The Erode City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008

Act 8 of 2008

Keyword(s): City of Erode, Corporation, Council, Municipal Council, Municipality, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Amendment appended: 38 of 2008

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~nfor~ndtion

ACT No. 8 OF 2008. An ~ctto provide for the establishment of a Municipal Corporation for the city of Erode.

BE it enacted by the Leglslat~ve Assembly of the State of Tamil rladu Irl the Fifty-n~nthYear of :he Republic of Itidla as follows.--- 1. (I) This Act may be called the Erode City Mun~cipalCorporation Act, 2008. Short tit'e, extent and (2) It extends ' +Qe c~tyof Erode. cornnence- rnent (3) It shall be deemed to have come Into force on the 1st day of January 2008. 2 (1) In th~s Act, unless the context otherw~serequires,-- Definitions. (a) "c~tyof Erode" or "c~ty"means the local area compr~sedin the Erode Municipality and rncludes any local area wh~ch, after the date of the commencement of this Act, IS rncluded In the I ity but does not ~ncludeany local area which, after such date of the commencement of ih~sAct, is excluded from the city;

(b) "corporat~on"means the municipal corporation of Erode constituted under section 3; (c) "counc~l" means council of municipal corporation of Erode; (d) "date of the commencement of this Act" means the date specified under sub-sect~on(3) of section 1, (e) "Government" means the State Government; (f) "munrcrpal counc~l"means the mun~c~palcounc~l of Erode Municipality;

(g) "~nunlclpal~ty"means the Erode Municipalrty: (h) "Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tr~bes"shall have the meanings respectrvely ass~ynedto them In clauses (24) and (25) of Artrcle 366 of the Constitution.

(2) All words nntl exprcc,sl::ns used In th~sArt and r >t defrned but defined in the Cotmbatore C!ty Mu~rc,lpnl Corpor 3tion Act, 1981 (hereln~fterreferred to a i( Of the 1981 Act), shall have the meanings, respectively, ass~gnedto thern in the 1981

:3 (1) Wllh cffecl on ,~ndirtJl11 Ihc (Lltc of the commericerncnt of this Act, tho Establ~shment local area included in tile Erode munlc~pal~tyshall const~tutethe clty of Erode for of rnun~c~pal the purl)oses of this Act a~idfrum such date of the commencement of this Act, a corporation munlclpal corpc)r,it~on shall he deemed to have been establlslied for the sard crty the city by tt~(?naimo ol trotlo C~tbMun~c~pol Corporat~on Erode.

Provrded that the Government may, from time to t~meafter consultation with the corporatlon, by not~f~catlon,alter the l~m~tsof the c~tyconstituted under this sub- 5i'c-tlOtl 50 (15 11, Ill( lkirlrh thercX~r)or to oxrlutff? thprefrom the areas speclfled 1" the 111~11l11.1111111

Provldect further th~tthe power to issue a not~f~cat~onunder th~s sub-\t :tion SF ,'i Or! SU~!F.~L[r />T,~VIOUS ptA!,ltcatlon (3) rt)isrorl)or:~t~r)l~ -,h,~ll Ijy ttic s:ltcl njmr he a t)otly corpor:ate, llav~ng [)r!rpetu,~l suc c.rbkslon

( () 1 11,' 1 1i)(1ts 11111111~,1~)lll\y f1111t:~lOl1111\)lllllll(!(ll,l~('ly l)(!lO~(> Ill(: (1;110 01 [hO C0lnrT'Qnc,Cnlenl of Lhrs Art ,hall t)c drommr! to have I)een at~ol~sh~rlfrotn such date ul the cornmencement ot tt~sAct 20 TAMIL. NADU GOVERNMENT GALETTE EXTR.4ORI:IINAKY ---.------. - ..- - -A------. ------4

Mun~cipal 4. The mt~nicipaldiitl~orit~es ctlc:rged t~ittlcarryin(j out Ih(? PIOVISIO~:; ot lh~sAc! autl~orlt~es shall b0,- -

(1) a COIIIILII, ' (2) a stand!nq comm~ttee:

(7) a wards conlrn~ttc.~:,inti (4) a cummlssionel.

Const~tl~tionof 5. (1) Save as otherw:se ~I-o~JI~L'~~n sub-se~tio'i (2!, the co~rr:,~i sh,-~llconsist COU~~'I~ of such ndrnber of counc~llorscloctetl ~n thtb rn,tr~nt:l 1.1it1 IIOVJII111 th~?A 1 m81y be f~xedby the Governmelit, by rlulif~cat~ori,Iron1 t~rrlt, to t~rrlo,tail, Ilowr~\~t*r,111 ~t thr! total number of couni,ilior> o? tt,e counc~lsh'ii! ~)oi c eci >e\~~~iy-Lih(,'71 anv +tme

(2) The following persons shaii also Sc ~.ep:.ascnledin the !:ouiicii, nan:ely:- (aj the members of ihe Housi. of th~Peiiple representrnp constitiiencien which cornprise wt~oily.or p?i!iy file a!i?,l of the corpc.r;~tic;:t and the members of :he Coui?cii of States IPG!:;~.?T+X! a:; elcctors within tl!~?i+.-o:l ot the corporation: (b) all the :nenibers of tno Tarn~l F.la.1~: Legislatlvc. /i:sernbly represantlng ccrnst~tuenc~~swll~c'i compr se whuily r;: partiy !!.I? ; , of the corporatio,~. 1 (3) The persons referrcd to in sub srctlon (2) shalt !le tvtitl~dto take part 11 the prvcecd~rigsbut shall riot havr the rryhl to vote I!, 17e tneet~nrib9f the csuncil (4) Seats sl;ali bc! reser;%d for the persons i:eionging tc: the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes it: the co.:~nciland the number cf sests zo reserved shall bear; as nearly as nlay be. the sanie priipor!lor; !::I t!-~c. totirl 1.1trrr1i;er of st-gats to be filled by direct election in the cou~cilas the prj;>uiatio!i ot the S(:h~tlt;li;il CZISI~S in the city or of the Scheduled Tribes ir~tile ciiy I?t?a~sto !he total pc)!~ularionof the city. (5) Seals shall bc reserted for women belorrg~tiqto the ~ct~eilu~odC,i\tcl, and tho Scheduled Iribcs, from ~niongtho scats rcsc:rvc:d for !ho Irerq.on\ I~c*lonc)~n(j to the Schecl~fledCastes and 'he Scheduied Tr~bes,wh~h ~riall not be k~ssthan one-th~rdof the total number of seats reserved tor tt-3 persons belr,nr/~nq !o the Scheduled Castes and he Scheduled Tr~bcbs

(6) Seats shall be reserved for women in the council and the rrclrntw of seats reserved for women shall not be less than one-th~rd~nclucl~ny the number of seats reserved for wcmen belonging to :he Scht,riulea Cartes arlti SchecluleLC Tribes of the total numb^ of seats ln the courlc~l (7) The rese~vationof seats t8ndci sub-sccticns (4) and (5) shnl! cease to have effect on the expiry of tlie pgriocl speciilied in Article 334 of the Cr~nstit~~tion.

Duration of 6 (1) The corporation, unless sooner d~ssnlved,shall co~tir~uefdr he years COrpOratlOn from the date appo~ntcdfor ~tsf~rst mcot~ng ,tftrr rnrh ord~nnr;, c~l~ct~k~~i,inti no longer and the said per~odof five yo,trs sti~lloporste as a rilssolullon of !he corporat~on. (2) An election to constitute !he c:orporat~on stlall be corr:pleteo.--

(a) before the explry of ~tsdulatiorl specified in sub-section (1); or

(h) before the expirailon of a period of SIX months from the date of its dissolution: Provided that where the remainder oi !he peliod for which tte c!isso!ved corporation wauld hatie continued, is iess than six months, it sh.7;: :iPt be necessary to hold any, election, tinder this %I:-section Tor cor.stitutincj !he corporation fo; such period.

Tamil Nadu 7. (1) Subject lo the provisions of si~tt-sections (2) and (3), the Tamil Nadu District District Municipaiitics .4 :i,1920 (hereir:aftcr referred to as !he "D~strictMunicipnlities Municipalities Act") shall, with effect on and from the date of the commencement of this Aci cease Act, l9Z0 to apply to the local area comprised within the city of Erode. to apply. TAhllL NADU GO.dEKNh:ENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY v,., ------(2) ScrcIi r:essor sl~rjllnot affect, - (a) the i:rel/ioits opci-ation of the District Municipa! ties Act in respect of the local area c~ir!prisedwithln the city of Erode; (h\ any pcna!!~~,!~if~:it'.!re or punishmer?t incurred in respect of any offence cornrni!:ed against tt?e U~s!i.ict Municipali:ies Act; or (c) any ::westigaticn, leg?! proceedings or rerrredy in respect of su~h pen:?!tjr, forfeiture or panishment, and any such penalty, !.-.feiture or punishment rnay be in?post'.d as :f t!?is PC!, hr.5 r:ot been passed.

!:I) Nolwithstnnding aijythir~gcor~tained in sub-section (I), al! arpointments, no!ifii:;ltion~, ~i~ti~e~,r!.ile'j, bye-laws, rc~~ulationc,orcic?rs, directions, licent;es. peimissior~s,:;(;heme;, form-, and Doi,vi::rs, qade or issued or conferred iiiider the Dist:ii;t PJ~lili\i,:ir,si;tic>Act in fijrce 017 jilt? date of the conlrnencerner~iof ?his A(:\ a;llnll, F(, i.ri ;::; .;::-~y kirk 1-1.7;i !n(::~r:sir,lt:r~twith ihe provi!;ions ol this Act. ::or;tinue to II~irr forrc, 111 (h!! lor:;il ;tr-;?;+ c.onrl)risc!d within Ihr! city of Erode until they are replaced by !tic. apoc\il,tn:"nts, not!lic~tiurls,r~otices, rules, bye-laws, rogulations, orders, directions, licences permissions, schemes. touns and powers to be made or issued or co~fcrrodilndev thi5 A('+. ~~l~licatio"of , 1) v 1:. I I itI, I t ( I J I 19R' Act, ir~clt.rdir.!y ill^ provir;lons relatlng to the levy and collection of any tax or the provisions Of fee are !~crt?bye,.\sndr+r! to and shali nppiy, n~utalismutatin;:. to tt.e corporati~n the 1981 Act arlrl tht! 1981 Act shall, iil riiatic.1~to the c:orpu:ation, be react at\.:! ccnstrued as to the il tllc prn~islullso! ih~rirv;t hi~I(ur1~1;:d part of the 1981 A(.f corporation

F(,I. :!IS-, p:~rpost?i!! faci!ita:i~~gthe app!ic:ation of !he provisions of the 1981 Act t,~ihc corl)or;liion, ttle Government may, by notification, make such adaptations and n;odifrsaiions of ti~c1981 Act 2nd the rules and bye-laws made thereunder, whethe: by way of repealins, atnendrng ni sl.ispending any provision thereof, a: may 2e necessary or err;edrent and therei~pcn,the 1581 Act and the !u!es made thereunder, sha!l apply to the scirp?ration subject to the adaptations and modifications so made.

(3) Notl.viths?:jnding that I?O provisio:~or insufficient provision has been made under sub-section (2) for the! aaa~taticnof the provisions of the 1981 Act, or the rifles and b\/t.-i;.tw~made thereunder, any court, tribunal or authority required or eri~powered to .:rforcl? t%se provisions m;y, for the purpose of facilita!inq their apl)licatio~~to lt~tc:l?rl~i)r:lli:m, r.:onstrt~r: thec,? ptovisions in such manner., without affecting the ~ubs!anc~.as may bc necessary or pr3per having regard !o the matter before thc c:o:i

('1) In the 1981 kt,?\ r-tsnded and appl~edrc the clty of Erode,--

(;I' any l(;fcrt~rt~;~:lo :IIO (:11y 01 Coir~ltx~tor(?31id Curnit),1!0r6! b4\111ir;ipality shall by reason of this Ac;t, be cc:~:strue;f as a reference to the city of Erode and Erode Mi~r!ici;~alrty,res?er:tivcly; 37d

(1:; ar:y rr?f,arcncr: t2 ths-: Cvir!!batnrs Corpt~iation,Corporation of Coi1nbr;tore .d blun~cipalCorpc;r;:ilol; of C[t~rnbatare,shall by reason of this Act, be construed as a reference to tho Erode rriraor;ition. Corporation of Erode and Mbnicipal Corporation of Erode, respectively.

9. (1) All i~ropc::iy, a!l riijhis (jt whatcver kind, used, enjoyed or possessed by, Transitional ;~rld ;ill ir:llv~::,l~,;(11 wt~;~lcvc:~kiircl Own

(2) Ail arreais of taxes or other payments Sy way of composition for a !ax, or d~tt?lor ox,~r?r,sr;s 3r ronpcn:;~i:r~n oi otherwise drre to tlic said rnuiliclpal council on 111:: (1,111: ol ?it~c:il:.orr>nlcrlc:i!rllrInl rilny IJ~!iccr:vc!rrtd ;IS if they hail accrued tcr 1110 r,orl~or:~tio~l:IOII III~I~lio rcc.ovcarc:tl ;I:; if It:o said arrears oi. pay~ncntshad bccorne tll.re. urldt:r :/I(: provisions ot this Act. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY I ** ------. .------.- - *- (3) All taxes, fees and dutres, whrch ~rnmedrately before the date of the commencement of thrs Act were being levled bv the sa~dmunlc~pal counc 11 shall be deemed to have been le red by the corporatron under t'l: provrsrons of thr5 Art and shall rontlnue to be In force accordrngly untrl such taxes fees and dutres are revised, cancelled or superseded by anythtng dor~eor any actron taken under thrs Act. (4) All proceedings taken by, or against, the rnunicrpal cotincii or sulhorily or any person under the Dislrict Municipalities Act rrlay be c:or~trnur:tl l~y,or ij!j;jinsl, the corporation, authority or person as if the said proceedings had been commenced under the provisions of this Act. (5) An!, action taken under the Distrrr.t M~inrcrp:~lrtrc?~Act. Ily ;~y~~i~tt~orrly before the d3to of such comrricnccmenl shall t~etl(:r~rr~c:tl lu Ii;ivc? Oc.t:r~ Iakt:n by the authority competent to take such actcon under th~sAct as ~f th~sAct had been in force. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, every officer or employee w.10, immediately before the date of the commencement of this Act was in the service of the municipality shall, on and from the date of such commencement be deemed to be an officer or employee of the corporation: Provided that, - (a) the terms and conditions applicable to such officers and employees consequent on their absorption in the service of the corporation shall not be less favourable than those applicable to such employees iminediately before the date of ~sucticommencement, as regards pay and allowances, leave, pension, graturty, Iprovident fund and age of superannuation; and (b) the service rendered by any such officer or other zmployee under the municipality upto the da e of such commencement shall be deemed to be service under the corporat,on and he shall be entitled to count that service for the purpose of incr?rnent, leave, pension, provident fund aLid gratuity: Provtded further th, t any officer or other employee serving in the municipality shall be given an optior to be exercised within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed either to be absorbed In the service of the corporation or to be transferred to the service referred to in section 73-A of the District Municipalities Act or to be retrenched from the service of the municipality on such retrenchment benefits as may be prescribed. (7) Any division of the Erode municipality into wards, made under the District Municipalities Act, and in force on the date of the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be a division of the corporation until altered. (8) The electoral roll prepared for the Erode tnunic~palityunder the District Municipalities Act, and in force on the date of the commencement of th~s Act, shall be deemed to be the electoral roll for the corporatron untrl a new electoral roll is prepared and publ~shedand the part of the said electoral roll relating to each ward of the municipality shall be deemed to be the list of the electoral roll for the corresponding divislon of the corporat~on. (9) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the chairman, vice-chairman and the councillors of the Erode municipality, who are elected and holding office as such immediately before the date of the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to.be the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and counci!lors of the Erode City Municipal Corporation elected under this Act and such Mayor, Deputy Mayor and councillors shall continue to hold office upto such date as the Governmen, may, by notification, fix in this behalf or, in case no such date is fixed, upto the date on which their term of office wo!lld expire under the District Municipalities Act and such Mayor, Deputy Mayor and councillors shall exercise all the powers arid perform all duties conferred on the Mayor, Deputy Pvlayor and councillors by or iinder this Act. Power to 10. (1) The Government may make rules for carrylng out the purposes of this make rules. Act. (2) (a) All ruies rnade under this Act shall be published in the Tamil Nadc Governmerlt Gazette and, unless lhoy are expressed lo comct into force on a particular day, shall come into for~c!on Iho 0;1y c~r~wt~~c;h Illc:y arc: so published. (b) All not~ficat~onsissued under this Act shall, unless they are expressed to i:ome lnto farce on a particular day. come into force on the day on wh~chthey nru qn ~ubllshed. , ,, -- .. ,,A~. ,r nr,t;fication or order issued under this Act Snail as (3) tvery rule IllauG U) -- . . , .- .-,-*:,,,. Soon a~ p~~~lble,after it IS made or issued, be placed on the table ot tne Leglblo~lvv and ~f,before the explry of the session in which it is So placed Or the next session, the n4sembly makes any niodificatlon In any such rule or notlflcatlon AAL~~DCthat the rule or n~tlfl~atlonOr order should not or the A~se-Il ., . , , be made or issued, tf In such mod~fledfern

11. If any clirrlcully a1 I~G Governmorlt may hy "" nr(ic , .-- make such I . , EXTRAORDINARY 143

received the assent of the d for general information:-

ACT No. 38 OF 2008.

An ~ctfurther to amend the laws relating to the Municipal Corporations --and the Municipalities in the State of Tamil Medu.

BE ~t enacted by the Leg~slativeAssembly of the State of Tarn11 Nadu ~n the ~ifty-nrnth Year of the Hepubl~cof lndla as follows.-

PART-I

PRELIMINARY

1. (1) Thls Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (S~xthAmendment) Short title and commence- ment (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appotnt

PART-I I

AMENDMENTS TO THE CHENNAl CITY MUNlClPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1919.

2. In sectlon 4 of the Chenna~C~ty Mun~cipal Corporation Act.1919 (hereinafter in Amendment of thls Part referred to as the 1319 Act), In sub-section (3), for clause (a), the following sectlon 4

"(a) a Mayor,

(ae) a coutic~l:"

sectlon 37

- "37. Prerogative of the Mayor.-(1) The Mayor shall have full access to all records of the corporatlon and may obtain reports from the commlssloner on any matter connected w~ththe admln~strat~onof the corporatlon

R (2) All important officlal correspondence between the corporation and the State Government as may be dec~dedby the council shall be conducted through the Mayor.

(3) The Mayor shall be bound to transmit communicat~onsaddressed through , hlm by the commlssloner to the State Governmclnt or by the State Government to the comrnlssloner Wh~letransmltt~ng cornmunlcatlons from the cornmlssloner to the State Government, the Mayor may make such remarks as he thinks necessary.

37-A. Entrustment of additional functions to Mayor.-The State Government may, subject to the provlslons of th~sAct and .the rules made thereunder, by notlficatlun, entrust to the Mayor such add~t~onalfunct~ons as ~t may deem necessary for carrylng obt the purposes of thls Act" PART-Ill

AMENDMENTS TO THE MADURAI ClTY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1971

Amendment of 4. In section 3 of the Madu.a~Clty Mun~c~palCorporat~on Act,1971 (herelnafter ~n Tam11 sact~on3 thls Part referred to as the 1971 Act), ~n sub-section (3), for clause (a), the followrng Act clauses shall be substltuted, namely.- "(a) a Mayor ;

(aa) a councll ,''

Substitution of 5. For section 38 of the 1971 Act, the following sections shall be substituted, sect~on38 namely:- "38. Prerogative of the Mayor.-(I) The Mayor shall have full access to all records of the corporation and may obtain reports from the commissioner on any matter connected with the administration.of the corporation. (2) All important official correspondence between the corporation and the Government as may be decided by the council shall be co lducted through the Mayor.

(3) The Mayor shall be bound to transmit communications addressed through him by the commissioner to the Government or by the Government to the commissioner. While transmitting communications from the commissioner to the Government, the Mayor may make s?lch remarks as he thinks necessary.

38-A. Entrustment of additional functions to Mayor.-The Governmcnt may. subject to the provisions of th~sAct and the rules made thereunder, by notlficat~on,entrust to the Mayor such additional fi nctions as it may deem necessary for carryrng out the purposes of this Act."

PART-IV

AMENDMENTS TO THE COIMBATORE ClTY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1981.

Amendment of 6. In section 3 of the Co~mbatoreCity Mun~clpalCorporation Act,1981 (heremafter N~c, sect~on3 in thls Part referred to as the 1981 Act), In sub-sect~on(3), for clause (a), the followrng ACI clauses shall be substituted, namely:- 25 of 1%' "(a) a Mayor; 4 (aa) a council ;". 1 Subst~tut~onof 7. For section 39 of the 1981 Act, the following sections shall be substituted. sect~on39 namely'--

"39. Prerogative of the Mayor.-(!) The Mayor shall have full access to all records of the corporation and may obtaln reports from the commlssioner on any matter connected wlth the administration of the corporation. (2) All important official correspondence between Ihe corporation and the Government as may be decided by the council shall be conducted through the Mayor

(3) The Mayor shall be bound to transmit commun~cat~onsaddressed through him by the commlssioner to the Government or by the Government to the comrnlssloner Whlle transmlttlng communlcatlons from the commissioner to the Government the Mayor may make such remarks as he thinks necessary 1 39-A. Entrustment of additional functions to Mayor.-The Government may. subject to the provlslons of this Act and the rules made thereunder, by notlflcatlon, entrust to the Mayor such addltlonal functions as ~t may deem necessary for carrylng out the purposes of thls Act" TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 145

PART-V

AMENDMENT TO THE TIRUCHIRAPPALI-I ClTY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1994.

In section 4 of the Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation Act,1994, for clause Amendment of Qdu 8. section 4. !?of (I), the followifiQ clauses shall be substituted, namely:- "(1) a Mayor; (I-a) a council ;"

PART-VI

AMENDMENT TO THE TIRUNELVELI ClTY MUNICIPAL COR30RATION ACT, 1994

Madu 9. In section 4 of the Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation Act,1994, for clause Amendment of 28of (I), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:- section 4.

"(1) a Mayor; (I-a) a council ;".

PART-VII

AMENDMENT TO THE SALEM ClTY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1994.

ladu 10.' In section 4 of the Salem City Municipal Corporation Ac1,1994, Amendmentof for clause (l), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:- section 4. 1994 "(1) a Mayor; (I-a) a council;".

PART-VII I AMENDMENT TO THE TIRUPPUR CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 2008.

ladu 11. In section 4 of the Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008, for clause Amendment of (I), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:- 008 section 4. "(1) a Mayor; (1-a) a council;".

AMENDMENT TO THE EROnE ClTY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 2008. ad u 12. In sectlon 4 of the Erode City Municipal Corporation Act. 2008, Amendment of for clause (I), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:- I08 section 4. "(1) a Mayor; (I-a) a council;" 146 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

PART-X AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES ACT. 1920

Atnendmenl of 13. In sect~on68 of the Tam11 Nadu Oislr~ct Munic~pill~ltcsA( 1920, Ta11111 section 68 ~n sub-section (I),- Act V of (1) for 'The Table', the ;oliowing Table shall be substituted, namely:-

" THE TABLE

Glades Maxinrunl valile or arrroii~rt

(1 1. . (a) Spec~alGrade Municipalities (b) Selection Grade Munic~palit~es 2. I Grade Municipalit~es 3. ll Grade Mun~c~palities

4 Ill Glade Mun~c~pal~t~esand town panchayats Rs 10,0001- '.

(2) the Explanation shall be om~tted

(By order of the Governor.)

S. DHEENADHAYALAN, Secretary to Government. Law Departrnel~t