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CHAPTER – II CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES · The Executive Officer and Medical Officer of Health

Section 58: Punishment, dismissal or removal of executive officer and transfer of medical officer of health

The Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act 16 of 2026.

[1[(1) A Municipality may dismiss, remove or otherwise punish its Executive Officer by a special resolution supported by not less than two-thirds of the members constituting the board subject to his right of appeal to the State Government, within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed :

Provided that the board shall, in dismissing, removing or otherwise punishing the Executive Officer, follow the procedure that may be prescribed in this behalf. ]

(2) 2[ * * * * ]

(3) If a Municipality by special resolution recommend the transfer of its medical officer of health 3[other than one appointed under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 57], [or its Accountant]4 the 5[State Government] shall transfer the medical officer of health 6[or the Accountant as the case may be] from the Municipality’s employment provided the board gives sufficient reasons therefor. ]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by sec. 25 of U. P. Act 27 of 1964.
  2. 2.Omit. by sec. 25(2) of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
  3. 3.Ins. by sec. 25(3) of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
  4. 4.Ins. by sec. 4 of U. P. Act I of 1945, made by the Governor, in exercise of the powers assumed by him under sec. 93 of G. of I Act 1935 and which was re-enacted by sec. 2 (1) of U. P. Act XIII of 1948.
  5. 5.Subs. by A. O. 1950 for (Provl. Govt.)
  6. 6.Subs. by sec. 61 of U. P. Act VII of 1949 for (Chairman).

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