Section 32. Grant of leave of absence to Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson

32. Grant of leave of absence to Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson. —(1) The Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, may, from time to time, grant such leave of absence to the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson as it may deem fit. (2) If a Chairperson or a Vice-Chairperson remains absent from office owing to illness or any other cause for a period exceeding three months without the leave of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, he shall cease to be Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson, as the case may be, and his office shall become vacant. (3) During the absence on leave of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson and in the like event in the case of a Vice-Chairperson such one of the Councillors as may be elected by them to act as Vice-Chairperson, shall discharge the functions of the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson, as the case may be. (4) The Vice-Chairperson or the Councillor shall, during and in respect of the period in which he is acting as, or discharging the function of Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson, as the case may be, exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed on a Chairperson or a Vice-Chairperson by or under this Act or by any other law for the time being in force. 33. Powers and functions of the Chairperson. —It shall be the function of the Chairperson— (a) to preside, unless prevented by reasonable cause, over all meetings of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, and subject to the provisions of the bye-laws for the time being in force, to regulate the conduct of business at such meetings; (b) to watch over the financial and executive administration of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, and perform such executive functions as may be allotted to him by or under this Act and rules or bye-laws framed thereunder; (c) to exercise supervisory and executive control over acts and duties of all officers and employees of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, in matters respecting their executive functions and the accounts and records of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be; (d) to direct, in case of emergency, the execution or stoppage of any work or doing of any act which requires the sanction of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, and the immediate execution or doing of which is, in his opinion necessary for the service or safety of the public, and the expenses incurred in the execution of such work or doing of such act shall be paid from Municipal Fund: Provided that— (a) he shall not act under clause (d) in contravention of any order of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, prohibiting the execution of any particular work or the doing of any particular act; and (b) he shall report forthwith the action taken under clause (d) and the reasons therefor to the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, at its next meeting. 34. Function of Vice-Chairperson. —It shall be the function of the Vice-Chairperson— (a) in the absence of the Chairperson and unless prevented by reasonable cause, to preside over the meetings of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, and he shall, when so presiding, exercise the same authority as is vested in the Chairperson under clause (a) of section 33; (b) pending the election of a Chairperson, or during the absence of the Chairperson to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Chairperson.