https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429910 Vacancy in the office of Chairman of a Regional Council was treated as distinct from mere temporary absence: Regulation 117(2), read with Regulation 119(2), required election of another member for the remaining term, and that elected member could validly preside over the meeting. The meeting was therefore not invalid merely because the Vice-Chairman did not chair it. The writ challenge to the election was also held not maintainable because Regulation 114(4) provided a specific internal election-dispute remedy, the matter raised disputed questions of fact, and the challenger had not participated in the election. The election of the office bearers was restored. en-us Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429910 Vacancy in the office of Chairman of a Regional Council was treated as distinct from mere temporary absence: Regulation 117(2), read with Regulation 119(2), required election of another member for the remaining term, and that elected member could validly preside over the meeting. The meeting was therefore not invalid merely because the Vice-Chairman did not chair it. The writ challenge to the election was also held not maintainable because Regulation 114(4) provided a specific internal election-dispute remedy, the matter raised disputed questions of fact, and the challenger had not participated in the election. The election of the office bearers was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429910