Bar of suit in absence of notice.- (1) No suit shall be instituted against any Council or any

Councillor, officer or servant thereof or any person acting under the direction of any such Council,Councillor, officer or servant for anything done or purporting to be done under this Act,

until the expiration of two months next after a notice,in writing, stating the cause of action, the

name and place of abode o fthe intending plaintiff and the relief which he claims has been, in the case of a Council delivered or left at its office and in the case of any such member, officer, servant or person as aforesaid, delivered to him or left at his office or usual place of abode; and the plaint shall contain a statement that such notice has been so delivered or left.

The Madhya Pradesh* Municipalities Act, 1961

*छ-ग- राजपत्र दिनााँक 24-08-2001 के अदिसूचना क्रमाांक 2458/2001 दिनााँक 30-06--2001 के अनुसार "म-प्र." के स्थान पर "छ.ग."।

1. (2) Every such suit shall be dimissed unless it is instituted within eight months from the date of the accrual of the alleged cause of action.
2. (3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to any suit instituted under Section 54 of the Specified Relief Act, 1877 (1 of 1877)