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RULES
OF
ADARSH SAMAJ PARTY
UNDER ARTICLES OF CONSTITUTION OF
ADARSH SAMAJ PARTY
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Rule 1
Grama Panchayath/Municipality/Municipal Corporation Units
There shall be no council for the Grarna Panchayat/Municipality/Municipal Corporation/City/Metropolitan units.
Rule 2
Primary Units
There shall be no council for the Primary units.
Rule 3
Area of Primary Units
The area of a Primary Unit shall ordinarily be a Ward in Grama Panchayat in rural area, a Ward in Municipality and a Ward in Municipal Corporation or, as may be determined by the State Council from time to time. |
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Rule 4
Primary Membership
1. The State units of the party, with prior sanction of the National Executive, shall print the Primary membership forms.
2. Membership forms shall be serially numbered and shall carry the facsimile signature of the National President of the party.
3. Membership forms shall be issued in the form of books, each book containing 25 forms. The State Unit shall issue membership forms to the District Units, which in turn shall issue to the subordinate committees and through them to individuals.
4. If there are complaints against the subordinate units as to not making available sufficient membership forms, the District unit may issue membership forms direct to the individuals and may, if it deems fit, take disciplinary action against the unit concerned. If there are complaints against the District Units of not issuing membership forms properly, the State Unit shall directly issue forms to the party units and individuals and may also take disciplinary action against the District units and the office-bearers concerned. If there are complaints against the State Units of not issuing member, National Unit of the party shall directly issue and individuals and may also take disciplinary action against the State units and the office-bearers concerned.
5. When membership forms are issued to the party units or individuals, a signed acknowledgement shall be obtained in all cases and an undertaking to return the unused forms with proper account of forms used and to remit subscription amounts subject to the provisions of Article 9 clause 4 of this Constitution. |
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6. If the individual failing to return the unused membership forms and/or accounts of used forms along with the subscription amount in the stipulated time he shall be disqualified from contesting organisational elections.
7. Apart from the units, membership forms are to be issued to the following, if requested in writing, under proper acknowledgement:
(a) Members of the National Executive
(b) Members of the State Executive
(c) Members of the District Executive
(d) Members of the party in Parliament
(e) Members of the party in the State Legislature
(f) Members of the party in Metropolitan Council, Municipal Corporations, and Panchayati Raj institutions
(g) Official party candidates, who fought, but lost, in the elections and by-elections to Parliament, Legislative Assembly and other Local bodies.
8.The State Units shall maintain separate registers for the issue of membership forms, showing the serial numbers of forms issued to each unit or individual, date of issue and return of unused forms. The District and subordinate units shall also maintain similar registers.
9. No person shall be enrolled as a primary member by any unit or individual unless he pays the full subscription.
10. Apart from the full report in regard to the triennial enrolment/renewal of the membership, the State 'units shall send to the Central Office yearly reports of membership status of the party in the State, giving detailed figures of primary membership within two months after December of every year. Along with the report, the State also remit the full National unit share of membership subscription amount.
11. No person shall enroll him self as a member in more than one place.
12. Primary membership forms issued for one District shall in no case be used in another District, except with the prior sanction of the State Unit concerned.
13. Area of enrolment of Primary members shall be confined to the State concerned.
14. Any State units or its subordinate units that fails to comply with these rules shall be liable to disciplinary action. |
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Rule 5
Active Membership
The primary units shall elect active members at one per ten primary members enrolled with the unit. Unit shall elect the active members at its first meeting along with the election of the president of the unit committee. |
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Rule 6
Scrutiny of membership
1. The executive of a district unit shall have the power to scrutinise the membership forms of any primary member, and to enquire in to whether the rules and provisions of the Party Constitution governing membership have been fulfilled.
2. The executive of the district unit shall maintain a brief record of proceedings of the scrutiny, and decisions taken shall be communicated to the concerned within three days of taking such decisions.
3. If there is no duly elected district unit functioning in the district at the time, and if there is only an ad-hoc unit all objections should be submitted to the convener or the president of the ad-hoc unit as the case may be.
4. Appeals against the decisions of the executive of a district unit shall be filed before the executive of the State unit by the aggrieved party within 10 days of such decision. The State executive shall dispose of such appeals ordinarily within 15 days of district executive shall be operative only after the expiry of the time limit fixed for appeals or after the disposal of an appeal already filed.
5. It shall be competent for the National, State and District executives to delegate the authority vested in them under these rules to one or more sub-committees.
6. The aggrieved party may file an appeal, against the decision of the State executive, before the National executive within 15 days of such decision. The National executive shall entertain only appeals of grave nature and its decisions shall be final. |
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Rule 7
Register or List of Members
1. List or register of Primary and active members separately, shall be maintained by the District and subordinate committees duly authenticated and certified by the State Executive. These lists or registers shall contain the following particulars
a) Serial number
b) Name
c) Father's or Husband's name
d) Permanent address
e) Place of residence work
f)Age
g) Occupation
h) Date of enrolment as primary member
i) Serial number of primary membership enrolment form
j) Date of renewal of subscription II
k) Remarks
2. In addition to the above particulars the list or register of active members shall contain the following details also.
a) Subordinate committee of which the active member is a member
b) Serial number of primary membership register
3. Alterations in the list or register of primary and active members, if any, necessitated by the decision of the Executive of the District or State, as a result of disciplinary actions taken, shall be recorded in red ink under the signature of the president or secretary of the concerned unit. |
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Rule 8
Returning Officers
1. Every State returning Officer and all the Assistant returning Officers under him shall be members of the party but shall not hold any office of the party. They shall not also stand as candidates for any party election within the area in which they function as Returning Officer , during the period they hold such office.
2. The State and District Returning Officers shall locate their offices at the respective headquarters of the State and District Units.
3. A State Returning Officer shall be responsible for the conduct of all the party elections in the State. He shall prepare the timetable for elections in consultation with the State Executive. He shall take appropriate decisions for the proper conduct of elections in accordance with the spirit of the constitution and the Rules thereof.
4. A State Returning Officer or any other election officer appointed by the National Executive, can be removed by the National executive if it is satisfied that he has failed to discharge his duties in a manner befitting his office. However, it is provided, that before such action is taken due opportunity shall be given to him to explain his case against the charges.
5. A State Council shall be competent to remove from office a State Returning Officer, if three-fourths of its members present and voting at a general meeting of the council, on being satisfied that he has failed to discharge his duties in a manner befitting his office. However, it is provided, that before such action is taken due opportunity shall be given to him to explain his case against the charges.
6. A State Returning Officer can remove from office any District Returning Officer or any other election officer if he is satisfied that he has failed to discharge his duties in a manner befitting his office. However, it is provided, that before such action is taken due opportunity shall be given to him to explain his case against the charges.
7. No Returning Officer or any election officer shall have the power to delegate any of his functions except with the prior permission of the State Returning Officer or the officer immediately superior to him.
8. Subject to supervision and control of the State Returning Officer, a District Returning Officer shall be responsible for conduct of all party elections in the District. He shall also appoint, with the approval of the State Returning Officer, Assistant Returning Officers, Polling and other election officers in the District.
9. The District Returning Officer shall fix the location of the polling stations and specify the area covered by each such polling station and publish them at least 7 days before the dates of polling. He shall also notify at least 7 days in advance of the polling, the exact date and hours of polling. |
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Rule 9
Election Procedures
1. The Returning Officer shall, in consultation with the State Executive prepare the schedule for the election process fixing date for filing, scrutiny and withdrawal of nomination and date of polling, if necessary.
2. The candidate or his representative shall file the nomination paper before the Returning Officer concerned in person or by registered post addressed to the Returning officer. Nomination paper can be printed, typed or hand-written.
3. After completion of filing of nomination the Returning Officer shall scrutinise the nominations received. He shall reject the invalid nominations, and thereafter prepare and publish the list of candidates who filed valid nominations.
4. Withdrawals by the validly nominated candidates shall be filed before the concerned Returning officer signed by the candidate himself, on or before the date and time fixed for the purpose.
5. After the close of time for withdrawal the Returning Officer shall prepare and publish the final list of contesting candidates.
6. If necessary, polling shall be held either by ballot or by show of hands.
7. The following shall be the procedure for elections to be held by ballots
a) The Returning Officer shall be responsible for ensuring secrecy of voting.
b) The Returning Officer or the concerned Polling Officer shall permit the agents of the candidates access to the polling booths for observing the polling on behalf of the candidates concerned. The Polling Officer shall initial each ballot paper before handing it over to the voter.
c) At the close of polling the Polling Officer shall count the votes secured by each candidate and report the figures to the Returning Officer. The candidates and/or one of their agents may be allowed to be present at the counting if they so desire.
d) On receipt of the figures relating to the number of votes secured by each candidate, the Returning Officer shall declare the results.
8. The following shall be the procedure for election to be held by show of hands:
a) The Polling Officer shall notify the time for the commencement of election.
b) He shall scrutinise every voter before entering the meeting place.
c) The Polling Officer shall associate in the counting one agent of each candidate. After counting of the show of hands by the voters in favour of each candidate, the Polling Officer may obtain the signatures of the polling agents on the recorded statement of counting particulars and hand over the same to the Returning Officer who shall declare the results of the voting.
9. Contravention of these provisions shall render the candidate's election invalid and further make him liable to disciplinary action.
10. The first meeting of the members of the National, State, District, and Constituency Council shall be convened and presided over by the Returning Officer concerned. At such a meeting the President of the Council, Office-Bearers and Members of the Executive of the unit concerned shall be elected from amongst the elected members of the Council concerned.
11. The first meeting of the elected members committees within the area of a Grama Panchayat /Municipal Corporation shall be convened and presided over by the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer concerned. At such a meeting the President, Office-Bearers and Members of the Grama Panchayath/Municipality/Municipal Corporation Committee shall be elected from amongst the members present.
12. The first meeting of the primary members within the area of the Primary Unit shall be convened and presided over by the Returning Officer or the Assistant Returning Officer concerned. At such a meeting the President, Office-Bearers and Members of the Primary Unit committee shall be elected from amongst the members present. |
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Rule 10
Election of the President
1. For election of the National President the National Executive shall appoint a Returning Officer who shall not hold any office-bearer's post at the national level for three years. The Returning Officer shall appoint Presiding Officers and make arrangements for the poll, if required.
2. Any ten members of the National Council may jointly propose the name of any member of the National Council for election as President of the party. Such proposal must reach the Returning Officer in accordance with the rules prescribed.
3. After eliminating the names of those who have withdrawn, the Returning officer shall publish the names of the remaining candidates. If after elimination, there remains only one candidate, he shall be declared duly elected as President of the party. If after elimination, there remains more than one candidate, the Returning Officer shall fix a date and the time for polling for the election of the National President.
4. In the case of two candidates, remaining after elimination, the election of the National President shall be by majority voting method. In the case of more than two candidates, remaining after elimination, the election of the National President shall be by preferential voting method.
5. On a date fixed for election as said above, which shall not ordinarily be less than seven days, after the final publication of the names of contesting candidates, each member of the National Council shall be entitled to record, for the election of the President, his vote in the following manner. On the voting paper, which shall exhibit the names of the candidates, if there are two candidates, record his or her votes for one of them. If there are more than two candidates, the members of the National Council shall record at least two preferences by writing the figures 1, 2 etc., against the names of the candidates. In such a case, he may give more than two preferences if he wishes to do so, but any voting paper showing less than two preferences, will be regarded as invalid. The voting paper shall be deposited in the ballot box
provided for the purpose.
6. Presiding Officers shall forward the ballot boxes to the Returning Officer. After the receipt of all the ballot boxes the Returning Officer shall count the votes of the first preference recorded for each candidate. If a candidate secures more than 50% of the first preference, the candidate who has secured the smallest number of first preference shall be eliminated, and the second preference, recorded by the voter who gave him the first preference, shall be taken into account, in counting the votes of the remaining candidates. In this counting, the candidate who secures the smallest number of votes shall be eliminated. By this process of elimination, the candidates who secure the smallest number of votes in subsequent counting, after the transfer of votes according to recorded preferences, the candidate who secures more than 50% of the votes shall be declared as the President.
7. The election of the President of the State Unit, District Unit, and Constituency Unit shall be conducted by the Returning Officers concerned, in the manner and method as stipulated in clause 3 to 6 above.
8. For election of the President of the Grama Panchayat/Municipality/ Municipal Corporation and Primary Committees, after eliminating the names of those who have withdrawn, if there remains only one candidate, the Returning Officer concerned shall declare the candidate duly elected as the President of the committee concerned.
9. If, after elimination, there remains more than one candidate the Returning Officer concerned shall arrange to conduct the election by majority voting method. If necessary, polling shall be held either by ballot or by show of hands. If it is by ballot, each member of the Grama Panchayat/Municipality/Municipal Corporation and Primary Committees, as the case may be, shall be entitled to record his vote, on the voting paper supplied by the Returning Officer for the purpose, in favour of one of the candidates. On completion of polling the Returning Officer shall count the votes polled in favour of each candidates, and shall declare elected the candidate who secured majority of the votes, as President of the committee concerned. |
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Rule 11
Election of the Office-Bearers
Election of the office-bearers, other than the President, of National, State, District, Constituency Executives, and Grama Panchayat/Municipality/ Municipal Corporation and Primary committees shall be by majority voting method in the manner as stipulated in Rule 10 clause 9. |
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Rule 12
Election of Members-Councils, Executives and Committees
1. Election of the members of National, State, District and Constituency Councils shall be by majority voting method in the manner as stipulated in Rule 10 clause 9.
2. Election of the members of National, State, District and Constituency Executives shall be by majority voting method in the manner as stipulated in Rule 10 clause 9.
3.Election of the members of Grama Panchayat/Municipality/Municipal Corporation and Primary Committees shall be by majority voting method in the manner as stipulated in Rule 10 clause 9 |
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Rule 13
Election disputes
1. A complaint against the elections of the President and members of the President and members of an Executive Committee of a State Unit members of the National Council shall filed before the Secretary of the Election Dispute Panel to be appointed by the National Executive within 15 days of the declaration of the result of such elections;
2. Only a member of the State Council concerned can file a petition referred to in clause (1) above;
3. Every election petition, other than those coming under clause (1) above, shall be filed before the Secretary of Election Disputes Panel to be set up by the District Executive concerned within 7 days of the declaration of the result of such an election. Wherever there are Adhoc Committees in a district the Panel will be constituted by the State Executive and a State where there is an Ad-hoc Committee, The Dispute Panel will be set up by the National Executive. However, a petition against the election of office-bearers and members of an Executive of the District shall be filed before the State Election Dispute Panel;
4. Election petitions may be presented to the respective authorities either in person or by registered post;
5. It shall not be competent for any Party unit to pass any interim order by way of stay or injunction on a member of an office-bearer from acting as such pending the disposal of the petition or appeal;
6. Every election petition shall ordinarily be disposed of by the Election Disputes Panel of the District within 30 days of its presentation. In case of its failure to dispose of the petition within the prescribed period, the State Election Disputes Panel may arrange for its disposal;
7. Appeals against the decision of the Election Disputes Panel of the District shall be filed before the State Election Disputes Panel within 10 days of the declaration of the decision by the District Election Disputes Panel. All such appeals should ordinarily be disposed of within a month of their presentation. And the State Election Disputes Panel fails to do so the National Executive may make suitable arrangements for their disposal;
8. No person other than the candidate who files election petition or appeal shall plead before the Election Disputes Panel concerned except with its prior approval. Lawyers shall in no case be engaged.
9. Appeals against decision of a State Election Disputes Panel may be filed before the Central Election Disputes Panel within 15 days of the declaration of the decision by the State Election Disputes Panel. The Central Election Disputes Panel shall not entertain such appeals unless is a prima facie case in each such appeal. |
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Rule 14
Central Parliamentary Board
The parliamentary Board shall be set up by the National Executive at its first meeting after its formation and shall continue in office till a new Board is set up. With the exception of the Chairmen of the Board and the 2 exofficio members, rest of the members of the Parliamentary Board shall be elected from amongst the members of the National Executive by proportional representation according to the system of single transferable vote. |
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Rule 15
State Parliamentary Boards
1. A State Parliamentary Board shall be set up by the State Council from amongst its members ordinarily at the first meeting after its formation and shall continue in office till a new State Parliamentary Board is set up. The election shall be by proportional representation according to the system of single transferable vote.
2. If any State Council fails to elect State Parliamentary Board as provided in the Party Constitution, the National Executive shall take necessary steps to constitute the State Parliamentary Board. |
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Rule 16
Disciplinary Rules
1. The National Executive shall constitute a Central Disciplinary Action Committee consisting of not more than 7 members to deal with cases of indiscipline. It will dispose of cases referred to it by the National Executive, and appeals against State Disciplinary Action Committees.
2. Subject to the following restrictions, the National Executive, the State Executives and the District Executives can take action against a committee subordinate to it or office-bearers thereof who commit breach of discipline.
a) The National Executive can take action against any party unit and any individual party man but not against the National Council
b) The State Executive can take action only against units subordinate to it and individual party man other than members of the National Council and members of Parliament in whose case it can only make recommendations to the National Executive for disciplinary action.
c) The District Executive can take action only against units subordinate to it and individual party man other than members of the National Council, State Council, members of Parliament and members State Legislature. In such cases it can only make recommendations to the State Executives for taking disciplinary action.
3. The Executive of a State and District Units may constitute subcommittees to examine cases of disciplinary action referred to it and to make recommendations to the Executive concerned.
4. Disciplinary action proceedings at any level shall be completed within a period of two months from the date of the commencement of such proceedings. |
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Rule 17
Breach of Discipline
Breach of discipline includes the following:
1. Acting or carrying on propaganda against any policy, programme or decision of the party.
Explanation: A member shall, however, be free to express within the party forum, his views and opinion regarding any policy, programme or decision of the party.
2. Violating any rule or disobeying any order passed by a competent authority of the party.
3. Unauthorized collection of funds for the party, misusing party funds, indulging in malpractices in enrolment of members or in conduct of party election.
4. Being guilty of an offence involving moral turpitude, black bribery, corruption, forgery or embezzlement.
5. Dealing in liquor.
6. Acting in a way calculated to lower the prestige of the party or carrying on propaganda against any party unit or its office-bearers.
7. Casting serious aspersions in public against a party member. |
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Rule 18
Notice
1. No disciplinary action shall be taken against any unit or any individual party man without an opportunity being given, with at least two week's notice to the unit, committee or individual concerned, explain its or his/her case and answer such charges as are made against it or him/her.
2. Notice can be issued at the instance of the president of the unit competent to take disciplinary action, provided that he feels there is a case of prima facie breach of discipline against the unit, committee or individual concerned.
3. The decision of any disciplinary action proceedings should be intimated to the unit, committee or individual concerned. |
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Rule 19
Report of Disciplinary Action
Any disciplinary action taken against the unit, committee or individual, either by the Executive of a District Unit or of a State Unit shall be reported to the President of the State Unit and the National Executive respectively within a week of such action. |
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Rule 20
Punishment
1. In case of a party unit or committee, super-cession of such unit or committee, and in case of individual members, suspension from the party membership, as the case may be.
2. In the case of an office-bearer or member of any committee/council, his/her removal from the office and fixation of a period during which he/she can not be elected or nominated to any office or membership of any unit or enrolled as a primary member
3. In the case of a primary or active member, his/her removal from membership and disqualification for membership for a specified period.
4. Provided that if any person, against to whom disciplinary action has been taken and punishment awarded, is a member of any local body, State Legislature, Parliament or holds any other position by virtue of his/her being a party man, he/she may also be called upon resign from such bodies. |
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Rule 21
Appeal
1. It shall be open to any unit, committee or individual against whom disciplinary action is taken, to appeal to the National Executive or to the State Executive, as the case may be, within three weeks of the receipt of the order provided that pending the appeal, the order appealed against is obeyed. The President of National or of a State Unit, as the case may be, may however, stay the execution of the order appealed against whenever deemed fit.
2. Appeals should be filed in duplicate within three weeks of the receipt of the order.
3. On receipt of an appeal it shall be entered in a register to be maintained for the purpose and a date shall be fixed for the hearing of the appeal.
4. Along with the appeal, the appellant shall furnish his/her address, which will be known as 'registered address'. Any letter sent to him/her on that address should be deemed to be a sufficient notice upon him/her.
5. The appellant shall be informed of the date of hearing either personally or by registered post with acknowledgement due.
6. Before the date of hearing of the appeal the authority concerned shall call relevant papers from the concerned unit.
7. If it deemed necessary, the State/District Unit against whose decision the appeal has been preferred shall also be heard through its representative.
8. After completion of hearing, the appeal may be decided on the very day or any other convenient day. In the later case the decision shall be communicated to the concerned parties.
9. Pending the disposal of an appeal against disciplinary action involving removal from an elective post, the vacancy thus created shall not be filled.
10. An appeal should be disposed of within two months of its filing.
11. These rules are not exhaustive, and the committee shall, in the absence of a specific provision, act in accordance with natural justice, equity and fairplay. |
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Rule 22
Power of Suspension
1. The National President of the party can place under suspension any unit subordinate to the National Council and any individual member of the party, if there a prima facie breach of discipline. The President shall report such action to the National Executive for approval at its first meeting after the date of action.
2. The State President of the party can place under suspension any unit, subordinate to the State Council and any individual member of the party, but not a member of Parliament, State Legislature or National Council, if there a prima facie breach of discipline against a unit, committee or individual member concerned. The President shall report such action to the State Executive for approval at its first meeting after the date of action.
3. All such cases of suspension and subsequent decision thereon shall be reported to the central office of the party within a week from the date of such suspension or decision. |
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Rule 23
Procedure to be followed by the Central Disciplinary Action Committee
1. When the National Executive refers a case of alleged indiscipline to the committee, the particulars of the case shall be entered in a register maintained for the purpose.
2. The case having been registered, notice of the same shall be issue the person against whom proceeding are initiated and to the complainant, if any. Notice along with copy of the complaint and other connected documents, if any, shall be sent to the person concerned asking him/her to file his/her reply within 15 days of the receipt of the notice.
3. Notice shall be served upon the person concerned personally or through registered post with acknowledge due.
4. On receipt of a reply the committee shall, after pursuing the same, frame the points for determination of evidence, if so, documentary or oral.
5. The parties, as the circumstances of the case require, shall be called upon to produce the evidence. It shall be the sole responsibility of the party is concerned to produce their evidence.
6. The committee may at the most, at the instance of a party, issue letter of request to any person asking him/her to appear for his/her evidence or to produce any document, If the person concerned fails to respond, the committee will not issue any second letter of request.
7. After the closing of evidence, the parties shall be heard and thereafter the committee shall decide the case and give its decision in writing. A notice about the same shall be sent to the parties, if any one of them is not present when the decision is pronounced.
8. In case the person against whom the case has been referred to is absent, despite, the committee may, if it deems fit, either issue \ another notice or proceed ex-party against the person concerned. Provided that if in case of ex-party proceedings, at any time before the case is decided, the person concerned and satisfies the committee that he/she had just and reasonable cause for his/her absence in the hearing, the committee may, in its discretion, set aside the ex-party proceedings, and proceed to hear the case in the manner mentioned above. |
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Rule 24
Method of Voting
Where the Constitution or Rules thereof do not specify the method of election to any office or committee, voting shall be by ballot and where more than one member has to be elected, it should be by proportional representation according to the system of single transferable vote. |
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Rule 25
Term of Co-opted Members
1. When a member of a State or District Unit is elected from an area in which he/she does not reside, he/she should inform in writing to State or District Unit concerned the name of the District or Subordinate Unit under which he/she desires to remain a primary member before the first meeting of the unit concerned, failing which he/she will be deemed to have opted for membership under the District or Subordinate Unit in the area from which he/she has been elected.
2. When a member of Parliament or State Legislature is elected from an area coming under more than one Subordinate or District Unit, as the case may be he/she shall be entitled to become an ex-officio member of the Subordinate or District Unit concerned under whose jurisdiction he/she normally decide. |
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Rule 26
Acting President
The President of a party unit shall have the authority to appoint an acting president for a short period from amongst the vice presidents with the prior permission of the superior unit concerned, in case he is not able to function as such for a limited period. |
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Rule 27
Formation of Party Councils or Committees
A party unit shall be deemed to have been duly constituted provided that at least three-fourths of the total elective strength of the council or committee of the unit concerned, as may be determined by the Returning Officer, have been filled through a validly conducted election. |
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Rule 28
Formation of Ad-Hoc Committees
1. On failure of a State, District or Subordinate Unit to be constituted or to function in terms of the constitution or in accordance with the directives of the superior units, the superior units may suspend the existing committee and form an Ad Hoc Committee to carry on party work in the area. No state unit shall be superseded, suspended or an Ad-Hoc Committee constituted without the prior approval of the National Executive, and no district unit shall be superseded, suspended or an Ad-Hoc Committee constituted without the prior approval of the State Executive concerned. Similarly no units below the district unit shall be superseded, suspended or an Ad-Hoc Committee constituted without the prior approval of the District Executive concerned.
2. An Ad-Hoc Committee so constituted shall ordinarily function for a period of three months at a time up to a total period of one year with the approval of the immediately superior unit.
3. However, the National Executive shall have the right to extend the period of an Ad-Hoc Committee beyond one year under special circumstances.
4. Unless otherwise specified an Ad-Hoc Committee shall enjoy the same powers and privileges as a normal committee. |
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Rule 29
Default in Payment of Party Subscription and other Dues
1. A member of the Party in Parliament or State Legislature, who fails to pay his contribution to the party within the time fixed by the concerned executive of the party, shall be debarred from contesting any elective post in the party or organisation there under.
2. For the purpose of the above clause the following requirements have to be fulfilled by the different party functionaries or units concerned.
a) The secretaries of the parliamentary party in Parliament and Legislature party in State Legislatures shall convey from time to time to the secretary of the State Unit and of the District Uni concerned, information about the members who have failed to pay their dues within the time limit.
b) The secretary of the State Unit and of the District Unit concerned shall on receipt of such information inform the State Returning Officer and District Returning Officers of the names of such members who are defaulters and are therefore debarred from contesting the elections.
c) In the event if the defaulter clearing his arrears, the secretaries of the party unit concerned shall intimate that fact to the secretary of the State Unit and District Unit concerned and a similar intimation shall be given by the secretary of the State Unit and District Unit concerned to the State Returning Officer concerned.
d) If such information is received at least 24 hours prior to the time fixed for filing nominations, the State Returning Officer and the District Returning Officer concerned shall declare him eligible to be a candidate.
3. Party men, who are not members of Parliament or State Legislature and against to whom there are any arrears pending, will also be not eligible for contesting organisational elections or to be nominated to any unit. However such party men can also be declared eligible to be a candidate if the arrears are cleared as stipulated in sub clause (d) of clause 2 above. |
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Rule 30
Periodicity of Elections
1. Membership distribution shall be commenced in the month of August of the third year of the term. /
2. The National Executive shall finalise the schedule of election procedures in such a way as to commence the procedures in the month of October of the third year of the term and complete the entire election procedures from the Primary Unit level to National Executive level before the month of December of the third year of the term |
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Rule 31
Merger/Dissolution of the party
In the event of merger with any other political party or dissolution of the party, as the case may be, the assets and liabilities of the party shall be divided and distributed as below:
a) In the case of merger of the party with another political party the assets and liabilities of Adarsh Samaj Party shall entirely be transferred to the party with which the merger took place, or to the new political party, if any, formed by such merger, as the case may be.
b) In the case of dissolution of the party the assets, if any, remaining after settlement of all the liabilities of the party, shall be donated to any charitable institution in India, as decided by the National Council |
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