Reconstitution of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and other local authorities

Reconstitution of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and other local authorities.- (1) As soon as may be after the date of commencement of this Act, the Governor may, having regard to the provisions of section 3, by notification, constitute such number of new City Corporations comprising of part or complete areas of the local bodies under the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike in the Greater Bengaluru Area.

1. (2) The draft of the notification so issued under sub-section (1) shall be published in the official Gazette giving opportunity for persons likely to be affected for filing their objections and suggestions within a period of thirty days.
2. (3) After considering the objections and suggestions to the notification issued under sub-section (1), the Government shall issue a final notification constituting such number of new Corporations specifying areas and boundaries comprising therein.
3. (4) On the issuance of the final notification under sub-section (3), the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and such other local Bodies notified under sub-section (1) shall cease to exist and all of their assets and liabilities shall vest in the Government until re-assigned to the reconstituted City Corporations: Provided that in case a part of a local body is included in the Greater Bengaluru Area, then the said local body jurisdiction shall stand accordingly modified from the date of the notification and its assets and liabilities shall proportionately vest with the Government corresponding to the part that vests in the Government and the decision of the Government as regards apportionment of the assets and liabilities shall be final in this regard.
4. (5) The Government shall draw up the transition provisions to transfer to the reconstituted City Corporations.