Delhi Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Rules, 2017

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Short title and commencement.─ (1) These rules may be called the Delhi Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Rules, 2017. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Delhi Gazette. (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) “Act” means the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, (b) “bye-laws” mean the bye-laws made by a Local Authority under section 37. (c) “Form” means a form appended to these rules; (d) “Committee” means a committee constituted by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi under sub-section (1) of section 20 of the Act for the Redressal of Grievances or resolution of dispute of Street Vendor. (e) “Rules” means a rule made under section 36. (f) “Schedule” means a Schedule appended to these rules. (g) “Section” means a section of the Act; (h) “Scheme” means a scheme framed by the appropriate Government under section 38; (i) “Local Authority” means the local authority as defined under clause (c) of sub section (1) of Section 2 of the Act. (j) "public purpose" includes in the context of the Act,- (i) widening of roads, streets, lanes (ii) shifting the alignment of roads, streets, lanes, (iii)erecting .of flyovers with or without clover leaves and slip down roads, (v) development of land for the purpose for which it has been reserved or acquired for any public projects, ( vi) implementation of town planning schemes, (vii) laying of water, storm water or sewer lines, (viii) erecting intermediate pumping stations for the services, 18 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY [PART IV (x) any project related with public transport like Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Metro etc., (xi) erection of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Housing, (xii) creation of Parks, Gardens and Recreational Area, (xiii) conservation of any eco system resource in that area, and any other developmental work taken by the local authority, the beneficiary of which will be the community at large (2) Words and expressions used herein these rules, but not defined and defined in the Act shall have the same meanings as respectively assigned to them in the Act. Regulation of Street Vending 3. Prescription of the age for issue of certificate of vending.─ A street vendor who has completed the age of fourteen years shall be issued a certificate of vending under section 4 of the Act. Dispute Redressal Mechanism 4. Constitution of Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committees.─ (1) There shall be a Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee for each local authority, constituted by the Government under sub-section (1) of section 20, comprising of a Chairperson, who has been a Civil Judge or a Judicial Magistrate and two other professionals as members having such experience as may be prescribed. (2) The Chairperson and Members of a Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee shall be appointed by the Government. 5. Qualifications and experience for appointment as member in a Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee.─ A person shall be qualified to be appointed as a professional member in a Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee, if he ─ (i) is above 35 years but is not more than 65 years of age; and (ii) possesses a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University; and (iii) is a person of ability, integrity and standing and has adequate knowledge or experience of, at least, ten years in social work or in dealing with the problems relating to street vendors or of public affairs or of municipal or public administration; or is a retired officer of the Central or State Government or the Government of a Union Territory or Local Authority from a Group ‘A’ post. 6. Salaries and other allowances and terms and conditions of the Chairperson and members of the Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee:- (1) The Chairperson of the Committee shall receive the salary, allowances and other perquisites as are admissible to a sitting Civil Judge (Senior Division), if appointed on whole-time basis, or an honorarium of rupees two thousand per day on the day of sitting, if appointed on a part-time basis. Provided that where a retired person who has been a Civil Judge or Judicial Magistrate is appointed as Chairperson on a whole-time basis he shall receive remuneration as per the last pay drawn minus pension along with allowances. (2) A member of the Committee shall receive a consolidated amount of rupees twenty five thousand if appointed on a whole-time basis, or an honorarium of rupees one thousand five hundred per day on the day of sitting, if appointed on part time basis. In addition a member appointed on a whole time basis will also be entitled to receive transport allowance of rupees seven thousand per Month: Provided that where a retired Government / Municipal Officer is appointed as a member on a whole-time basis, he will have the option to receive the last pay drawn minus pension alongwith allowances. (3) The Government may remove from the office of the Chairperson and Members of the Committee if he:- PART IV] DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 19 (a) has been adjudged an insolvent, or (b) has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Government, involves moral turpitude, or (c) has become physically or mentally incapable of action as such Chairperson or Member, as the case may be or (d) has acquired such financial other interests as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as the chairperson or a Member, as the case may be or (e) has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office prejudicial to the public interest. Provided that the Chairperson or Member shall not be removed from his office on the grounds specified in clauses (d) and (e) above except on an inquiry held by the Government in accordance with such procedure as it may specify in this behalf. (4) The terms and conditions of the service of the Chairperson and Members of the Committee shall not be varied to their disadvantage during their tenure of office. (5) The tenure of the Chairperson and Members of the Committee shall be five years or till they attain the age of 65 years whichever is earlier 7. Form and manner of making application for redressal of grievance or resolution of (1) Every application for redressal of a grievance or resolution of a dispute under sub-section (2) of section 20 of the Act shall be in Form ‘A’. (2) The application shall be signed by the applicant and presented by him in person or through his authorized representative to the Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee or such other persons as may be authorized by the Committee in its behalf. (3) The application shall be filed in three sets and shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees of ten only by way of non- judicial stamp paper. (4) The application shall be accompanied by a copy of the order / decision, if any, against which the application is made and other relevant documents. (5) Such application shall be filed within a period of 180 days from the date of occurrence of any incident causing the grievance or dispute. 8. Manner of verification of application and enquiry.─ (1) Every application for Grievance Redressal, on receipt, shall be entered and numbered in striatum by the Superintendent or the person authorized in this behalf by the Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee in a Digital register to be kept for this purpose. (2) The Committee shall have access to this digital register with necessary authorisation to access the register. (3) The Committee shall fix a date for hearing of the application and shall issue notice of the hearing to the parties or shall cause a notice to be issued. (4) The Committee while issuing a notice under sub rule (3) shall call upon the respondent to submit a written statement and the notice shall contain a statement to this effect. (5) On the date so fixed for the appearance of the parties, the Committee may call upon the applicant to remedy the defects, if any, or may call upon the parties to furnish relevant records or such other documents or evidence as it may deem fit and proper within such period as may be specified by it. (6) The Committee may also order for a field enquiry in connection with the contentions made by the applicant(s) and respondent(s) and also with reference to the records submitted before it. (7) The Committee, after hearing the parties and examining the record of the case shall decide the application and pass such order as it may deem fit and proper within ninety days from the presentation of the application. (8) The Committee may also explore the possibility of a settlement between the parties and in case the parties arrive at a settlement, the Committee shall record the settlement, which shall be signed by the 20 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY [PART IV parties or the authorised representatives/ officers and shall dispose of the application in terms of such settlement. (9) The Committee shall not entertain an application where:- (a) the application is anonymous or it contains general and vague allegations; (b) the matter is sub-judice in any court of law, tribunal or a judicial or quasi-judicial authority; (c) the matter is beyond the purview of the Act; and (d) the applicant has no locus standi to file the application. 9. Appeal against the order or decision of the Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee.-- (1) An appeal against an order or decision of the Committee, may be preferred by an aggrieved person, in Form ‘B’, to the Appellate Authority constituted by the concerned Local Authority, within thirty days from the date of communication of such order or decision appealed against. Provided that the Appellate Authority may condone the delay in case it is satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause from preferring the application within the prescribed time. (2) The appeal shall be in the form of a memorandum and shall be signed by the appellant and presented by him in person or through his authorized representative to the concerned local authority. The memorandum of appeal shall be accompanied by original order or certified copy of the order against which appeal is preferred. (3) The appeal shall be filed in three sets and accompanied by a fee of rupees ten only by way of non- judicial stamp paper. (4) No such appeal shall be entertained unless a copy thereof has been served upon the Respondent(s) and proof of such service has been filed. The memorandum of appeal shall be accompanied by the original or certified copy of the order, if any, against which appeal is preferred. (5) No appeal shall be entertained where the order has been passed by the Committee in terms of the settlement arrived between the parties. 10. Appeal from decision of Town Vending Committee- (1) An appeal under section 11 against any decision of a Town Vending Committee with respect to issue of certificate of vending or cancelation or suspension of certificate of vending shall be preferred before the Appellate Authority constituted by the concerned local authority in Form ‘C’ within thirty days from the date of communication of the order by the Town Vending Committee. Provided that the Appellate Authority may condone the delay in case it is satisfied that appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from preferring the appeal within the prescribed time. (2) The appeal shall be in the form of a memorandum in Form ‘C’ and shall be signed by the appellant and presented by him in person or through his authorized representative. The memorandum of appeal shall be accompanied by the original or certified copy of the order against which appeal is preferred. (3) The appeal shall be filed in three sets and accompanied by a fee of rupees ten only by way of non-judicial stamp paper. (4) No appeal shall be entertained unless a copy thereof has been served upon the Town Vending Committee which had made the order appealed against, prior to filing of such appeal and proof of such service has been filed along with the appeal. 11. Procedure for disposal of appeals by the Appellate Authority: – (1) The officer or the person authorised in this behalf by the concerned local authority shall make an entry of the appeal in the Register kept for the purpose by the concerned Local Authority with the date on which it was presented. (2) The appeal shall be put up before the Appellate Authority constituted by the concerned local authority which shall fix a date for hearing of the appeal and shall cause a notice of the hearing to be served upon the parties. PART IV] DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 21 (3) The Appellate Authority shall on the basis of submissions made before it by the parties and the records of the case and on the basis of field enquiry, if any, ordered to be conducted by the Appellate Authority, pass such order, as it thinks fit, confirming, modifying or annulling the order appealed against within thirty days of the date of receipt of the appeal by the local authority. 12. Constitution of the Town Vending Committee – (1) New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Cantonment Board shall have one Town Vending Committee each. In each of Municipal Corporations, Town Vending Committee shall be constituted for a group of 8-12 wards each. In respect of Municipal Corporations, the Additional Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner of the local authority may be the chairperson of the Town Vending Committee. (2) The Municipal Commissioner or Chairperson or Chief Executive Officer as the case may be, of the local authority concerned shall be the Chairperson of Town Vending Committee and other members of the Town Vending Committee shall be as follows:- S.N Department/Body No. of 1. The Commissioner or Chairperson or Chief Executive Officer of the local authority concerned - Chairperson 2. Medical Officer of Local Authority – Member 1 3. Planning Authority (Chief Town Planner or any other officer of Town Planning Department of the Local Authority)- Member 4. Representative of Local Authority (Enforcement Department Head/Officer to be nominated by the Commissioner/Chairperson/Chief Executive Officer)- Member 5. Traffic police -not below the rank of ACP - Member 1 6. Police -not below the rank of ACP- Member 1 8. Non- Government organizations - Members 2 9. Banks/Association of Street Vendors 1 10. Street Vendors (Elected) - Members 12 11. CPWD/PWD/Works Department of the local authority (Whosoever has maximum area under their jurisdiction) - Member 12. Community based organizations - Member 1 13. Resident Welfare Associations- Members 2 14. Revenue Department, GNCTD - Member 1 Total 30 (3) The Members of the Town Vending Committee except the elected members shall be nominated on the basis of names suggested by the Government/ Authorities/ Agencies/Associations. 22 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY [PART IV (4) The Municipal Commissioner or Chief Executive Officer or Chairperson as the case may be, of the Local Authority shall ensure that due representation is given to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities and Persons with disabilities from amongst the persons representing street vendors while conducting elections to the Town Vending Committee. 13. Election to the elected member of Town Vending Committee- (1) The first Town Vending Committee will be formed after conducting elections from amongst Street vendors who had applied in 2007 scheme in MCD/NDMC plus Street Vendors whose names find mentioned in the list prepared by Chopra Committee and Thareja Committee. The electors will also include any other vendor who has been issued a license or any other form of permission by the local authorities whether as a statutory vendor, mobile vendor or under any other category before commencement of the Delhi Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014. Provided that the initial Town Vending Committee will discharge its function as for the purpose of survey and the issue of certificate of vending and it shall ensure that once the survey is complete, the elections are conducted within six months. Provided further the Commissioner/CEO/Chairperson of the local authorities may conduct subsequent elections after revision of its electoral rolls from time to time. (2) The Commissioner or Chairperson or Chief Executive Officer of the Local Authority shall by a notification express its intention to conduct elections for the members of a Town Vending Committee representing the street vendors of the area under the jurisdiction of the concerned Local Authority. (3) The Commissioner or Chairperson or Chief Executive Officer of the Local Authority shall appoint a Returning Officer for conducting the election of members of the Town Vending Committee (s) representing the street vendors of the area under the jurisdiction of the concerned Local Authority. 14. Manner of election of the members of Town Vending Committee from amongst the street (1) The Returning Officer appointed under sub - rule (3) of the rule 13 shall, conduct the elections for the members of the Town Vending Committee from amongst the Street Vendors in the manner provided under Schedule appended to these rules. (2) A mobile vendor, stationary vendor or street vendor shall be disqualified to be elected member of the Town Vending Committee if, he is:- (i) a convict of an offence involving moral turpitude; (ii) is physically and/or mentally incapable of discharging his duties as a member of a Town vending committee; and (iii) conducted himself in such a manner that is prejudicial to the public interest. (3) The names of the elected members shall be intimated by each Local Authority to the Government which shall upon receipt of such names along with other members nominated by it notify the constitution of the Town Vending Committee in each Local Authority. 15. Term of Town Vending Committee. ─ (1) The term of a Town Vending Committee constituted under section 22 of the Act, unless sooner dissolved under rule 17 of these rules, shall be five years from the date of its constitution. (2) The process of constituting a Town Vending Committee shall be completed, (i) before the expiry of its term; or (ii) before the expiry of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution. 16. Removal of a member of Town Vending Committee ─ (1) If in the opinion of the appropriate Government, any member of a Town Vending Committee persistently makes default in the performance of his duties imposed on him by/or under the Act and these rules or exceeds or abuses its powers, the appropriate Government may, by order, remove such member from the committee provided that such member shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard before his removal. PART IV] DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 23 (2) The leave of absence and the disqualification of the member of the town vending committee shall be decided in the following manner, namely:- (a) A member, in case of urgency, may remain absent in the meeting with the prior approval of the Chairperson of the committee. (b) When a member remains absent for three consecutive meetings without permission, the Chairperson shall issue a show cause notice to such member asking him to explain within two weeks, the reasons for his absence in the meetings. If such member submits satisfactory explanation or reasons for his absence, he may be continued as a member with the warning. (c) Where such member fails to give any satisfactory reason for his absence in the meetings or does not reply to the show cause notice within time, his membership from the committee shall be terminated and such termination order shall be communicated to the member by the town vending committee. (d) Any member convicted in any criminal shall loose his membership of the Committee. 17. Dissolution of Town Vending Committee.- If, in the opinion of the appropriate Government, a Town Vending Committee persistently makes defaults in the performance of duties imposed on it by/or under the Act and these rules or exceeds or abuses its powers, the appropriate Government may, by order, dissolve such Town Vending Committee and constitute a fresh Town Vending Committee. 18. Allowances of the members of Town Vending Committee.─ The allowances payable to the members of a Town Vending Committee, who do not hold any office of profit, shall be at the rate to be fixed by the concerned Commissioner/Chairperson/CEO of the Local Authority from time to time 19. Meetings of Town Vending Committee. ─ (1) A Town Vending Committee shall ordinarily hold at least one meeting within a period of three months or at any such intervals as the Chairperson of the Town Vending Committee may decide for the transaction of its business: Provided that the first meeting of a Town Vending Committee after its constitution under section 22 shall be convened by the Chairperson within 45 days. (2) The meetings of a Town Vending Committee shall be held at any premises within the jurisdiction of the Local Authority or Headquarter as may be decided by the Chairperson. 20. Procedure for transaction of business of Town Vending Committee – (1) The Town Vending Committee may follow the following procedure for transaction of its business:- (i) The quorum for the meeting of Town Vending Committees should be minimum one-third of the strength of Town Vending Committee. (ii) The meeting should be presided by the Chairperson and in his absence to be presided by the nominee of the Chairperson. (iii) Decisions will be taken by the majority of votes of the members present. (2) Subject to the provisions of the Act and these rules and notwithstanding anything contained in the bye-laws, ordinarily the resolutions passed in a meeting of a Town Vending Committee shall be simple majority with not less than one third of the members of the Town Vending Committee present for voting. 21. Functions to be discharged by Town Vending Committee.─ Without prejudice to any other provisions of the Act, a Town Vending Committee shall perform the following functions, namely:- (a) to conduct surveys within the area of its jurisdiction to identify street vendors in the area and ensure their accommodation in accordance with the norms, plan and the holding capacity within area of its jurisdiction; 24 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY [PART IV (b) to issue certificate of vending to an eligible street vendor after obtaining an undertaking from him to comply with the terms and conditions subject to which the certificate of vending is issued as specified in the scheme, (c) to cancel or suspend certificate of vending of street vendors who commit breach of any of the conditions thereof or any other terms and conditions specified for regulating street vending under the Act or these rules or scheme made under the Act or where the Town Vending Committee is satisfied that such certificate of vending has been secured by the street vendor through misrepresentation or fraud; (d) to recommend to the local authority an area in its jurisdiction for declaration of the same to be a non-vending area; (e) to identify sites and spaces for vending and hawking; (f) to regulate timings for vending to ensure non-congestion of public spaces; (g) to ensure enforcement of corrective mechanism against defiance by street vendors; (h) to follow up cases of dispute pending before the dispute redressal committee and the local authority; (i) to furnish recommendations to the local authority in relation to the preparation of plan to promote the vocation of street vendors; (j) to hold its meetings and take appropriate decisions to ensure efficient discharge of its functions; (k) to associate technical and professional persons with itself on temporary basis for obtaining assistance or advice in carrying out any of the provisions of the Act; (l) to publish the street vendor’s charter specifying therein the time within which the certificate of vending shall be issued to the street vendors and time within which such certificate of vending shall be renewed and other activities to be performed within the time limit specified therein; (m) to maintain up to date records of registered street vendors and street vendors to whom certificate of vending has been issued in accordance with the provisions of the Act; (n) to carry out social audit of its activities under the Act or these rules or the scheme made there under; (o) to furnish from time to time to the Government and the Local Authority such returns as may be prescribed under the Act and these rules; (p) to furnish comments to the Government for undertaking promotional measures of making available credit, insurance and other welfare schemes of social security for the street vendors; (q) to assist the Government to raise awareness among the public about the role of the street vendors in the economy; and (r) to perform such other functions, for effective implementation of the Act and these rules, as may be delegated to the Town Vending Committee by the Local Authority and by the Government. 22. Power of Town Vending Committee for temporary association of expert persons. ─ (1) Subject to the provisions of the Act, a Town Vending Committee may associate any suitable person of repute having adequate knowledge and experience in the field, as expert to obtain technical or professional advice on matters relating to the street vendors. (2) The person to be associated as expert under sub-rule (1) shall be selected in a fair and transparent manner and by following the procedure for engagement of consultants and experts as technical or professional experts in Government Departments. (3) The persons associated as expert under sub-rule (1) shall be paid allowances as determined by the Local Authority. PART IV] DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 25 23. Employees of Town Vending Committee. ─ The Local Authority concerned, with the prior approval of the Government shall, when so requested by a Town Vending Committee, make available to that Committee such employees as the Local Authority considers necessary for discharge of the functions conferred or imposed on the Town Vending Committee by Rule 21. 24. Manner of maintenance of records of Street Vendors by Town Vending Committees--- Every Town Vending Committee shall maintain up to date records as prescribed in the section 26 in both electronic and manual form. 25. Town Vending Committee to furnish returns,- (1) Every Town Vending Committee shall prepare and furnish to the Government and Local Authority the following periodical returns for each year in a digital format, namely:- [I] Surveys ,- (a) the list of street vendors surveyed during the year; (b) name of area and wards where survey work has been completed alongwith date of completion of survey; (c) name of area and wards where survey work is in progress alongwith the date of start of survey and the date of likely completion; and (d) the list of registered street vendors ward wise as on the last day of the year. [II] Receipt and disposal of applications for issue of certificate of vending,- (a) the list of applications (ward wise) received for issue of certificate of vending during the year; (b) the list of applications (ward wise) disposed of during the year of which– (i) the list of applications accepted; (ii) the list of applications denied; and (iii) the list of applications pending as on the last day of the year. [III] Cases of suspension of certificate of vending,- (a) the list of cases in which action for suspension of certificate of vending initiated during the year; (b) the list of cases of suspension disposed of during the year of which– (i) the list of certificate of vending were suspended; (ii) the list of cases closed and the certificate of vending continued; (iii) the list of cases pending as on the last day of the year. [IV] Applications for revocation of suspension of certificate of vending,- (a) the list of applications for the revocation of suspension of certificate of vending received during the year; (b ) the list of applications received in clause (a) above and disposed of during the year of which,- (i)the list of applications where suspension revoked and the certificate of vending revalidated; (ii)the list of cases closed and suspension continued. (c) the list of applications for revocation of suspension pending as on the last date of the year. 26 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY [PART IV [V] Cases of cancellation of certificate of vending,- (a) the list of cases in which action for cancellation of certificate of vending initiated during the year; (b) the list of cases of cancellation of certificate of vending disposed of during the year of which – (i) the list of certificates of vending cancelled; (ii) the list of cases closed and certificate continued. ( c) the list of cases pending on the last day of the year. [VI] The minutes of meetings of Town Vending Committee held during the year. [VII] Ward wise list of vending zones identified alongwith the details such as ward, area/colony, road, map of the vending zone, and the holding capacity. [VIII] Ward wise number of registered street vendors that have been accommodated in the notified vending zones. (a) the social audit of its activities conducted during the year; (b) promotional measures taken for making available credit, insurance and other welfare schemes of social security of the street vendors during the year; (c) steps taken during the year to raise awareness among the public about the role of street vendors in the economy. (d) accept and act on complaints and feedback from public regarding any aspect related to vending. (2) The Government or the Local Authority, as the case may be, may require a Town Vending Committee to furnish such other return or returns in such performa as demanded from time to time. 26. Publication of summary of notified scheme in newspapers, etc.─ (1) A summary of the scheme notified by the Government, under sub-section (1) of section 38 of the Act, shall be published by the Municipal Commissioner/Chairperson/CEO of each Local Authority at least in two prominent daily newspapers as per provision of sub-section (2) of section 38 and also circulated by public notice in the area for being widely known in the area or locality of its jurisdiction which is likely to be affected thereby. (2) The notice shall be signed by the Municipal Commissioner/Chairperson/Chief Executive Officer of the Local Authority or by an officer authorised by him in this behalf. (3) The notice shall be in such language or languages as the Municipal Commissioner/Chairperson /Chief Executive Officer of the Local Authority may specify in this behalf. Rule 27. Disqualification of members.· The leave of absence and the disqualification of the member of the town vending committee shall be decided in the following manner, namely: (1) A member, in case of urgency, may remain absent in the meeting with the prior approval of the Chairperson of the committee. (2) (a) When a member remains absent for three consecutive meetings without permission, the Chairperson shall issue a show cause notice to such member asking him to explain within two weeks, the reasons for his absence in the meetings. If such member submits satisfactory explanation or reasons for his absence, he may be continued as a member with the warning. (b) Where such member fails to give any satisfactory reason for his absence in the meetings or does not reply to the show cause notice within time, his membership from the committee shall be. Terminated and such termination order shall be communicated to the member by the town vending committee. PART IV] DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 27 By Order and in the Name of Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, (3) Any member convicted in any criminal shall loose his membership of the committee. (4) Any member who has lost his membership of the committee may prefer an appeal to the State Government within one month from the date of receipt of the termination order. The State Government, after giving opportunity of hearing to both the parties shall decide the appeal and the decision of the Government there on shall be final. SCHEDULE [See rule 14] Procedure for the conduct of elections of members of a