section 396
Notice to be given of suits
The Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976Chapter XX Chapter XX
Notice to be given of suits. (1) No suit shall be instituted against the Corporation or against the Commissioner or against any Corporation officer or other Corporation employee or against any person acting under the order or direction of the Corporation or the Commissioner or any Corporation officer or other Corporation employee in respect of any act done, or purporing to have been done, in pursuance of this Act or any rule, regulation or bye-law made thereunder, until the expiration of two months after notice in writing has been left at the Corporation office and, in the case of such officer, employee or person unless notice in writing has also been delivered to him or left at his office or place or residence, and unless such notice states explicitly the cause of action, the nature of the relief sought, the amount of compensation claimed, and the name and place of residence of the intending plaintiff, and unless the plaint contains a statement that such notice has been so left or delivered. (2) No suit, such as is described in sub-section (1) shall, unless it is a suit for the recovery of immovable property or for a declaration of title thereto be instituted after the expiry of six months from the date on which the cause of action arises. (3) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to apply to a suit in which the only relief claimed is an injunction on which the object would be defeated by the giving of the notice or the postponement of the institution of the suit.
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