(1) The Commandant General shall exercise General supervision and control over the working of all Commandants in the State and Co-ordinate the work of the Home Guards all over the State. He shall be directly responsible to the State Government for the efficient working, discipline, administration and training of the organisation.
(2) Subject to the Supervision and control of the Commandant General, each commandant shall exercise supervision and control over the working of the Home Guards under his command. He shall be responsible to the Commandant General and state government for the efficient working, discipline, administration and training of the home guards under his Command.
(3) Subject to the supervisor and control of the Commandant General and the Commandant, any officer of the Home Guards authorised by the Commandant in this behalf may exercise the powers conferred by section 5 on the Commandant in each circumstances as the Commandant may specify.
14. Discipline:
(1) A Member of the Home Guards shall obey order of his superior officer.
(2) For the purpose administration and discipline, the members of the Home guards shall be under the control of their own officers:
Provided that if a contingent of Home guards is acting in conjunction with the ordinary Police Force, the Senior officer of such contingent present shall be under the immediate control and subject to the directions of the Senior Officer of such Police Force present not below the rank of an Inspector in Bangalore City and not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector elsewhere.