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Power of the Government to dissolve the City Corporation.- (1) If in the opinion of the Government or in public interest, a City Corporation is not competent to perform or make default in the performance of any of the duties imposed on it or undertaken by it, by or under this Act or any other law for the time being in force or exceeds or abuses its powers or fails to carry out the directions or orders given or is acting in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the City Corporation, the Government may, by an order published, together with a statement of the reasons therefor, in the official Gazette, declare the City Corporation to be incompetent or in default or to have exceeded or abused its powers, or to have failed to carry out the directions given to it, or to have acted in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the City Corporation, as the case may be, and may dissolve it: Provided that before making an order of dissolution as aforesaid reasonable opportunity shall be given to the City Corporation to show cause why such order should not be made. (2) When the City Corporation is dissolved by an order under sub-section (1), the following consequences shall ensure,- (a) all the Councillors of the City Corporation shall, on such date as may be specified in the order, cease to hold office as such Councillors without prejudice to their eligibility for election; (b) during the period of dissolution of the City Corporation, all powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the City Corporation and the Standing Committees of the City Corporation by or under this Act or any other law shall be exercised and performed by Chief Commissioner appointed by the Government in that behalf; and (c) all property vested in the City Corporation shall, until it is reconstituted, vest in the Government. (3) During the period of dissolution of the City Corporation, references in any enactment or law for the time being in force to the Mayor of the City Corporation shall be construed as references to the Chief Commissioner, Greater Bengaluru Authority. (4) During the period of dissolution of the City Corporation, the Chief Commissioner, Greater Bengaluru Authority shall, in the discharge of his functions, be guided by such directions in matters of policy involving the City Corporations public interest as the Government may by order specify, and if any question arises whether a direction relates to a matter of policy involving public interest the decision of the Government shall be final. (5) When the City Corporation is dissolved it shall be reconstituted in the manner provided under this Act before the end of six months from the date of such dissolution: Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved City Corporation would have continued is less than six months it shall not be necessary to hold an election under this section for constituting a City Corporation for such period. (6) A City Corporation constituted upon the dissolution before the expiration of its duration shall continue only for the remainder of the period for which the dissolved City Corporation would have continued had it not been so dissolved. (7) An order of dissolution of the City Corporation under sub-section (1) together with a statement of the reasons there for shall be laid before both Houses of the State Legislature as soon as may be after it is made.