Direction and control

[Content provided in document header: Direction and control] (1) without prejudice to any of the provisions of this Act and notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the State Government or as the case may be the Director of Municipal Administration shall require,- (a) all City Municipal Councils, Town Municipal Councils and Town Panchayats and all its officers; (b) all Municipal Corporations other than Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike established under the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 and all its officers,- (i) to produce any record, correspondence or other documents; (ii) to furnish any return, plan, estimate, accounts or statistics; and (iii) to furnish or obtain any report; and thereupon such City Municipal Council, town Municipal Council, town Panchayat or as the case may be Municipal Corporation shall comply with such requirement. (2) The Director of Municipal Administration or as the case may be the State Government may depute any of its officers to inspect or examine any department, office, service, work or property of the City Municipal Council, Town Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or as the case may be the Municipal Corporation and to report thereon and such officer may, for the purpose of such inspection or examination, exercise all the powers of the State Government or the Director of Municipal Administration.