District Government: Recall of a Zila Nazim

  1. If in the opinion of a member of the Zila Council, there is a reason to believe that the Zila Nazim is acting against the public policy or the interest of the people or is negligent or is responsible for loss of opportunity for improvement in governance and service delivery to the people within the ambit of his responsibilities, he may, seconded by another member of the Council, give notice to move a motion in the Zila Council through Naib Zila Nazim for recall of the Zila Nazim.

  2. On receipt of notice, the Naib Zila Nazim shall summon a session of Zila Council not earlier than three days but not later than seven days, if the Zila Council is not already in session.

  3. If the Zila Council is already in session, the motion shall be taken up for deliberations on the next day from its receipt by the Naib Zila Nazim

  4. If the motion is approved by two-third majority of the votes of the total membership of the Council, through a secret ballot to be conducted by the Returning Officer nominated by the Chief Election Commissioner, the Zila Nazim shall cease to hold office forthwith and the notification shall be issued in this behalf by the Chief Election Commissioner accordingly

  5. In case the motion fails in the Zila Council, the proposer and seconder of such motion shall lose their seats both as members of the Zila Council and Union Nazim, if any one of them is also a Union Nazim.

  6. The Zila Nazim shall have the right to appear before the Zila Council and address it in his defence before approval or rejection of motion.

  7. No motion for recall of Zila Nazim shall be moved during the first six months of assumption of office of Zila Nazim nor shall such motion be repeated before the expiry of twelve months from the rejection of previous motion.


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