The Jammu and Kashmir Public Men and Public Servants Declaration of Assets and Other Provisions Act, 1983Jammu and Kashmir
Section 5. Penalty for non-submission of returns
If any public man without any reasonable cause which he may be required to show, fails to submit the return annually he shall cease to be a member of the 1[Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] and the Council of Ministers or Municipal Council, Town Area Committee and Notified Area Committee and to be a Chairman of the Municipal Council or Town Area Committee or Notified Area Committee as the case may be.