Section 64 in Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976
64. Functions of the Commissioner.
(1)Subject, whenever it is in this Act expressly so directed, to the approval or sanction of the corporation or the standing committee concerned and subject also to all other restrictions, limitations and conditions imposed by this Act or by any other law for the time being in force, the executive power for the purpose of carrying but the provisions of this Act and of any other law for the time being in force which imposes any duty or confers any power on the corporation shall vest in the Commissioner, who shall also,-(a)perform all the duties and exercise all the powers specifically imposed or conferred upon him by or under this Act or by any other law for the time being in force;(b)in any emergency take such immediate action for the service or safety of the public or the protection of the property of the corporation as the emergency shall appear to him or justify or require, notwithstanding that such action cannot be taken under this Act without the sanction, approval or authority of some other municipal authority or of the Government:Provided that the Commissioner shall report forthwith to the standing committee concerned and to the corporation the action he has taken and the reasons for taking the same and the amount of cost, if any, incurred or likely to be incurred in consequence of such action which is not covered by a current budget grant under the provisions of this Act.(2)Any powers, duties and functions conferred or imposed upon or vested in the corporation by any other law for the time being in force shall, subject to the provisions of such law, be exercised, performed or discharged by the Commissioner.(3)The Commissioner may, with the approval of the standing committee concerned, by order in writing empower any corporation officer to exercise, perform or discharge any such power, duty or function under his control and subject to his revision and to such conditions and limitation, if any, as he shall think fit to specify.
