State Act

The Gujarat Provision for Disqualification of Members of Local Authorities for Defection Act, 1986.

7. No Civil Court and no other authority or officer under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, or the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1961 or the Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963, shall have any jurisdiction to deal with or decide any question as to disqualification of a councillor or a member on the ground of defection or as to any matter connected therewith, which the Chief Secretary to the State Government or an Officer not below the rank of a Secretary of any Department of the State Government designated by the State Government in this behalf 1[or a retired officer who, at the time of his retirement was holding the post not below the rank of a Secretary to the Government] is empowered to deal with or decide under section 6 and no injunction shall be granted by any civil court or any authority or officer in respect of any action taken or to be taken by the 2[Chief Secretary, the designated officer or the retired officer] in pursuance of any power conferred on him by or under this Act.