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Draft Constitution : Part I - MAIN
LAWS |
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Article III |
COMPOSITION |
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Clause A. |
THE GUILD |
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Section 1. |
The Guild shall consist of General Body, General Council,
Central Council, Central Executive Council, Regional Bodies, Regional Councils,
Regional Executive Councils, Branches, Branch Councils and may have Patrons. |
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Clause B. |
BODIES OF GUILD |
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Section 1. |
General Body: General Body of the Guild shall comprise of
all the members of the Guild wherever they may be and shall be the supreme
authority as far as the matters of the Guild are concerned. All assets,
properties and liabilities of the Guild shall be vested with the General Body. |
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Section 2. |
Regional Bodies: Regional Body shall consist of all the
Members of Guild posted/residing within the Region, and shall be supreme as far
as the affairs of the Guild within the Region are concerned, without prejudice
to the authority of the General Body, General Council, Central Council and
Central Executive Council.
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Section 3. |
Branches: Branches of the Guild shall exist at each such
station where more than five members are posted/residing. Branch shall consist
of all the Members of Guild posted/residing within the Branch station, and shall
be supreme as far as the affairs of the Guild within the Branch are concerned,
without prejudice to the authority of the General Body, General Council, Central
Council, Central Executive Council, Regional Council, Regional Executive
Council, and Regional Body. |
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Section 4. |
Branches with more than 15 Members will be generally
referred as Major Branches.
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Section 5. |
Members of stations, which have less than five members,
shall be attached to the nearest Major Branch or Branch at the seat of the
Regional Council, within Region in which the station of posting/residence is
located. |
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Clause C. |
COUNCILS OF GUILD |
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Section 1. |
Councils of the Guild shall be constituted through
election, as per Article VIII and shall have tenure not exceeding two years.
Elections shall be so held as to constitute New Council before end of tenure of
the previous council expires. |
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Section 2. |
Subject to provisions of this Constitution, every Member
(as envisaged in Article II of this constitution) shall be eligible to hold
office in the Councils of Guild.
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Section 3. |
Any person who ceases to be a Member of the Guild (as
envisaged in Article II of this constitution) shall cease to be an office bearer
of any council of the Guild. |
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Section 4. |
Office of the President, Vice President, General
Secretary, Assistant General Secretary, & Treasurer in the Central Council and
of the Regional President, and Regional Secretary, in the Regional Councils
shall not be held by one (same) individual for more than two consecutive terms. |
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Section 5. |
General Council (GC): General Council shall consist of,
members of the Central Executive Council, Regional Executive Councils, Branch
Councils, and Delegates elected by the General Body in the manner prescribed in
Article VIII. Total number of members of this council shall not exceed 10% of
the Membership as per Register of Members. This body shall be supreme
deliberative body of the Guild and shall be responsible to the General Body. |
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Section 6. |
Central Council (CC): Central Council shall consist of all
Elected Office bearers of the CEC, all Regional Secretaries, and all Branch
Secretaries of the Major Branches. This Council shall be apex deliberative and
administrative body of the Guild after General Council, and will be responsible
to the General Body and General Council. |
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Section 7. |
Central Executive Council (CEC): |
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a. |
Central Executive Council shall consist of, one President,
one Vice President, one General Secretary, one Assistant General Secretary, one
Treasurer and four Secretaries. |
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b. |
This Council shall be resident at Central Headquarter of
Guild and shall be primary deliberative and administrative body of the Guild,
after General Council and Central Council, and shall be responsible to the
General Body, General Council and Central Council. |
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c. |
Any member of the Central Executive Council shall be
removed from the office only by a vote of no confidence adopted by a 2/3
majority of members of the General Council at a meeting called for this purpose
after a notice of fourteen days, and confirmation of the same by majority of
Members of the General Body through a Notice for Referendum. |
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Section 8. |
Regional Councils (RC)s: Regional Councils shall consist
of all Office bearers of REC, all Branch Secretaries and one Delegate Member
from Major Branch within the Region concerned. These Councils shall be apex
deliberative and administrative bodies of the Guild in the Region concerned and
shall be responsible to respective Regional Bodies, Central Executive Council,
Central Council, General Council and General Body of the Guild. |
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Section 9. |
Regional Executive Council (REC)s: |
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a. |
The Regional Executive Councils of the Guild shall be
seated at Delhi, Calcutta, Mumbai, Chennai and Guwahati. |
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b. |
These shall consist of a Regional President, a Regional
Secretary, an Assistant Regional Secretary, a Treasurer, and three Members from
the seat of Regional Council. |
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c. |
These Councils shall be apex deliberative and
administrative bodies of the Guild in the Region concerned, after Regional
Council and shall be responsible to respective Regional Council, Regional Body,
Central Executive Council, Central Council, General Council and General Body of
the Guild. |
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d. |
Any member of the Regional Executive Council shall be
removed from the office only by a vote of no confidence adopted by a majority of
members present at a meeting of the Regional Body called for this purpose after
a notice of seven days. |
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Section 10. |
The Regional Executive Council at Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta,
Chennai and Guwahati shall also function as the Branch Council of these stations
respectively. |
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Section 11. |
Branch Councils (BC)s: |
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a. |
Branch Council shall consist of a Branch President, and a
Branch Secretary-cum-treasurer. |
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b. |
Branches with more than 15 Members (Major Branches) shall
have a Treasurer additionally. |
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c. |
Branches with more than 25 Members shall have a Treasurer
and Two Executive Council Members additionally. |
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d. |
Branch Councils shall be responsible to respective Branch,
Regional Executive Council, Regional Council, Central Executive Council, Central
Council, General Council and General Body of the Guild. |
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e. |
Any member of the Branch Council shall be removed from the
office only by a vote of no confidence adopted by a majority of members of the
Branch at a meeting called for this purpose after a notice of seven days. |
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