Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963
(1) In every transitional area there shall be a Nagar Panchayat and every such Nagar Panchayat shall be a body corporate by the name of "the Nagar Panchayat" and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and may sue and be sued in its corporate name through its chief officer. (2) In every small urban area there shall be a Municipal Council and every such Municipal Council shall be a body corporate by the name of "the Municipal Council" and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and may sue and be sued in its corporate name through its chief officer.]