but the Collector or such officer or the Director (if present) shall have no right to vote at such meeting. (b) The members of the Committee who have no right to vote may take part in the discussions, but shall not vote]. 1[(5) If the motion of no confidence is not carried as aforesaid or if the meeting could not be held for want of quorum, no such requisition for considering a fresh such motion expressing want of confidence in the same Chairman or Vice-Chairman shall be made until after the expiry of six months from the date of such meeting.]