Section 77(1) in The U.P. Kshettra Panchayats And Zila Panchayats Adhiniyam, 1961
(1)A Zila Panchayat may, and if so required by the State Government shall, combine with one or more than one other assenting local authority to appoint, by means of a written instrument subscribed by the local authorities concerned, a joint Committee for the purpose of transacting any business in which they are jointly interested.
