Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949
(1) The Commissioner may at any time with the approval of the Corporation declare that any drain or part thereof or any drainage or sewage disposal works situate within the City or serving the City or any part thereof shall, from such date as may be specified in the declaration, become vested in the Corporation: Provided that, when the Commissioner proposes to make a declaration under this sub-section, he shall give written notice of the proposal to the owner or owners of the drain or works in question and shall take no further action in the matter until either one month has elapsed without an objection against his proposal being lodged under sub-section (2), or, as the case may be, until any objections so lodged has been duly considered. (2) An owner aggrieved by the proposal of the Commissioner to make a declaration under sub-section (1) may, within one month after notice of the proposal is served upon him, appeal to the '[State] Government or to such officer of the '[State] Government as the '[State] Government may designate by order in the Official Gazette in this behalf and, if he appeals, shall give written intimation of the fact to the Commissioner. (3) After consideration of an appeal under sub-section (2), and after making such inquiries as may be necessary, the '[State] Government or the said officer may with due regard to the provisions of sub-section (4) allow or disallow the proposal of the Commissioner and may, if it or he thinks fit, specify conditions, including conditions as to the payment of compensation by the Commissioner, subject to which it or he allows the proposals.