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The Municipal Commissioner may— (a) take, or withdraw from proceedings againsi any person who is charged with— (i) any offence under Lhis Act orany rule or regulation made thereunder, or (ii) any offence which affecls or is likely to affect any property or interest of the Corporation or the due administration of this AcL, or (iii) committing any nuisance whatsoever; 868 Tiie Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980. • [West Ben. Acl (Pari IX.—Powers, Procedures, Offences and Penalties.— Chapter XXXV.—Procedure.—N. Legal proceedings.—Section 586.) (b) conies I or compromise an appeal against assessment of any consolidated rate or other tax; (c) lake, or withdraw from, or compromise, proceedings under sections 56S and 570; (d) withdraw or compromise any claim against any person in respect of □ penalty payable under a contract entered into . wilh such person by the Municipal Commissioner on behalf of lhe Corporaiion; (e) defend any suit or other legal proceeding brought against lhe Corporation or against any municipal authority or any officer or employee of Ihe Corporation in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by the Corporation or such authority or officer or employee under this Act or the rules or the regulations made thereunder; (f) with the approval of the Mayor-in-Council compromise any claim, suit or other legal proceeding brought against the Corporation or any municipal aulhoriiy or any officer or employee of the Corporation in respcct of anything done or omitted to be done as aforesaid; (g) institute or prosecute any suit or other legal proceeding or wilh lhe approval of the Mayor-in-Council withdraw from or compromise any suit or claim, other lhan a claim referred to in clause (d), instituted or made, as the case may be, in lhe name of the Corporation or of Lhe Municipal Commissioner; (h) obtain, for any of the purposes mentioned in Lhe foregoing clauses of this section or Tor securing lawful exercise or discharge of any power or duty vesting in or imposed upon any municipal authority or any officcr or employee or the Corporation, such legal adviccand assistance as he may from lime to lime, consider necessary or expedient, or be required by the Corporaiion or the Mayor-in- Council, lo obtain. Noticc, 586, (1) No suit shall be instituted in any court having jurisdiction limitation . , . . . . . and lender of against any municipal authority or any orncer or employee of the su^againsi Corporation or any person acting under the direction of any municipal the authority or any officer or employee or Lhe Corporaiion in respeci of any C o r p o r a i i o n , . . . . LIX of 1980.] The Koikaia Municipal Corporation Act, 1980. 869 (Part IX.—Powers, Procedures, Offences and Penal lies.— Chapter XXXV.—Procedure.—N. Legal proceedings.—Section 587.— O. Power and duties of Police-Officers.—Section 588.) ■ made thereunder, until the expiration of one month next after a nolice in writing has been delivered or left al the office of such authority or al [he office or Lhe residence or such officcr or employee or person, staling— (a) Ihe cause of action, (b) the name and residence of the intending plairuiff, and (c) the relief which such plaintiff claims. (2) Every such suit shall be commenced within Tour months next after accrual of ihecause of action, and lhe plaint therein shall contain a stalemeni that a notice lias been delivered or left as required by sub-section (I). (3) If the municipal authority, al the office of which, or the officer or lhe employee of the Corporation or the person acting under lhe direction of any municipal authority or any officer or employee of the Corporalion, al the office or the residence of whom, a nolice has been delivered or left under sub- seclion (I), satisfies lhe court having jurisdiction that Lhc relief claimed was tendered to the pi arm iff before Ihe institution of the suit, the suit shall be dismissed. ~ (4) Nothing in lhe foregoing sub-seciions shall apply to any suit 47 of 1963. instituted under section 38 of the Specific Relief Acl, 1963.