Section 7. Disqualifications.

(1) A Chairperson and a member shall be disqualified for being appointed or nominated as a Chairperson or, as the case may be, a member of the Board, if he- (i) has been adjudged by a competent court to be of unsound mind; (ii) is an undischarged insolvent; (iii) has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which, in the opinion of the State Government, involves moral turpitude; (iv) has, in the opinion of the State Government, so misused the position of Chairperson or member as to render that person’s continuance in office detrimental to the interest of minorities or the public interest. (2) If a Chairperson or a member becomes after his appointment/nomination, subject to any of the disqualifications specified in sub-section (1), his membership shall thereupon cease with effect from such date as the State Government may direct.