Removal of Certain Person as Chairman, Gudiyatham Municipal Council under Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, through G.O. (D) No. 528, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA-V), dated 10th December 2009, notified that the Governor of Tamil Nadu removed Thiru. R.S. Sivaprakasam from the office of Chairman of the Gudiyatham Municipal Council. The removal followed a motion expressing want of confidence that received the support of twenty nine council members.
What the notification does
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department notification formally removes Thiru. R.S. Sivaprakasam from the office of Chairman of the Gudiyatham Municipal Council. The Governor of Tamil Nadu exercised the power stated in sub-section (12) of Section 40-A of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920.
The notification was issued as G.O. (D) No. 528, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA-V), dated 10th December 2009. It was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary as Notification No. II(2)/MAWS/666(a)/2009.
No-confidence process recorded
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department records the following steps leading to the removal:
- Thirty councillors signed a written notice proposing a motion expressing want of confidence in Thiru. R.S. Sivaprakasam.
- The Gudiyatham Municipal Council had a sanctioned strength of thirty six members.
- One councillor post in Ward No. 14 was vacant.
- Twenty councillors personally delivered the written notice and a copy of the proposed motion to the Regional Director of Municipal Administration, Vellore.
- The Regional Director convened a meeting on 21st October 2009 after following the procedures specified in Section 40-A of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920.
- Twenty nine members supported the motion.
- The notification states that this support was more than four-fifths of the sanctioned strength of thirty six members.
Who is affected
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department notification directly affects Thiru. R.S. Sivaprakasam and the Gudiyatham Municipal Council. Its operative effect is limited to removing him from the office of Chairman of that municipal council.
The notification also records the involvement of the councillors who initiated and supported the motion, and the Regional Director of Municipal Administration, Vellore, who received the notice and convened the meeting.
Relevance to property matters
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department notification does not contain provisions about ownership, registration, planning permission, land use, building approval, tax, or municipal property records. A property buyer or owner would therefore use it only as a historical record of a change in the chairmanship of the Gudiyatham Municipal Council, not as a document establishing or changing rights in land.
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Common questions
Does this notification change ownership or rights over land in Gudiyatham?
No land ownership or property right is addressed in the notification. It removes Thiru. R.S. Sivaprakasam from the office of Chairman of the Gudiyatham Municipal Council.
Why was the Chairman of the Gudiyatham Municipal Council removed?
A motion expressing want of confidence was carried with the support of twenty nine members. The notification states that this exceeded four-fifths of the council's sanctioned strength of thirty six members.
Who issued the removal notification?
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department issued G.O. (D) No. 528, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA-V), dated 10th December 2009. The notification states that the Governor of Tamil Nadu removed the Chairman.
When was the no-confidence meeting held?
The Regional Director of Municipal Administration, Vellore, convened the meeting on 21st October 2009.
