Lawgist201Bar of suits in absence of notice
(1) No suit or other legal proceeding, not being a criminal proceeding, shall be instituted against any Nagar Panchayat or Council, or any of its officers in respect of any act purporting to be done by such officer in his official capacity, or any person acting under its direction, until the expiry of two months next after notice in writing has been delivered to or left at the office of--
(a) in the case of a suit against the Nagar Panchayat or Council, the Executive Officer;
(b) in the case of an officer, the officer against whom the suit or proceeding is instituted and, in the case of any person acting under its direction, delivered to him at his place of residence or business stating the cause of action, the name, description and place of residence of the plaintiff or the petitioner and the relief which he claims; and the plaint or the petition shall contain a statement that such notice has been so delivered or left.
Explanation.--In this section "Officer" includes the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson.
(2) Every such action shall be commenced within three months next after the arising of the cause of action, and not afterwards.
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- 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
