State · Jammu and Kashmir
Section 28 of The JAMMU AND KASHMIR MUNICIPAL ACT, 2000
Time for holding meetings.
- (1)Every election or nomination of a member at such time as may be from time to time, be fixed by the bye-laws.
- (2)The President, or in his absence during his incapability to attend to his duties or during the vacancy of his office, the Vice-President may, whenever he thinks fit and shall, within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a requisition signed by not less than one half of the total number of members of the municipality, convene either an ordinary or a special meeting at any other time : Provided that the requisition shall specify the purpose for which the meeting is to be held.
- (3)If the President or the Vice-President fails to convene a meeting of the municipality within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of such requisition, the member who signed the requisition may request the officer nominated by the Government to convene the meeting.
- (4)The officer appointed by the Government on receipt of request under sub-section (3) shall within a period of ten days of such request, convene the meeting.