Published: March 2024 (2 years ago) in issue Nº 416
Keywords: High Court, Madras, Auroville Foundation Act, 1988, Working Committee, Gazette of India, E-RAD (Emergency Residents’ Assembly Decision), RAD (Residents’ Assembly Decision), Residents’ Assembly (RA) and Resolutions (Residents’ Assembly)
Emergency RAD on WCom selection
In early February, before the High Court passed its interim order, an Emergency Residents' Assembly Decision (RAD) had been initiated through a petition signed by more than 300 members of the Residents’ Assembly (RA) to approve or disapprove the following resolution:
The Residents' Assembly resolves that the Working Committee shall be selected by the Residents' Assembly in the manner it chooses, as stated in the Foundation Act, 1988. Further, we state that the Notification published in the Gazette of India on the 12th of January, 2024, by the Secretary of the Governing Board concerning the selection of the Working Committee members, does not follow the letter of the Foundation Act nor its spirit. In addition, this Notification violates the whole spirit of Auroville’s Charter which the Auroville Foundation Act set out to protect and promote.
A total of 647 valid votes were submitted online and in person. 99.2% (642) participants voted in favour of the above resolution, 0.3% (2) participants rejected it, 0.5% (3) participants didn't know. Therefore, the RA approved the above resolution.