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HC orders special meeting to consider no-confidence motion against Karaikudi mayor
Madurai:
Madras high court
on Tuesday directed the Karaikudi corporation commissioner to convene a special council meeting to decide on the representation made by councillors to consider a no-confidence motion against mayor S Muthudurai of DMK.
Justice C Saravanan passed the order while disposing of a petition filed by V Ramkumar, the AIADMK councillor of ward 22. The petitioner stated that out of the 36 councillors in the corporation, one councillor had resigned. Among them, he along with 22 councillors made a representation for initiating a no-confidence motion against the mayor, due to administrative inefficiency, public dissatisfaction, and failure to discharge duties in accordance with the law, on July 10.
Despite the representation with the required quorum as per the statute, no action has been taken to convene the special meeting or process the same, he added.
The petitioner stated that the inaction of the authorities is arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of the mandatory procedure laid down under Section 51 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act and Rule 161 (3) of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules. Hence, the petitioner moved court.
