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The Coimbatore Municipal Council (Appointment of Special Officers) Act, 1975

The Coimbatore Municipal Council (Appointment of Special Officers) Act, 1975

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The Coimbatore Municipal Council (Appointment of Special Officer) Act, 1975 officially ended the terms of all elected officials, including councillors, the chairman, and vice-chairman, of the Coimbatore Municipal Council on June 30, 1975. To maintain local administration, the Act authorized the state government to appoint a Special Officer for a six-year term. This official assumed all powers and duties previously held by the municipal council, its leadership, and its committees. Paid from municipal funds, the Special Officer managed municipal affairs under direct state control. This legislation matters because it suspended elected local democracy in Coimbatore and established temporary direct administrative governance over the city.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement.
  2. 2. Term of office of the councillors of the Coimbatore Municipal Council to expire on the 30th day of June 1975.
  3. 3. Appointment of special Officer to exelcise the powers and perform the functions of the Coimbatore Municipal council.
  4. 4. Repeal.

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