CINTAA REJECTS claims of Executive Committee dissolution; says body remains "fully operational and functional"
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
According to CINTAA, its Constitution states that the Executive Committee can be dissolved only if more than 50 per cent of its elected members resign. The Association shared that condition has not been met and, therefore, the EC remains valid and operational.
Adding to this, The Association also clarified that vacancies within the Executive Committee have been filled in accordance with its constitutional provisions. According to CINTAA, eligible members who were next in line based on the voting count have been inducted to fill the vacant positions.
Meanwhile, Adv. Suvigya Vidyarthi, Legal Counsel representing CINTAA, shared, “The version which has been circulating that the EC of CINTAA is dissolved is totally wrong, misconceived and lacks any judicial sanctity. As per the Constitution of CINTAA, the EC shall dissolve only when more than 50 per cent of the elected members of the EC resign, which is not the case at hand.”
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As per the latest buzz, CINTAA also raised objections to the reported involvement of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) in the matter. Vidyarthi alleged that FWICE had attempted to exercise powers that CINTAA does not recognise under its constitutional framework.
In further updates, “FWICE has now jumped into the fray and, in CINTAA’s considered view, has sought to assume powers that are neither known to nor recognised under CINTAA’s constitutional framework. Acting, as we understand it, at the behest of certain disgruntled individuals, it has issued directions which CINTAA considers wholly untenable and contrary to the Constitution of the Association,” he shared.
On top of that, He further asserted that external directions cannot override the internal governance of an autonomous trade union.
“The Executive Committee of CINTAA remains very much in existence and continues to function for the welfare of artistes and for the protection and strengthening of the rights of vulnerable actors. CINTAA will take all appropriate steps available to it to safeguard the autonomy of the Association, uphold its Constitution and protect the larger interests of its members,” Vidyarthi added.
Source: Bollywood Hungama