State Act

The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.

118. Purpose for which the municipal fund is to be applied.— The moneys from time to time credited to the municipal fund shall be applied in payment of all sums, charges and costs necessary for the purposes, specified in sections 61, 62, 4[62D], 5[62E] and 63, or for otherwise carrying this Act into effect, or of which the payment shall be duly directed or sanctioned under any of the provisions of this Act, inclusive of— (a) the expenses of every ward-election 6[* * *] held under this Act; 7[(b) sum payable to the 8[Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Fund] in repayment of amounts disbursed therefrom for any of the purposes of this Act other than for the purpose of the 9[Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertakings] and including the expenses of, or reasonable charges for, all supplies provided and services rendered for any such purpose by the General Manager at the charge of the 10[Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Fund]; (c) the salaries 11[joining time allowances] and other allowances of the Commissioner, 12[of the Director] and of any Deputy Commissioner appointed under this Act 13[and of any officer whose services may, at the request of the corporation, be placed by 14[the 15[State] Government] at their disposal]; (d) the salaries and other allowances of all municipal officers and servants and all 16[contributions to provident funds,] pensions, gratuities and compassionate allowances payable under the provisions of this Act or of any schedule or regulations framed under this Act and at the time in force 17[and the interest on the accumulations of Municipal Officers and servants in the provident funds aforesaid, at such rate as is sanctioned by the State Government, from time to time, in the case of such accumulations of its own employees]; 18[(dd) the fees and costs payable to the Commissioner in connection with consultation relating to any appointment to any post in any department of the municipal administration;] (e) all expenses and costs incurred by the Commissioner in the exercise of any power or the discharge of any duty conferred or imposed upon him by this Act, including moneys which he is required or empowered to pay by way of compensation; 19[(ee) the loans advanced in accordance with the provisions of section 354-W, 20[354WA, 354 WB or 354WBB;] (f) every sum payable— (i) under 1[sub-section (1) of section 110F], 2[section 513-A, and] sub-section (1) of section 520 to 3[the 4[State] Government]; (ii) under a decree or order of a civil or criminal court passed against the corporation or against the Commissioner 5[the Director] or a Deputy Commissioner ex-officio; (iii) under a compromise of any suit or other legal proceeding or claim effected under section 517.