(a) has, either before or after the commencement of this Act, been convicted,-
(i) of an offense under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (No. 22 of 1955) or under any law in connection with the use, consumption or sale of narcotics or any law corresponding thereto in force in any part of the State, unless a period of five years or such lesser period as the State Government may allow in any particular case has elapsed since his conviction; or
(ii) of any other offense and had been sentenced to imprisonment for not less than six months, unless a period of five years or such less period as the State Government may allow in any particular case has elapsed since his release; or
(b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court; or
(c) is an applicant to be adjudged an insolvent or is an undischarged insolvent; or
(d) hold an office of profit under any Panchayat or is in the sendee of any other local authority or Co-operative Society or the State Government or Central Government or any Public Sector Undertaking under the control of the Central Government or the State Government:
(e) has been dismissed from the service of the State Government or Central Government, or a Panchayat, or any other local authority, or a Co-operative Society, or any Public Sector Undertaking under the control of the Central Government or the State Government for corruption or for disloyalty; or
(f) has directly or indirectly any share or interest in any contract with, by or on behalf of the Panchayat, while owning such share or interest:
(i) having share in any joint stock company or a share or interest in any Association registered under the Chhattisgarh Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 44 of 1973) or in any Co-operative Society which shall contract with or be employed by or on behalf of the Panchayat; or
(ii) having share or interest in any newspaper in which any advertisement relating to the affairs of the Panchayat is inserted; or
(iii) holding a debenture or being otherwise concerned in any loan raised by or on behalf of the Panchayat;
(g) is employed as paid legal practitioner on behalf of the Panchayat; or
[(h) x x x]
(i) has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a Foreign State, or is under any acknowledgment of allegiance or adherence to a Foreign State; or
(j) has been disqualified under the Act repealed by Section 130 during the period of five years preceding the date of filing a nomination paper in any election to be held for the first time under this Act and the period of such disqualification has not ; elapsed or the disqualification has not been removed; or
(k) is disqualified by or under any law for the time being in force for the purpose of election to the State Legislative Assembly :
(l) is so disqualified by or under any law made by the legislature of the State;
[(m) x x x]
[(n) has not passed, -
(i) 5th Standard Examination for the post of Panch; and
(ii) 8th Standard or equivalent Examination for office bearer above punch,
(o) whose residential premises does not have flush latrine;]
(p) has not paid all the dues, which arc recoverable by Panchayat against any type of outstanding dues on account of advance or any other account even after giving demand notice which is not less than 30 days, and has not filed with nomination paper, the declaration of such intention that no money is due to be paid by him on any account payable to the Panchayat.
(q) has encroached upon any land and buildings of Panchayat or Government.]
(a) subsequently becomes subject to any of the disqualification mentioned in sub-section (1) and such disqualification is not removable or being removable is not removed or becomes office-bearer concealing his disqualification for it which has not been questioned and decided by any election petition under Section 122;
(b) accepts employment as legal practitioner against the Panchayat;
(c) absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Panchayat or its Committee or does not attend half the number of meetings held during the period of six months without the leave of the Panchayat;
Section 36 • The Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993
36. Disqualification for being office-bearer of Panchayat.
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