Section 270. Power of Government and its officer over municipality.

(1) The Government and the Director or the prescribed authority acting under the orders of the *[State Government], shall be bound to require that the proceedings of municipalities shall be in conformity with law and with the rules in force under any enactment for the time being applicable to the 1[Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] generally or the areas over which the municipality have authority. (2) The Government may exercise all powers necessary for the performance of this duty, and may among other things by order in writing, annul or modify any proceeding which it may consider not to be in conformity with law or with such rules as aforesaid, or for the reasons which would in its opinion justify an order by the Director or any prescribed authority under section 264. (3) The Director or the prescribed authority may, within his jurisdiction for the same purpose, exercise such powers as may be conferred upon him by the rules made in this behalf by the Government.