THE KERALA MUNICIPALITY ACT, 1994* - nrcddp

time under section 4, the Government, shall appoint a Special Officer or an Aclmini Committeeconsisting of not less than three members who are officers of Government in; to the Secretary to exercisethe powers, perform the functions and discharge the dutie Chairperson, Standing Committees andCouncil of the Municipality.](2) The State Election Commission shall cause arrangements for election to 1 so that newlyelected Chairperson and Councillors may assume office within six mon the date on which thenotification under sub-section (3) of section 4 constituting the'. area to be a Municipality takeseffect.76 [(3) Where a Special Officer is appointed under sub-section (1), the powers,! and duties of theconcerned Municipality and of its Chairperson the Deputy Chairpe the Standing Committees shall beexercised and performed by the Special Officer a an Administrative Committee is appointed, the powersunctions and duties of the Mu shall be exercised and performed by such committee and those of theChairperson ai Chairperson shall be exercised and performed by the members of the Committee as; bythe Government in the notification issued under sub-section (1):Provided that the Special Officer or Administrative Committee so appointed sh; the powers andperform the functions subject to the general or special direction Government.]561. Adjudication of disputes between local authorities.— (1) Where a dispute exists betweenany Municipality and any Panchayat or between or among Mui regard to any matter arising under theprovisions of this or any other Act and the are of opinion that they are unable to settle it amicably amongthemselves, the Go> take cognizance of the dispute, and-(a) decide it themselves; or77 [(b) refer it to the Tribunal constituted under Section 271 of the Kerala PanchayatRaj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or to the Joint Committee constituted under Section: and report;](2) The report referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1) shall be su Government who shall decidethe dispute in such manner as they deem fit and such decesion shall be binding on the dispute562. Reference to Chairman in other enactments and notifications, etc., issuedthereunder.— (1) Any reference to the Chairman contained in any enactment in force in theState or in any notification, order, scheme, rule from or bye-law made under such enactment andin force in the State shall be construed as a reference to the Chairperson under this Act andwhere such reference relates to the executive functions of the Chairman, be construed as areference to the Secretary.. (2) Where any question arises as to whether any such reference relates to the executivefunctions of the Chairman or not, the decision of the Government shall be final.563. Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred.— No civil Court shall have jurisdiction toentertain any suit, application or petition challenging the legality or propriety of any action takenby or under the authority of the Secretary under any provisions comprised in Chapters XVII,XV1I1 and XIX or the rules and regulations, if any, made thereunder.[563A. Citizens charter to be published.— (1) Every Municipality shall in the mannerprescribed, formulate and publish in the name of "citizens" charter" in respect of the categories ofservices made available by the Municipality to the citizens, its conditions and the time limit within whichit is made available;76. Sub-section (3) substituted by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.77. Clause (b) substituted by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999