Control by Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner

(1) The Deputy Commissioner or any official not below the rank of Extra Assistant Commissioner authorized in writing by him or any person empowered by the State Government in this behalf by a general or special order, may - (a) enter on, inspect and survey, or cause to be entered on, inspected and surveyed, any immovable property occupied by any committee or joint committee, or any work in progress under its direction; (b) by order in writing addressed to the secretary call for and inspect or cause to be inspected any book or document in the possession or under the control of any committee or joint committee and the member or servant of the committee in possession of such book or document shall immediately place such book or document at the disposal of the secretary, who shall immediately comply with such order and shall immediately inform the President of the requisition. He shall also bring the matter to the notice of the committee at its meeting next following; (c) by order in writing addressed to the secretary require any such committee or joint committee to furnish within a special period such statements, accounts, reports and copies of documents relating to the proceedings or duties of the committees as he may think fit to call for; (d) inquire generally into the affairs of a committee or joint committee with a view to ascertaining whether a municipality is being satisfactorily administered, and for the purposes of such inquiry make use of any property of the committee, and of the powers mentioned in clauses (a), (b) and (c), and the members, officers, and servants of the committee shall tender such assistance in the enquiry as may be deemed necessary. Explanation. Any person so empowered shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. (2) Deputy Commissioner may record in writing for the consideration of any such committee or joint committee any observations that he may think proper in regard to the proceedings or duties of the committee. (3) Every committee shall submit such periodical reports to the Deputy Commissioner or other authority as the State Government may direct.