LawgistThe Manipur Municipalities Act
193Cognizance
(1) Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Act a Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act or under any rules or bye-laws made thereunder except on the complaint of the municipality or some person authorised by the municipality by general or special order in this behalf.
(2) No Court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the first class shall try any of the offences specified in sub-section (1).
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PROCEDURE
- 180 Service of notice
- 181 Reasonable time for act to be fixed
- 182 Service of notice on owner or occupier of land
- 183 Procedure when owners or occupiers are required by Nagar Panchayat or the Council to execute works
- 184 Person required to execute any work may prefer objection to the municipality
- 185 Procedure if person objecting alleges that work will cost more than three thousand rupees
- 186 Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson to make order after hearing objection
- 187 Power of municipality on failure of persons to execute works
- 188 Power to apportion expenses among owners and occupiers
- 189 Apportionment among owners and occupiers
- 190 Occupiers may recover cost of works executed at their expenses from owners
- 191 Power to enter upon, possession of houses so repaired
- 192 Sale of materials of houses pulled down
- 193 Cognizance
- 194 Offences under the Act compoundable
- 195 Power and duties of police in respect of offences
- 196 Appeals from order refusing licences
- 197 Appeals from orders in other cases
- 198 Appeal not to be dismissed without giving reasonable opportunity
- 199 Dispute as to compensation payable by municipality
- 200 Indemnity
- 201 Bar of suits in absence of notice
