Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949
(1) If at any time upon representation made or otherwise it appears to the '[State] Government that the Corporation is not competent to perform, or persistently makes default or excess or abuses its powers, the '[State] Government may, after having given the Corporation an opportunity to show cause why such order should not be made, by order published, with the reasons therefor, in the Official Gazette, direct the Corporation shall be '[dissolved]. (2) When an order is made under sub-section (1) the following consequences shall ensue:- (a) all the councillors shall, as from the date of the order of '[dissolution], vacate their offices as such councillors; (b) if the '[State] Government so directs in the order, the members of the Transport Committee shall, as from the said date, vacate their offices as such members; (c) all powers and duties of the Corporation, the Standing Committee and, if the '[State] Government has directed that the members of the Transport Committee shall vacate office, the Transport Committee under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force shall, during the period of '[dissolution], be exercised and performed by such person or persons as the '[State] Government from time to time appoints in his or their behalf; (d) all property vested in the Corporation shall, during the period of '[dissolution], vest in the '[Government]; (e) the person or persons appointed under clause (c) may delegate his or their powers and duties to an individual or to a committee or sub-committee. '[ * * * ] '[ (d) The Corporation shall be re-constituted within a period of six months from the date of dissolution by the election of the councillors at the general election held in accordance with the provisions of this Act: Provided that the person or persons appointed under clause (c) of sub-section (2) shall continue to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the corporation, Standing Committee and, as the case may be, the Transport Committee until the first meeting of the Corporation re-constituted by election of Councillors as aforesaid shall have been held.]