Section 9(1) in The Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation Act, 1994
(1)All property, all rights of whatever kind, used, enjoyed or possessed by, and all interests of whatever kind owned by, or vested in, or held in trust by or for the council, with all rights of whatever kind used, enjoyed or possessed by the said council, as well as all liabilities legally subsisting against the said council, shall, on and from the date of the commencement of this Act and subject to such directions as the Government may, by general or special order, give in this behalf, vest with the corporation.
