Section 270: Power of Government and its officer over municipality.

The Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 20 of 2000

(1) The Government and the Director or the prescribed authority acting under the orders of the [State Government], shall be bound to require that the proceedings of municipalities shall be in conformity with law and with the rules in force under any enactment for the time being applicable to the [Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] generally or the areas over which the municipality have authority.

(2) The Government may exercise all powers necessary for the performance of this duty, and may among other things by order in writing, annul or modify any proceeding which it may consider not to be in conformity with law or with such rules as aforesaid, or for the reasons which would in its opinion justify an order by the Director or any prescribed authority under section 264.

(3) The Director or the prescribed authority may, within his jurisdiction for the same purpose, exercise such powers as may be conferred upon him by the rules made in this behalf by the Government.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000
Section	270
Marginal note	Power of Government and its officer over municipality.
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, S.O. 3466 of 2020. . Substituted for “State” by S.O. 3466 of 2020.

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