State Act

THE UTTAR PRADESH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1959

88- (1) The [Corporation]3 shall meet for the transaction of business six times at least in every year and more than two months shall not intervene between its last sitting and the date appointed for the first sitting of the next meeting. (2) The Nagar Pramukh and in the absence of the Nagar Pramukh, the Upa Nagar Pramukh may whenever he thinks fit, and shall, upon a requisition made in writing by not less than one-sixth of the total number of members of the [Corporation]3 call a meeting of the [Corporation]3. The requisition may be delivered to the Nagar Pramukh or, as the case may be, to the Upa Nagar Pramukh by any member subscribing the same, or sent to him by registered post [The meeting on such requisition shall be convened within fifteen days from the date of delivery or service thereof.]1 [(2-A), Notwithstanding anything contained in. sub-section (2), where a meeting has already been called to be held within a period of fifteen days from the date of delivery or service of a requisition. the Nagar Pramukh or Upa Nagar Pramukh, as the case may be, may instead of calling a separate meeting upon that requisition, include, subject to the provisions· of sub-section (I) of section 91, the matters mentioned in such requisition in the list of business to be transacted at the meeting already called and thereupon such meeting shall be deemed to be a meeting convened on that requisition as well. (2-B) The Nagar Pramukh or tile Upa Nagar Pramukh, as the case may be, may, for reasons to be recorded, postpone a, meeting, other than a meeting, convened on requisition of members, by giving such notice as may be provided by bye-laws in this behalf.]1 (3) Every meeting of the [Corporation]2 shall be open to the public unless the Presiding Officer considers that the public shall be excluded during the whole or any part of the meeting.