Section 158(2) in Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993
(2)Every Zilla Panchayat shall be a body corporate by the name of "......................................... Zilla Panchayat" shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and subject to such restrictions as are imposed by or under this or any other enactment, shall be vested with the capacity of suing or being sued in its corporate name, of acquiring, holding and transferring property movable or immovable, whether without or within the limits of the area over which it has authority of entering into contracts and of doing all things, necessary, proper or expedient for the purpose for which it is constituted.
