THE KERALA MUNICIPALITY ACT, 1994* - nrcddp

(iii) all properties whether movable or immovable, and a// interests of whatever nature thereinbelonging as the case may be, to the Municipal Councils, Councils or a Township Committee at suchcommencement shall subject to all limitations conditions and rights or interest of whatever naturetherein, belonging as the case may be, to the before such commencement, be deemed to have beentransferred to and vested in the corresponding Municipalities constituted under this Act and in thecase of such transfer to, and vesting in, more than one Municipality, to such extent as theGovernment may determine;(iv) all rights, liabilities and obligations of the Municipal Councils, Councils and the TownshipCommittee at such commencement shall be deemed to be the rights, the liabilities and the obligationsof the corresponding Municipalities constituted under this Act;(v) in all suits and legal proceedings pending at such commencement in which the MunicipalCouncils, the Council or the Township Committee is a party, the corresponding Municipalitiesconstituted under this Act shall be deemed to have been substituted therefore;(vi) all contracts entered into and all instruments executed by or on behalf of the Municipal Councils,Councils or the Township Committee at such commencement shall be deemed to have been enteredinto or executed by or on behalf of the corresponding Municipalities constituted under this Act;(vii) any tax, cess, fee, fine, surcharge or any other amount due to the Municipal Councils, theCouncils or the Township Committee at such commencement shall, without prejudice to any actionalready taken under the repealed enactments, be recoverable by the corresponding Municipalitiesconstituted under this Act in accordance with the provisions therein as if they were due under theprovisions of this Act;(viii) the Municipal fund of the Municipal Councils and the Councils and the fund of theTownship Committee, if any, at such commencement shall stand transferred to and vested in, theMunicipal fund of the corresponding Municipalities constituted under this Act and in the case of suchtransfer to, and vesting in, more than one Municipality, in such proportion as the Government maydetermine;(ix) all proceedings pending before the Municipal Councils, Councils or the TownshipCommittee at such commencement shall be deemed to be proceedings pending before thecorresponding Municipalities constituted under this Act and such Municipalities may, without prejudiceto any action already taken under the repealed enactment continue such proceedings and dispose of thesame in accordance with the provisions of this Act;(x) budget estimates prepared or estimates, assessments, valuation or measurements, if any,made or authenticated by the Municipal Councils, the Councils and the Township Committee at suchcommencement shall be deemed to be prepared, made or authenticated by the correspondingMunicipalities constituted under this Act;(xi) the officers and other employees in the service of the Municipal Councils, the Councils and theTownship Committee in office at such commencement shall be deemed to have been transferred to theservices of the corresponding Municipalities constituted under this Act;(xii) 85 [x x x x](xiii) anything done or any action taken under the Kerala Local Authorities (Constitution andPreparation of Electoral Rolls) Act, 1994 (4 of 1944), in respect of any matter under this Act shall, onsuch commencement be deemed to have been done or taken under the relevant provisions of this Act.(xiv) where a Municipal Council is constituted under the Kerala Local Authorities(Constitution and Preparation of Electoral Rolls) Act, 1994 (4 of 1994) for the territorial areacomprising the existing Municipal area, the Special Officer, administrative committee or its Chairmanappointed for the existing Municipal Council shall be deemed to have been appointed under this Act andsuch special officer, administrative committee or its Chairman may continue until their existing term of