Section 40B(3) in Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920
(3)The Regional Director shall preside at the meeting convened under this section and no other person shall preside thereat. If, within half an hour, appointed for the meeting, the Regional Director is not present to preside at the meeting, the meeting shall stand adjourned to a date to be appointed and notified to the chairman and councillors by the Regional Director under sub-section (4).