New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994
Section 24: Quorum
(1) The quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Council shall be prescribed by the Central Government.
(2) If at any time during a meeting of the Council, there is no quorum, it shall be the duty of the Chairperson or the person presiding over such meeting either to adjourn the meeting or to suspend the meeting until there is a quorum.
(3) Where a meeting has been adjourned under sub-section (2), the business which would have been brought before the original meeting if there had been a quorum present there at, shall be brought before, and may be transacted at an adjourned meeting, whether there is a quorum present or not.
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