• MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

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     Incorporation of Municipal Council
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     Municipal administration
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     Composition of Council
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     Constitution and composition of Wards Committees
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     Reservation of seats
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     Allocation of reserved seats and delimitation of wards
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     Disqualifications for membership
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     Oath of office
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     Appointment of administrator
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     Duration of municipalities, etc
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     Every Council to have Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson
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     Election of Chairperson
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     Election of Vice-Chairperson
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     Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson cease to hold office as such
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     Filling up of vacancies and term of office of persons filling up the vacancy
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     Resignation by Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Councillor
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     Removal of Councillors
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     Effect of removal of a Councillor
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     No-confidence motion against Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson
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     Grant of leave of absence to Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson
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     Powers and functions of the Chairperson
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     Function of Vice-Chairperson
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     Remuneration of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
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     Powers, authority and responsibilities of municipalities
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     Obligatory functions of the municipality
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     Special duties of municipalities
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     Discretionary functions of municipality
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     Management of public institution by municipality to vest in it
  • ESTABLISHMENT

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     Appointment of Executive Officers
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     Main functions of the Executive Officer
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     Appointment of Health Officer, Revenue Officer and Engineer
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     Power of Nagar Panchayat and Council to determine strength of its employees
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     Power of Nagar Panchayat and Council to appoint its officers and employees
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     Disciplinary action against employees of Nagar Panchayat and Council and conditions of their services, etc
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     Gratuity and pension
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     Power to make rules
  • CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

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     Meeting of a Nagar Panchayat or of a Council
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     Chairperson of meeting
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     Manner of deciding questions
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     Adjournment of meeting in the absence of quorum
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     Minutes of proceedings
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     Modification and cancellation of resolution
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     Right of Government Officers to attend, address and take part in the meeting of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council
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     Appointment of Committees
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     Chairperson of Committee
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     Liability for loss, waste or misapplication of funds and property
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     Disqualifications of Councillors having share or interest in contract
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     Penalty in case Councillors, executive officer, etc., having interest in a contract, etc., with the Nagar Panchayat or Council
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     Disqualification from voting
  • MUNICIPAL PROPERTY, FINANCE AND CONTRACTS

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     Municipal property and vesting thereof
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     Transfer of municipal property
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     Execution of contracts
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     Transfer of private roads, etc., to Nagar Panchayat or Council
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     Acquisition of land
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     Formation and custody for municipal fund
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     Credit of moneys to the municipal fund
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     Powers of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council to borrow money
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     Application of municipal property and fund
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     Budget
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     Accounts and audit
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     Finance Commission for municipalities
  • MUNICIPAL TAXATION

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     Power to impose taxes by and the funds of the municipalities
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     Taxes which may be imposed
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     Tax on Government holdings
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     Restriction regarding tax on holding
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     Collection of taxes are subject to bye-law, etc
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     Nagar Panchayat or Council to determine the valuation of holding
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     Returns required for ascertaining annual value
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     Penalty for default in furnishing return and for obstruction of assessor
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     Determination of annual value of holdings
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     Determination of rate of tax on holding
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     Preparation of assessment register
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     Powers to assess consolidated tax for building and land on which it stands
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     Reduction of valuation, revision of valuation and assessment and revision of valuation list and assessment register
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     Notice to be given to Chairperson of transfers of title of persons liable of payment of tax
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     Revisions of valuation list
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     Appointment of assessor and power of State Government to direct the appointment of assessor
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     Revision of assessment register
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     Effect of revision of assessment register
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     Exemptions and remission
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     Power of assessor
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     Publication of notice of assessment
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     Application for review
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     Procedure for review
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     Limitation of time for application for review
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     Assessment to be questioned only under Act
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     Tax not invalid for want of form
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     Procedure for imposing taxes, recovery of claims, etc
  • RECOVERY OF MUNICIPAL CLAIMS

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     Recovery from occupier of tax due from non-resident
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     Recovery from owner of occupier's tax in certain cases
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     Recovery by owner of occupier's tax paid by owner
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     Method of recovery by owner
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     Penalty
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     Municipality may compound with livery stable keepers
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     Rents, tolls and fees in respect of markets
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     Recovery of taxes as arrears of land revenue
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     Power to sell unclaimed holdings for money due
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     Writing off irrecoverable sums due to the Nagar Panchayat or to the Council
  • Powers in respect of road

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     Power to make roads
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     Power to repair, etc., of private road, drains, etc
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     Prohibition of use of public roads by a class of animals, carts or vehicles
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     Penalty for encroachment on public roads, etc
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     Use of public road or place by vendors and other person and penalty thereof
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     Power to remove obstructions, encroachments and projections in or on public road, etc
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     Procedure when person who erected obstruction cannot be found
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     Projections from buildings to be removed
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     Power of the District Magistrate and Sub-Divisional Magistrate to remove encroachment summarily on requisition by the Government
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     Effect of order made under section 116, 117, 118 or 119
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     Nagar Panchayat or Council may require land holders to trim hedges, etc
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     Penalty for disobeying requisition under section 116, 117, 118 or 119
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     Names of public roads and number of buildings
  • Building

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     Erection of building without sanction
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     Special provision for cases where bye-laws have not been made
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     Powers of Nagar Panchayat or the Council to sanction or refuse
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     Lapse of sanction
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     Penalty for building without or in contravention of sanction
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     Power of a Nagar Panchayat or a Council in case of disobedience
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     Roofs and external walls not to be made of inflammable materials
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     Power to attach brackets for lamps
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     Building unfit for human habitation
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     Pending of building in dangerous state
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     Nagar Panchayat or Council may require owners to pull down ruins
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     Penalty for disobeying requisition under sections 133 and 134
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     Compensation for prohibition of erection or re-erection
  • Powers connected with drains

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     Power to require owners to clear noxious vegetation
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     Power to require owners to improve bad drainage
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     Power to require unwholesome tanks or private premises to be cleansed or drained
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     Wells, tanks, etc., to be secured
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     Penalty for disobeying requisition under sections 137, 138, 139 and 140
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     Power of Government to prohibit cultivation, use of manure, or irrigation injurious to health
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     Public latrines and urinals
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     Power to demolish unauthorised drains leading into public
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     Penalty for allowing water of any sewer, etc., to run on any public road
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     Power to require owner to drain land
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     Penalty for disobeying requisition under section 146
  • Scavenging and cleaning

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     Establishment for removal of sewage, offensive matter and rubbish
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     Sewerage scheme
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     Removal of sewage, offensive material, rubbish
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     Penalty for placing rubbish on public road
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     Penalty on occupier for not removing filth, etc
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     Penalty for throwing offensive matter on public roads, etc
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     Power of servants of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council
  • Water supply and drainage system

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     Supply of drinking water
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     Removal of latrines, etc., near any source of water supply
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     Owner or occupier to take steps to prevent spread of infectious disease
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     Unauthorised construction or tree over drain or water-works
  • Burial and burning ground for disposal of corpses

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     Powers in respect of burial and burning places
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     Burial of paupers and unclaimed dead bodies
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     Powers to cause corpses to be burnt or buried according to the religious tenets of the deceased
  • Markets and slaughter houses

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     Establishment of markets
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     Power to remove persons from municipal market
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     Places for slaughter of animals for sale
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     Inspection before and after slaughter
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     Licencing of butcher
  • Nuisances from certain trades, professions, etc.

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     Regulation of offensive trades
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     Certain offensive and dangerous trades not to be established within the limits to be fixed by the municipality without licence
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     Cinemas, dramatic performances, circuses, etc
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     Cancellation, revocation, etc., of licences
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     Publication of order of refusal, suspension of licences
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     Power to close market, tea-stall, etc
  • Infectious or contagious diseases

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     Penalty for failure to give information of cholera
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     Disinfection of building and articles
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     Penalty for letting infected house
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     Power of entry for purpose of preventing spread of disease
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     Removal to hospital of patients suffering from infectious disease
  • Park, playground and open space

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     Municipality to provide places for recreation
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     Function and powers in regard to pounds
  • PROCEDURE

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     Service of notice
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     Reasonable time for act to be fixed
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     Service of notice on owner or occupier of land
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     Procedure when owners or occupiers are required by Nagar Panchayat or the Council to execute works
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     Person required to execute any work may prefer objection to the municipality
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     Procedure if person objecting alleges that work will cost more than three thousand rupees
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     Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson to make order after hearing objection
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     Power of municipality on failure of persons to execute works
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     Power to apportion expenses among owners and occupiers
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     Apportionment among owners and occupiers
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     Occupiers may recover cost of works executed at their expenses from owners
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     Power to enter upon, possession of houses so repaired
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     Sale of materials of houses pulled down
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     Cognizance
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     Offences under the Act compoundable
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     Power and duties of police in respect of offences
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     Appeals from order refusing licences
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     Appeals from orders in other cases
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     Appeal not to be dismissed without giving reasonable opportunity
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     Dispute as to compensation payable by municipality
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     Indemnity
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     Bar of suits in absence of notice
  • CONTROL

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     Control by Deputy Commissioner
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     Power to suspend action under the Act
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     Powers of Deputy Commissioner in case of emergency
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     Power to dissolve Nagar Panchayat or Council in certain cases
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     Consequence of dissolution
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     Decision of disputes between local authorities
  • RULES AND BYE-LAWS

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     Powers of State Government to make rules
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     Power of municipality to frame bye-laws
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     Additional power to frame bye-laws in hill areas
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     Confirmation of bye-laws
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     Publication of bye-laws
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     Model bye-laws
  • MISCELLANEOUS

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     Validity of acts and proceedings
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     Petition for challenging election
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     Power to make rules for election and election petition
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     Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts in election matters
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     Election to the municipalities
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     Electoral roll for a municipal area
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     Conditions for registration as a voter
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     Power to remove difficulties
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     Overriding effect of the provisions of the Act
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     Mode of proof of municipal record and fee for certified copy
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     Restriction on the summoning of municipal servants to produce documents
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     Penalty for violating the provision of this Act
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     Public servants
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     District Planning Committee
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     Committee for Metropolitan Planning
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     Delegation of powers of State Government
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     Repeal of Manipur Act 26 of 1976 and saving
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     Repeal and saving