Member to be afforded opportunity of being heard
Section 30 of the Actuaries Act, 2006 deals with member to be afforded opportunity of being heard. Where the Council is of the opinion that a member is guilty of a professional or other misconduct mentioned in the Schedule, it shall afford to the member a reasonable opportunity of being heard before making any order against him and may thereafter take any one or more of the following actions, nam The Act came into force on 10 Nov 2006.
Where the Council is of the opinion that a member is guilty of a professional or other misconduct mentioned in the Schedule, it shall afford to the member a reasonable opportunity of being heard before making any order against him and may thereafter take any one or more of the following actions, namely:--
(a) reprimand the member; or
(b) remove the name of the member from the register permanently or for such period, as it thinks fit.
(c) impose such fine as it may think fit, which may extend to five lakh rupees.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, "member of the Institute" includes a person who was a member of the Institute on the date of the alleged misconduct although he has ceased to be a member of the Institute at the time of the inquiry.
Section 30, The Actuaries Act, 2006 (Act 35 of 2006).
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Dr. R. Kannan v. The Institute of Actuaries of India & Anr.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Bombay High Court (Dharmadhikari & Kulkarni JJ.), deciding WP 2645/2013, held that the Actuaries Act, 2006 is a self-contained code: where the Council, after Disciplinary Committee findings, imposes a s.30 penalty — here permanent removal under s.30(b) — the aggrieved member’s remedy is the s.36 appeal to the Appellate Authority, which has wide revisional powers under s.36(2). Natural-justice and show-cause-beyond contentions were kept open for the appeal; the writ was held not maintainable once the Appellate Authority was functional. Ad-interim relief was vacated with liberty to seek relief in the appeal, and limitation was protected if appeal filed within four weeks. DATE-VERIFIED: judgmentOrders Final Order 2015-06-25 (order-2.pdf); body CORAM/DATED JUNE 25, 2015 matches index.
On this section: s.30 both requires hearing before Council action and enumerates penalties (reprimand / permanent or timed removal / fine); the impugned order was expressly treated as a s.30(b) permanent-removal penalty that triggers the Act’s internal appeal path.
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Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 30
What have the courts held on Section 30 of the Actuaries Act?
Dr. R. Kannan v. The Institute of Actuaries of India & Anr. (25 Jun 2015) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.30 both requires hearing before Council action and enumerates penalties (reprimand / permanent or timed removal / fine); the impugned order was expressly treated as a s.30(b) permanent-removal penalty that triggers the Act’s internal appeal path.
How do I find court cases under Section 30 of the Actuaries Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Actuaries Act 2006 30, section 30 Actuaries Act 2006, section 30 of the Actuaries Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Dr. R. Kannan v. The Institute of Actuaries of India & Anr. (25 Jun 2015).
What should I read with Section 30 of the Actuaries Act, and has it changed?
3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Actuaries-Election to the council rules, 2008 (2008).
When did Section 30 of the Actuaries Act come into force?
Section 30 of the Actuaries Act, cited as Actuaries Act 2006 30, came into force on 10 Nov 2006, having been enacted on 27 Aug 2006. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions500 words
- 12. Composition of Council of Institute453 words
- 22. Finances of Council384 words
- 6. Entry of names in register381 words
- 19. Functions of Council380 words
- 56. Power to make regulations372 words
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