Section 12. Filling of casual vacancies in councillorship

12. Filling of casual vacancies in councillorship.— (1) When a casual vacancy occurs in the office of a councillor the[2] [Election Commission] shall, soon as may be after the occurrence of such vacancy and subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), by a notification in the Official Gazette, call upon the ward concerned to elect a person for the purpose of filling the vacancy in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules and orders made thereunder before such date as may be specified in the notification: Provided that no election shall be held to fill a casual vacancy occurring within[3] [six months] prior to the holding of a general election under section 11. (2) If the vacancy be a vacancy in a seat reserved for the Scheduled Castes the notification issued under sub-section (1) shall specify that the person to fill that seat shall belong to one of the Scheduled Castes. 4[(3) If the vacancy be a vacancy in a seat reserved for women the notification issued under sub-section (1) shall specify that the person to fill that seat shall be a woman.] 13. [ Election of aldermen. ].— Omitted by the Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Act 1993 (67 of 1993), s . 20 ( w.e.f. 1-10-1993). THE TWELFTH SCHEDULE [ See section 461] PENALTIES Explanation .— The entries in the second column of the following table headed "Subject" are not intended as definitions of the offences prescribed in the provisions mentioned in the first column or even as abstracts of those provisions, but are inserted merely as reference to the subject thereof. |Section, sub-|Subject|Fine or imprisonment which may|<br>Daily fine|<br>Daily fine| |---|---|---|---|---| |section, clause or||be imposed|which may|| |proviso|||beimposed|| |Section 128,|Failure to give notice of transfer|Rs. 50|...|| |sub-sections (1)|or devolution of land or|||| |& (2).|building.|||| |Section 128|Failure to produce instrument of|Rs. 50|...|| |sub-section (3).|transfer.|||| |Section 129|Failure to give notice of|Rs. 50|...|| ||erection of new building,|||| ||etc.|||| |Section 130|Failure to give notice of|Rs. 50|...|| ||demolition or removal of|||| ||building.|||| |Section 131|Failure to comply with|Rs. 50||| ||requisition to furnish|||| ||information, etc.|||| |Section 135,|<br>Wilful delay or obstruction of|Rs. 50|...|| |sub-section (2).|valuers.|||| |Section 143|Prohibition of advertisement|Rs. 200|Rs. 50|| ||without permission.|||| |Section 168|Failure to give notice of vacant|Rs. 50|Rs.|5| ||land or building.|||| |Section 172,|<br>Non-compliance with the|Rs. 50||...| |sub-section (2).|requisition of attendance|||| ||before the Commissioner.|||| |Section 175|Failure to disclose liability.|Rs. 100||...| |1*|* *|*|*|| |Section 305,|Construction of building within|Rs. 1,000|Rs. 100|| |sub-section (3).|the regular line of street|||| ||without permission.|||| |Section 307|Failure to comply with|Rs. 200|Rs. 50|| ||requisition to set back|||| ||buildings to regular line of|||| ||street.|||| |Section 310.|Failure to comply with|Rs. 200|Rs. 10|| ||requisition to set forward|||| ||buildings to regular line of|||| ||street.||||