Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Government may, suo-motu or on a reference by the Chairperson the Secretary, or a Councillor of the Municipality or on a petition received from a citizen, cancel or amend a resolution passed or a decision taken by the council, which in their opinion,- (a) has not been legally passed or taken; or (b) is in excess or abuse of the powers conferred by this Act or any other law; or (c) is likely to endanger human life, health safety, communal harmony or public peace, or is likely to lead to a riot or quarrel; or (d) has violated the guidelines issued by the Government in the matter of implementation of plans, schemes or programmes or the conditions of grants. (2) Before cancelling or amending a resolution or decision under sub-section (l), the Government shall refer the matter for the consideration of the Ombudsman constituted under Section 271 G of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994(13 of 1994) or to the Tribunal for the Local Self Government Institutions constituted under Section 271 S of the said Act and the Tribunal shall, after giving the Municipality an opportunity of being heard, furnish a report to the Government with its finding based on which the Government may cancel, amend or approve that resolution or decision. (3) The Government shall not entertain any petition for cancellation or amendment of any resolution or decision of the council if an alternate redressal is available to the petitioner through the Tribunal under Section 509. (4) Where the Government are of opinion that a resolution or a decision of the Council shall be cancelled or amended under sub-section (1), they may temporarily stay the implementation of Such resolution or decision and may direct the council to keep its implementation in abeyance till it is finally disposed of by completing the procedure under sub-section (2)]. Section 57 substituted by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999. Prior to the substitution Section 57 read as under: "57. Power to suspend or cancel resolutions, etc.- The Government may by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, amend, cancel or suspend for a period of not more than three months any resolution passed, order issued, licence or permission granted or prohibit the doing of any act by the Municipality, if in its opinion,- (a) such resolution, order, licence, permission or act has not been legally passed, issued, granted or authorised; or (b) such resolution, order, licence, permission or act is in excess of the powers conferred by or under this Act or any other law; or (c) such resolution, order,licence,permission or act may cause or likely to cause any pecuniary loss or damage to the Municipality or affect the financial interest of the Municipality;or (d) the execution of such resolution or order, the continuance in force of such licence or permission or the doing of such act is likely to cause danger to human life, health or safety, or is likely to lead to a riot or affray: Provided that the Government shall, before taking action under the section, give the Municipal authority or the person concerned an opportunity for reconsideration and explanation."