Constitution of the Termination Committee

The RA-WCom informed the community that, as the Hon'ble Madras High Court has recently re-affirmed that the Residents' Assembly (RA) is a statutory body and cannot be restricted in carrying out its functions as per the Auroville Foundation Act, the RA has to constitute the “Termination Committee” (aka the Exit Review Group) as specified in the Auroville Foundation (Admission and Termination of Persons in the Register of Residents) Regulations, 2020. Its responsibilities are to conduct an enquiry upon receiving a report or request from the Working Committee, or from at least sixty residents, that a resident’s behaviour is incompatible with Auroville’s ideals or the laws of India, or that a resident is not engaged in any community work or meaningful activity relevant to the life and growth of Auroville; and to examine whether the name of a resident should be removed from the register of residents in cases where the resident has not been residing in Auroville for a consecutive period of three years.

The RA-WCom has nominated nine well-known and respected residents as members of the Termination Committee and called for feedback. As no feedback was received the RA initiated an emergency Residents' Assembly decision-making process concerning the appointment of these nine nominees. 521 Auroville residents voted, of which 507 voted in favour of the proposal, which was therefore declared as accepted by the RA.