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O. H. MOOTHAM, A. P. SRIVASTAVA
PURUSHOTTAM CHANDRA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH – Respondent
( 1 ) THIS is an appeal from an order of a learned Judge dated 6-4-1956, dismissing a petition under article 226 of the Constitution.
( 2 ) THE appellant was elected a member of the Municipal Board of Ghaziabad in October, 1958. In April, 1954, the State Government started proceedings under Section 40 Sub-sections (3) and (4) of the U. P. Municipalities Act, 1916, for the removal of the appellant from the Board. Those sub-sections read thus :
" (3) Tha State Government may remove from the board a member who in its opinion has so flagrantly abused in any manner his position as a member of the Board as to render his continuance as a member detrimental to the public interest:
(4) Provided that when either the State Government or the Prescribed Authority as the case may be, proposes to take action under the foregoing provisions of this section an opportunity of explanation shall be given to the member concerned, and when such action is taken, the reasons therefor shall be placed on record. "
The charge made against the appellant was"that he contravened the provisions of Section 178 of the U. P. Municipalities Act, 1916, and the Building Bye-Laws made thereunder when soo
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