THE UTTAR PRADESH STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (REGULATION OF PROCEDURE) ACT, 1985
Section 6. Decision in meeting
6. (1) A decision of the Commission at any meeting shall be by majority of the members present and voting and in the case of an equal division of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. It shall be open to any member to record his dissent, if any, with or without reasons therefor, but he shall not communicate such dissent to the Government or any other authority or person.
(2) The quorum for a meeting of the Commission shall be onehalf of the total members for the time being;
Provided that no quorum shall be necessary for a meeting adjourned for want of quorum.
(3) The Chairman may postpone consideration of any business at any meeting, if he considers necessary or expedient so to do.
(4) When the Chairman is absent on leave or is unable to be present at a meeting of the Commission, the senior most member shall preside over the meeting and perform the functions of the Chairman;
Provided that the list of cases on which decisions have been arrived at and those in respect of which action has been taken during the absence of the Chairman shall be placed before the Chairman immediately on his return from leave, or on resuming duty, as the case may be.
Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.
Cases citing this section
No order or office report we hold cites this section yet.
Source: Order and office-report PDFs whose text cites the section, read by rule (document_citations); each case through its orders and office reports that carry the PDF